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VOL. X. THRICESHOT. The Body of James Young Filled With Lead. AN EXCITING STREET SCENE Charles T. Jones the One Who Did the Shooting. ARRESTED AND CARRIED TO JAIL, Young Dies Four Hours After the Shooting. JONES WILL NOT TALK, But It Is Known That the Tragedy Waa •TITE tniSULT OF AM OLB FEUD. ■The Testimony Kit()r*“ the Coroner’s Jury Mid the Verdict Rendered. The city was startled Saturday afternoon by three distinctly# re ports from a pistol. As fast as a trigger could be pulled were the first and second shots fired and, perhaps, a moment intervened before the third. They rang out loud and clear, and were heard all over the busi ness portion of town. On the streets, in the stores and the offices, the people turned from their business pursuits and rushed in the di rection the sounds came from with the instinctive fear that something .dreadful had happened. And something dreadful it was. Jn front of the old Moon store house, on East Main street, an im mense crowd soon gathered, and this was the sight that met their gaze: A white man, standing like a statue, with a still smoking re volver in his right hand, a negro ■man, a few feet from him, lying on -the ground, with his head support ed by his arm, his face presenting .a dazed and horrified appearance. The white man was easily recog nized as Mr. Charlie Jones. The negro was James Young, well known by all our people. Deputy Sheriff Maxw'ell made his way through the crowd and, touching Jones on the shoulder, said: “Charlie, give me that pi^olf* Without a word the weapon was handed to the officer. “You must go with me, Charlie,” were the next words of the deputy sheriff. “AH right, Bob.” Taking Mr. Jones by the arm the tw’o walked away from the scene of the horrible tragedy. Mr. Jones was placed behind the locks and bars of the Bartow county Jail. The awful happening almost stu pefied the people. It came like a flash and without warning. The -cause of it was not known, and all kinds of rumors were soon afloat. Around the dying man the scene was indescribable; strong men were almost wild with excitement; •mutterings, curses and threats ■came from the negroes, while some women, presumably kinspeople of the prostrated one, set up wail 9 &nd moans that were frightful to listen to. Dr. Johnson soon arrived and Tin; gourant-amerioan. made examination of the wounds. He pronounced them fatal, and said Young had at least only a few hours to live. * 1 * The man was picked up aud car ried into Hicks A Brevard’s coffin store, near by. He was, a short while later, taken to his house, where he died at 9:15 o’clock, four hours and twenty minutes after the occurrence. The Result of an Old Feud. This terrible tragedy is the result of an old feucL While the Courant-Amerioan will not undertake to discuss the imme diate actions of the principals of the affair that brought on the en counter, only giving the versions of the witnesses at the coroner’s inquest, it would not, perhaps, be amiss to refer to events that led up to it, as gathered from various parties. At the beginning of the year, and up to some time in the spring, Mr. Jones was an employe of the Eto wah Iron Cos. He was foreman of a squad of hands. In some way he and Mr. Odell, the general foreman, fell out. Jones charged him witli using underhanded means to oust him from his position, and in the positive way characteristic of the man, Jones denounced him. Among other things, as is claimed by the friends of Mr. Jones, Mr. Odeii told the superintendent of the works, Mr. Africa, and-in the pres ence of Mr/Jones, that he (Jones) abused the officers of the company. This Jones positively denied, and then denounced Odell in unmeas ured terms. For proof of what he said, Odell called up Jim Young, who affirmed the statement. At this Jones became angry with the negro and hot words ensued on both sides. This came very near resulting seriously. Another thing, it is said, that enraged Jones was that Odell at tempted to discharge him and put the negro in his place. However this may be, Jones and Ode!! met one day at East Main street and had a row, the event at the time causing some excitement. Both appeared later before the mayor of the city and were heavily fined. These events stirred p the feel ings that ended in last Saturday’s aw fill tragedy. The Principal* of tha Affair. Mr. Jones, the one who did the shooting, is a gentleman of un doubted courage. When a friend to a man he is as true as steel. He is a man of many good qualities of heart. He has many strong friends hi the community who deeply sym pathize with him in his trouble, and they will see to it that ho gets a fair and impartial trial. Perhaps, the only fault of his is his haste to resent an insult. He has a wife—a noble woman— who bears up heroically under this, the most trying ordeal ot her life— and five little ones. Thousands of expressions of sympathy went up Saturday afternoon for these. Jim Young, the dead man, has also a number of friends among both white and black. His char acter is better described by a gen, tleman whom he worked for a long time: “I liked Jim. He was nearly always good-natured, a good work er and a ready slave to every re quest that was made. His great fault was his disposition at times,to place himself on an equality with white men. I have heard him curse white men, not to their face, of course, aud I have often remon strated with him about it, telling him that it would surely get him into trouble sooner or later. He did not seem to fear anything, however.” The Town Excited* It was rumored that the negroes intended to take the prisoner away from the sheriff, and in their own way revenge the death of Janies Young. This caused great excite ment in the city, and revolvers, shot-guns and rifles were brought out The hardware stores were raided for implements of warfare, the people intending to protect the prisoner at all hazards. A strong guard was placed at the jail and the streets were patrolled by armed men. Through the long hours of the night the faithful men kept watch, and nothing that indicated an attack on the Ja(l occurred, About 3 o’clock In the morning two pistol shots were flTed, which caused a temporary excitemeut. It is not known who they were fired by and for what cause. The blessed light of day streamed in through the windows of the Jail building, and then did the men know that their task of guarding the prisoner was over. At a safe hour the gentlemen composing the guard left the jail and sought rest in sleep. It is not known whether any actual attempt to take the prisoner awav was inteuded or not. There were certainly threats and vague hints made. It was a wise precau tion of Sheriff Roberts to be equal to any exigencies that might arise. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1890. It is believed, however, that the cooler and wiser heads of the race in this community were against any such proceeding. Mr. Jones in Jail. Hundreds of visitors called on •Mr. Jones Sunday to express their sympathy to him and offers of any favors that could be done him. Among his visitors were his wife and three little boys. The meeting is described as a most sorrowful and affecting one. A Courant-Ainerican reporter was one of the callers. At his en trance Mr. Jones arose from his cot, which was in one of the large hallways of the jail, and greeted the reporter and others who were with him warmly. He was as cool as a man could be expected to be under the circumstances. He dis cussed many things calmly and deliberately, avoiding studiously the discussion of any of the events of the day before. Referring to them he only said: “If any of you gentlemen were placed in the same position I was, and did not do as I did, I would not want to know you.” The Coroner’s Inquest. Sunday afternoon Coroner Pat terson arrived in the city and went to work to get up a jury and secure witnesses for the purpose of hold ing an inquest. At 4 o’clock the coroner and jury met at the house of the deceased. After the latter was organized Mr. John T. Owen was selected fore- man. The first witness was Mr. H. F. Wallace, who was acting as extra on the police force. He was under the riding gallery where he heard the first shot and got there after the third. Saw Mr. Jones standing on the pavement with a pistol in hand. Jim Young was lying on the ground. J. F. Alexander said he saw the last shot fired, just after Young fell. He went up and saw that Charlie Jones had shot him. It occurred in front of Fran Bel’s store. W. L. Miller was standing at the counter of his store and got to the door in time to see Young fall on his elbow. He fell between his -A J fJlGir uuu A i aimci o. C. K. Evans: “I was sitting in front of Mr. Miller’s store when I heard the pistol fire. I jumped up and whirled around and saw the white man shoot the negro. I walked off towards Mr. Satterfield’s store. Saw Young when he fell. The last shot was fired as Young hit the ground. Did not know either of the parties.” C. F. Bell said: “I didn’t see the shogting. Was standing pretty close to the parties with my back toward them, al>out four or five feet. When the shots fired off I walked off pretty quick as they frightened me. Mr. Jones was about four steps from the negro. Heard no conversation between them. Saw Young about a minute afterward on the ground, Saw Mr, Jones with a pistol In his baud, Sam Saxon, the father-in-law, of the deceased, then gave in his evi dence. He said: “I saw the killing. I was about ten feet from the par ties when the shooting occured. Did not hear any words between them, but could have done so had anything been said, Jim stepped back and threw his head down. At that time Jones fired the first shot. Jim then fell to his elbow and still laid in that position until the next shot was fired. He star ted to twist over at the last shot, which struck him in the back. I went up to Jones aud said: ‘You did wrong in doing that.’ Jones only said: ‘I am ready for the other one.’ Jim made no sign to draw his knife, which he had in his hand. Before the meeting he was whittling, but closed it while the two were talking. “The killing was the result of an old grudge. Jim was sitting on a box, a short while before the kill ing, behind Harwell’s shop when I came along. Jones saw Jim on the box and then stepped off and got a big stick. By this time Jim got off the box and went through the crowd at the flying jenny. Jones was tiptoeing looking for Jim. After he saw' him he went bolting through. I was just telling Jim that Jones was looking for him when the latter came up. Before he got up I said: ‘Mr. Jones, you are going to do some meanness. I am a friend of yours.’ The answer was: ‘I know my business.’ After he got to Jim hesaidt ‘Come here Jim,’ Jim went to him. He then said: ‘Jim are you ready to settle that fuss?’ Jim said: ‘No, you always pick your crowd to raise a fuss with me.’ He asked, ‘Jim, where will you meet me? Will you meet me at Akerman’s cross ing?’ Jim replied he would meet him anywhere. Jones stepped back and gave his stick to the man he borrowed it from. Nothing then occurred between them until the shooting began.” Daniel Williams said: “I live in Mississippi. Know nothing of either parties. Haw two of the shots. The man who did the shoot ing looked as if he weighed about 180 pounds. The negro was shot between Miller’s store and the Jew store. Was standing in front of Miller’s store when I heard the pis tol shot. I glanceu around and saw Mr. Jones with pistol in hand. Haw the second shot; Jim reeled around on his elbow when that was fired. Didn’t know whether or not 4 im had a knife. His rigid hand r as clinched aud his left either on his pocket or on his hip,” T. J. Lawhon said: “I was at the sidetrack when the shooting occurred. The first shot drew my attention. I looked up and saw Young turned with his face toward the street. Haw the last shot and it was fired by Charlie Jones.” Lige Henderson, colored, said: “I helped to dress Young after he died. He was shot in the small of the back. Another ball entered just below the navel. The other one under the left shoulder blade.” Ben Decatur, colored, who also helped to dress Young after he died, swore as to the correctness ot the above statement. John T.* Tribble, colored, said: “Didn’t see the shooting. Picked Young up from the place where he fell und carried him into Hicks A Brevard’s and afterwards removed him home where he died. Dr. Johnson advised removal.” T. E. Campbell said: “Saw the last siiot tired. Didn’t see Young advancing on Jones and he showed no signs of fighting." Pres Low, colored: “Haw Jones shoot Young. Haw all three of the shots. Heard no words after Jones called Young. Haw no pistol or knife in Young’s hand.” George Coolley, colored, said: “I was present at the time of the shooting. Knew both Mr. Jones and Jim Young. Haw the shoot ing. Jiin Young and 1 were wait ing at the Etowah Iron company’s office for our pay. Jim was stand ing with his left foot on the bottom stair. I was standing on the third step. Ike Suddeth was standing on the fourth. Mr. Charlie Jones walked by with right hand in ids coat pocket. He walked in front of Frankel’s store, and then turned around and came back to Mr. Geo. Hatterfield’s store. He stood there about five seconds. Jim walked to near midway the sidewalk. Mr. Jones walked as if lie would run over Jim. Jim moved five or six inches out of the way. Jones struck his right arm against Jim’s right arm. Jones said to Jim: “Walk out here; I want to see you.” Jim turned, and the two walked side by side into the street. They were standing together about as close as two men can to talk together. Jones asked Jim if he was going to meet him where he asked him to. Jim told him he would. Both turned to the right and both said ‘all right.’ As they turned Mr, Jones stepped forward a step and whirled around and fired on Jim? Jim hollered ‘Oh don’t shoot Hie!’ At the second shot Jim was falling. As Jim fell Jones made one long step forward and shot him again. Jim had a little pen knife he was whittling with at the time we were talking. Jim made no demonstra tion of any kind and used no harsh words. Mr. Jones said when the sheriff arrested him: ‘1 have done what I aimed to do and I will go with you.” Dr. C, A. White said; “I saw Jim Young after he was siiot. He had been carried to his home. He was shot three tiiues. One of the bul lets struck him just above the hip bone, on the left side, and ranged downward and forward and was found just above the groin. The next shot entered nearly the mid dle of the abdomen. The third ball struck him underneath the should er blade and ranged upward and forward and lodged behind the col lar bone. Either of the first two would have killed him.” This closed the evidence and the jury retired and made the follow ing verdict: Georgia, Bartow County: In accordance with an inquisition taken this, the 10th and 17th of Novem ber, lsoO, before J. F. Fatteison, coroner of said county, upon the body of James Young, then and there lying dead in his house in the city of Cartersville, Ua., in the said countv, upon the oaths of E. Matthews, C. N. Smith, J. M. Dobbs, W. 11. Barron, 0. F. Johnston, T. C. Wat kins, W. A. Williams, N. A. Bradley, W. W. Cotton, John C. Hilburn, Jesse Wil lingham and John T. Owen, sworn ac cording to laws as jurors and charged bv J. F. Patterson to inquire when und how und in what maimer tho said James Young came to his death. Wo the said E. Matthew*, F. C, Wat kins, J. M. Dobbs and others, make aud return the following presentment In reference to the aforesaid matters and things, concerning which we were sworn to enquire by the said J. F, Patterson, ooroner: We, the Jurors aforesaid, upon our oaths say, that Charles T. Jones, of said county, alii on tho loth of November, IHOO, fn said county, unlawfully and with malice aforethought kill the said Jumes Young by then and there shoot ing the said James Young with a pistol, contrary to the laws of said state, tho good order, peace and dignity thereof. John T. Owen, Foreman. Nov. 17th, ISSO. When the case comes to trial, it is stated, a great deal of evidence in behalf of the prisoner will be produced that was not brought forth during the coroner’s investi gation. As Mr. Jones won’t talk, his side of the case is hard to get at. It is hoped and believed by his friends that he will show by evi dence wherein he w as justifiable in shooting the negro. PORTER 5c VHUGHRN Offer for the next 30 days special inducements in* Clothing, Dress Goods and Cloaks. Now is your op portunity to buy first-class goods at prices below all competition. OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Is Full and Complete in all lines. Every piece new and made up in the best of style. Hie most Perfect Fitting Clothing in North Georgia can be found m our Store. This being anew addition to our business, we are determined to establish a big trade in it, consequently we are offering the greatest bargains in clothing ever before shown in this city. Men’s suits at $2,50, worth $ 5 . Men’s suits at $4.50, worth $6. 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