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Show NOTORIOUS OLD MAN KILLS JHISH!RED MAN "Bill" Jones, Who Took Shot at ! . Garfield's Murderer, Slays Young Man. WASHINGTON, OcL 11. Noted for having attempted to avengo the death of President Garfield, by shooting at Gultcnu, tho assassin, WUllam Jones, locally known as "Bill" Jones, a farmer, tonight shot and killed Jchn A. McPherson of Detroit, at Bales farm, near Brooklyand. on the outskirts or this clty The weapon used was a shotgun, and McPheraon's breast was riddled with bullets. bul-lets. An unloaded rlflo was found lying beside, the body. Tho shotgun was found on tho porch of Jones's house. , Jf'c3 arrested shortly after tho ir,Ilfnh" brought to this city and lodged lu 3all. Claims Solf-Defense. Mrs, Jones, who Is said to have been an eye-witness to tho killing, has not been found. Jones admitted to Coroner Hewitt that ho shot McPherson, but declares de-clares that ho acted In self-defense. The police have learned, it is said, that tho two .men had quarreled over possession of a horse. McPherson, who was 29 years old, had befen working on Jones's farm since ho was discharged from tho United States marine corps on June 21, last. Several days following upon President Garfield's death, Gulteau was taken to court for a preliminary hearing, and It was whIJo he was being returned to Jail under charge of District Marshal Corahill that Jones attempted to shoot him. Jones was riding a spirited horse. He followed tho prisoner from tho courthouse to within with-in several blocks of th. jail, when he suddenly sud-denly spurred his horse, darted through the crowd, drew a revolver and flred Into the prison van. Gulteau, who was sitting near tho door, caught a glimpse of Jones as he drew tho weapon and dodged. The bullet sped over his head and lodged In the side of tho wagon. Jones, believing he had killed Gulteau, dug the spurs Into his horse's side and escaped arrest at that time. He was captured shortly afterward after-ward near Fredericksburg, Va. Jones was tried und acquitted. |