Show NEVADA postmaster MURDERED shot from ambush by an unknown assassin nov nev thomas jones for ten years justice of the peace and postmaster at llda lida A a small mining camp thirty five miles southwest of 0 goldfield was shot by an unknown assassin monday evening and died a few hours later about 1 7 jones house woodpile for wood when his assailant arose from behind the pile and fired with a shotgun the charge of buckshot entering jones shoulder A second charge apparently bird shot knocked off jones hat and caused several scalp wounds several of the heavy shot passed through jones body and a brass suspender buckle was driven into his lungs |