| Show KILLED BY HIS BROTHER john and rees bees jones engage ln a drunken quarrel JOHN JONES SMUT SHOT AND KILLED HIS BROTHER REES COMMITTED TO JAIL FOR MURDER about 5 ou on wednesday evening a terrible tragedy was enacted in south bouth weber precinct davis county in which john jones a resident of that place met his death at the hands ot of his brother rees iteen jones who is As now in the salt bait lake city jai ai awaiting the further action ff the me officers of the law in iii his case in order that the circumstances connected with the fratricide might be better understood it will be necessary to refer to some events in the history of the parties rees bees jones who did we the killing is a native of wales and is is fifty four years of age thirty years y ears ago aaa lie he came to america and daring during the war of the rebellion bellion Ke Ue enlisted as a soldier in in the union army he was vas severely wounded ded and is now no w drawing a pension in 1879 1871 he came to utah and settled in south a few miles south of ogden and about a wile mile froin tile the old site of morristown he got some land from his brother john and after the latter part parted edwith with it he be belt felt somewhat dissatisfied some time since rees sold a portion of this thio laud land to his brothel johns son and this further increased the bitterness on johns part john jones is about three years older than his brother rees kees and is a larger and stronger man though his hair and beard are whiter he came to utah about 1876 bringing with nim him his wife and sowe some children eh ildren by a former wn wife glio had bad died in pittsburg pa he also went to south bouth weber where an older brother william who is credited with being bei ngone one of the tae chief tors boisot ot the gorri site rebellion Keo ellion resides A few vears ago left him aim because oi of the brutal bi treatment he be gave her hei and took with her her children the yoc ingest of whom is now about six years of ago age rees has been living by himself in a small house on his bis farm on tuesday he went to ogden and drew his bis pension money 21 lie he loaded up with whisky and look to ok a supply along to last him on wednesday afternoon the dispute between the two brothers was revived the whisky was brought out and drunk as a cov decant of peace but it had an opposite effect rees kees went out of his cabin to get some provisions and on his return lound john in a terribly angry mood he made a desperate attack on rees kees throwing him on the bed then to the floor with his kead jammed between the walland wall and the flour box there john stamped on rees kees head bead until it was beaten to an almost unrecognizable mass rees managed to get away from his bis assailant and john mounted his bis horse and started off to his saas house rees kees tried tiled to get on a horse and follow him but bat he be was too drunk to hold the animal and it got away H he then loaded his shotgun with no 4 shot and started out ralf half an hour afterwards when about 60 yards from the brow of 01 the hill leading down into morristown and halt half a milu mile from his cabin he met hi his a brother john returning for a bridle on horseback rees kees looked up and called out now john d ayou u you ive got you youve got to die john who was still drunk replied all right light rees bees and continued to ride forward iward fo when he was about 15 feet distant rees kees leveled his gun and edthe load striking john in the breast the greater part going to the rig right ht side the wounded man fell to the ground and rees kees continued on his way john jones jr was coming coming up the hill abouel yards from where the shocking ting took place he heard the report of the gun but was too far away to hear anything that was said and the brow of the hill pi his bis seeing anything that was going on he hurried forward past his bis uncle to where his father lay on the road unconscious conscious us rees kees went on and told his BIS relatives what he had done then found the justice of the peace parlay arley P prophet to whom lie he su beaded himself the wounded man lived about 20 0 minutes after he was shot I 1 but was unconscious the entire time his body was taken to his sons house where an inquest was held and a verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts an examination showed that 48 wounds had been made in his breast by the shots shot eight of which were necessarily fatal the slayer had bad a preliminary examination at 8 3 pm p m yesterday county L prosecuting attorney joseph barton conducting the case for the people the result was that justice Prop tiet ordered the defendant committed to the custody of the sheriff of davis county DO D V willay Will tey who took him to farmington last agat react ilo there at about 11 aud and brought him on to salt lake City the dead man was about live five feet nine auches in height and is described as b being e bog unprepossessing in appearance ne e he had bad the reputation generally of being a bad citizen and when under of liquor was especially disagreeable the slayer to is about five feet six inches in height and aad will not weigh over pounds his is hair and beard are ray gray 9 but have been black he has lost one eye and the other is a light IJ ht gray ray while the general express expression t on 0 of 11 his face indicates that he be is an exceeding exceed exceedingly ly passionate man though ordinary ordin ordinarily arl y be has alls been considered an inoffensive I 1 person the bruises on his head and body inflicted by his brother give him a repulsive appearance both eyes are blackened and hio whole face cut and bruised horribly the story as told above to is that given by rees jones he being the only living witness to the principal facts stated it has been asserted that the prisoner is a mormon and that one cause of the quarrel was tha tJohn was not and anih anac religion was the subject under dispute this statement to io utterly false as rees bees jones is p not bt and never has baa been a mormon since he came to america in 1857 before that date we have no information of his history except as to his bis birth the funeral of the dead man was set for this afternoon from his bis sons home in south weber |
