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ormer./orker GivenPreliminary A. raignnientPittsburgh r,\P'i - ocii: Jones, shying away from cameras and shuffling alone in oversize shoes, was charged with :murder Wednesday in the shoot-%ing of two former co-workers.I Two counts of murder were brought against Jones, 54-year-old welder from Lambertsville, N .I . at a preliminary arraignment before Louis J Hamil. deputy coroner of Allegheny i County.Ilami’. after reading the charges, ordered Jones hold in the county jail to await a hearing June 6.Jones, dressed in prison garb of green coveralls, answered the few questions put to him in a board, drawing accent, ile wore slioes a lew sizes too large and leaned heavily on the arms of* IKtwo detectives lor fear of tripping down the stairs from the third floor hearing room.Police said Jones walked in on a gin rummy card game at the Holiday Inn in .suburban liamarville Tuesday night, he fired six shots irom a .25 caliber , pistol at the four players, killing ! two and seriously injuring two.Detectives said Jones, takeninto custody after a high-speed car chase, responded vaguely to j questions and was hazy aboutthe motive that triggered the blaze of gunfire. He fired six shots from a .25 Crtiiber pistol at the four players, killing twoand seriously injuring two.Detectives said jones, aken into custody after a high speed ear chase, responded vaguely to■questions nd as azy bout---the motive that riggered he j blaze of gunfire.They theorized, however, that Join ' harbored a long time grudge against the Sheehan Pipeline Construction Co. of Tulsa. Okla., which fired him in 19.-6 after a construction accident. All of the victims workedfor the company.Killed were James Oliver, 37, of Fairfield. Tex , and Allen Ifitly. 44. of Jaspif. Tex. Warren Mulkey, 40. of Laurel. Miss.,and Eusene Staton. 44. of P eas anton, Kan., were wounded.Police said Jones fired away at the lour and sped away in a car. A detective en route to investigate the shcoting spottedJones' car. gave chase and forced Jones’ vehicle to the .side of the road. He surrenderedwithout a struggle.Jones also was charged with violation of the uniform firearms Act and assault with intent to kill at a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Leonard Cruth ol Harmar Twp. He waived the charges.He also retraced with policethe path of his getaway attemptalong Route fM0. showing officers where he flung the murder weapon from his car window. Police found the gun alongthe berm.Police said Jones left Lam-bertville Saturday, stayed inCarlisle two days, then came tothe Pittsburgh area His desire,thr ' was to visit with his fo .vorkers.IfsaisaUAboVii1nlt;ol tf 1 SiCl111ite141*« *t 4 •M - -f * «. •• m./. »Jk» * * *miu*.
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Somerset Daily American
Somerset, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jun 01, 1967
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