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C. F. Jones, Man WhoShot To Death■ ../ liy KOSAUR MVKKS ‘;; * ■ ; : • StIU Staff WrllPC:. ’ . ;Death wrote the final chapter Tuesday nightCto one ofthe; m os fc bizarre nuttders m the arthais of crimc-7-the 1900killing’ of William Marsh Rice J;■ dir'' Charles FJ.Jones; 79, well-known Bnytown-oilman and real estate developer, was found, shot /to death-in his homeat about 9:30 p.nv Tuesday. A gun wasnearby, ; •;' Although old-timers in, this. area, were famiJiar with the story,; it had been-kept.pretty much a. secret in Baytown for more than a quarter of a pen'tury Jones’-nearest neighbors were surprised to learn that he was the admitted killer of Rice, the Houston and New lork•millionaire philanthropist.Justice of the Peace Walter Queen Wednesday returned ’a verdict of suicide..; • -v;‘The verdict was returned after Deputy Sheriff Jack ?ptdleton reported that paraffin tests of Jones' hands were 1 positive.” meaning there was burned gunpowder on Jones' hands and that he had fired the gun himself.Jones-will be buried at 3 p.m. Wednesday after private graveside services at Forest Park cemetery.-Only relatives will attend. Jones is survived by one brother and three sisters, ; •Jones, known in Baytown-as an unassuming but shrewd and intelligent businessman, was the former valet and companion of Rice, founder of . Rice institute. He neverstood ..I.rial for the murder of his employer, but turned ' state's evidence- In the case and avoided prosecution..He accused his friend Albert T. Patrick, an attorney and advisor to Rice, of instigating the crime in a plot fo'takc over Rice’s estate through a forced will.The murder occurred Sept. 23, 1900. Patrick finally was tried and sentenced to. death, but the sentence was'commuted to life imprisonment and he received a full pardon 1.2 years later. Patrick then went to Oklahoma where liedied a few. years ago., v ::Jones returned to Baytown about 25 years ago, and some(Sec. Suicide, r«*c ‘D .; ; .
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Baytown Sun
Baytown, Texas, US
Wed, Nov 17, 1954
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