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Kelly Jones Charged With Shooting Small Daughter of Rev. Whitener in Back of Head, Throwing Rock Through Frank Allen's Window, Feb. 27, 1922

Kelly Jones Is Charged With Shooting

Kelly Jones, young white man, was arrested yesterday morning and placed in the city jail to answer to a charge of heaving a rock or brick into the residence of Frank Allen, a citizen of Highland, Saturday night. Jones also will be charged with the crime of shooting Clarice Whitener, small daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H.C. Whitener, on the afternoon of December 29 last. Jones was sent to the roads about a year ago for store breaking and along in the summer a petition for pardon was circulated for him. It is said that Mr. Whitener declined to sign it.

Jones is alleged to have told Charles Moody, a citizen of Morganton, that he would get even with the preacher for his action, and Mr. Moody communicated with Solicitor R.L. Huffman, who had the warrant issued for Jones’ arrest on the shooting charge. It will e recalled that the little girl was shot in the back of the head while riding in an automobile with her father. A part of the bullet went into the brain and was not removed.

Local officers have worked on the case, but were unable to get any evidence against young Jones. He is said to have told the Morganton man of his intention to get even with the minister, and the heaving of the missile into Mr. Allen’s home Saturday night caused his immediate arrest. Solicitor Huffman was here Saturday evening to have a warrant sworn out against Jones in the shooting case. Solicitor Huffman will be the prosecutor at the July term of Catawba county superior court, this county having been placed in his judicial district.

From the Hickory Daily Record, Monday evening, Feb. 27, 1922

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