Greensboro, August 2—Former City Judge C.A. Jones, in an altercation alleged to be over domestic affairs, was shot and seriously wounded last night by his son-in-law, F. Clyde Tuttle, who is being held here without bail. The condition of Judge Jones at noon today was reported as critical.
The shooting, which took place in the kitchen, is said to have occurred as the climax to a long series of disagreements between the two men. Tuttle admits firing the shot that struck Judge Jones in the lower abdomen and ranged downward, according to statements he’s quoted as having made to the police. The bullet punctured the intestines seven times, according to surgeons making examinations.
A witness who arrived immediately after the shooting told police that he took a pistol belonging to Judge Jones from Mrs. Tuttle and that one chamber appeared to have been discharged. This was contrary to a statement said to have been made by Judge Jones following the shooting to the effect that he had not fired a shot. Tuttle claims self-defense, declaring he shot after his father-in-law had fired at him and then only to frighten him. Warrants have been issued for both men, one charging Judge Jones with assault with a deadly weapon and the other charging Tuttle with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
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F. Clyde Tuttle spent several months in Elizabeth City just after his marriage, bringing Mrs. Tuttle here as a bride. He was with Mitchell’s as advertising manager and did some other work here for the newspaper and merchants in the way of ad writing. Prior to coming here, he was with the Raleigh Times, and after leaving here he organized an advertising agency of his own at Durham, which he later moved to Greensboro.
From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Aug. 2, 1923
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