Jones NELSON Shot (1869)
A Columbia Negro Shot. – Saturday last, at Pulaski, two negroes got into a fight. One of the negroes fired at his antagonist, but missed him, the ball striking another negro, who was standing by, above the pit of the stomach, and inflicted a mortal wound. The name of the unfortunate colored man who was shot is Nelson JONES, aged about 19 years, and lived at Columbia, in the employ of Lenn BOOKER, (col.) Keeper of the whiskey shop. JONES had gone to Pulaski to see a sick sister. BOOKER went to Pulaski last Monday to see JONES, and inform us that the physicians entertain no hope of his recovery.
Source: Columbia Herald, 12 March 1869.