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Constable Columbus W. Jones | Pickens County Magistrate's Office, South Carolina
Pickens County Magistrate's Office, South Carolina

Constable

Columbus W. Jones

Pickens County Magistrate's Office, South Carolina

End of Watch: Thursday, July 7, 1904

Biographical Info

Age: 24
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 7, 1904
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1904

Constable Columbus Jones was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man on a warrant near Kay's Mill.

He was shot when he arrived at the man's home to serve the warrant.

The subject fled the area but was arrested in Spartanburg County several days later.

The man was convicted of Constable Jones' murder and subsequently executed by hanging on August 26th, 1904.