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Carolina's courts. He tried his first case in January 1877—the State against C. C. Jewell who was charged with selling liquor without a license. Jones demonstrated "skill and tact" as he questioned the witnesses. He
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Shanghai in August 1893, Jones became ill. Newspapers reported that his illness became insanity in November 1893 after a disappointment in a love affair back in North Carolina. Around November 24, 1893, Jones was put on the
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