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Claude Jones' Ashes

By Steve Hall

"A brother's last wish: 10 years after his execution, Claude Jones' ashes are laid to rest amid new questions about his guilt," is the title of Cindy Horswell's report in today's Houston Chronicle. For 10 years, Travis Jones faithfully carried the ashes of his brother, who he believed had been wrongfully executed in Texas, in a box with him most everywhere he went. That box, which became Jones' constant companion, was finally lowered into a grave at White Oak Cemetery in Porter on Tuesday. It marked the 10th anniversary of his brother Claude Jones' execution. That was just as Claude wanted, a last wish that some family members initially viewed as "crazy" but now see as prophetic. Until his last breath, Claude, a 60-year-old career criminal, denied being the one who entered a San Jacinto County liquor store in 1989 to fatally shoot and rob the owner, Allen Hilzendager...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 08, 2010 (boomark / email).