W. D. Jones

William Jones
Jones in 1933
Born
William Daniel Jones

(1916-05-12)May 12, 1916
DiedAugust 20, 1974(1974-08-20) (aged 58)
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Other namesJack Sherman, Hubert Bleigh, W.D., Dub, Deacon
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)Murder without malice
Criminal penalty15 years imprisonment

William Daniel ("W.D.", "Bud", "Deacon") Jones (May 12, 1916 – August 20, 1974) was a member of the Barrow Gang, whose crime spree throughout the southern Midwest in the early years of the Great Depression became part of American criminal folklore. Jones ran with Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker for eight and a half months, from Christmas Eve 1932 to early September 1933. He and another gang member named Henry Methvin were consolidated into the "C.W. Moss" character in the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Of the character C.W. Moss in the movie, Jones said: "Moss was a dumb kid who run errands and done what Clyde told him. That was me, all right."[1]

  1. ^ "Riding with Bonnie and Clyde."