The sun., 1873-05-20
EIGHTH WARD BLO0DSHED.
THE STTCIDE OR 7HE CONCEAL
MINI or 7HE ASSASSIN,
Mnr, Jane sulIi,nn IIcld In JncIson's II ON.

Mary Jane sullivan Held in Jachson's Rooms
under Ecsttn 4 Letter frosn One of
hcr Friends in sing sing Prison.
James alias Joseph Jackson, the colored
whltcwashcr and murderer Of Mary Jane sul-
liyah alias G ,rolnc Gibson, has not yet been ar
rcetcd. Capt. MoCullogh hae made an unavell-
ing search. Capt. Mccullough and Detective
Mullen hay" not bccn to bed since tho murder,
and almost every house in the Eighth Ward
which Ia Inhabited by colored folks haa been
Visited. Superintendent Kcl'o has detailed
several ~ his most skliful detectives 90 aHsist
In tn search. The police are ptill at loss to
account fer the blood found in the closet in the
rear Of Sarycnts dance house at 10 Sullivan
street.
Although the police profess to believe that the
murderer Jackson t. In this city and alive, II 10
the belief of many who knew him well that he
has committed suicide. Their theory Ia that he
struck III" woman with the club, not Intending
to Nil her. when he found her seriou'ly in
blrpd he tried IN stanCh the blood, nnd thus
ihc blood stained clothing found IN the basin
under The bed In accoun cd for. Satisfied that
hls victim YVES really dead he resolved to put
| his hank hook and started for saryent's dance
house to raise money, having on former occa,
sions borrowed money from Sarvent. lie failed
| To see Snrvcnt, and meetinG a cnlored ncquaint
ancc,. made him nconadani, telling him - what
! hid harncnod. The two then sought sarvent,
but could not md him Then Jackson despaired
Of Getting ou, ci the city and re;99lvcl
ri. companion, and telling him that he
would return In short time; en-, en-
Ii. w",SG End he S
| tain whpt nj HI ppcned. He found jackson
| 10 the closet with his throat cut hut not dead
| Ur took Jackson from the nrcmisca to a ucich-
boring tenement, whore he IL either conceal, Il
or dead. Thus the ilnod traced through the
counted for. II Is fur her believed that this has
! not been made known 10 the rohce by JACK
| law, fct ring that he might be arrested for
completely.
INrRIeoSED nv BRtTE.
II has been ascortined that MARY Jane SUM-.
| van unwilling inmate of .lscksons den
and that she had made repeated attempts u
escape from the place. On such occasions he
n Tem hcp srveTey anq tnTe.,ennu ~ =, NJ, IGr
| Ian alias Hattie Hollis. y former inmate of his
house, who, with John Morse. colcred. was sent
| 10 M Sing Tor grand larceny last January, goes
| TO prove the truth Of the above
siVo siSo PRIsov. May ie,7.
now take mi. my rr,t opportunity OF writing TO l,'
= know that am 1uits sel and getting along pretty
h,Hr,cd AZ ,rne ava, from my trends, bqt hepc q
.ssn., hop. tSs ySu and LctiiG a.. ven sna dei. 9
@ ssr Won s psyr nav, ssss sesd sS,3
shcre or las been draf'e I have often ihons,l
10 me te me II yru have heard from him, and now h,
g. Jim Tor Go. sake not be ike the of them
lut take . little pity on me and send me
| letter once Ia WHILE. and lgt NC know Aov
NY trlfu - are Ef''lpg along ! WtNl l.N' ltl
Z You to 20 20 pcfc's and have tafN NIfh MIN
for aY afr "a to write 20 him after All have .rc q,
hum. lio " y 70 ten 20 QUICKER than tu one and
do Try and g hll 10 look Ovr what have done,
10 write 90 irc and t' me that he hrs forgiven mC fu
n should I've 10 come ont de- not Npcc NJ will .N'
with IN. sgaln but 70 would be- comfort to know thai
l, had forgiven NJ pact fooli.hness. Jim. here u
Mary Jane SH'ivauY Is she SIN keeping house. or Dat
she r r. mp eurft - b hrcUuIc rtCoi Cllr1
her lot " not she had rcter trv aud do for stitv
hr will not ra,e it any the better Tor her. -uppos
| thrse FOR me to AK you to visit me. y u
| business isvtry urs,nt but hope you viii Mt alto
g'thrr fu'Ert m. bot viii write - mo as often a.
nirnt for you, for you KNOW nat three N'ars ID
pfi-ou IL iorE time 20 he without lyftHrt TO-
I wliir Nm, VII 81 se This ~ rroue-tfns yuu Que
! more TO not forget me- rut wH'e t. me sud tel m
1 something a. out m, friends Good.hy. am, - eN ~
Your aft c'ountc sister iulaw,
HATTIE, all iut1sN Hotrts.
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