The New York herald., 1874-10-29
THE JONES MURDER.

Confession OF Lewis Jarvts-What He
Says About His Guilt and How He
Throws the Crime ON Jackson.
Lewis Jarvis has maze confession OF his con-
nection with the Jones murder at South Oyster
Bay. After his arrest, and pending the examina-
tion OF Ebert Jackson, Jarvis was confined in q
cell Of the County jail at North Hampstead, but at
the close of the examination, fearing that the
course OF justice might be nterfered with Dy some
snyster lawyer, Justice Bennett despatched De-
tectiye Payne, with Ofncer Joseph wilkinson, to
transfer Jarvis to q cell In the Town Han at ia
maica, wnere ne could be kept under close OBJ
servation.
While on their way to Jamaica his custodians
drew jarvis into conversation, and finally In
formed him that Jackson had made q confession,
and Of the character OF his wife's testimony impl
eating himself In the words OF Ofdcer Wilkinson
che Immediately wilted-went do wn In his boots, /"
and soon aterward expressed the determin alton
to tell the whole story, which he proceeded TO do.
He admitted that toe muroer was premeditated
but insisted that 1t was first spoken OF BY Ebert
Jackson, who, as much as iour or five days before
the murder was committed, told jarvis vile that
he intended to kill Jones. Jackson ana himself
talked about it and planned how it was to be done
that re to be set IN the brush to attract the
old man away from the house, ana tnat they were
TO lie In wait and waylay him on his return. The
plan appears to have worked In accordance with
their expectations. The important point or differ
ence Detw cen Jackson's confession and tnat OF
Jarvis 1t Will be observed, Is that the former says
he was not present when the killing was done.
while the latter insists that he was-thaJ JACKS on
even cut the hickory club and struck the first blow
with 1t, and afterward threw the poor old man IN
the well. 1t is evident, however, that the club
was cut by a lelt-handed man, and curousl
enough Jarvis IS leit-landed; and lurther, 1t was
the wound winch appeared to he indicted with the
cluo was made by q ieit-handed man, strik-
ing from ,pa osnna While escn j. pretty csa
Is trying TO make the other the more guilty, oJth
/ were present and TOOK part Ia the murder 1t Is
doubtful, Indeed, whether one Oi them, unassIsted
could have got the Old man into the well, as he APP
pears TO have been conscious when that was done,
well preserved. active and wlry Bua whether one
or both TOOK part IN II, the scene as described by
tnat he SET IRE 70 the brush, and that when ar.
Jones lett the house to put the fire out Jackson
slipped behind tue wen and Kept in concealment.
As the old man passed the well on his return, a
blow was struck with the club which knocked him
down and stunned him, when Jackson (as JARVIS
etc and liited him up TO throw him dOwn the
well. At this moment the old man revived ana
and pitched in heaulong, clutching wildly at the
rope and the walls oil tile well as he went down.
ScramOllng up out Of the water at the bottom,
which was not more tnan three feet deep, he beg
Qed them pite0usly ior Gods sake, not to XIII him
but they we're inexorabe and began TO rain down
missiles upon him. He seized the well rope IN the
vain EFFORT to save himself, and with It's aid, with
bloody hands staining IL as he slowly progressed,
had almost reachedthe top, when Jscksol as JARVIS
! alleges, picked up heavy sbarp-edged stone and
crashed It upon the top OF the poor Old mans de.
! voted mead. cutting deep cash and driving
he skull in upon the brain. Relaxing
hold upon the rope the victim again
iis ID to tne bottom OF the well, and the
droppes work was done. To make assurance
nenuisn however, several other large stones
ooubiy suie, down upon the inanimate TORN be
haAu Ahr lfn Eh hln
low ana ~ iass =, about ten rods from the well
ay a. os M nn osA - was near the place where
ina bIoek iav mat the fa.si club was iound Inc
small s%sa tin boxes e"a were found, with small roll
Putting together the different stories told y 1e tns
implicated persons, 1t Is Judged tnat .nc VIZ ~
amount secured in money and valuaDles as ~ ~
Drice OF this horrible murder dtd not exceeo ssv