The New York herald., 1874-10-25
THE SOUTH OYSTER BAY MURDER.
The Exami nation OF Elbcrt jackson
Com m cnced.

The examination Of Ebert Jackson. c0l0red,
charged with completely IN the murder OF Samuel
J. Jones, at south Oyster Bay, In June Of last year
was commenced yesterday before Justice Bennett,
at the Town Hall In Jamaica. Jackson was rested
several days ago. but has, by direction OF District
Attorney Downing, been held in durance quietly
until the arrest ol a supposed accomplice and the
attendance OF certain i'm portant witnesses could
be secured the 6rst examination OF the prisoner
having been held III private. The name OF the &C
complice and by the authorities supposed 10 be
the principal in the crime. is Lewis Jarvis. also
colored, and he now in custody awaiting his
examination apart rom Jackson. Most OF the
witnesses IN the case are colored persons.
The history Of the case is quite an interesting
one, and narration OF all the circumstances
leading to the arrest would form quite novel
chapter IN detective history The person mainly
instrumental Ia working up the matter Is Detec-
tive Stephen Paync, a resident OF Long isand.
IN the arrest and examination oil Thomas = Jones.
the hali-orother OF tue deceased, upon whom sus-
pcion at one tnle strongly rested.
Jarvis and JacksJn-the former known as boss
''stubber" IN the nelgnborhood-wcrc az work
clearing piece OF land on iarm adjoining samuel
J. Jones' place on the forenoon OF the day
preceding the murder. They left on work
at noon, and their movements after that that
knew something about the crime. Tney
were both examined at the inquest held oy Cor
oncr Baylis bur succeeded IN giving such an &C
count OF themselves as tor time tended 10 duh
suspicion against tnem. The failure 10 hx the
crime upon the AaibrOther, however, dlu NOT ols.
courage Payne, who Immediately sought new
channel OF investigation, and nnally ADOPTED this
one as most key to lead TO we desrda aric 81 h
District Attorney he has pursued tne lnvestlga-
tiOn with great lertnacity and keenness ana mas
at last succeeded in getting what he believes to be
a .sgood case.r outside the court room and apart
from each otncr, the suspected men nave involved
themselves In perfect maze OF conrradictions ana
have made statements in regard to their where
abouts at the time OF the murder at dlrcct varl-
ancc with their testimony AZ the Corohers IN
Al the examination yesterday IL was decided to
exclude oil the witnesses from the room except
ing the one tne stand. and, in iact TO keep 0us
ali .outsiders 70 prevent the possibility OF c0ilu-
sion. District Attorney Downing was unavolda0ly
absent, anu In consequence only one or Two VIII
nesses were examined. the rurtner hearing being
adjourned at his request. -.
Ebert Jackson was nrst ca.od - ~ oaro nis o"
ment under oatn and he answered yes he was.
questioned by Detective Payne as 10 MS move
ments at the time Of the murder and afterward,
as 10 the amount OF money he had about that time
and where he got it, He told o rambling and con.
fused story about having worked Tor Mr.. Bedell
Raynor OF Freeport, about month before the
murder, and that Mr. Raynor then paid him some
money Mr.. Raynor M was called, ed nowever' ana Is
work for him until last winter in January or
February. Jackson was then asked whether he
could reconcile the testimony, and he said he
could not-..t would have to be left just as 1t
is, He contradicted himself IN many ways and
as to apparently 'liai points. Frst ne was ~ mOMo
is supposed 10 have been done on Saturday morn
ing), and tnen he was at Lewis JARVIS; wnen they
left work on Friday AT noon they did not Intend
to go to work again on saturday morning ne
went to JARVIS house and the latter
gave him some money, but he did NOS
know how much: then ne went homo
on Friday. but he could not tell whether
he slept ut home or at Jarvis; and then again ne
could not tell whether he was at jarvis on SAtur
day morning he saw Jarvis on that morning And
he did not; he saw Catharine Ann Mitchell tners
and he dld not; he went directly home on Satur
7 day morning and ha did not: he vent jpIn s11s'