The New York herald., 1874-10-28
TIE MURDER OF SAMUEL. JONES.
Confession of an AccOmplice---KlIled by
the Colured Man, Lewis Jarvis
A WIFE'S TESTIMONY.
Knocked on the Head with . Club
and Thrown Into the Well.
The South Oyster Bay Mystery
Cleared Up.

The examination OF Ebert Jackson, the coiored
nan charged with completely in the murder OF
Samuel ]. Jones, OF South Oyster Bay. in June,
1878, was continued yesterday before Justice Ben
nett at the Town Hall in Jamaica. Among those
present and deeply Interested in the proceedings
were Admiral Melanctnon Smith, United States
Navy, relative OF the Jones family by marriage
and Jackson 5. Jones, OF the hali-orothers OF
the murdered man. Justice Snedeker occupied
zeal beside Justice Bennett
A Aremarkable scene was presented In the court
room during the progress OF the examination,
that OF woman swearing away the life OF her
own husband. although called TO testify IN tue
case OF another man accused OF completely in the
same crime OF which she virtually proved her hus-
band to be guilty How far her testimony can be
used upon q regular uisl is Q question yet 70 be
decided.
II may be remem 6ercd that 1t appeared In evi-
dence before the Coroner that Elbert Jackson, the
accused. and lie wis Jarvis. with one or two otner
colored men, were at work .stuboingn clear
ing land. in lot near the premises OF Samuel ].
Jones' on the Friday before the murder, which Is
aow proved To have been committed on Friday
evening. the 26tn OF June. instead Of saturday
morning. the 27th, was the general belief at the
time. Jarvis and Jackson were both examined
before the Coroner, but the result rather tended
10 allay the suspicion thar had previously been en-
tertained against them. The inquest was ad-
journed finally without furnishing any satisfactory
clew tor the au ghorltles TO work upon.
Alter the conclusion OF the hrst day's examina-
made by Catharine ann Mitchell, under whole.
some lear OF punishment for perjury, 1t was eyl-
dent that Ebert jackson had something on his
mind that be wished TO relieve himself OF. He
told Justice Bennett that he would SOON have
something to tell him; tnat ne Intended to clear
fore the examination was resumed yesterday
sent Tor the Justice and made iul confession,
which, IT Will be seen, directly iastens toe crime
upon Lewis JARVIS, insisting that, al the most he
Is only an accessory alter the TACT The concession
n THE CONFESSION OF ELBERT JACKSON.
a1n o the nay to se Se a ufds Asked a @ 1ys s
coud have some money TOR me ihen b, he @ sad that he
he moasy @ run lie sSi aushsd and ND said NJ nave
somethins on my mind eyer snce have been staboins
@ Friday WI ia .d ds asts Iaw. san
he e lis s o s'S %sSSs as
3sa s5ss sss y ~ yos as 'ss ssa
ali haEs Know s'en ho nss ns ar e aed
a. & @ & Ds ra aa @ me p tho eou %hers @
Un sa waited ws W e sD GGn sss
sat In cnar as they had no. made me bed got up
evils JARVIS coming through the brush said Wis
you @ aavs you en 9p w 70 o ~ lad wo liz
sad e mt you say aayhaa FOR ygur s about IT
said II Nsat Gown 70 sammy Jones' place and built
or him saw tat was 80 anxious to put ii out that
made anotser fire 70 get MN out soon after the % IRE
T. I we heuss .aa o susk h% % e ne 70 Ss
stunned him he shan picked him up and Jones hnnoed.
hen nsR he S saae ap % @ H
he picked him up Jones to ami said, lewis that's
ihe Wen he has to and get stones throw down
s we'll % F Re Ren he & s ssr
he shipped no the house as qGek @ as ne could ana 20
Caught s%a them a and ' started rsRs I sssu
taat IS bis ' Vie 70 come out ana bring : lantern
S and u o e nse and oea
out TO the barn sne said NY good aori Lewis What
WrSss,, Is sad li don't dSsrsnss :
have anything n DO % and Went INTO the house,
Lewis small rnnk. saeTs ana ina, the reason
hs said A., 70 %e I III you ever your mouth
s' nj, yiI S4 $ Is @
he SsGa d ey Win
So YOU oT ha What il hs broke
@ = nai %s, sns
lefst Inc house oT Out aoorsh IS then as "EDert
S yss a ssad ad the In ws
ana 'enfi that Is be wa ss nrvs
would aeo no, 90 araa lor my o life an, lie oi saidi
yos heS S' 20 and night
10 bed TGua IN r. us AID Ia s &C. as
up ard he gave me over ten dollars and after that
MURDER re OUT Gad srssy ss1i h
Tie aat on 10 81 enc % s s1 rom ~b
Lewis said = me tnat he Lewis eommted the murder
get nm Jones' into the we'll" Lewis has talked TO me
y ST ad %osy the sSa w n h m
LIVED a,one he also said that he could get the money
Wien me meet h% on sS' sha nigh. q
sxssps ihs money mentioned ina. Ss s.ye me shs
money Lewis got rom jones ne yer had the boxes or
snas snDw n. ga them
oa ms Ga s aas s s
msa s aSs Sss With any Of the e kept sna
and not be around the place I did not meet Lewis
here oaV isp true al shas knOS
about the murder can't think Of anything else now.
With this important document before The Court
1t Will be seen that there was little Difficulty in
putting such questions To the witne sses examined
doubt. Inc testimony adduced corroborates the
statement OF the confession In almost every par
icular-tne witnesses, as before, being Kept apart
Lmehne Matilda jarvis Lewis Jarvis wife, was
called AZ wltness-She could not remember who
called on ner Tor the lantern on the Friday night
OF the MURDER "it was so long ago;" she recol-
ected Of some one asking her for 1t. but could not
remember at first wne her she carried 1t out; she
dld not know but sne did say % Lewis that sne
was afraid he had been doing something
into the house Lewis only kind OF laugn did not
know whether he said ne could stand III told him
she would have nothing to do with it; sat the
Ilght down and went into the house; EIbert was
1t the house at the time; she did not ay until
they broke open the little box, but she saw 1t and
saw alterward q part OF what was In II, some old
fashioned pennies; she did not know what became
oil all the pennies some OF them were around tne
house. but not now: she did not know whether
any OF them were thrown away In the brush Tor
lear they would be iound; she spent what were in
the house, paid them away did not
take any or them 10 the city; she did
not see the watch that night. but saw
Il afterward, In two or three months; saw Lewis
have II then at home she could not tell where II
was now last saw HIM have It seven or eight
months ago, last winter; II was an 0pen-faced
watch with gold case this answers the descrip-
ton oi the murdered mans watchi she did not
Know Where the watch was now; her opinion was
tnat Lewis either sold or buried IT. if ne sold it II
must nave been in New York; he was IN New York
Ia May; II ne buried 1t 1t was IN the woods some
wnere; ne told her when she saw him have It mat
ne was gong 70 bury IL; he said he would wrap =
up In piece oil rag. sue saw him wrap 1t
up and go out OF doors TO bury IT.; she
Thought IL was Mr.. Jones' watch because she had