The New York herald., 1874-10-31
THE SOUTH OYSTER BAY MURDER.
A Formal Confession Made by Lewis
Jarvis.

Jarvis.
circumstances rendering 1t unnecessary that
the examination OF Lewis Jarvis charged with
Ebert Jackson, with the murder OF Samuel J.
Jones, should be longer DELAYED, he was yester.
day arratgned before Justice Bennett at the Town
Hall In Jamaica, and alter being informed that he
could tell the whole story or not as he saw ft,
concluded that he would so. His statement was
taken by Justice Bennett as loows:-
The FIRST start of 1t was tnar Ebert Jackson told
my wife about three weeks before the murder.
He never said anything to me about it until about
o week before the murder, when he and were
stuDblng on the road. He said TO me, "Supposing
we try s Isuppose he meant TO kill Mr.. Jones.
on the Friday OF the murder at noon
he came to my house, and while
was hoeing potatoes he said, "Well,
thought you was gong down to Mr. Jones' to get
some more money!" had paid Ebert about s.
at noon. / lett on work and we started together
Tor Mr. jones' house. had not the remotest idea
that he was going to do anything to Mr.. Jones.
We went down the road east, and passed through
the woods. Ebert asked me for my Kniie, and Gus
white oak club first about as long as the hickory
club which was also cut by Ebert two clubs in
all. Ebert went to the south side OF the railroad
and built a fire TO get Mr.. Jones away from the
house, Mr.. Jones was IN the house at the time. |
gave Ebert the matcnes TO set the fire, and
picked some gra to start 1t with. Ebert started
lhe nre ns ana sad, fou 70 llL,le to the east and
went up toward the house, on the east side. When
we got to the house | went 70 the east SIDE
OF the well. Ebert sald, "Come ln,n but l
saio !" No. amt going in.n "Weil," he SAID, III
you won't 20 in stand there beside the we'll" He
then went into tine house, and was gone In good
while--perhaps quarter OF an hour or more
while MIR. Jones was at the nre. saw that Mr..
in. in By and bye Mr. Jones came rom tue iire; he
had ousn In his hand, dragging II behind him.
He came 70 the door wlped ~ MS ~, ses on the grass
going in. He was in The house iew minutes and
pretty soon heard a lick struck and heard some.
went in. l guess there were three licks struck.
l heard somebody coming out and started to "a
away. Ebert called TO me to come back and did
So Ebert had Mr.. Jones pretty near the OUTSIDE
door at the time. Ebert said he was going ia
hm sDer, II saa ae ys se sr ne
gong TO XII him." ! took Mr.. Jones' watch
St Of o his i pocket Then Ebert SAID
Jones to the WELL but mad nothing more to do with
Il; Ebert threw him IN. He told me to get some
or our OF them down in the well. threw one
block. Ebert said 'Damn 1t, don't leave him thai
more.n says he "i'll 60 and get stone Tse1 @
Mr.. Jones got part OF the way up out OF the well,
and Eloert got stone Mr.. Jones said something
when we picked him up TO carry him TO the We'll,
but | can't tell what 1t was-"thar's YOU" of
something like that; nut neither OF us made any
Mr.. Jones with it, and heard nothing more after
that. as stepped away from The wen. Irne steel
cham gwen by the PRISONERS wife to the officers
was here shown to the prisoner and he Identified
1t as the one that he took from Mr.. jones'
watch There was over $40 in the house that we
got between us. Ebert got some aud got some
IN the house. The money got was on the mattel
piece strlp or paper was wrapped around IL.
1t was bankers bills, and they had the appearance
OF being fresh from the bank. Ebert got the two
/ boxes from the top OF the bookcase ia the back
| ROOM he gave me the smallest one. We then
went to my house. After reaching my house
Ebert sent me in 70 get lantern, and took the
lantern to the barn. Ebert opened one OF the
boxes; 1t had In 1t lot OF new pennies, some
papers, teeth and some hair wrapped up IN a small
paper. He then tod me to go into the house and
tell my wife to come out to the barn. She came
out and counted tne money and said, 'rnere is
forty odd dollars" [The prisoner then went on
TO describe the box and It's contents VIII ch were
buried, as before pubisned.l Ebert gave
Enme!ne Jarvls' wiie) one silver dollar.
We went from the house TO the eel
lar and looked the money over. There
was no gold whatever. except the watch. If there
was any gold Ebert got IL before | was In the
house. The watch was In my house ABOUT week.
Then took 1t out and buried it. Ny vie asked
me what was going to do with the wooilen rags,
and l told her | was going TO put the watch IN
them. The box which contained the nair, teeth
and papers buried. The hair was OF two or three
different kinds.
1t WIN be noticed that in the above Jarvis makes
one or two sta ements at variance with the testi-
mony OF his wife, given on Tuesday last, and from
which IT would appear that she knew much more
about the transactions OF the iaJa Friday night
than she cared to have known. Theodore J. CogS-
well, lawyer, residing as jamaica has been en-
poyed by JARVIS friends to look alter his Interests