The daily gazette., 1877-10-30
FIRST EDITION..
Mr.. JacksOn'S Case.


MEETING OF PROMINENT BUSINESS
MEN To CONSIDER THE CHARGES
AGAINST HIM.
A number of prominent business men
whose names are given below, held a
meeting at the Office of Messrs. Harring-
ton q Hoffecker yesterday afternoon, and
listened TO statement by Mr.. Job H.
jackson. OF the charges which caused his
recent arrest, and the evidence bearing
upon them, in Mr.. Jackson's possession
and after full consideration .reached the
conclusion stated in the following report
of the meeting:
RESULT OF THE MEETING.
WILMINGToN, DEL, Oct. 10th, 1877
Alta meeting of business men of this
city, held this day., to consider the cir
cumstances connected with the arrest by
the authorities of the State of Georgia,
OF our fellow citizen, Job q. Jackson, the
following persons were present:
J. Il. Cause, Vice President Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company, Iron Ship
Builders; Geo. G. Lobdell, President
Lobdell Car Wheel Company; Victor
DuPont, President Union National Bank:
Edward Belts, President First National
Bank; Washington Jones. President
National Bank of W ilmington & Brandy
wine; george ". Sparks, Director Nat
ional Bank of Wilmington & Brandywine;
Chas. Warner, Director Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Com
pany; James Bradford, President Will
mington City hallway Company; Geo.
i w. Bush, President Wilmington Steam
ship Company; E. T. Walton, of Walton,
Whann d Company; Wm. Ii. Swift, OF
the Swift & Courtney 81 Beecher Com
pany; VIM. G. Gibbons, of Pusey, Jones
& Company, Iron Ship Builders. Geo. 5.
Capelle, of Capele g. Brother, Hardware
Merchants; Preston Lea, of Wm. Lea &
.. Sons, Brandywine Flour Mills, Ii. F
Pickels, Iron Founder; II. g. Robinson
Banker; II. Mendinhall, President Dia-
mond State Iron Company.
W. q. Gibbons was chosen chairman
and FL, Mendinhall secretary of said
meeting and the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
. Resotred, That after hearing state
ment of the case, and examining the
correspondence and papers submitted re-
lating thereto, it is the seEse ofthis meet
I ing that no fraud was intended or com
mitted by Job H. Jackson in the premi-
i ses, and that our confidence in his integ-
$ rity remains unshaSen.
RESOLVED, That copy OF the proceed
ings Of this meeting be furnished for
I publication.
: H. MENDINHALL, Secretary.
i Mr.. Jackson Declines to be ItterUieaced
9 A representative of the Erery Erenin!
/. and Commercial called upon Mr.. Job II
:, jackson at his residence yesterday even
q q ing for the purpose of ascertaining iron
: that gentleman himself the real facts Q
= his late arrest and the circumstance
= subsequent thereto. Mr.. Jackson receiy
e ed the reporter courteously, but decline
If to answer any question or make an
,t statement at this juncture.
The subject had bee" "hashed over
o so much In the newspapers thu
is he had grown sick of it. Some trut
NJ and some falsities had been reported
g he preferred to leave the matter {
10 his vindicatlon entirely to the verdi
e. of the law. He felt that his reput
ID tion for probity stood too high in tn
" bu1lCl tlOu bhO NAoi =
is that had been made against him, an
g. regretted that Mr.. Auchincloss hs
p; Y; seen It to publish anything on u
o. subject. He did not think that tho
t.. who knew him desired to hear an
w. thing in his defense; letters were pou
ing in ON him from friends in all pal
of the country expressive of sympatf
IS, and perfect confidence in his inn
.se cence.
IeT In alluding to his reception yeste
day morning, he said that the puoi
demonstration was unexpected al
=. undesired by him, but when, on
Ior rivlng home, he found some fifty
our most prominent business men
sembled in his parlor who had be
= waiting for hours to take him BY u
hand "Ihat done ME good"
nd Mr.. jackson looked as II he bad u
for dergone a great deal of mental an
iety during the past few days.
- speaking OF Sheriff Wells, he remal
cd, that both he and the Sheriff b
suffered in the repor 8, and he did q
feel like hearing the matter alluded
again. He spoke feeling of frle
VINO mad come all the way from n,
York that day solely to grasp
hand and assure him of his unshak
confidence in his honor and integrl