The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18
JACKSON CAUGHT HIMSELF.
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Murderer Conicsses and Tells How Two
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| Murderer Conicsses and Tells How Two
Printers Helped him Escape from Here.
Charles T. buchanan or Charles Jackson, a
he hns been known since 1888, the murderer
oil his mistress, Mamie Murphy. was brought
to this city last and locked uD in Police Head
quarters lie was arrested last Wednesday in
MuskeRon, Mich, by the Chief of Police there
upon n teleGraphc request from Inspector
Byrnes. lie was brought on by Detectives Ma
cauley and Crowley OF Byrness staff. The trip
took thirty hours, and jackson was hBndcufed
to seat all the way, for fear he would attempt
suicide. He camo without waiting for requisi-
tom but he was terribly nervous When he
was arrested in MuskeEan he tried to kill him
self by cutting his throat as he did Mamie
Murphy's. He succeeded only In making
scratch across one side OF his throat. 1t was
nearly concealed yesterday by five or six
days growth OF beard.
Jackson acknowledged to Inspector Byrnes
that he had Killed the girl. The murder was
committed in Chris Johnson's saloon, mt Eighth
street. and Sixth avenue. Just alter midnight
on April %. This is the story he told Byrnes:
Mamie and had been living together for q
year. We had fiat at 20 Henry street. and
we were very happy until Just u little while be-
fore this trouble. l loved her as no man ever
loved woman before. We used to visit her
ing with us, d linking and playing cards Alter
u while she began staying out at night and we
found her and we made it UP. She
came back. and we got along nicely until
two days before her death. That night when
went home there was no supper tor me.
went out and bought my SUPPER. and when she
went out followed her. she met Policemen
I've got copper for II lover she answered.
I've got no use Tor you. You can go to 80
| h,.rly
Eighth street. There we're some other girls in
the party; too. We sat toEethe, and had some
with me Come girls she said, turning TO
her companions. !ets go to- JohnSons., we
oil went together Snd sat by ySe eqed
neck and whispered to hor. tiave g drink
with me- said No, she answered. I've got
linen | did it, | don't know Just exactly
how. ran out into Maverley place and
worked along through side streets until got
street anu the Bowery. went III there and
found u couple of friends there; They were
told t them What had done and they stayed
with me. We did not know that she wac
aeza u any Esedne5 Hi 5Rey eo
lected money Tor mo, and that night
they took me out and we made our way along
quented streets to Mott Hayen. At midnight
took II tram on the New York Central road
ahS M Stayed S
and then went to Buffalo. l wa, in Bulnotwo |
days. | stopped in Cleveland, Grand laptds. |
ana several OF the small towns III michigan. |
and finally got 10 Muskcgon.' |
he travelled under the name OF Richard A.
Arthurs. ana that was the name he was known !
by in the Amer can Hotel In Aluskegan when |
he was arrested. He still had II roll OF bank !
notes lett when the New York detectives look
charge Of him. but he evidently did not wish to
exhaust his fund. Wherever he stopped he
looked for work. and it va, this which led to
his arrest. he found it difficult to get work In
the larger towns without having Mon
card. lie wIoto to an acquaintance
in this city. asking him to get card Tor lin
on tho name Arthurs rom typographical
Union No. &. The man who got the letter took
1t to Detective alcNaught OF Byrnes,s stan. IT
told the whole story, and all that Byrnes had
to do was to Telegraph TO Cllet Murphy to ar
rest Richard A. Arthurs. \
The day before his arrest. he says. he got
lob in the Nc,rS otlco in Nuskegun. The first
axe he got was an editorlai on capital punish
ment for murder 1t favored electrical execu-
lions. Jackson says that when he was In hid
Lg in tho Atlantic Hotel in the towery that he
wanted to give himself up, but that his friends
would not let him. Ito is likely to get his
friends into serious trouble.
he is 70 years old. and he was born in On
ario. In 1882 he was married there to Mar
yaret Kelly. the daughter OF G man called
Blind nelly. the fiddler. The marriage. he
says. was much against the will OF his parents.
He had soIue property then. he says. and he
wanted TO sell it. His wife would not sign the
Iced They uuarrelled. and he stabbed her.
I WAS then that he took the name Of Jackson.
de fed to Mexico.