The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-22
JACK, THE SLASHER.
New York's Mysterious Murderer Run
Down by the Police.

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Down by the Police.
NEW York, January 2l.-"Jaak the
Slasher," the mysterious individual who,
! since December 29th, has roamcd about
the lower section Of the city at night cut
ting the Threats Of drunken men with his
ready razor, has been captured. The prlS-
oncr is Henry G.. Dowd, an Englishman,
born in Liverpool, who came to this cOun-
try when boy.
Dowd was arrested between and 5
O'Clock Sunday morning. lie has been
confronted by John Clark, of Elizabeth,
n. J :, whose throat was cut on the 9Th in
slant and positively identified by him as
! his assailant. Dowd then confessed, ad-
uniting also that he murdered John Car
son, the Baltimore lawyer, who was found
on the street last Thursday morning with
his throat cut from ear to ear. Then he
retrac;cd this and doggcdly refused to
talk. The prisoner is now in cell at po-
lice headquarters.
THE SLAsHEK + FIRST WORK.
The attention of the police was called
to the operations of tho slasher when John
HcHin had his throat cut December 29th.
Then followed the cases of Louis Lawson,
John Clark, of Elizabeth, N. }. ; George
Williams and Edward Christensen, a
Swcdc All Of these were under like cir
cumstances Then came the Carson muir
der and Inspector Byrncs was thoroughly
aroused.
Twenty of the most experienced detec-
! tivcs and twenty more regular policemen
| in citizens dress have kept Il sharp watch
on the down town section OF the city,
where the slashcr'S operations were con-
| fined.
| Policeman Masterson was standing Ill
plain clothing on the corner Of n CIV Cham
! hcrs and Roosevelt streets, shortly after
. o'clock, when he SAW Il strange man ap-
proach him from the opposite side OF the
street. The mau had handkerchief tied
around his head, partially concealing his
! features. He came close to the policeman
pcercd into his face, evidently to ascertain
whether he WAS intoxicated, aud walked
away.
LOOKING FOR VICTIM.
The policeman followed unseen. The
man walked up one street, and down an
other When the man stopped, the police
man halted In few minutes the police
man saw drunken man approaching.
! The man he was watching saw the drunken
man at the same time, and walked toward
him. The pair exchanged 4 few words
and moved off together followed by tho
policeman Near James street the police
man saw the stranger raise his arm, grab
! the drunken man by the neck, and in q
moment after he saw the drunken man
! sink to the side walk without Il word.
The stranger darted away, with the po-
iiccman in hot pursuit The latter was join
! cd by other officers, and the fellow was run
down. He at first showed fight but tap
on the head with club subdued him.
In the mans hand was razor covered
with blood
The prisoner comes of 4 good family.
/, His mothers sister married Samue! N.
Hovt, brother of the late Jesse Hoyt,
the millionaire, whose will was stubbornly
contested by his daughter, Mary Irene
Hoyt.
AN ESCAPED LCNATIC.
About fifteen years ago Dowd was placed
in Flatbush asylum for the insane, but ne
escaped Perhaps the strongest piece OF
evidence against the slasher, connecting
i him with Carscn's murder, is the razor.
The coroner testified that Carson was muir
dcred with q ragged-edged knife or razor:
| Dowd's razor was found TO I've "nlcked
here and there along the edge
But there is still another remarkable
! piece of evidence against Dowd. When
his coat and vest were removed, blood
stains were found on his shirt. These
stains we're not new and fresh, and could
not have been blood from his victim this
morning.