The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-13
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EVIDENCES OF A MURDER.
MRs. JACKSOE'S BoDY FOUND IN TEE
RUINS OF HER HOUSE.
Seen Through Flames Lying on = BED. with
rHchfork Across It-Shs Lived Atone
In n Fnrmhouse-A Peddiar Arre.tsA

nItchtork Across It-sho Lived Atone
Ia Fnrmhouse-A Peddisr Arrested.
RoNKoSKoMA. 1. l., Dec 12.-Mrs Georgisps
Jackson, 10 years old, q widow lived alone at
IarminRvlle about four miles north Of here.
Last night at O o'clock. her mouse was dis
covered on fire, and later her charred remains
were found in the cellar Just below where her
bedroom had been. Elmer Edwards, specta-
clio peddler. seen in that nelghborhood last
evening, lie under suspicion. and has been
taken into custody. hearing was held be-
fore Coroner + s. Moore OF Bay shore at the
house of squire Charles W. Hawkins this after
noon. and was adjourned until Friday. The
Coroner issued n certificate of death. and the
remains were taken away for burial
Mrs. jackson was last seen alive on Saturday
by Theodore Terry, a neiRhbor who lives
quarter OF mile distant. Ernest Geroix and
his son Charles were the first to arrive at the
ire Tho building was then completely en-
veloped in flames.
After tho siding had been burned OF they
saw the body OF Mrs. Jackson lying In he'd with
n pltchfork across it. They say the FIRE orig
mated in the east part OF the house. while
Mrs. Jackson lived In tho west part.
The spectacle peddler, large. thick set
man. with sandy beard who says he lives In
Brooklyn. tcld the Squire at tho examination
to-day that he passed the house last n ght about
O:3O O'Clock. and that he saw n light In both
the south and the east windows. lie was pos
tive the house was not then anre. He said he
then went TO MIR. GerotAs house. about half .
mi q away.
Mrs. tirrox snys the peddlcr did call at the
house, but that Mt tho time he called her hus-
band and son had already gone to the lire.
The peddler it H. known, was at Theodore
went from there straight to the house Of 0eroix.
squire hawkins Ia Of opinion that that there
has boon foul play. He saws Mira Jackson
would not have been in bed Mt u o'clock and
besides this, the fire when first seen was in the
east side, while Mrs. Jackson occupied the west
side OF the house.
Mrs. Inrksons husband died some years
ago. Since then she has lived alone. The
house was surrounded by woods and was q
large. old-fashiOned farmhouse. Nothing IL
left 10 mark the spot except large chimney.
Squire Hawkins found pursein the ruins and
SLY in change. Mrs. Jackson Ia reported to
have been well to do. She has two daughters
living. one is tho wife Of John Edgar Smith.
md lives at stony Brook the other 10 the vile
OF Ahram Hanock OF Lake Grove.
Mrs. jackson weighed about 100 pounds.
ShewaS good natured woman and was led
10y everybody. Sho went out occa sionally as
nurse. The remains consist mainly OF the
trunk: no Signs of the skull remain. II Ia
thought that the murderer may have crushed
in her skull with the pitchfork or other weap-
on. and that then he took care that the head
should not DO found. either by cutting IL OF
and hurying 1t. or. after cutting IL of. By plac-
ing enough wood under 1t to insure its being
completely burned.