The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-01
POLICE CAPTURE A WRECKER.
.BUDDY- JACKSON HELD FOR THE
JACKsONBORO DISASTER.

He slept in the section House the
Night of the Wreck and Left the
Next MorninE-His Record Had
One-His body Covered With Scars
and shows the Marks of ShackIeS
Taken BACK 10 MaIterbOrO.
Buddy" Jackson. one Of the train
wreckers who derailed train 3 on the At
lantic Coast Line near Jacksonboro on the
night Of May @ was taken back TO South
Carolina yesterday morning by railroad
detectives.
jackson was arrested by tho police here
and the discovery that he --ca one CT the
train wreckers was due 10 their investisa-
tions. Policeman T. c. Murphy found
jackson on the Ogeechee road Wednes-
day. He looked like a cough citizen and
was acting In a suspicious manner, the
police man thought. and he decided to send
him in.
jackson was merely held as a suspicious
character, and as there was no evidence Of
any kind against him. Recorder Wilson
was about TO release him the next morn
ing. Chief McDermott decided, however.
that it would be well to investigate Jack
son a little further. and so detained him.
The chief thought Jackson might be one
of the escapes from the Columbia peniten-
tiary. whom he had been notified 10 look
out for. So he was. though tat fact was
not discovered Immediately.
When Chief McDermott had Jackson
stripped for examination he found that
the mans whole body was covered with
scars. chiefly from old knife wounds
This was evidence OF the tough character
of the prisoner.
Jackson explained the wounds in differ
ent ARRAYS which he had had The chief
Instructed the detectives TO make Inquiries
about him and endeavOr to find out some
thing Of his record. They were not long
in finding that the Plant system detectives
were looking for a man answering to
Jackson's description believed to have been
one OF the train wreckers at Jacksonbor
One Of the detectives Identified jackson
as the man wanted. Jackson denied the
charge. but admitted that he knew all
about the wrecking. He said he was en-
ployed on the section gang at Jacksonboro
and worked up to II o'clock on the night
Of the wreck. He slept that night at the
section house. and that was how he hap
pened TO know about the wreck. He con-
cluded, however, 10 look for work else
where, and left the next morning, cross
Ing the country 10 the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad, taking that route
10 Florida and coming back to Savannah.
He could give no satisfactory explana-
ton OF his sudden departure
The train was wrecked by drawing the
bolts and removing three rails on one side
Of the track. The cars were tumbled
down an embankment. but fortunately no
serious damage was done though one Of
the mail agents had his head pretty bad
y cut Two negroes We're arrested at
JacksonborO three or four days later. haY-
ing given the story Of the wreck away 10
8 negro spotter. The ringleader. who was
arrested. was called Mike" He is said
70 have confessed since and TO have named
jackson as one of the wreckers. The de-
tectives now think that Jackson was
the real ringleader, on ac-
count of his previous bad rec
cord. He was identified as having escaped
from the Columbia penitentiary three or
fouT years ago. Jackson was taken 10
WATERFORD, the county seat. He went
without requisition.