New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-09
LITTLE TO HOLD JACKSON ON.
FRESH EVIDENCE ALL TENDS TO PROVE
HIS INNOCENCE OF MURDER
A ToRN-UP LETTER FOUND WRITTEN THE DAY
BEFORE HIS wIrE's sUICIDE-DIsAPPoINr-
MENT AT NOT BEING ABLE TO
GO ABROAD CAUSED HER
DEPENDENCY

co ABROAD CAUSED HER
DEPENDENCY
New Brunswick. June (SpeciaD.-Further deveI-
opnents In the case OF the death OF Mrs Mary Car
ter Jackson. at NewMarket made pubic To-Day
materially strengthen the theory Of suicide and the
outlook is brighter FOR Charles H. Jackson the nus
band of the dead woman, now held In the Middlesex
County JAIL practically under a charge Of murder.
The Instruments Of evidence were turned over TO
Prosecutor John 5. Voorhees, this morning by
County Physician Samuel Long. who had held them
since the inquest. Among them Is a letter written
by Mrs. Jackson. the tenor OF which and surround
ing crcums tances may clear up the mystery. 10
the unsked eye al .east the handwriting Is similar
to that in the letter published IN this morning
Tribune purporting 10 De from Mrs jackson 10 her
husband the genuneness OF which is In dispute
The contents OF this letter also render the flrst let
ter more Ineligible. and help TO show state or
mind which might prompt suicide. The letter pub
shed this morning signed Your WIFE, Mary
The letter made public to-day IS signed MAE jack
SON." Il was written by Mrs Jackson apparently to
her husbands mother in England. whom she mad
contemplated visiting soon. The letter. which is
written regular writing-paper, ana covers Inc ell
tire four pages, follows:
Dunellen. " j., June ..
To My Dear Mother.
comes down in a few days Bert is beginning to feel
lonely, but he wants US 10 80 Jrst the same ~ IL
| didn't realize how lonely he will be. think we
agree perfectly on the meal question l tnInk ~
only disagreeable 10 have one late 70 meas Dut
quite rude, 50, dear motncr. unless we are prompt
and on hand will find refreshment elsewhere
II seemed best TO come now rather than late IN
July, for / must be home for my school next year;
II had started later we could have seen more OF
the children. Doubtless mother VIII be Delighted 70
be near me- but she feels If II were too mucn tor
to gn her he a YOa city are MS ysGs k ana
hour we SAT-. etc Hoping to see you soon. believe
me- a"ee''0"4's'' your NAE JACKSON.
This letter It will be noticed, Is dated June s.,
the day before the tragedy 1t was found torn in
several pieces and lying the floor inserted IN an
ether letter. one 70 Mrs Jackson from cir! friend
in Alfred Centre. Aegany County ". Y This
fact indicates that after writing the letter Mrs.
Jackson had concluded no. to send it, and had torn
IL up, realizing that 1t would be impossible for her
to 20 to Europe This disappointment, with the
other matters which had worried ner. may nave az
prompted the farewell letter 10 her nusDanI ana the
OF suicide Indeed II seems probable that THIS Is
Fdward A. RANSOM OF Jersey City. who has been
retained to look after Jacksous interests has as
yet taken legal steps 70 have him released. he
may institute habeas corpus proceedings at any
Mrs Jackson prone to suicide through in
heritance, for one. at least of her relatives Is
alleged have taken his own lie. and II Is also
stated there Is insanity in her family.
The stories of Mrs Jackson's gayey on Friday
have been cort-adcted by Mrs. Lucy Tittsworth
Snc says that Mrs Jackson had been downcast for
a week and was melancholy on Friday Mrs. Tits
worth - a woman OF experience as mother. ana
she says Mrs. Jackson was not welded 10 nome
He She hAi Deen a SCnOOl tedCner dtii was III.
fatuatei with teaching. She greatly depressed
when her husband was Irregular in MS hours w men
Jackson worked on afternoon paper all was well,
he reached home at certain hour eacn evening.
but when he went TO work on morning paper
things were different. He did not appear 10 be
making as much money he once did, and his
wife seemed to think he should bring ner more thah
he lid.
Mrs Ellsworth says that Mrs Jackson told her
that Dr. Brayton Babcock. near relative, mad
committed suicide at Leonardsville. y Y. She also
saws Mrs Jackson greatly depressed because
OF the failure Of her husband to recover $50 ne had
lent ID 0 friend This money was 10 have been a
part OF the funds Mrs Jackson was 10 have had FOR
her trip % England. These circumstances, connect
a. Win inc story OF the four-year-old boy. establish
TO most minds the fact that Mrs Jackson COM
mItted suicide and that her husband is un1usty con-
fined i'm iail on the charge OF numbering her.