Evening star., 1897-03-22
Charles Jackson Stays Rosa Lowe and
Dies Himself.
her BROTHER ACCUSEDOF KILLING him
Scene of the Fearful Crime in Al
exandria County.
CORON ER'S We r D I G. T


Virginia Both Of the victims were colored,
one woman by the name of Rosa Lowe,
and her paramount Charles Jackson. At
first the story spread that it was a case of
murder and suicide. but subsequent devel-
orments told different story. The coro-
ner's inquest developed that the murdered
man had killed the woman. and he in turn
suffered death at the hands of the woman 9
brother. The brother was held on the
charge of willful murder by the jury, and
yesterday afternoon taken under guard to
the Alexandria Jail. where he will be con-
fined until tried for the offense.
The scene of the murder was perhaps
three-qudrters of mile from the Virginia
end of the Chain bridge, on the road that
leads to Lewinsville. Though commonly
known Walkers Chapel. Washington
district of Alexandria county. The place
appears to be sparsely settled, and in the
vicinity of the dreadful crimes there are a
is termed the Little Falls road. The crimes
had been committed but short while be-
fore being discovered, though the mur-
derer was not arrested until yesterday
morning shortly before the inquest
None Saw It,
There were 10 eye witnesses to the dou-
bic deed. outside of the arrested man.
whose name is given as Arthur Parker,
but who is perhaps better known as Har-
&C NIB Diggs in the immediate neighbor-
hood. He probably did not reach the scene
in time to see his sister fatally injured,
though in plenty of time In which to inflict
swift judgment on her murderer. Within
a few minutes after he committed the
deed other people arrived on the scene
ard carrid the bodies in the house.
Just what caused the first murder is not
hi vii ha oolx
son lived with the woman in "a small one
story shanty fronting on the road and
situated only few feet from the highway.
She was the wife of Charles Iowa an in
dustrious colored man. Four years ago
she left her husband. and in company with
her three children began living with Jack
SON Her mother, who is now the wife of
William DodsOn, aged colored man
lived within { stones throw of the corple
and she and her husband decided to Rosa
the land upon which the shanty was locat-
ed together with a small plot of ground
The woman was perhaps TWENTY-FIVE wears
of age, and her oldest child is about ten
years OF age, while the youngest is a few
months less than five years Her husband
was formerly employed as a fireman for
the Potomac Electric Light Comnanv
when the power house was located AZ ths
Virginia end of the Chain bridge. border
Ing on Pimmetts run. When this place
cicsed down the husband took mis- wife and
children to Anacostia to live while be Co
cured employment in the electric Upht do
partment OF st. Elizabeth's Insane ASYLUM
put MS whilom spouse soon deserted him
for jackson.
An Unlucky Meeting,
Inc murdered woman was in GEORGETOWN
saturday evening and was met at NJ street
and Potomac avenue, in front of the mar
ket house, by George and Frank Carter.
two young colored men who lived in her
neighborhood. They offered her a ride to
her home. and she accepted. She got out
OF the wagon just after crossing the sma II
iron bridge across Pimmett run and walked
up the road, George Carter ACCOMMODATING
her. AT Norris Spring. which is near the
edge OF the road. perhaps a half mile
from the Chain bridge the two met Chas.
jackson. He had been drinking and was
still under the influence of the liquor AS
soon as he saw the woman he commenced
to abuse her. Carter turned away to meet
his brother, who was coming up the road
in the wagon, and he heard the woman say
to Jackson:
You are always getting me in hot water.
Why don't you keep your mouth closed?''
Yes. l will keep on getting you in hot
water replied he. "and II you don't stop
l will kill you like l killed the other man -
Though he did not mention any name
Carter inferred that Jackson had evidently
done some foul work before. AS soon as
the brothers were in the wagon again they
started to drive off. When about twenty
five yards from the couple they saw Jack
mead
with a stick he carried. knocking her
down. They drove on and Frank observed
to his brother:
Why don't you go back and show your
manhood. and stop that fellow from beat
ing that woman
Scene Of Death.
George replied that it was no funeral
of his, and that he did not care to mix
up in the mess. They drove to their stable.
xxbic oh mi dfSfa nd
shortly afterward their attention was at
tracted by cries and they went over to the
scene and found the man and woman ly-
ing in the road the life blood of both pour
ing out on the ground. The woman was
lying out in the middle of the road, and
Jackson was only few feet distant. Both
were lying on their backs, and the father
Of the two boys. reaching the scene, pick
ed up Jackson and propped him against
the bank at the side Of the road. The
but a few hundred feet distant. By the
time they reached the place she was dead.
A great. big cash in the throat, extending
from ear to ear. told the whole story. 1t Is
men picked her up. but in their excitement
they did not notice 1t. The body was laid
on the kitchen floor OF their home, and
they went out on the road again to see
to Jackson. In their absence the father had
stayed by Jackson and held him in a sitting
posture, on the edge of the road bordering
a ravine. To prevent the body from getting
away either with the aid of night doctors
or others, he had tied the feet with tarred
rope to a small cedar bush that grew near
by Life was not extinct when the man
was discovered. but his throat was cut
wide open. and he was bleeding freely
from the head. Old man Carter endeavored
to get the man to speak. but he was
speechless. In performing this meritorious
work Carter was assisted by the step
father of the dead girl, William Dodson,
a gray haired relic of ante-bellum days.
While they were attending to the injured
man. attempting to alleviate his sufferings.
Arthur Parker appeared and made break
for the injured man.
LET me get at him and finish him." said
he excitedly. He won't need any Judge
or jury after l get through with him."
Parker was yestrained from reaching the
dying man, but breaking through the hold
of the older Carter. roughly grasped hold
of the garments of the gasping Jackson
and would undoubtedly have finished him
then and there had not the other two torn
MIN away
Details of the Crime.
The assault Of Jackson upon the woman
is supposed to have been committed about
$50 o'clock in the evening. and, in spite of
his many wounds and gashed throat, the
| man survived the injuries over three hours
and Gied shortly before 1 o'clock yester-
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