The evening times., 1897-11-20
ANOTHER ALLEY MURDER
Mrs. EdmOnia Jackson Killed by
Edward Smith.
CORPSE HIDDEN FOUR DAYS
The Woman Was Murdered for RE-
venge and Small Sum Of Money
blythe n al Who Had Caused Her 20
Be Unfaithful TO Her Husband.
The Inquest Today.

For revenge and the sum OF $3 Edward
Smith, a hrutal-looking colored man.
killed Edmonia Jackson, his culored mis-
tress, last Monday. night, Is stated in
The Times this morning Her throat wis
cut with the keen edge Of n hatchet and
for four day., her body lay undisturbe'I in
her murderer's room at No. 124 Madison
alley, which runs beuw cen First and seeo1d
and E and f streets northwest.
Smith is locked up a I tile Sixth precinct
the morgue, is the body. Of the woman he
killed q streng chaiDg chain Of circnu-
stanrial evi i1euce has been woven aroundthe
prisoner. His contradictory staten mrs
in his ouiit. Detecuve Hartigan and
Policeman Cox were engaged today IN
obtaining additional evidence against
SrliLli, anG have learned enough to sat
fsfy them that the Jackson woman was
murdered for revenge and her money.
Detective Hartigan this morning located
an inipor tant witness in Thomas Wilson, n
coIured acquaintance of Smith, who met
him Tuesday, the day after the murder.
When cid you get out?' asked Wilson.
Smith replied: Last Wednesday,
Wilson ttan asked him where he was Ii.
ing, and Smith answered Il have gone back
with Edmonia.'
You shouldn't have done that Smith"
said Wilson. You got in trouble through
her and You viii get in trouble again.
That's all right; took her out OF SER
ice,' was the murderer's response; but
she W asnt worth it. Her purse wasn't
large enough, it only had S3 in it,"
When last seen alive, Monday evening,
at her home in Madison alley. by Marthi L
williau.>, q colored acquaintance, Edmonia
jackson had small purse, Which cannot
now be found. How much money IT con
-ained is not known, but it Is certain the
had a good:y sum when she went To the
iail Monday afternoon to visit Jah.cs
jackson, her husband.
jackson is serving senteuce for au az
fray wnic,, he had with 5 nith some mo.Itiis
ago because of the latter's attentions to
Jack sons wife, Edmonia.. Smith had also
received sentence, but had been releas-
ed before Jackson's term expired. lie
al once returned on Wednesday last 20 his
roc III N.tGlSDD slits W b'S "i'h ~
1nonla She had not, however, entirely for
sakcn her husband. and called on hifa at
the Jail Monday afternoon. Several pris-
oners now i'll the jail declare tnat Smith
often SAID that he would kill Edin )lia
when he got out because of her tfeatIn''nt
of min in the trouble with her husband.
His jealousy of jackson was evidenced
in his efforts to prevent the woman from
:uirg To the jail Monday afternoon. lie
had been drinking during the day, and con-
tfrued his debauch until the evening. He
was 1t hume when She returned, and.
with her puck ct book in her hand, entered
the room where she was found dead last
night. Then they violently quarreled,
but the affair subsidized, AMI Smith later
appeared down ST airs, quite calm. hewent
out, but returned in less than an hour and
went to his room No one saw Ednonia
lack son alive after that.
1t is believed the murder was committed
after Smiths return and while the woman
was asleep In bed. There were no eviden $
Of a struggle the one slash Of the hatchct
blade ha wing endether life. No. until Smith
himself gave the clew to Policeman COX
Yesterday AFTERNOON was IL known that he
had been murdered.
The murderer continued his debauch and
while druri. remarked last night to Po-