The times., 1897-11-21
SMITH HELD FOR MURDER
COrOner's Jury Finds He Caused
EdmOnia JacksOn'S Death.
STRONG CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
Numerous Witnesses Testify TO
Threats Made blythe Accused Be,
fore the Crime Was Committed
Smith Refuses TO Make Any State
ment to the Coroner or Police.

jury, summoned by Coroner Carr, n 1t
yesterday at the sixth precinct station
and investigated the killing of Edmonia
Jackson by her paramoar, Edward Smith
jury rendered verdict that the woman
came to her death from knife and hatcnet
wounds inflicted by Edward Smith, and
that he should be held for the action of
the grand jury
The chain of circGmstantial evidence sur
rounding the murderer leaves no doubt of
his guilt. 1t is oertain that the crime was
prompted, FIRST, by jealousy, and second
ly, for the purpose of robbery
Detective Hartigau ana Policeman Cox
have succeeded in tracing Smiths move
ments almost frum the time he left the
jail, 81 & going back TO the period when
he was serving his sentence they Were
able to find witnesses to show that Smith
more than once threatened to kill the
Jack son woman. His Jealousy vas first
aroused when she came to the iaii 20 see
her husband. Both men Were confined
there because of fight they had had
over the woman. Smith had tried 10 cut
Jackson's throat and jackson, who op-
posed Smiths attentions to his wife, had
endeavored to shoot Smith. Edmania still
clung 10 her husband and visited him at
the jail. This aronsed the brutality in
Smiths nature, aad with IN oath he
threatened to Kill her.
c. C. Adams, a prisoner at the jail, said
that on the oecaSisn OF the visit Smith
had pointed out the jackson woman 20 him.
saying, That's the won an / am in here
for. l am here, but got three months the
best Cf IL She VIII never be any more
good Il. her husband after 1 get 1ut'
John Nelson swore that one day in jail,
while Smith was talsing bout the trouble
he said, Il am going TO 10 the same as
StrotherS DID Ii viii be reneut bered
that StroIners murdered the woman he
was living with, 6orribIy crushing ana
gashins her heed. Smith had also said,
when leaving the Jail, "Good-by. ! an
coming back. bUt you won't see me on this
side OF the cage. [ Will be on the other
side This the sitnesS explained by
saying that Strothrrs and the Enurderecs
We're kept on the Other sile of the build
ing.
he was in Rafrerty's saloon one evening
this week and a friend made a pass al
him as if "a hit him. Smith was present
and remarked III you mad lass4d shat
blow 10 ME this N, ming Ia been on the
gallows sooner
Thomas Wilson sa y Smith ruessla night
the day after the murder. ue asked Smith
when he Lad got oul OF ianand Smith told
hin
he was living with -dmcnia Jackson, a MI
Wilson told MIN NJ was doing wrong.
That's all right" said Smith. Il got
her out Of service, and haven't [ been 10
work siI &C. Her Iarse didn't have As
much as / thought though, he said.
1t was shown ~ Aloysius Taylor, Il
young colored man, living next door to
the Jackson house, that Smith was drunk
Wednesday night and he had taken hn.
home. lie took him up the stairs to his
room, but Smith refused 70 let him enter
The witness also identified the hatchet
found in the roorn as one belonging to
Smith.
An important bit Of evidence was locat
ed today when Del tective Hartigan found
the handle of a shoe knife in Smiths tool
box, The blade had been broken eff at
the baft. but there was tiny bit Of
blood on the wood Almost at the sane
time DR.. Ruffin, who performed the al
topsy, discovered a small wound, appear.
ing like scratch, in the palm Of the
woman's hand. He pTobed into it and To-
Gated a small blade of shoe knife which
fits exactly to the blade. This evidence
was brought out at the inquest and ex-
planned the throat cut, which at first was
Thought to have been done with the
hatchet. The latter was used, however.
to hack the neck, a 5 many as three dis