The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-04
JACKSON IN HIS CELL.

who knew what chances the young tel
Ter had to get hold Of the banks
funds"
JACKSON IN HIS CELL.
George K. Jackson. Zschau's alleged accom-
pllce. is dapper looking young fellow, small
of statue, dark complexioned, and appareled
in the fashion of the day. A dark moustache
adorns his upper lip, which, with brown curly
hair and eyes OF the same color, give MIN a
decided deboniar appearance. On close OBJ
servance a cast in his right eye, however,
which looks as though it might amount to
total blindness, rather detracts from mis-
good looks. Clad in a black cutaway coat,
fancy vest, ornamented with dainty Watcn
chain, grayish trousers and patent leather
shoes, with derby hat carelessly worn on the
back of his head, the very picture OF neat
ness, Jackson brought out with painful dis
tinctness the incongruity Of his surround
fngs as prisoner in gloomy cell at the
central station. From the moment of entering
the station, Jackson was seemingly under
nervous excitement He attempted to make
light of the charge against him, and oc-
casionally laughed in what appeared to be
forced, unfeeling manner. When seen by
reporter for the G l o b e, Jackson made a
declared positively that the knew nothing
of the offense with which he is charged and
had had no hand in the disappearance of the
money.
This is an outrage" said he. 81 know alb
solutely nothing about this matter. Simply
because 1 boarded at Zschaus house l am
tHTOWu lulO jail on Suspicion. mere is not
a particle of evidence against me and shall
hold the bank officials responsible for the
position In which 1 am placed. l have
known Charley Zschau for nearly two years.
but have no idea whether not he took
the money from the bank. AS far as 1 am
concerned, however, I am wholly innocent
OF any completely in the matter"
During his talk Jackson paced the narrow
confines of his cell nervously. struggling his
shoulders, delving his hands into his pockets
and alternately placing his thumbs In the
denials. Jackson suddenly turned and, coming
close to the iron bars, said:
What do they say about me, what do
they charge, me with, tell me? What do
they say l have done?
Upon being informed by the reporter that
he was charged with being Zschau's accom-.
plice, and that he had paid large sum of
money into the First National bank Monday
last, Jackson became excited.
you say that I deposited money?
Dear! Dear! That's too bad: And
has-by G. it's awful. Well, well! You
don't mean to say that II don't ur-
derstand it. It's too id bad"
Jackson turned abruptly away from
the cell door with a long-drawn sigh,
and shook his head with an aspect Of
deSpairing meditation. Wheeling about
he declared vehemently:
tits a lie. I know nothing about
any deposit or check. I never had any
big sum of money.
II am unjustly accused in this whole
matter" he continued, land can estah-
lish my innocence by proving an alibi.
This money was stolen from the banl:
shortly before O'Clock, and I did not
leave my clearinghouse until a quar-
ter after 9. went straight to the office
of the NOnotuck Silk company on jack
son street, and can account for all Of
the rest of my time. Finding the office
closed L went around to the National
Germ n rnnrioon ha ok roanhfnor fhpro
about 10 o'clock, and got a personal
check for $25 cashed. I saw Zschau at
this time and talked to him briefly.
l did not know how to draw personal
check on my own account, and asked
Charley how to do it. He told me sim
ply to make it out payable to myself.
I did so and received the money from
ing said about any money being missing
from the bank at that time by any one.
after leaving the bank / went to g.
saloon at Central avenue and Wabasha
street to meet the bookkeeper Of the
NonCtuck Silk company, so that could
get into the Office to get my mail. I
found him there about II o'clock, and
together we went back to the office. I
was with him until 2 or o'clock in the
afternoon and saw nothing of Zschau
until that evening at supper. After
supper / went down town by myself. 1
can prove my innocence in this matter,
and Zschau's own people will swear
that I did not leave the house until
after that money was stolen They
say that I had a vaIse with me
when I was in the bank, but this is not
so. I had nothing, not even an over
coat"
Jackson is twenty-eight years old
and is married. He has been in tbs
employ Of the Nonotuck Silk company
in the Twin Cities and the Northwest
as travelling salesman for the last four
years. He formerly lived in Chicago
where his wife now lives, and has no
children. He says he has known Zschau
for nearly two years and has boarded
at the home of Zschau's parents, 1873
Martin street, since last January. Jack
son and ZSchau occupied the same
room. and the former says he has fire.
quently visited his friend at the bank
Jackson had not secured an attorney
last evening, but stated he would dc
so this morning, and enter request for
hail, which he said he could furnish
through his friends.
REHEARSED IN THE BANK.
Judge Lusk, president of the bank,
when seen last night, confirmed the re-
port that $1,000 of the stolen money
had been found at the cooper shop Of
Zschau's father where Zschau said he
had buried it. Judge Lusk said:
Louis Zschau, Charley's brother, and
Mr.. Thauwald and Mr.. Eisenmenger,
the bOndSmen, finally succeeded in Sc
curing a partial confession from
Charley. But beyond admitting that
he had confederate, they could get
nothing further out of him. It is sup
posed, however, that jackson is the
man who stood in the stationery room,
and to whom Zschau handed the pack
age of money.
Gin my first interview with Supt.
Weber on Saturday." continued Judge
Lusk, 81 stated the case in a guarded
manner, so as to avoid intimating sus-
picion that any of the bank employees
might be implicated. AS soon as Supt
Weber was in possession Of such facts
as were within our knowledge at the
time, he went out and requested the
various employees of the bank to show
him what their duties were on opening
the bank in the morning. They did So
and Immediately afterwards Supt
Weber explained to me exactly how the
money was taken, according to his
theory. That theory has proven to
be absolutely correct. namely that
Zschau concealed the package of
money under the empty sacks and car
ried it to the stationery room, where
he handed it to his confederate" e
Asked if any Of the rest Of the money
had been located or any trace Of it
discovered, Judge Lusk said there had
not been.
Peter Thauwald, one of the bonds
men, refused absolutely to say a word
He said he had been instructed by the
county attorney not to say a word
about the case, especially to reporters
Louis Eisenmenger, after the confer
ence in the county attorneys office,
went to Hastings and could not be seen
Ia ST night