The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-14

cut andait was of a brown color. He was
a most congeniai companion, yet he was
rough, especially In the matter of States
rights. He said he had-no use for abo-
lition theories. The negro was born a
negro and would always be niger. II
he had his way. yet Jim Jackson's mig
GER the man who ran up at the heels
Of Ellsworth and exclaimed. Mars Jim.
de hole house is full OBJ Yankees said
he was a. most generous master. and not
only wept over his body as child cries
with It's feelings hurt, but with two
others. rode out in the wagon that cart
ed the coffin out to Lumesville and buried
It in the old family graveyard, now wild,
with fences down and nothing to mark
the grave except a bush that bears pro-
fusely in summer a blood-red rose.
THE HOTEL KEEPER.
James ". Jackson came TO Alexandria
from Fairfax Courthouse. where he con-
Quoted the tavern. in February, 1861. less
than three months before. His adver-
tseraent of the Marshall House reopen
ing in the Gazette. says: ct is place
where the old-fashioned Virginia gentle
man will find pleasant accommodations
and congenial company"
1t was rather tavern. such as is the
Alexandra House. kept ny Alex. Hughes
to-day. clearer. It had bar attached
and those who cared not to drink as
gentlemen could either so into the parlor
or elsewhere. It was not either a sec
ond-class affair or disorderly house,
yet Jacksons patronage was largely
from Fairfax countT., and some of the best
people out there were MS regular guests.
The Jackson family is an old family in
Fairfax with branches in several other
counties. up and down. The old estate
of the family seems to be that mention
ed out near Lemusville, from the tree
tops of which one may look across Arl-
ington upon the National Capitol.
Here his rnother-Jane Donaldson Jack
son-is buried She died back in the
seventies at an advanced age and there
is something peculiarly sad in the inscrip-
ton on her tombstone. though think
it is thus because of being either dictated
by herself or written by an untutored
clergyman. It says. land her son James
". Jackson by her side which is not
true for his grave is in the middle of the
lot some dozen feet away.
Jackson's widow died some twelve or
fifteen years ago. but she has three
daughters living still-Mrs. H. NJ F'itz-
hugh. Mrs Walter HELEN and Miss Anne
liza Jackson, who was a babe at its moth
er's breast when the tragedy occurred,
and when, 1t is said. the mother with her
babe threw herself upon the PROSTATE
form OF her husband just without the
door first knocked away by the man who
thrust the sword bayonet through Jack
sons bod.v. pinioning it to the floor.
Judge Henry W. Thomas, who died
some years ago. married a sister of jack
son. this was the lady Mr.. Bryan doubt
less met on the train between here and
Culpeper); another sister of Jackson's
married one Evans, who lived down in
Caroline or somewhere near Boiling
Green, who is. or was the mother of Ad-
miral Robley D. Evans Fighting Bob.
of our present navy.
TO BE MADE PLAIN.
The wears that have passed since those
DAYS of old have Strengthened out great
deal. vet there is more that is yet to
be Strengthened out and made plain even
of this much written about Marshall
House tragedy.
Jim Jackson was no more a murderer
al heart than was Ephriam Elmer Els
worth mere circus actor and tough.
Both were young men and as brave as
any and both gave willingly their lives
for what they seemed to think just.
Though it may be looked upon as bravery
it was mere suicide. Lieutenant James
Smith, of the police force. says: THAT
morning I went down to the foot Of
Cameron Street. near to his home and
was talking with my school-teacher. Mr.
Willie Morrell. who was there on guard. a
lcr came along and Morrell fired to give
Z I'm, and a volleT came back from
= BAT that was still out of sight in
the haze. ran up the street giving the
alarm. too. Well. sometime later on an
officer with twelve men came walking
up the street. and says the officer. wear
ing colonels straps, Boy. where is the
telegrap h office I pointed it out, on
the square above, and walked behind the
men. They did not stop even to try the
door. but went on over to the Marshall
House. on the corner beyond. and Els
worth leaped up the steps and with one
or two men. entered. About fifteen min
utes later all was over. They brought his
body down and on nluskets carried 1t
back to the wharf.
Before Ellsworth came up town he d.
rected the bulk Of his command to march
down Union Street over the railroad to
the tunnel as if he, knowing of the Jack
son fla.g, which could be plainly seen
from WHARF, his camp was. and with
glass from Washington on a clear day
feared to march his men past it up King
Street
WAS ACCIDENTAL.
If the men had gone to Shutters Hill
where they were ordered, the route via
the railroad would have taken them out
Of sight of the flag. and really at the
time of the tragedy Ellswortll's troops
were hated down a. the eastern entrance
Of the Wilkes Street tunnl. ard some
of them marched through the town before
they knew Of tire tragedy. Indeed the
ira gedv was enacted and the great crowd
about the house could be seen by the
Alexandria troops still up at tES-5ead of
King Street.
Ellsworth had about 1000 men and ten
pieces of regular field artillery. He had
his Fire Zauaves. about 200 strong and
a Michigan Regiment, and out in the
stream was the gunboat PaNnee with
her ports open and guns run out The
Alexandria troops numbered perhaps 600
under Major. afterwards General NJ D.
Corse, and there was a sort of indie
pendent cavalry company from Fairfax
under Captain. afterwards Major Dnlaney
Ball, who was a Republican politician
after the war and later on United States