New-York tribune., 1903-07-18
ARREST IN ROXBURY CASE.
II NEGRO THE SUSPECT.
Had Pa1Cned the Murdered Mans
Wdtch.

Charles Jackson, twenty-nine years old, col
ored. driver, of No 538 West Fiftieth-st, was
arrested at his home last night. suspected of
being the man who murdered Charles W. Rox-
bury, the tea faster, a week ago last night, in
River-ave., in The Bronx. The man, according
to Inspectors McClusky and Titus is the person
who pawned Roxbury's watch. which miss
ing when the died. The watch was found
in the pawnshop of S. Gross, at No. 445 Tenth
ave. The pawn ticket for ii was found in the
possession of Jacksons wife, to whom he had
given 1t. He admits pawning the watch, but
says he found it at the Barnum Bailey circus,
in Danbury Conn, last Wednesday. He says
he knows nothing about the murder He has
several scratches on one cheek that appear as if
received in a fight.
When the watch number was found Inspector
McClusky sent for Detective Payton, of the
Adams-st. station Brooklyn, the only colored
detective in the department. This knows
The Bronx pretty WE'LL and he detailed to
work the case.
The watch was missing at the time of the
murder. and detectives went to work on this
clue. Il was gold, and had a Waltham move
ment and had been purchased in 1898 by Rox-
bury's mother. who gave it to him
Detectives went to Benedcts, jewellers, in this
city, and found the watch had come from that
place and after a three days hunt in theiE
books they managed to find out the case and
movement numbers of the watch, which had
been bought by Mrs. Roxbury. The case num-
Der Al. 100 and the movement number
1906, ,274.
With the numbers and a fair description of the
watch detectives went hunting in every pawn
shop in this city and in this part OF the coun-
try. They located the pawnshop of Cross, in
which the watch had been pawned, last Wednes-
day. It had been pledged for SIS.
Charles H. Hanley was the clerk who had paid
out the money on it. He remembered the man
who had pawned it, and he described him
negro with scratches on his cheek, wearing
black soft hat that pulled down over his eyes
This description was somewhat like that Miss
Lillian Thomasch who with Roxbury the
night of the murder, gave of the man who
struck Roxbury She said he had slouch hat
pulled down over his face, very white eyes and
large ones. This would fit a negro.
Then the negro detective was sent for and
told to see what he could do among the colored
people. Payton went around The Bronx and
found that Charles Jackson had been employed
by John c. Rodgers. contractor, who has part
of the subway work. Jackson lived at Gerard
ave. and One-hundred- -and-sxty- y-ninth-st. Pay
ton learned that the man had moved downtown
and he managed to find him in the house In
Fftieth-st on the West side of town.
1t was Thursday when Payton got the mans
The man was not at home Thursday night and
the house was watched all that night and all
day yesterday.
Payton Detectives McCafferty. Charlton and
Carter went to the house last night and
they waited for the man to come around He
got there late in the evening and he was i'm
mediately placed under arrest He was not
taken back, but seemed to be self-possessed,
and he took the arrest coolly. The negro readily
I,oI med he wat
when the piece of jewelry was shown to him
he said:
That's it. Yes, 1 pawned it,"
The man said he had been to Danbury and
had been employed by the Barnum q Bailey
circus while it was there. He said he was walk
ing about the tents doing some work Wednes-
dav of last week He said he pawned it Satur-
day.
When asked how he had received the
.ova t,bas an his face. Jackson said that he got
them Thursday night by falling against door
Surgeons will probably examine the cuts TO see
how old they are This can readily be deter
mined by experts.
The mans age is probably what he says
tyventv-nine years and he is well-bulit man.
who could give very good fight to a man oi
Roxbury's build. He is quiet IN oeiiieAior anu
he sticks to the stories he tens .tt- ,,i
Jackson will be photographed TINS morning
aud his measurements taken accordlhg 10 the
anu q.. ~ iilo ter in the Detective Bureau The
f,oa ,,,iil look AT bim and he will then be taken
10 the Morrisania Court for arraghmeh'' thls
being the proper court OF JurlsalctIioIi Iai ,,i,,,
Miss Thomasch may be asked TO look az hiIn
for the purpose of attempting an @ ldentlilcauon,
Inspector McClusky said last is nlgIt mar t m@
,as q ,uitDess in the case but he refused 10 nave
anTtbinp further 70 say on that score he
You'd not tell if he meant that he has VII, WI,
e.' arainst Jackson but ii is presumed that
=. 7u.lat he does mean. He would not tell
where the witness is if he has him or her under
detention or not Several ends OF this CaplIit'
~ inspector said are being cleared up IN
snector McCIusky was jubilant last night over
the capture.