Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
REGARDED AS IMPORTANT.
Arrest Of Charles Wilson, Alias Henry
jackson, May Clear Mystery.

Detectives Cornwelf and O'Brien made an
arrest at an early hour this morning which
is considered to be Of more than ordinary
Importance The prisoner Is q young col
ored man who gave his name as Charles e.
Wilson. but who afterward admitted that
his name Is Henry Jackson. He proved to
be an ex-convict who served term Of five
years in the penitenuary at Richmond, Va,
for robberies committed in the vicinity OF
Falls Church. Since his release from the
prison at Richmond he has lived in this
city at the house of Mrs Cross, No. 419 Sd
street southwest. He boarded at the house
mentioned and was employed as watch
man in the smallpox service. 1t is the belief
of the detectives that the prisoner has done
much Of the stealing that has given SO much
annoyance to them during recent weeks. Z,
The arrest was the result OF system In
augurated by Major Sylvester several weeks
ago, when the members OF the detective
corps were sent out to look Tor midnight
marauders. About $50 o'clock this morn
ing the detectives saw the colored man near
the corner Of 10th and K streets northwest.
He suddenly disappeared and the officers
went in search of him. 1t was regarded as
certain that he had gone to the basement
door Of one of two houses, and presently
Detective OBrien found him endeayoring to
hide in the coal vault In front or the mouse
Of William Stone, 936 X street. jackson was
his pockets. .
When the detective put his hand on the
colored mans shoulder to place MIN under
arrest the latter put his hand IN his hip
pocket to get one OF his snoes. IhinKins
he was going to draw a weapon the officer
gave him little rough treatment. The
prisoner was placed in buggy and driven
to police headquarters, where he was Ques-
dropped a case knife insthe vehicle. The
knife was afterward identified as the prop
erty Of Mrs. Cross, at whose house the
prisoner boarded. The dining room window
at the house of Mr.. Stone had been opened
by moving the fastening with the knife.
Jackson had not had time to enter the
house before he was captured.
Detective Lacy Identified the prisoner as
the man who was sent to the penitentiary
at Richmond in 1894 fog the Falls Church
robberies. He was arrested at that time by
Detective Lacy. After the arrest had been
made Detectives CornweA and O'Brien visit
ed the room OF the prisoner In the Sd street
house, but found nothing other than CLOTH
ing. Mrs. Cross fully identified the knife
as her property.
For several months the detectives have
been Kept busy looking for colored bur-
glar who has visited a score or more OF
houses and made small hauls. During the
investigation of the robberes the detectives
were informed that aclored man wearing a
badge had committed some of them It de-
veloped that Jackson wore a badge while
he was In the smallpox service, but nobody
has yet been able to identify the prisoner
as the wearer Of the badge referred to by
the detectives informants
When jackson was taken to headquarters
about o'clock and seen by the detectives
he declared his name was Wilson. and 1T
was not until Detective Lacy identified him
that he admitted he had been known under
the name Of Jackson. He was measured
and photographed for the gallery, and the
Detectives are making further investiga-
ton