New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-27
CANNOT IDENTIFY NEGRO
But Hiss Thomasch Is Sure Defend
ant Is GMItY.

While admitting that she was not able to identify
Charles Jackson as the man who gave her COM
panion. Charles ". Roxbury. a fatal blow. Miss
lillian Thomasch yesterday. at the trial OF the ac
cused negro. declared # was her conviction that
he was the criminal. Counsel for the defence. in
his cross-examination, asked her If her acquain-
tance with Roxbury not more intimate than
she had admitted. but her answer In every case
No" She admitted that after speaking TO
two men soon after her companion had been
struck down. she told one about it until her
connection with the case was learned. and that on
The following morning she had telephoned to Rox-
burys Office and asked about him. concealing her
identity.
Mortimer f. McGraw. Roxbury's brother-in-law
offered an explanation OF Mrs. Roxbury's excited
behavior In the courtroom at the close Of Tues
days session. He said that the widow had no i'll
feeling toward Miss ThOmasch and did not get
angry with her. Mrs. Roxbury. he said was an
noyed because Jackson was allowed in the corridor
IN which she was sitting with Mrs Gibson. Mrs
Roxbury. in waving her hands, and saying keep
back" according TO McGTaws version of the cpl
sode did not refer 10 Miss Thomasch, who was
approaching but 10 Jackson. who was some dls-
lance behind the manicurist
Miss Thomasch admitted that she made sworn
statement 10 Coroner Berry that she suspected
tall slim man one Of two she saw. when she left
The train at the entrance OF Macombs Dam
Bridge and the one she with the woman, OF
being The person who bad assaulted Roxbuly from
Replying 70 Nj Ely. she said she could T not say
positively the she described as
Mr.. RoXbury the one she had seen walking
with the
and heard the word you. She had not heard TOOL
steps behind her
Tie Recorder cautioned her. saying that her
Identification might mperl the life Of the defend
ant Still she said that she believed he was the
man and had doubt about il.
She the aSsallant's face but could not leli
whether the white or colored
Now, II YOU have any doubt OF the 0efendant
being the man ! want you TO say SO, SAID the
= have not Ny conscience is perfectly clear and
I DO not want TO do this man any injustice re-
piled the witness.
Detectives testified that Jackson admitted pawn
ing RoXbury's watch. and told OF finding the pawn
ticket and RoXbuTys wallet at JackSOns nome
Patrolman O'Neil repeated conversation he SAID
lie had with Jackson in which Jackson said he had
paNned the watch for white man called slim
who had given him so OF the SIS obtained on the
fimepiece. 80
that the night Of the assault she had told Jack
that she informed him also that he was in arrears
the furniture and clothes they had bought or
instruments. He went out and returned at 9;io
O'Clock When went out he wore his working
clothes and soft felt hat Miss ThOmasch had
described the assailaut wearing 4 soft hat. Jack
showed the woman ROXbUTyS watch, and said
he had found it, and that he going TO pawn H.
Later he gave her pawnticket and Il. On the
next Tuesday Jackson showed her RoXbury s
pocketboOk and said he had found IL She had never
heard him speak OF slim
The prosecution then rested and adjournment was
taken until this morning. when the defence will