The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19
SURE HE'S ROXBURY'S SLAYER
MISS THOMASCH IDENTIFIES THE
NEGRO PRISONER.
Purse That RONhnry Carried Is Found In
Bureau Drawer I'm lHis ROom-POllce
say They Have Clear Case Against
Him-WOman He Lived with Held.

say hhey nave clear case Against
Him--WOman He Lived with Held.
Charles jackson. the negro who was ar
rested on Friday night on suspicion Of
having killed Charles W. Roxbury, the tea
faster, was identified yesterday by Miss
Lillian Thomasch as the man who assaulted
hoxbury a week ago Wednesday night at
l08th street and River avenue. in The
Bronx.
Miss Thomasch. who was Roxbury's
companion on the night of the assault,
picked jackson out from a line in which
were TOUR other negroes selected at random
and four detectives Of Inspector Ttus's
staff.
Inspector Titus had intended to wait
until the inquest before trying to get Miss
Thomasch to identify jackson, but as the
negro was being led from the fremont
station to the Tombs several newspaper
photographers got snapshots of him. Fear
ing that Miss Thomasch's Identification
might be influenced by a newspaper pict-
ure, Inspector Titus had jackson brought
back to the fremont station.
Titus then sent for the woman, who came
to the station with her brother Four
negroes picked up in the street were put
in line with the four seuths jackson
was the fourth man in the line. Miss
Thomasch passed three men and stoppe
by jackson.
That is the man | saw that night" she
said, pointing to the prisoner
Inspector Titus asked her if she was
sure and she said she was.
Then identify him by touching him,
said the inspector
With some hesitation Miss Thomasch
put her finger on his right shoulder, Jack
SON was sullen and Indifferent He showed
no emotion and Miss Thomasch, who went
through the Identification without losing her
self-control, was taken away by her brother
Some of the newspapers which insisted
on having Miss Thomasch's description
of the assailant before the police were ready
to give il ont, quoted her as saying that the
man who assaulted Roxbury was tall
slender, deathly pale and clean shaven
with sharp chin and thin, cruel lips"
Inspector McClusky said Yesterday that
he had known all along that Miss Thomasch
wasn't sure whether Roxburys assailant
was negro or white wan, as she got only
a glimpse of him
Inspectors McClusky and Titus both
said yesterday that jackson hadn't made
a confesson, but that they had something
better-a clear case against him, In addi-
tlon 10 the DaWntlcKet Wnlcn was fOuIld on
Friday night on the negro woman who lived
with jackson as his wife. the detectives
found yesterday in the bottom of a bureau
drawer in Jackson's room pgskin purse.
This purse was carried by Roxbury on
the night he was assaulted. There were
two five-dollar bills in it, which had been
given to him by his mother. The bills were
gone and there were blood stains on the
purse
jackson and the woman who says she is
his wife made contradictory statements
about the purse. He said he found it in
Tenth avenue street car three months
ago. The woman said that she first saw
the purse about a week ago.
Inspector Titus says that the couple
have made contradictory statements about
other things. Jackson. who has been
driver Of brick wagon and at one time
worked for contractor in the ne'ghbor-
hood where Roxbury was assaulted, was
arraigned before Magistrate Crane in the
Morrisania police court yesterday. He
said he was not guilty and was locked up
In the Tombs.
Lucy jackson, the woman he says liz his
wife, was held as a witness The police
say that 80 far they have nothing to connect
her with the crime.