The evening world., 1905-10-24
AccCmpGce Of Jackson Be-
lieves Leader Is Surely
Trapped on Island.
DRUGGED ON DORODA.
Stoffel Declares He Had No Part
in Robberies Along Sound,
but Knew Of Them.

A despatch from Newport, R. l., an
nounces that guard OF deputy sherlns
has been placed around the island upon
which Newport is situated, to prevent
the escape Of Henry A. Jackson, the
owner Of the sloop Doroda, which Is be-
lleved TO be the craft used last summer
by the robbers who looted scores OF
homes OF the milionaires In the country
colonies asong the Sound
Late developments concerning Jackson
lead the police Of Newport and this city
TO believe that he Is remarkable ertn-
inal.
otto steifel one OF Jacksons pals
who was with him when the Doroda
was seized by the police at Newport
was captured to-day at Providence. X.
l. A special despatch to The Evening
World from Providence says that stei.
fel has made full confession OF a
startling nature. Much OF what he con-
fessed is kept secret by the police OF
Providence
steifel says that he shipped with
Jackson on the Doroda on Sept. 6 at
Bath Beach. II was just about that
time that a man was killed aboard Il
sloop Off Batn Beach, In Gravesend
bay. No clue TO the murderer has ever
been discovered, but II is believed that
steifel may tel something aoout It.
Ihe motive or the crime was robbery.
Young stelfel says that his home Is
81 No. ll3 Fourteenth street, Brook
lyn, aud that jackson Is from Taunton,
Mass. The vast quantities OF silver.
ware and other yalulbles found on the
Doroda we're stolen, Steifel says, from
residence along the Sound, but he de.
llles active participation In any OF the
.,.,"~. says that ne tanks jackson
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VI Rhode Lsiund. Aiassdenusetts and
New lOrA are nav seeAing " arrest
JACKSON.
The Donoda fell into the hands of the
authorities at Newport last saturday,
wncn jackson and a companion deserted
her under pursuit OF deputy sherns.
Steifel was not with the boat nhen.
II had nothing 10 do with getting the
plunder which was stored aboard the
Dorodas he declared, but the sloop
was equipped with ali kinds OF medi-
clnes and drugs, and have on num-
Der OF occaSons had reason TO believe
that jackson would drug me and while
was sleeping on the effects would
plumber some boat OF residence
II know that I would wake up with a
big head, not due TO drink the next
and there would be a lot OF
new sum aboard, and we would be
miles away from where we had an
chored the night before"
He claims to have been q witness OF
an attack upor Miss Adelaide Percival,
a friend OF Ruth A. Bain. of Taunton,
the sloOp owners sixteen-year-old niece,
which. he says, was made on board the
boat near East Greenwich last week, at
the point Of a revolver In JackDon's
hands.
The young man says that II his pa
rents are Informed Of his connection
with the craft I've will klll himself II
have the means 10 do II right with me
now" he cold the police. "and you win
not nnd Il II an searched, either"