The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
GEORGE ". JACKSON
DIED A'f GOOD ROADS CAMP
THURSDAY MORNING
A TRAVELLING SOLICITOR
Convicted of Peddling Without License.
His Wife and Children in Cleveland,
Ohio-Was Known in Shreveport-A
Pathetic Story.

When on Friday morning u was ~
ported that George ". jackson had
died suddenly in the Good Roads Camp,
it was believed that he had been shot
and killed by one 90 the guards.
The report was that while working
Wednesday evening with the gang oi con-
victs, Jackson started % Gun. The super
intendent called to the guards. Look OUT
for him The prisoner 1hrew up his
hands and fell in heap When Ole
guards rushed up to him he was 3ead.
His body was buried in the woods
i Caucasian representative GALLEY on
DIR. S. Y. Alexander. coroner and par
ish physician. Friday and after an ex-
change of salutatlons the reporter quer-
ied
DR. Alexander, did you view and
hold an inquest over the killing Of the
man buried near the G1ood roads camp
Thursday"
| No, sir. An inquest was unnecessary.
/ The man was not shot. nor killed. He
died Of nephritis.
Doctor please give the cause Of
death i'll plain United States.
The man died OF kidney trouble
And then DR.. Alexander gave recital
Of his connection with the case. He
stated that "Wednesday afternoon he
received from Superintendent McCutch-
en- a message urging him to come and
see Jackson, who was very Ill. He
freaclled the Good Roads camp between
: and o'clock and remained with the
sick man until II o'clock Wednes day
night Jackson was unconscious. He did
all he could. but he was beyond the
reach of medicine or physicians skill :.
He had been suffering from the kidneys.
The man died at o'clock Thursday
Imorning as reported to him by Superln-
tendent McCutchen. He died of natural
cause. Death was expected There were
no bruises or any mark indicating Ill
treatment. After death DR.. Alexander
ordered the burial of the unfortunate IN
coffin The burial was in the woods
near the camp, which was situated at
Tim Mooring's dump.
| JACKSON'S MISDEMEANOR.
Jackson was consigned to the Good
Roads camp for ten days on being con-
victed in Judge Webb's court of having
peddled without a license. He could
have been relieved of this part of the
sentence on the payment of $40 and
costs, but Jackson was penniless. AS he
could not pay he was conveyed to the
ljail and from thence he was taken by
wagon to the Good Roads camp to pay
the penalty of his offense. He was
manacled, as explained. to restrain him
from escaping. On reaching camp he
was assigned to duty. Superintendent
McC Cutchen stated that he had not re-
ouired much work of him as he did not
consider him able to work much. He
had allowed him to rest whenever he
had said he was tired. He had treated
him humanely and as we'll as he could.
He had complained of being sick. We'd
nesday porning he had announced that
he could not work. While with the gang
| he declared he was sick and he could
not work. He sat in the shade Of a
|tree little while and jumped up sud
denly and without leave returned to the
camp. He was recalled to near where
the gang was at work. Later i'll the day
Jackson collapsed and he was given such
attention as was suggested until DIR.
Alexander reached the camp and cared
for the sick man.
1t may be remarked that where the
gang was working Wednesday is sandy
and hot and the reflection of the heat
on the sand is sufficient to daze any man
not hardened to such work. 1t is be-
lieved that Jackson was dazed when he
fell, and was taken to, the camp for treat
ment
JACKSON WAS A SOLICITOR.