Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-11

the money. I am sorry of it now. If I find that I can't live in peace I will return to you and give up. You will find the gun, with which Mir. McVay was killed under the boiler at the Arkansas Cotton Oil mill This is the truth, so help me God
 Chief Stewart was startled at the contents. He immediately took Sher- if Philpot and his brother, Constable Stewart, into his confidence and they went over the letter time and again to make sure of it's meaning. They finally decided to arrest Jackson.
 Jackson's Statement.
 Jackson was not at Berlin stable, being off almost every night, but the officers soon found him and placed him under arrest. They took him to Constable Stewards office in the court house, where he was questioned re- peatedly. The negro displayed no fright, but declared his innocence and said that he knew of no one who would implicate him in such crime, or put up a job on him. Jackson has always borne a good reputation for negro. He has neved been ar rested during his long residence here and his employers declare that he has proven himself a faithful worker and a truthful negro at all times Jack son stated that he knew nothing of the killing of McVay until Monday morning when he went to work. He said he was out with a woman friend Sunday night and gave the officers her name. He told a straight story to the officers and although the cir cumstantial evidence was strong. Sheriff Philpot and Constable Stewart both doubted the guilt of Jackson. After sweating him until midnight they placed him in jail to await an investigation. The officers then made other Investigations and finally decd- ed to go to Little Rock yesterdays morning to, if possible, learn some- thing of the writer of the letter. At the end of the communication the writer stated that his name was John" that he would not give bis last name until later, if he finally mAde up his mind to return to Pine Bluff and surrender. With this weak clue Sheriff Philpot and Constable Stewart went to Little Rock yester- day to unravel the mystery.
 No Shotgun Found.
 Before going, however, Sheriff Philpot detailed deputies to search for the shotgun, which the writer of the letter stated was underneath the boiler at the Arkansas Cotton Oil Mill plant. Chief Stewart. Deputy Bono and others, authorized to do so, made a thorough search for the weapon, but none could be found. The premises at the otter local oil mill plant were also looked over, but the gun was not forthcoming.
 Arrest of Carter.
 Upon arriving at Little Rock yes- terday morning. Sheriff Philpot anf Constable Stewart went to Attorney Lowery's oaice in Argenta. He re- membered that two men had written letters in his office on Tuesday, and one of them, he said, was tall yellow negro some 65 years old, whose name he did not know, but who frequently visited his office. He described the negro perfectly and without any other clue excepting his description, the To- cal officers went out to find him. Within two hours they had their man and were putting him through a Sweating process of the most rigid kind. They located the old negro in Little Rock.
 He said his name was J. w. Car ter; that he did not write any letter and that he did not know Charley Jackson. After denying all knowl- edge of the affair for more than an hour the officers finally made him ad- nit that he had written the letter. He explained it by saying that he had it