The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

i SnOt down IN the presence OF
wife and daughter, cody slaughtered
while laboring to earn scant living
for a large family; a life snuffed out
by the hands of an Erie detective,
is the sum and substance of the kill
ing of ]. w. Jackson by II. X. Curry
Monday
The sympathy of the entire popu-
lace of Marion goes out to a much
bereayed family. A picture of home
where sits poor mother surrounded
by large family whose main support
has been torn away, is one that is
branded ON the minds of nearly every
man, woman and child in the county
John William Jackson, aged forty
seven years, father of six children,
a hard working reputable citizen,
who resided on a small farm two
miles west of the city, was the vic
tim OF the shooting. II. r. Curry,
a brother of e. @ Curry. lieutenant
of the Erie detective force, was per-.
petrator.
CURRY'S DEFENSE.
Detective Curry alleges that Jack
son threatened him with corn knife
and that he was compelled to shoot
him In self defense. Parties who have
thoroughly investigated the circum-
stances, hold that Curry murdered
jackson for one of three things, eth
er in fit of anger, with overesti-
mated authority or through fear that
his victim would reveal an import
ant secret. ..s s...
THE MURDER DESCRIBED.
A ten acre corn field located di-
rectly north of the Erie railroad and
short distance east of the Erie
ice house WIS the scene of the
murder. Anxious TO finish husking
the remainder of the corn in the field
before winter sets in, Mrs. jackson
and daughter Eva, aged seventeen
years, volunteered 10 assist Slr.
jackson Monday afternoon. The three
accompanied by a farm hand, Frank
Mcdonald, went to the field shortly
after 12 o'clock ~. r,..
Shortly after o'clock, Detective
Curry, garbed In citizens clothes, in
terrupted the contented crowd. Boldly
approaching Mr.. jackson he informed
him that he was under arrest.
T'what have / done?" quericd Mr..
Jackson.
'I have a warrant for your arrest,
you have been stealing coal" sharply
exclaimed the officer.
jackson resented the remark and
fatty refused TO go with the detec-
/ tive.
After a continued argument, the
I witnesses state that Jackson started
/ towards a corn shock whereupon the
+ detective followed him. A little later
I cluwy held a warrant before him and
1 Instructed him TO read 1t. by this
time jackson was apparently infuriat-
ed by the officers PERSISTENCE and
he seized the document and tore 1t
In several pieces.
This move apparently angered Cur
1 ry and he remarked. ''You will go
with me one or two ways, either dead
or alive"
'Why do you say that stole coal,
you know that you gave me and my
wife permission only last week, TO
pick up all loose coal along the
tracks, providing that we did not do
It on days when Erie Superintendent
Allen Is In town." argued jackson.
~ never gave you permission TO
steal COAL" remarked the detective.
Shut you said we might pick up
the waste along the tracks and that
is all we have done remarked Jack
son. 1'Well will go with You hut I
will tell the court and prove ii by
my wife, that you told us We might
pick up the loose Jumps"
These are said TO have been the
last words uttered by jackson.
AT this juncture, the witnesses al
lege, the officer uttered an oath and
at the same time exclaimed, "'You
win not tell them" 80 r
lie then drew mis- revolver and fired
three shots. -
The first missed its mark, the sec
ond pierced the left side and the
third entered the breast directly be-
low the left collar bone. jackson ut-
tered groan OF pain and died almost
Instantly
willing to sacrifice her life TO save
her husband, Mrs. Jackson rushed To
the victims side as the detective drew
his revolver, She attempted TO step
between the volley and the victim
after the first shot had been fired,
but the fire was too rapid and the
man fell lifeless In the woman's arms,
Frank Mcdonald farm hand who
had been working for Mr. Jackson
during the past several days. was the
principal witness A short time be-
fore the shooting, Jackson called To