The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-05
Chair Pusher in Boardwalk
Mystery Disappears
With White Men,
STORY OF ARREST
CAUSES SENSATION
Had Been Under Bail for Several
Days-Declares FIighwayman
Story False.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Sept. 5.-An-
other sensation developed today, when
II became known that Jesse jackson,
the negro pushing the roller chair con-
tanning Mrs. W s. G. Williams and
Charles Boyle Roberts, at the time the
latter was shot, has mysteriOusly dis
appeared.
The negro witness to the affair was
seen TO leave his home at S o'clock
this morning, in company with two
strange white men, who the police say.
have no connection whatever with head
quarters. Since that time all efforts
to locate Jackson have been in vain,
and various rumors are afioat relative
10 his being spirited away. probably out
Of the city.
Chief Woodruff denies that the negro
Is in custody Of the police. and is Un-
able TO explain his strange disappear
auce. The wife and father Of Jackson
say they do not know wnece he is, or
with whom he went The identity of the
men involved in his disappearance can
not be learned
Chief Woodruff admitted for the first
time today that Jackson had been placed
under $500 bail several days ago TO in
sure his appearance at court as q wit
ness whenever wanted. U mad not been
known up 20 this time thar the C0lUTed
witness had been uOminaly in the Gus
Denies Former Story.
In a statement made and signed in the
presence of two witnesses jackson, de
clared that the story heretofore related
OF footpad attacking and shooting
down Roberts was dictated by Mr.. Rob
erts. Jackson's last story follows.
u was pushing the chair in which sat
Mr.. Roberts and Mrs Williams While
pushing the chair heard a shot Rob
erts jumped out of the chair. Then a
second shot was fired. A third shot was
nred and I saw Roberts hand bleed
ing.
Roberts told me TO say the shooting
was done by a highwayman. The hrst
bullet passed through Roberts coat and
entered the seat Of the chair. I think
there We're three shots"
Believe Negro's Story.
That the negro is telling the truth
seems substantiated by a statement that
detectives secured from Dr. J. G. Mar
shall. the surgeon who operated upon
the society man a few hours after the
shooting, when Roberts expected to die.
For the first time. through this state
ment given 10 the detective by DIT. Mar
shall, it was learned that Roberts
4a4lQ was Dllll DUhutE burned. Also
that the first shot which was fired and
was found later TO be a .32-Calber bail.
imbedded in the back OF the rolling
chair, passed through Roberts coat,
penetrated q number of letters and rail-
road folders, but missed the mans body.
The second ball, now lodged In the
wounded mans liver entered the body
from such an angle that, had he used
the weapon, he would have been obliged
20 pull the trigger with his thumb or
10 use both hands TO commit the act.
Jackson Relieved.
Jackson appeared greatly relieved after
he had signed the brief statement. De-
claring that he had heretofore stuck TO
the original story as told twenty min
utes after the shooting and seconded by
Roberts and Mrs. Williams. Jackson
then talked freely about the facts
In this conversation he greatly am
phued the written statement, giving
connecting links which completed a
story that may be as startling as that
revealed by the "Nau" patters0n-C Caesar
Young case in New York.
Jackson said that this was the first
time he had ever made the true revela-
lions OF the shooting. He even declared
that he had told his wife and his father
that highWayman shot Roberts
Within the past tWenty-fOur hours,
jackson declared, the local police de-
partmeut had placed him in a sweat
box 20 force from him the story told
IN the signed statement.