New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-28

II was about a. IN. MT Jachsoh
was very deaf. so deaf that Thomas r.
Courtenay, the manager of the iroquois'
said yesterday that It was palniu' "
talk TO him. Mr.. and Mrs. Wh'tina"
both said yesterday that they were dis-
turbed by no sound the night before
The body was not found in the parior'
the room on which the door from inc
hall opens. but in the bedroom. the inner
room II was lying near the bed ana
with the feet pointing away from the
bed. as thought the old man had awakened
while the thief was in the room and had
risen 10 Srapple with him. There were
three deep gashss in the skull that ap-
peared To have been made with blunt
instrument and there was cut over the
left eve on each side of the throat
were eight or ten finger imprints' as
though the murderer had made several
Intellectual efforts to choke his victim.
Death was caused by stransulstion.
Stuffed in the mouth Of the dead man
was a wash cloth about four by SIX
inches, and this, Coroner's Physician
Leblanc said. had caused death by stran-
gulation. The murderer did not enter
the bathroom. which was found undis-
turbed. TO wash his hands, but a coarse
handkerchief was found on the chiffonier.
and on this he had wiped his hands,
leaving several excellent imprints Of his
fingers.
Son Of Clergyman
MIR Jackson was the son Of the Rev.
Or Charles ID. Jackson, rector for many
years of st. Peters Church, West
Chester He was descendant of Revo-
lutionary stock and a member of the
Sons Of the Revolution. He joined the
9TH Regiment before the Civil War and
was its color sergeant when 1T went TO
the front He was a graduate of Column
bia University. and was a member of
Lafayette Post, Grand Army Of the Re-
public. His wife died nine years ago,
and for the last four years he had lived
at the New York Yacht Club, Of which
he was a member, moving to the 1ro-
quois Hotel on June % His funeral will
be held i'm ST. Peters Church, West
Chester, at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. jackson had been cashier of the
Stock Exchange firm of Van Setback ~
Co. for the last thirty years, and before
been clerk i'm a downtown bank. All
the customers Of Van SChaiCk & co.
knew him, and all esteemed him for MS
kindness of manner. as did the whole
Office staff. On account of his deafness
he was accustomed TO wear. suspended
from his reck. a rubber disk, which
served the purpose Of q sounder, and 1t
was connected by wire to a rubber re-
ceiver which he held TO his ear when
any one spoke TO him. Mr.. Jackson's ac-
counts, which were always kept with
scrupulous accuracy. were found correct
and complete yesterday 10 the close on
business on Wednesday.
Man Of Regular Habits.
At the Iroquois Hotel it was said that
Mr.. Jackson's habits were most regular.
His newspaper would be taken to his
room in the morning. and he would have
his breakfast in the hotel dininsroom at
about o'clock. He generally came home
between and o'clock in the afternoon,
and after dinner sat in the hotel lobby.
moving his chair to the door on particu-
larry warm evenings, and he would go to
bed between S and o'clock in the even
ing.
on Wednesday evening Thomas F.
Courtenay, the manager of the hotel
said good night to Mr.. Jackson at !
o'clock as Mr.. Courtenay was leaving
the hotel. Miss Florence Coles, the teie-
phone operator, who also went home at
s o'clock, spoke to Mr.. Jackson as she
was going out Edward Walker, the
night clerk. remembers seeing Mr.. Jack
son in the lobby at about 9 o'clock.
while John Matthews, the night elevator
boy, says that he took Mr.. Jackson up
stars at about Q O'Clock.
Everton Standard. the day elevator
boy. took Mr.. Jackson's paper to his
room at Z o'clock yesterda5 morning.
The door to the room was standing
partly open and the boy threw the
paper inside. Though he had always be-
fore found the door locked in the morn
ing. he did not investigate when he
found It open yesterday morning and
did not report to the management OF the
hotel When Rose McCue, the chamber
maid went to Mr.. Jackson's room at
SD o'clock she saw Mr.. Jackson's feet
at an angle through the bedroom door
before she approached the apartment
She went into the apartment far enough
10 see that the morning paper was lying
where standard had thrown and that
Mr.. Jackson was lying on the floor Of
the bedroom.
Informs Whitman Of Murder.
Rose called Standard and he then went
for Mr. Courtenay, who sent at once for
Or. Pearson. the house physician of the
Iroouois. MIR. Courtenay also called
District Attorney Whitman. After Mr.
Whitman had seen the body he gave in
structions for the police and the Coroner
10 he informed of the murder. Lieu
tenant Gloster. in charge of the de-
tectiyes at the East 51st street police
station. took charge Of the case until the
arrival Of Inspector Hughes and Com
missioner Dougherty. Gloster was put
in charge again last night, with hfteen