Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17

MIS-. -. =. Eldridge and her son
were there also. Mrs. Vaughan soon
appeared and in reply to queries stat
cd that Chris and Florence Lad been
married about four months.
DID NOT AGREE.
They did not get OH we'll together
as his wife was hot tempered and dis
posed to fight. She did not know
that she had ever been to the peniten
tiary but She had heard since the
marriage that she had been there.
The couple had lived with her until
about threo weeks ago when they SC
cured employment at second and
Grace streets with Mr.. Boice. Mrs.
vaughan stated that she had not
definitely decided upon Just what at
torneys she would employ to defend
her grandson Chris jackson. She was
gong down to talk with Chris then
NsnR-,j 'A''ND
The body Of Florence Jackson was
removed to Prices Undertaking estab
aishment last Wednesday evening
There 1t lay upon the''coolfng board,
where 1t was viewed last Thursday
morning by tho Coroners Jury. She
was we'll built. A bullet hole lust be
low Iho beast bono and almos. i, tho
confer showed where the death wound
had been made.
TWO OTHER DARK SPOTS
mere were two ether dark spots
that looked like bullet wounds, The
autopsy had been held, the cuts mads
ny 'he surgeons knife had been sew
Gu up Everything was being DELAY
Gu III order to hear from her sister
Ill Parkersburg, w. Va, All kinds Of
rumors are being circulated. The cues
ton That Is interesting the public
seems to be tho identity of the man
who made n hurried exit from tho
place when the shots were fired.
CAME TO SEE ABOUT WASHING.
ellen Graham says a man was
there, but she gives his name as Arch
or ana says that he lives OH Smith
st. She knows shat he came to see
her about doing some washing. He
disappeared when the shots were
fired and she dods not know which
way ho went. Jackson says that he
saw man OH the bed. The identifi
cation of this man will go far to un
ravel this case which has attracted
so much attention among tho colored
folks Of this, city.
THE COOKS STATEMENT.
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A visit to DR.. Boice' s residence at
2Ol e. Grace ST. disclosed the fact
that Chris Jackson had been employed
there about five weeks and, his vito.
aDouth Three weeks. The cook, who
did not seem to wish her name used,
although IL Is Mary Cheeseman stated
that she did not know anything about
the affair. She did know anything
about Florence as she was not DIN her
class. When told tina. Norence had
been raised by ELLEN Graham, she. ra .
marked that she did om: to have
been raised by anybody. S S'ls'I 35
BELIEVED HER TO BE
A BAD WOMAN.
She regarded her as being O bad
woman, giving as her reason, her
General attitude and bearing. Chris
and FLORENCE had had fuss the day
she was killed Florence mad thrown
flat iron as him and she thought
1T struck him on the hip. She saw
Florence throw the pieces Of the note
AFTER she had torn the note ND, in'o
the scuttle. Chris had told the off
Ger where to find 1t and he had been
there and gottenthese pieces.
DID NOT WANT TO TESTIFY
we did not want to be drawn into
the case rs she did not know any
thing about 'jhe case. She had never
heard OF Ellen Ind thought that a
mans name was signed to the note
that had. caused the Jrouh!e. She
spoke symnathctically OF Florence's
boy She had not seen any specific
acts OF wrong doing on the part of
Florence, although she was convinced
that she was a bad woman, gauging
INC same by her actions She had
heard a certain mans name mention
ed In connection with the affair, but
further than calling the name of the
street on which he lived, she did noL,
care to go, as it was only rumor.