The Washington times., 1919-02-01

Hood was awakened when he struck
match.
He offered her $50 to keep quiet,
but she struggled with him. He
claims 10 have shothimself in an at
tempt at suicide, but it is our belief
that he was wounded in the struggle
with Miss Hood.
Information was obtained by De
tective. Sergeant OBrien that this
man, who lives at 1920 L street, was
seen to enter this house at 5:50
o'clock on the morning of the at
tacks. O'Bricn and others simply lay
in wait for him and arrested him last
night.
Praise for Detective Sergeant Pat
O'Brien for his capture of the madman
was given by Major Pullman. He made
the following statement:
Too much praise cannot be given to
Detective Sergeant Patrick O'Brien and
the men who assisted him in clearing UP
the so-called madman case and in ap-
pretending the man who admits his
guilt and has supplied the police every
corroborating fact in completing the evil
dence.
Thanks All Helpers.
''Not only is great credit for excel
lent police work due, to Detective
Sergeant O'Brien, but also TO all of
Inspector Grants men, the Detective
Bureau, the captains, lieutenants,
sergeants and to the hundreds Of
patrolmen over the city who have
joined in the hunt for more than a
week and worked long hours with en-,
thusiasm and the one desire to appre-
hend the guilty man. 1 greatly appre-
ciate the splendid cooperation which
has come from officers of the War
Department, members OF the Home
Defense League and hundreds Of citi-
zens who have freely donated their
services and their automobiles to the
department during the week to patrol
the streets.
''The interest Of citizens generally
in assisting the police in the case
particularly in notifying the depart
ment of presence Of suspicious per-
sons in various neighborhood has also
been very much appreciated.
cit is indeed gratifying that the de-
partment has been assured already OF
the same civilian cooperation in the
Chinese murder case, on which we are
now working.
Planned His Route.
Under the close questioning Of In
spector Grant and central office men,
jackson made a clean breast of his
movements on the morning the three
women were attacked. He told by
detail the route he followed. Jack
son said he set out with all his plans
made and his mad adventure was in
the following order:
He went to the home of Miss
Martha Geagan, 1912 Connecticut ave-
nue. northwest. In this house there
is a wide stairway, with a sharp
right-angle turn at the top. Facing
the sairs directly was the room of the
first victim, Miss GeaEan. The exit
was clear from this room to the doo-
opening on the street. This door was
about ten feet from the foot Of the
sairs. He said he did not know
whether there was anyone on the
first floor Of the house.
The lock on the door at this house
was not forced. Jackson took about
thirty seconds to get out Of the house
from the second floor. He said he
was frightened by the screams of
Miss Geagan. AS he fed he left the
front door standing open
Minute Between Attacks
Between this house and the home
OF. 4. his next victim, Miss Florence
Fowler, az 1911 L street northwest,
the street blocks are unusually long.
Jackson estimated it took him min
ute to run to the house where Miss
Fowler lived He said he did not
try any doors as he ran between
these houses.
The front door of the house where
his second victim was sleeping was
likewise unlocked, Jackson told the
police.
The negro said his escape from this
house was also easily effected, as
there was no obstruction between the
door Of Miss Fowler's room and the
front door. Like the previous visit
he planned to make his escape by the
same way he entered. He declared he
made such a quick getaway that no
one could have possibly seen him. He
left the front door Of this house open.
Hid In AIIeyway.
Then, while police were searching
for him two blocks away, Jackson hid
in a dark alleyway, in a sheltered
nook, occasioned by the jutting wing
Of the dining room of the family hotel
Of Miss Nellie O'Keefe, at 1887 L
street northwest. The alley through
which he made his entrance to this
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