Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-15
Fly Evening News Correspondent ]

lf'y Evening News CorrespondentI
KEYPORT, March 15:-Quiet.
unassuming and protesting that he
had done only his duty as he saw it.
Officer Asbury Mount of the local
police force was prevailed upon last
night to tell a representative Of the
EVENING NEWS how he success
fully caught George Washington
knight. the confessed murderer OF
MrI. Edith Marshall Wilson. of
Perth Amboy, at Cliffwood, Monday
morning.
Oficer Mount stated that he re-
ceived his first clue as to the MUIR
derer's whereabouts through infor-
nation furnished him by his broth
er-in-law, Charles Hauser. who Is
a conductor on the Jersey Central
Traction Company's cars. Having
read of the tragedy in an early
morning paper. Mr.. Hauser recalled
having noticed a colored man board
his car at High street Saturday
night at about 1911 o'clock.
The man." said young Hauser,
was all over the trolley. I noticed
that he was very nervous and ex-
cited and that he sat on practically
every seat in the car. He left the
car at Cliffwood avenue and / gave
the matter no further thought until
l read about the murder in Monday
mornings paper. The minute l read
the headlines / remembered the
man who boarded my car and / at
once went over to Officer Mounts
house and told him what / believed.
Officer Mount. who has been a
member on the local police force
since its organization thirteen years
ago and who was the first uniform
ed policeman in the borough,
thought the clue a good one, and
attired in plain clothes and sending
young Hauser back home to doff his
conductors uniform and put on
plain clothes the two left keyport
on the 1920 A. NJ. car and in just
one hours time had his man.
He came with US without any
trouble whatever" said Ofhcer
Mount, "and acted absolutely un-
concerned during the trip to Perth
Amboy and even handed Hauser
fifty cents TO buy some cigarettes for
him. He was not a hard case TO
handle for he was very submissive
and came along without any trouble,
admitting a little later that he knew
what / was after when i came 10
the door and asked for jackson.
I'VE left the trolley car at Cliff
wood avenue" said Officer Mount,
land proceeded toward the Craigen
Brick company's plant. Noticing
long shack, | knocked on the door
which was opened by a colored man,
and for once / forgot my manners
and kept on walking in without an
invitation. In the house ! noticed
four Ncolored men and a woman.
had previously instructed my brother
in law to look around the place and
see if he could identify the fellow
he had referred to. while / engaged
in a conversation. ! asked the per-
sons there TO direct me TO Washing
ton Jackson's house. which they did
and I left in company with Hauser.
/ noticed that one fellow was wash
ing dishes at the sink and did not
turn around, and when we were out
side / asked my companion If he
recognized the man. Hauser said
NO" that he could not recognize
him unless he was the one at the
sink.
"Outside we met William Regan
and we asked him if he could tell
US how many boarded at the shack
we had just left. or if he knew any
more colored chaps nearby. Mr.
Regan mentioned a fellow boarding
there who was employed at Morgan
and we passed on. A short distance
down the road we met Washington