Evening star., 1927-02-22
SUSPECT ADMITS
ATTACKING WOMAN
Confession Follows Identifi-
cation of Phillip Jackson by
I.lrs. Daisy Yelling.

with a confession from Phillip
Jackson, colored. that he attacked and
crin1inaIly assaulted Mrs Daisy Well
ing. 35, 135 d street southeast, Friday
night in the Capitol grounds. and the
finding today of the brick with which
he fractured her skull, the man. who
is 80 years old, and lives at 231 Third
street northeast. is being held In the
fifth police precinct station house.
He probably will be taken to court
tomorrow morning for commitment
to the jail awaiting the final outcome
Of the injuries to the woman. AS
yet no formal charges have been
placed on the police blotter against
him.
The confession came last night to
Detectives Cullinane, O'Dea, Kuehl-
ing. Cole. Messer and Wilson. after
which the man was taken to the
scene of the crime, which was just
across the street from the Neptune
statue fronting the Library of Con-
gress, and in the clump of bushes
there. There, before the police, he
re-enacted the crime.
Brick Found In Snow.
Capt. Sanford. commanding No. S
precinct. this morning sent Policeman
T. NJ. Toland to the scene to search
for the brick. and shortly before noon
half of a brick was recovered from
under the snow. This was immediate.
~ taken to the cell of the prisoner.
where he identified it as the weapon
he used to beat Mrs. yelling into
senselessness. The police say that
they already have the clothes which
the prisoner wore on the night of the
attack, although he did not have them
on when arrested.
Jackson, according to the police,
was picked up with other suspects
during the course Of the investiga-
ton, and Mrs. yelling has identified
him as her assailalnt. She picked him
out from among several others taken
into the sick room last night. After
this Identification, all were taken
from the room and their coats and
hats changed, taken back, and Mrs.
yelling again identified Jackson.
Finally Admits Crime.
It was after this Identification that
he was returned to police headqusr-
ters for further questioning, during
which, with the knowledge Of such
positive identification in mind. he
broke down and confessed the whole
crime to the police. admitting to them.
they say, that he was the assailant.
The police, It was said at the De-
tective Bureau, will await the outcome
Of Mrs. Welling's injuries before plac-
ing formal charges against jackson.
The crime OF criminal assault puts in
the discretion of the jury the death
penalty.
The condition Of Mrs. yelling, 1t
was said at Providence Hospital to-
dav. showed a slight Improvement,
and It was added that IL there are no
complications it is believed now that
she will recover.
Walker Eligible to Reward.
sergt. James M. Walker OF the
Terminal Police Force Is now given
credit by the Detective Bureau for
causing the arrest Of jackson. and is
eligible for the $500 reward offered for
the arrest and conviction OF the as
sailant.
At detective headquarters it was
said today that jackson had been
under Walkers observation for some
time. He had worked as an extra on
the Union Station laboring force and
was a habitue Of that place when not
employed. On the afternoon following
the crime, Walker. 1t was said. sug
gested to Policemen James c. Collins
and w. e. Owens, who do plain clothes
duty for the Metropolitan police at
the station, that Jackson might be
the man they wanted.
Collins informed Inspector Pratt
of Sergt. Walkers suggestion and
the latter assigned Detective Messer
to pick him up. He was apprehended
however, by Lieut.. o. T. Davis and
Policeman T. M. Toland Of number
5 precinct.