Putnam patriot., 1929-02-14
WILL LAST MESSAGE
SOLVE MURDER MYSTERY
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house quick II Is believed that i.
was the vote Of Mrs Andrews,
Policeman Hurley. who has been en-
gagged IN investigating the murdlr.
rushed TO the Jackson home and Dr..
Fred NJ Smith, the JACKSON family
physician. was summoned. When tha
doctor arrived Mrs. jackson was dad.
The physician summoned Or. Louis J..
Mason, medical examiner, and treated
the hsstarseal daughter, Miss juanita.
Interest conferred in whether Mrs.
Jackson had left am message that
would throw light on the murder Of
her husband None was found In the
bathroom nor in the bedrooms. Later
a sealed letter was found ia Mrs. jack
sons clothing. This message was turn
"a over to the medical examiner. When
Coroner Arthur G. Bill Of Danielson
was told Of the finding Of the letter, be
instructed the medical examiner .
hold il until he arrived in Willimantie
this morning. While II was anticipated
last night that the note would be a
declaration that Mrs jackson assumed
the blame for the murder Of her hua-
band, this was only an assumption. 81
/ the letter remained unopened
Appears at Inquest
The suicide Of Mrs. jackson followed
her appearance at an inquest into the
death Of her husband, held by Coroner
/ Bill in Willmantic, Wednesday, at
which she was witness for more than
an hour. Mrs jackson was called be-
fore the county coroner at 1910 a. m.
and remained IN the room for one hour
and ten minutes. Il is siad that she
appeared as self possessed during this
ordeal as she did during the grand
jury proceeding IN Putnam. Monday.
In the home, later In the day. even just
before she took her own life, she APP
peared no differently than at any time
since she found the body Of her muir
dered husband on the kitchen OF the
home Tuesday evening, January 2Vth.
The unusual actions Of Mrs. jackson
in the superior court room IN Putnam
last Monday evening, when Irenor
/ Rice was indicted for the murder OF
her husband, are wildly recalled. The
woman, whose husband had been brut-
ally murdered. rushed up to the man
accused of his murder and shook him
I by the hand and appeared to offer
comforting words Of encouragement
even after the grand jury had found
sufficient evidence on which 10 find
true bill indieting him as her husbands
slayer.
A rumor Of the suicide reached Put
nam about 3.30 o'clock. II was verl-
fed by The Patriot at o'clock, al
though at that time no details were
known. as newspaper men were barred
from the jackson home after the dis
eovery of the tragedy, The news of
the suicide was received here with lit
tie apparent surprise or concern.
While the subject Of the suicide was
discussed and the murder again re-
vived. the first thought seemed 70 be
that the mystery would remain a mys-
terry no longer The hope was express
ed that If Mrs. jackson was IN a po-
rition 10 throw light upon the murder
Of her husband she had done so, and
disappointment was expressed when It
was stated that no message had been
found
Officials Out Of City
County Coroner BIZ had left Will
mantle for his home in Danielson be-
fore the suicide occurred. Investi-
gator Hickey had also left and was on
the way to Hartford He returned as
soon as he was informed of the trag-
edy. According 10 statement cred
tied 20 Hickey, Mrs. jackson has al
ways been more than willing TO talk.
IN fact has sought conference after
conference with the Hartford county
investigator He says that Mrs Jack.
son had appeared more depressed and
sorely troubled since she appeared
against Rice in the grand jury room
at Putnam. Hickey has not disclosed
the facts he has learned in his many
conferences with Mrs. Jackson and
her daughter In fact the whole case.
as far as the public is concerned, is
made up of differences with little Of
actual fact TO base deductions upon.
While the murder of Detective
Jackson was one of the most startling
tragedies ever 10 occur in Windham
county. il has now been overshadowed 4
by that of the suicide Of the widcs,
The man now accused of the no ~.
was almost like one of the y arder
family up 10 "a few days prif Jackson
homicide, when he was fopl or to the
house by Mr.. Jackson ", hidden the
as has appeared from y bile as far
from the procedure folio tatements, or
vestigators. Rice has bef wed by the in
pect in the case. thef EN- the only sus-
been an apparent o.. re has. however,
son household, a~~ loud over the Jack
officer stations< nd the presence of an
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