The Cotton Factory Times. — 1888-05-25 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

THE INQUEST.  From inquiries made this morning we are enabled to state that the inquest on the body of the murdered man cannot be held before to-morrow. Mr. F. Price. the county coroner, will as usual hold the inquest, the body lying in the gaol. Meanwhile a podt modem examination of the body will be made.  An Oldham correspondent telegraphs:—The Oldham police have obtained traces of the man who murdered a warder at Strangeways Gaol yesterday, and then escaped. Two burglaries were reported to them this morning, which it is believed were committed by the murderer, whose name is John Jackson, alias Edward Graham. During the night the house of a man in Park Road, Oldham, was broken into, and a quantity of clothing stolen. In this, it is believed, Jackson attired himself. The articles are a black worsted overcoat, white linen jacket, and a brown and mixture tweed vest. He also took a bottle of porter and a quantity of cigars, leaving behind a prison sock, which removes any doubt there may be as to his identity. The subsequent operations of the prisoner confirm the belief that the burglar is also the murderer. Jackson was suffering imprisonment for a robbery from the Salvation Army people. Last night be broke into the house of Thomas Wood, -a Salvation Army Captain, who resided at 8, Cromwell-street, Oldham, and from there took a tweed coat and El 16s. in money, chiefly in coppers. He also stole the keys of the Salvation Army barracks, with which he entered that building, and appears to have remained there some time. The police found the empty bottle of porter and some cigars partly smoked, from which it is evident that the murderer had been enjoying himself at this place. A piece of cotton waste was also found, and as there was a similar piece of waste in the linen jacket taken from Park-road, it is quite clear that both burglaries were committed by one and the same person. The Manchester city police were in Oldham last night making inquiries regarding the escaped prisoner, but nothing had then been heard of him, nor have any of his prison clothes been found here at the time of telegraphing, though there is no doubt that he exchanged them for the clothing he stole from Park-road. Jackson or Graham, is well known to the Oldham Police, having, it is believed, broken into two houses tenanted by Salvation Army captains on the 11th February and the other on the 29th March. On the former occasion he broke into the house of the captain named Thomas Wood, so that last night was the second time he had entered that person's house. The affair has created a sensation here.  Telegraphing later, an Oldham correspondent says From farther information obtained, it appears that the burglar who entered the house of a Salvation Army captain at Oldham last night, and who is believed to be the escaped murderer, was particularly audacious. He is a glazier by trade, and obtained entrance by taking a window out. After ransacking the house, both above stairs and below, be smoked some cigars, and then left a note on the table, on which these words were written: "Good-by. Captain. Though lost to sight to memory dear. Yours truly, She.kspere." On the other side were some figures totalling the amount he took from the house, namely £1 165., and also the words, " Good-bye, yours truly." Then he took the keys of the Salvation Army Barracks from the captain's jacket, left the house, and entered the barracks. He found nothing there, but left cigars about and also the keys. The Oldham police, believing that after the porter he drank he will find a sleeping place in a field, are scouring the country in all directions. The house in Park-road he entered through the cellar.