When the Mayor's office was reached the prisoner was hustled into the
presence of Mayor Caldwell.
The scene in the private office of Mayor Caldwell in the City Hall was
undoubtedly the most remarkable ever witnessed there.
The Mayor was sitting in his office with his Chief Clerk, Cliff Lakeman,
when Jackson was ushered into his presence by the officers, at the head
of whom was Chief of Police Deitsch. A few minutes later the room was
thronged with representatives of the newspapers and detectives. Coroner
Haerr was also there waiting for possible developments.
Jackson, the prisoner, sat in the center of a long sofa on the east side
of the room. On the side of him was Chief Deitsch. The latter conducted
the examination, while the Mayor sat in his chair, smoked a cigar and
listened.