Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-24

~,;5avt showing JIlS oOe'OO ~
-r. Feeling Against the Muir
- Of Pearl Bryan - Mayor
-,.,..r-s1s Testimony Ruled Out
- evidence Concerning the
--,,afon of Blood in a Dead
cody
- XIV. April 23.-The court
aelin crowded 70 its utmost
today az the continuation OF
.ilr of Scott Jackson.
---sn1u- half dozen women were
.--- -.e spectators.
r.. ar.sr family. the father, mother,
..s-l brothers Of Pearl Bryan,
..-.i within the bar near the at
.-.-. for the prosecution. OWNS TO
.-s-.a-i0n between the court and
- tho object of which was not
Known. the trial did not begin
-.r s'.-past ten. Then Attorney
--c+--f for the defense. moved TO
--.. oe- an that portion of Mayor
testimony which contained
r....-g, statements TO the mayor OF
,s -as defendant. Jackson. had said
~W r- The court took the motion
,-s-. frIsement.
r.a ground of the motion 10 exclude
,1rs VI Mayor CaldwelIs testimO-
that under the law in Kentucky,
zion -r1 0r more persons are jointly
i they are not permitted TO tes-
s- INST each other.
The first witness called was Or. Jen-
s-, whose testimony was directed
rns. The supposed defense that Pearl
P-- vas dead before decapitatiOn
7- Te1Kns's testimony was entirely
/ r7-,sl t0 that theory. He said that
| no blood I'm the body of a person dying
| from sry other cause than blood let
| --- would COagulate in from one TO
ors- minutes. and that therefore it
vul have been impossible to have
e-~,i q dead body of blood as was
P-' Bwan's. by decapitatiOn after
@a-h. certainly not if death took place
h Cincinnati and the body was after
s.-. isCapitated where it was found.
l-. Fishback followed DR.. jenkins
| s-i u~-CbOrated his statements on the
gnc- Of blood CO3gulatiOn. He was
.s as. witness before the noon recess.
&. -he noon recess an incident occur
-s showing the state of feeling toward
" prisoner. A crowd of boys and per-
h-s Wen-y or thirty men were on the
-sai where they could see Jackson
1g back 10 Jail One of the men,
putting his hand TO his mouth 10 form
scr- Of trumpet. shouted to the pris-
e- This day we hang YOU. Jack
Jackson looked nervOusly in
direction Of the voice. and dep
sheriff made an effort 10 locate
man. but did not succeed. a by
7fer remarked; We outsiders may
nd 10 the hanging sooner than the
does" Such remarks as There
he sCOundrel,' % were heard among
s0ectatOrS. Even in the court
n mu,terings were heard as the
ovi was dispensing.
Tho testimony given by Mayor Cald-
Yesterday. which the defense de-
rcd ,,cir6en out, vas tl3t part in
aUh ne related that when Waling
7i Jackson were brought together be
him I'm private. Walling said in
ss0U's hearing that Jackson had iOld
M o. his trouble with Pearl Bryan,
le frs, proposed 10 Kill her with
ue quick poison. cut her body up and
ro2 .t I'm sewers piecemeaL Jackson
ben spoke up; "Walling. how can yCu
s -la. way; YOU know YOU killed
Then each accused the other.
se Helm delivered his decision on
question at the opening of the al
---1on sessi0n.Addressing the jury,
Judge Helm said.
l- reference 90 striking out the pOr-
1 OF. Mayor Caldwelrs testimony
e'oH' NaIlng's statement in Jackson S
presence, YOU will determine by Jack
son conduct when Walung confessed
.1'ss1n.S presence his own knOwl-
d, The crime and his completely
ssh. her this conduct was equiv
'' am admission by Jackson of
own guilt or completely i'm the
w me nine witnesses examined in
,noon. the testimony Of Mrs. A.
90. fne mother of Pearl. was full
'. n~'aos When asked how she was
' IDENTIFY The headlesS girl sent
'.'eHcas,le as her own Pearl, she
-'.'e1 with thrilling effect:
"hcul- for a mother to be de
..,--. ABOUT recognizing her own
terrified blOodStained garments,
"llr r.nketsas those of her muir
.l-l. She also testified that
t- never been from her home
Ol three months trip with her
that Scott Jackson was sell
d. visitor TO her house: that viii
-. .uced her first; that she her
- Pas abs no last year from March
.t N.th an invalid daughter i'm
N.A.'o, that Pearl was the only
'l.r for her father. brothers
.' L..Ie rephewS while she was
fr.l Bryan'S testimony show
-.. ItirI had serious home duties.
7.., ..,-e experience with the world.
.-.- tV mat Pearl was often at
' and might have met Jack
- at intervals.
r.-'aes Johnson. a cOlOred porter
S-ord'S saloon. testified to see
r and Warling AT the saloon
A.Sat, January 81. and that a
-' was there with Jackson. and
s.. way together i'm a hack. He
- -le' that Mr. sheppard Wal
ley. had offered to make il
ann TO stay away from this
t... ,' attend il. and had told him
Oh y.--... would not compel him To 20
AF 20 testify. The testimony
oeSSeS was TO brace IN evil
.-1y given and strengthened
,r showed pallor TO-DAY es,s-
e, when the Bryans were on ibe