Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-30

Newport, KY, April 29.-Startling
testimony was given this morning in
the Jackson murder trial by TWO wo-
men, who confirmed to some extent the
story told by Coachman George H.
Jackson.
Mrs. Settlers, who lives on the Lick
ing pike, and comes to Newport on foot
every day, testified that about o'clock
on the morning of Friday, January
31st, she met two men, strangers, who
stared at her in such way as to
frighten her. She says the road on
which she met them was used altogeth-
er by residents of the neighborhood
and it was very unusual thing to see
any other person there. This is the
road over which Jackson says he drove
the cab Friday night. The witness said
she had never seen these men since
until this morning, when she recognized
them as Jackson and Walling.
Mrs. Alice Steifel, who lives on an
unfrequented road between the Lick
ing pike and Alexandria pike, which
is also a part of the route described
by Jackson, testified that after mid
night Friday, January 31st, she was
awakened by a dog barking and heard
a one-horse vehicle passing along the
road rapidly. This was very unusual
occurrence, and she thought il was some
doctor Fastening to see patient.
The testimony of Dr. Edwin Free
man, of the Cincinnati Electric Medical
College. continued until the recess. AS
an expert, he testified as to the condi
ton Of the neck and other parts OF
Pearl Bryan's body, and claimed that
the conditions clearly showed that the
head was amputated when Pearl Bryan
was alive and that her death was caus-
ed by the amputation.
Dot Legner, son of John w. Legner,
at whose saloon Scott Jackson left
Pearl Bryan's valise on Saturday night,
February /, took il away on Sunday,
February 2, returned it and left it
awhile on Monday, the Sd, was most
| important witness He said he handled
! the valise on Sunday morning and it
was quite heavy; that he handled it on
Monday again and it was very light.
The inference of the commonwealth is
that on Sunday it contained the head
and that on Sunday night Jackson took
it away to dispose of the head and re-
| turned it empty on Monday.
! The last witness, and the one who was
kept on the stand longest, was Col Phil
| Deitsch. superintendent Of the Cincin-
! natl police. His testimony was con-
tested at every point and much OF it
was ruled out as inadmissible. What
was accepted as competent has all been
included in the story OF the case during
the week following the murder Of Pearl
Bryan The court excluded everything
, of this testimony as TO what Walling
said in the presence of Jackson, which
Jackson did not admit. That excluded
all testimony of this class by Mayor
| Caldwell as we'll as by Col Deitsch
The Coloners testimony was accepted
as to Jackson's alarm when arrested
and his exclamation: "Oh, Ny God, what
will my poor mother say?" repeating
this twice. walking the floor part Of
the time Jackson's admission to the
Colonel that the bloody valise was
Pearl Bryans and that he took her
clothing out of it and threw it into the
river was accepted in evidence. Jack
sons accusation of Walling as the muir
derer Of Pearl Bryan was also accepted.
The Colonel said Jackson sent for him
to have these talks with him and was
admonished by the mayor that he need
not talk unless ne chose to do so.
At 4:15 the commonwealth closed.
The court thereupOn adjourned until to-
morrow Attorney Crawford for the
defense says he will have about forty
five witnesses and about twenty-five
dispositions to offer This, with the
arguments, will carry the case into
next week.
The prosecution has examined sew
enty-three witnesses and occupied
eight days The frequent refusals OF
the defense TO cross-examine witnesses
and the waving of his statment TO the
Jury this evening when the common
wealth rested lends mystery to the fu-
ture policy of the defense and raises ex'
pectation that it has some surprises IL
store.