The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-06
THE MURDER MYSTERY
At Fort Thomas, KY, Cleared Up-1ho
NInrdrrrr Rnn Down Mt Last.

CINCINNATI. o., Feb. 5.--LaSt Sat-
urday morning the body of woman.
evidently murdered and with the head
. cut Off, was found near Fort Thomas.
KY, q few miles from this city. Since
then the officers Of this city, Newport
and Covlngton, Ky. have exhausted
every effort to find the murderer. Every
clew was pursued. They have kept the
body at he Newport norgue and have
been unable to find the head, although
the soldiers of the fort Joined with
citizens and officers In securing the
country. dredging the Ohio river and
tributaries and In draining reservoirs.
The first clew was struck to-day at
Greencastle, Ind. developing one OF
the most brutal murders on record.
CINCINNATI. o., Feb Sat 10 p. m.
tonight the following telegram came
flashing over the wires, and was de-
llYered five minutes later:
Greencastle, Ind, Feb. 5.
To Col. DcItsch. Chief of Police, Gin
clnnati:
Arrest and charge with murder Of
Pearl Bryan, one Scott jackson, STU
dent Mt Dental college, about twenty
four years old. feet or s inches high.
weighs about 1856. blonde, sandy mus
tache, light complexion. eliminate In
appearance. positive Identification OF
clothing by family. Arrest II in Gin
cinnau William Good, friend OF Jack
son, and charge as accomplice; about
twenty years old. s feet II inches. light
blonde hair. smooth face, rather slen-
der. weight about l66. We go from here
to South Bend after Wood, as he LETT
here for that place.
(Slgned) CRUM,
M'DERMoTT.
PLUMMER.
Accordingly at quarter before II
o'clock. Scott jackson was in the may
or's office under examination by the
mayor and chief OF police. The culprit
was perfectly described In the above
telegram from the detectives. He stood
the ordeal with apparent calmncss
though 1t lasted till midnight, most OF
the time before the mayor and chief
alone.
The prisoner, Scott jackson, was
clean and neatly dressed and youthful
In appearance. His naturally ruddy
face flushed ponccptibly under the ex-
animation, and his light blue eyes wan
1cred from his queStioner in spite OF q
visible effort TO bear UP and look them
square In the eyes. His voice was rea-
sonably firm, yet It required an effort
OF the will to keep It in that state. Now
and then It fnltered slightly, but was
immediately brRced UP.
There was at no time any expression
Of indignation at his arrest. Nor did he
exhibit any signs chat he felt humll-
lated by It. This, however, should
count for but little, as his arrest and
examination came like thunder claps
In quick succession;
His account OF his whereabouts last
Friday night was not by any means
conclusively satisfactory. or was 1t con-
cluslyely eonvicting. He denied his
guilt, but admitted that he knew Pearl
Bryan. He could tell nothing about
where she was or where she had been
during the past few weeks.
The worst point In Jaclsson's story
the weakest part of it's that about
his conduct on last Saturday. He
boarded at 222 West Ninth street, next
to Robinson'S Opera House. on Satur-
day he took valise and left It IN Leng-
ler's saloon, opposite his boarding
house. This valise he carried with him
all over the city that day and evening
The theory Is that the head OF the MUIR
derad girl was probably in the vallse
and he was travelling about with It to
destroy Il without being discovered.