Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-06
JACKSON GIVES WAY
The Suspected Murderer of Pearl
Bryan Makes a Confession.
HE duplicates BIS ROOMMATE
Claims He is Subject to Iresponsi-
Bile its.
HIS PROBABLE DEFENSE
HE IMPLICAFES BIS ROOMMATE
HIS PROBABLE DEFENSE


CINCINNATI. Ohio, February 6.-scott
Jackson, accused of the murder of Pearl
Bryan of Greencastle Ind, near Fort
Thomas, KY, last Friday night, has con-
fessed his guilt, and he duplicates Alonzo
NJ. Walling.
WaIIing has also confes sed to personal
knowledge of the murder of the girl last
Friday night Walling tries to lay the
whole blame on Jackson. Jackson, on the
contrary, while he admits his own guilt,
takes pains to implicate Walling.
The satchel which the mur iered woman
brought here on January Is was shown to
Jackson few minutes ago to allow him to
examine the blood stains in it. He would
lot quite admit hat the head had been iii
the satchel, but said it looked as If it had
been there.
jackson Accuses Wnl1inS.
jackson made his confession by small in
stallments. He made it because he saw
clouds of evidence gathering around him
Not a word regarding the details of the
crime has he spoken. When he admits the
girl was murdered he does it as If third
person had committed the crime The strik-
ing thing about it is the implication of his
roommate, Alonzo' Walling, in the crime.
Walling has confessed knowledge of the
crime. but only as go-between for Jackson.
There IS TO doubt that Jackson was the
principal, aad that William Wood, arrested
a South Bend. Ind and now on his way
here, is deeply implicated. Abundant letters
frCm Wocd to Jackson bear out this part of
Jackson's confession. Nearly all of Woods
letters are about girls, and some of them
are too indecent to be read aloud, much less
printed.
Jackson says in his confession that she
came here to have an abortion performed
He implies that Walling was the man that
Il. admits HAT u-9S
in the attempt to perform the operation.
Neither Aionzo Nalling nor Jackson are
specific m their statements as to exactly
where and how the crime was performed
Both agree that it was committed last Fri
day night WalliHg is the more frank in
his statements Jackson speaks stolidly
but looks as if he would burst with reraorse
His eyes are lusterless and leaden. He con-
fessed that he visited the girl Wednesday,
January 20
He admits that he took her clothing ont
of her hand satchel and made way with it.
Why did ycu do that?" was asked him.
10 cover up our tracks, was the reply
me Valse was shown him. The police
had obtained it in barber shop, where he
ieft 1t last Monday night, enjoining the
barber to let no one but him have it.
Confronted With the VaIise
open the valse," said Chief Dietsch, as
he handed it to'Jackson. The prisoner me-
chanically opened it,
What do you see in there?" asked the
chief
Stains" said the prisoner, under ter
rife nervous strain
What sort of stains?' thundered the
chief
1T must be blood stains" rejoined the
prisoner stolidly.
TT was the head that made those
stains?' asked the chief.
We'll I-should-think ft-dld," STAN
mered the prisoner.
1T was in there that you carried the
head"
Il tell you did not carry the head"
The prisoner was obstinate on this point
He said in his private conversation in Co..
Dietsch's Office that he thought the head
girls satchel was stained in the bottom and
on the sides with her own blood.
What Walling Says.
Walling. in his confession, said that Jack
son was not back till midnight last Friday
hight He says Jackson said to him when
the clue of the shoe came out: "D-n those
stoes; they'll get into trouble yet
Walling says he met Jackson at 9th and
Race about o'clock last night. and jack
Son said: 'Walling, it looks as if that
Greencastle business will bring US trouble"
Wherever Jackson was asked about that
valise and the girls head in it he said: Il
never carried it with anything in it. Wal
AnS wanted me to carry it, but l would
rot do it"
1t was empty when he left it in the bar
her shop, where the police found it. The
outcome Of the confession, compelled by
d$nse thronS of accusing circumstances is
that three men are involved. jackson most
deeply; VIM. Wood only a little less deeply
and Walling incidentally. but still Grim
ir ally. Woods letters indicate he was the
MephistOpheles of the trio.
Jnckson's Probable Defense.
n startling statement was made by Jack
son in his cell this morning, which NAV ne
cla5sed as an indication of a sort of plea
he will make in case the circumstances
point to him as the murderer of Pearl
Bryan.
Il am afflicted with fanting spells,'' HI
said. land after they pass away 1 get deli
rtous, and / don't know what 1 am doing
When l was n boy living in Indianapolis /
have risen in deliriUm after spell and
dressed myself, and bave wandered around
for hours without knowing what 1 had
DONE
He seemed much dc pressed by the lonel-
ness of the place as he was speaking to his
visitor.
Wood Goes to Cincinnati.
SOUTH BEND, II d., February 6.-Wil
Wood, son cf Rev. d. A. Wood of Green
castle, Ind, was arrested here on the
strength of a telegram alleging that he
might be an accomplce in tie murder of a
young woman at Fort Thomas, KY, whose
headless body was found last Saturday
morning. Detectives from Cincinnati ar
rived here and saw Wood at the central
police sta ton this morning. He consented
to go to Cincinnati as a witness, although
it is intimatted that he may be under
greater cloud than would hover over wit
ness. 1t is alleged that Wood put the un-
fortunate girl en- the train at Greencastle,
and was the last person in the place seen
with her. Wood and the officers left for
Cincinnati today.