Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-24
SCOTT JACKS0N'S TRIAL.
The Testimony Seems to Be Decidedly Against
the PrisOner-Only One Sensation
Was Sprung.

Cincinnati, April 29.-In the jackson
trial this morning the defense began
fight against the testimony of Mayor
Caldwell of Cincinnati. Colonel Craw-
ford made molten that part of the tes-
tmony which referred to Walling be
ruled out
Judge Holmes said that unfortunate
legislation had entangled the Kentucky
law upon the testimony which joint de-
PENDANTS may offer. The court held that
anything Walling has said which jack
son denies cannot be admitted as evil
dence; that it would be necessary for
Wallng to make his statements on the
witness stand and under oath if they
were to weigh against Jackson. This
was regarded as the first victory for the
defense.
The forenoon was consumed in expert
testimony. DR.. Fishback contradicted
Dr. jenkins on several technical points
regarding coagulation Of blood. The two
physicians, although differing somewhat
on technical points, are agreed that Pearl
Bryan was beheaded while she was yet
alive. DIR. Jenkins claimed that had she
been dead when she was decapitated the
blood would not have been SO completely
drained from the body. DIR. Fishba elk
said that the blood on the privet bushes
could only have spurted from a live
body.
DR.. Fishback, on cross-examinat'o on
said that the heart and larger blood YES
sells are always empty after death. Dr.
jenkins stated that after sudden death
a blood clot always forms in the heart.
There was another conflict of expert tes-
timony when DR.. Fishback said there
would have been no difference of ap-
pearance in the neck il the girl had been
shot before she was beheaded. Health
| mi no 1mt, l,a
head would have caused certain discol-
orations about the stump of the neck
DIR. w. Lester of Leesborough, KY, tes-
tilted that he was present al a conversa-
ton between Jackson and Walling about
the effects of coacaine in the two pris-
oners' room at South street several days
before the finding of the body.
Mrs. Bryan, Pearls mother, testified
that Scott Jackson had been frequent
caller at her home in Green Castle and
often took Pearl out riding In a buggy
Mrs Bryan said Pearl had a fine neck
lace of gold, an opal ring. small dia-
mond and looped ring when she left
home. The mother never saw them
again She said that a piece of chain
shown her by Colonel Nelson, and found
on Jackson was exactly like a part of
her daughters necklace.
DR.. G. l. Cullen said head could be
cut off in thirty seconds, and Druggist
Uhlen of South street testified that Jack
son came into his store late on the morn
ing Of January 20 and got seventeen
grains Of cocaine. He wanted drachm
but did not have money enough.
Mrs. Mary Morgan was called, and tes-
titled to finding Pearl Bryans hat. I'm
dertaker White said the body was bloody
when brought to his establishment.
Fred Bryan, Pearls brother, identified
as his own the bloody valise in which
the head is supposed to have been car
ried
Allen Johnson, colored, knew Jackson
and Wallng. Jackson came to Walling-
ford's wine rooms, which are kept for
women, with young girl on the night
of January 81. Jackson, Walling and the
girl left about $50. He identified the hat
and dress of Pearl Bryan as those worn
by the girl that night.
On cross examina ton the witness Gre
ated sensation by stating that Attorney
Sheppard of Hamilton had offered to give
him more money to stay away from the
trial than he would make by going. At
p. m. court adjourned.