Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-07
JACKSONS CONFESSION
Was Forced From Him Piecemeal. as the
Overhangine Clouds of Evidence Threat
ened to Envelop Him.

Was Forced From Him Piecemeal. as the
Overhanging Clouds of Evidence Threat
eued to Envelop Him.
Cincinnati, o., February 6.-Scott
Jackson made his confession by small
installments. He is obstinate and
made il because he saw clouds Of evil
dence gathering around him. Not a
word Of details of the crime has he spo-
ken. When he admits the girl was
murdered, he does it as if a third per
son had committed the crime. The
striking thing about it is the implica-
ton of his room mate. AlOnZO Waling,
in the crime. Wallilg has confessed
knowledge of the crime, but only as a
gO-belween for Jackson. There is no
doubt that Jackson was the principal
and that William Wood, arrested at
South Bend, Ind, and now on his way
here, is deeply implicated. Abundant
letters from Wood TO Jackson bear this
part of Jackson S confession out Near
ly all OF Woods letters are about girls
and some OF them are too grossly inde-
cent to be read aloud, mucn less print
ed Pearl Bryan would have become
a mother in four months. Jackson
says William Wood is responsible for
her condition. She arrived here NJ the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton de
pot on Tuesday night, January 2S. at Z
o'clock John Belli took her TO the In
diana House and by her orders notified
Jackson. She told Belli that if Jack
son aid not come TO see her Walling
would. Jackson says In his confession
that she came here to have an abortion
performed. He implies that Walli1g
was the man that procured it. Mean
time he admits that she was killed in
the attempt 10 perform the operation.
Neither AlCnzO Walling nor Jackson
is specific in his statements as to eX-
ely where and how he crime was
performed. Both agree that it was
committed last Friday night. Walling
is the more frank i'm his statements.
Jackson speaks stolidly but looks as if
he would burst with r5mOrse. His eyes
are lusterless and leaden. He con-
fessed that he visited the girl Wednes-
day. January %. He admits that he
took her clothing out of her hand satch-
el and made way with it, why did
you do that?" was asked him.
ITO cover up cur tracks" was the re-
plv
The valise was shown him. The po-
lice had obtained it in a barber shop,
where he left it last Monday night. en-
joining the barber to let no one but
him have it.
open the valise." said Chief
L, .
The prisoner mechanically opened it.
What do you see in there?' asked
the chief.
Stains" said the prisoner under a
terrific nervous strain.
What sort of stains?" thundered
the chief
'It must he blood stains" rejoined
the prisoner stolidly.
1T was the head that made those
stains2' asked the chief.
should think it was"
stammered the prisoner.
WAS it there that you carried the
head?"
"l tell You did not carry the head"
The prisoner has been obstinate on
this point. He said in his private con-
versation in Col. Dietsch S Office earlier
that he thought the head was thrown
into the Ohio river. The poor girls
satchel was stained in the bottom and
the sides, purple with her own blood.
Walling, i'm his confession. said that
Jackson was not back until midnight
Friday night He said Jackson said TO
him when the clue of that shoe came
out: "D-n those shoes, they'll get us
into trouble vet"
Walling says he met Jackson at Sixth
and Race streets about Z o'clock last
night, and Jackson said: "Waling. it
looks as if that Green Castle business
viii bring us trouble yet"
Whenever Jackson was asked about
that yalise with the girls head in it. he
said: Il never carried it with anything
i'm it, Walling wanted me to carry it.
but I would not do it,"
It was empty when he left it in the
barber shop where the police found it.
The outcome of his confession. COM
PEELED by a strong throng of accusing
circumstances. is that three men are
involved. Jackson most deeply. VIM.
Woods only little less deeply. and
Walling incidentally. but still GRIM
inaly. Woods's letters indicate he was
the Mephistophiles OF the trio.