The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12
PACKED TO THE DOORS.
Kentucky Women Flock to Hear Nell
son I'm the Afternoon.

PACKED TO THE DOORS.
Kentucky Women Flock to Hear Nell
son I'm the Afternoon.
An enormous crowd filed the court room
long before the beginning of the afternoon
session, and over third of the vast as
semblage were Kentucky women attracted
there by Colonel Nelson's reputation for elo-
quence Colonel Nelson was unquestionably
the hero of the hour and his entrance into
the court room caused ripple Of excite
ment. Jackson came in moment later as
cool and self-possessed as If he were at
tending reception in his honor. He chatted
.aughlngly with his brother-in-law, Pro-
fessor Post. Judge Helm, after confer
ence with Colonel Washington and Colonel
Lockhart, postponed the Walling trial until
May 26. Colonel. Nelson continued his argu-
ment.
gentlemen of the jury" he began. 1--WE
had reached that point this morning, when
we were about to consider Detective John
Seward. Alien Johnson was asked IL he
did not tell John Seward that for s25 he
would swear that the girl with jackson that
fa,.al night was not Pearl Bryan. That was
done to bring John Seward in this case.
1t is a matter of record that John Seward.
Carrie Evans were sworn in as witnesses in
this case. Then at certain point Dayton
is brought on the stand and then dropped
like hot cake. and John Seward ana
Evans never did take the stand.
Colonel Crawford objected to the state
ment as he Gained that Carrie Evans ana
Seward were not summoned as witnesses
but Judge Helm overru.ed the objection.
.I know the facts in this case" continued
Colonel Nelson. II tell you when Alien
Johnson denied making those statements ne
4~l 1rrS rd -
failed to come TO the witness stand and
testify" :,
| the defense in questioning the common
| Weaitan's witnesses in regard 10 u1e SUPPOSE,
! ton that some drugs were given 70 Pearl
/ Bryan in Cincinnati. which kept her blood IN
'sThev wanted TO show" said the Colonel.
| ...hat the head was cut off after death. but
"Why, not a witness was introduced to
| substantiate that proposition. BY the merest
chance a stu2endous scheme to tester per
jured testimony was knocked in the head.
| Eeward Trusty and Carrie Evans had a
| story of most wonderful detail, but by d.
vine providence that always sdanss Dy .ns
| exposed. AS for the Commonwealth. it has a
| clear case without the testimony of Coach
| man George jackson. / have read or all the
great murder trials. and 1 tell you.. gentle,
men Of the jury, that there is one hundred
times the circumstantial evidence in this case
/ against Scott Jackson than in them all.
| Now, as to the alibi; when. on that
| cloudy, dark night, when the very heavens
| frowned down on the terrible crime that was
| to be enacted, when in that dark ravne this
| poor girl, unprotected and helpless, was held
| down on the damp ground and her head was
| cut off and her body thrown by the roadside
| 1t took some time TO commit that crime.
JACSKON'S ALLEGED ALIBI.
Some one must have driven that poor girl
| to her death. And now as to the testimony
of Miss Rose McNevin. / have not the least
doubt that that lady was telling the truth
| but you can't believe that she kept track OF
| her twelve or fourteen roomers: could tell
| when they went out and when they came in
I do not question this lady's statement She
| labors under that impression. She thinks
she is telling the truth, but for the sake oi
this argument suppose she was perfectly cor
| rect. She saw Scott Jackson only UP TO Il
| O'Clock Where was he after that time
They never left on that fatal ride unit
is that when they left that room that night
that barbarous barber. Fred Albion, wa,
Pearl T Bryan. when i they left that hats saiooI eI
streets with that girl. They had to keel
4 and making a confidante of her dear ole
mother. 1t all fits in. Jackson, in order I,
establish his alibi, leaves his victim with hi
friends and gets shave, and, going TO th'
McNevin place, let's himself be seen ther,
while those friends are with Pearl Bryan
| ana now Jackson teStlneS Indl on SATURDAY
| morning he got I'D at 10 o'clock.
of heads, but tell you II L lad cut of tn
ss ens OF % osdR s he wSsa nsat NOT fee
But Miss Rose McNevin says he left tn
house at his usual time. between s and
Miss McNevin n or IT'S Scott Jackson? There i
barkeeper Collins. of Theobalds saloon, whs
said on the stand that Scott jackson cam,
into the saloon at z o'clock that Saturda,
morning. paid a debt and took a drink o
whisky.
"And now. gentlemen, let US look at thi
case and its developments dispassionately
If you gentlemen are men of families. /
you have daughters, IL You love you
wives and the Gatherings Of the little ones
happiness when little Pearl Bryan was Dor
in Greencastle. and now look at them II
August 1s man 'e Comes to ne
who has Travelled to Europe and has seel
much Of the world and civilization. i
soming little country flower. unframed an
untraveled. and from that time on he wa
a visitor at that house.
NELSON SCORCHES THE BETRAYER.
This man. with his experience and win
ming ways, wins the love and affection o
this confidIng. simple. loving girl. She look
upon him as lover. a God. but thi
Scott Jackson was a demon. Then wha
does he do? IIe goes to his old schoolmat
and business partner and tells him that h
is In trouble and confesses that ne is tn
author OF Pearl Bryan's ruin. Why. all tn
hundreds "a circumstances point to IN
guilty. man with finger Of ire; IL point
to ths man sitting there--Scott Jackson
Ind as TO VIII Wood, / confess, gentle
msf Of the jury. that | never read any filth
ier. ,lrtier, more disgusting. miserable lei
tiers than the ones VIII Wood wrote SEQ,
Jackson: but what do you think of the ma
who I,eesiyes such letters? Brother Shay {
juror What would you think OF me IL yo
kness I -sceived and carried In my pocke,
suc,s .attess; corresponded with such a ietts
wrs,er? Who Is little VIII Wood? A mer
l.a ofSIwenty years, who, in his weakness
| friei fSStnitate and be as bad as Jackson
.Aod now, gentlemen or the jury, wan
to compliment the officials OF our sister cit
. over the river who have aided nobly In thi
case. I honor them. I honor them ALI
Nayor Caldwell. Chief Deitsch. Leutenan
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