The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-05
SURPRISES ARE DUE
SCOTT JAOKSON'S DEFENSE Has
REACHED THAT STAGE.

Whereupon They Are Forthcoming, Being
Produced After the Manner of Such
Sensations as are Administered in Des-
perate Cases-William r. Trusty Has a
Story of a Dead Woman and an Old
Doctor - Prosecution Show That the
Witness Has Lately Been in Very Bad
Company, to Say the Least.
Newport, KY, May "A surprise was
sprung in the Jackson trial today was
that of William r. Trusty, who testi-
fed that on January 81 he drove an
old man, who he supposed was doctor
and the corpse of woman out 10 the
FoutThomas region, where the body Of
tlhe beheaded girl was found. This wit
ness only knew the identity OF one per
son whom he met in this connection
and that was a woman with whom ne
had been acquainted six years, whose
name was Georgia Baker, alias Emma
Evans. He knew nothing as TO the iden-
tity Of the "old DOCTOR" He did not
even know the name Of the house from
which the corpse was taken. He only
knew the house was on the south side
of George street, near Elm street. All
other testimony was insignificant COM
pared with this.
J. K. Locke who owns the farm where
the body Of Pearl Bryan was found,
testified today that he found two spots
of blood on the ground and also found
blood on the leaves and bushes. He
also said that ne saw marks of wheels
of a carriage on the grass close beside
fhe gate that led from the road to the
spot where the body was found. He
went up the road away from Cincinnati
10 see if he could find where the car
rage turned, but found no marks of
that kind. This corroborated Jackson's
story, according to which the carriage
turned on the road in the other direc-
ton. Several minor items of evidence
were addued.
TRUSTY ROSS-EXAAIINED.
The witness, William Trusty, was
kept on the stand much of the after
noon, under a furious cross examina-
ton. He said his father was a third
cousin 10 John Seward, or Svard, as he
some times spells his name. He identi-
fed a photograph of John Seward as
the same person as an engraving of a
pamphlet in the hands of the prCsecu-
ZION, WHICH UdIlDHleL was tHllAltu,
The Confession of John Seward, of his
Completely in a Murder in Casey Coun-
ty, Kentucky" 1t also developed in the
testimony Of this witness that John
Seward served one term in the Ken
lucky penitentlary. Furthermore, it
transpired that John Seward had visit
ed Urbana, Ill, in February and had
talked with witness, William r. TruSty,
and his father, William Trusty, about
this murder. Furthermore letters were
shown from William Trusty, ST., to Mr..
A S. Bryan and TO Bryan's attorney,
Mr.. Hayes, in February, Offering for
a sure consideration to thwart the de-
Tense in its purpose to procure evidence
10 prove shat Pearl Bryan died in Gin
cinnati and was taken to Kentucky and
hehea ded. It was also shown that John
Seward had coached the witness,
George Dayton, who made a complete
funk on the stand this afternoon. They
produced written directions prepared by
Seward and given to Dapton TO testify
to. He failed to deliver the goods whel.
the time came. The prosecution antici-
pated the witnesses produced by Sew
ard and have counter-witnesse here.
Tomorrow and Wednesday will be field
days.
Dispositions from the dental college
consumed fba resi- Of the. afternoon