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IN JACKSON'S DEFENSE
WILL BE CLAIMED PEARL BRYAN
DIED ON AN OPERATING TABLE.
A Cincinnati Physician, Whose Name
Is Not Given, Said to He the
Cause of Her Death.
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CINCINNATI, March 81. = A well-known
and prominent criminal lawyer of this city,
whose name is withheld at his request for
reasons which add weight to his statements,
says that the attorneys for Jackson and
walling have builded a strong defense in be-
half of the prisoners. In discussing the case
he said: '.The theory of the defense is that
neither of the men were the murders. The
defense will assume that when Pearl Bryan
came TO Cincinnati she was induced to go
to physician, who is really the guilty party.
She died while under the influence of drugs.
Neither Jackson nor Walling was present
at the time, but were sent for and threat
ened with exposure by the physician unless
they would at once dispose Of the body.
Jackson threatened to involve the operator,
and the three Joined in the after proceedings.
George Jackson tells straight story. The
only circumstance which will mitigate
against his evidence is that he has not re-
lated the truth of his meeting with Jackson.
The fact Of the matter is he was We'll ac-
quainted with the physician, and the theory
of the defense is that, fearing he would be
criminally involved. prepared and shrewdly
gave to an officer a story which was calcu-
lated to cover his criminal knowledge. II
you look over the list of names subpenaed
on behalf of the motion for a postponement
you will see that the defense assumes the
truth OF George Jackson's story. 1t contains
number Of men, who will attack the repu-
tations OF both Chester Mullen, the livery
man, and Jackson himself.
They have already procured from the
county prosecutor a transcript OF the pro-
ceedings IN the Hamilton county criminal
courts IN which these men were concerned.
Jackson's alibi will purport to relate time,
circumstances and incidents that followed
every move jackson made. have no doubt
head of the girl. II they did they can be
only held for having MANNED corpse"
There is one point In the testimony that
will be presented by the prosecution in the
Pearl Bryan case that will be strongly forti-
fed, and that Is the reports of the chemists
1t viii be remembered that there we're two
autopsles held on the body, one shortly after
the corpse had been found. and another after
the cocaine story came out. This second one
was a careful one, and resulted In the find
ing of cocaine In the stomach. point that
the defense viii raise will be a technical one.
and scientific men on both sides will be
called upon to testify. It wiA probably be
claimed that when a body has been en-
balmed the fluid destroys all chance OF a
successful pest mortem.
Another thing that will likely occasion
a cash Of scientific men viii be the report
of the chemists who examined the mud on
Jacison's trousers They reported that the
mud found on the knee of the pantaloons
was exactly ike sample taken from the
spot where the body lay. 1t is said that
the defense has had this matter looked up
and that there will be a different report
for their side presented.
Jackson's attorney Will try to prove an
alfbi. Late Monday afternoon attorney
Crawford filed an affidavit asking for a
continuance Of the trial OF jackson, setting
up a calm that he cannot get his witnesses
ready In time TO prove an alibi for jackson.
He furnished list Of the witnesses he will
summon, and they are as follows:
w. H. Van Tassel r. s. Black. George s.
Dial, George Rawlings, William Mulvin,
George Fie.ds. William r. Hornes. John s.
jackson, Springfield. o.: Fred Albion
Canal Dover, o.; Mrs. Jennie Carver. Alma
Crane, Rose and Minnie McNevin, William
r.. Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ewing,
DR.. n. /. Fraid. Ed MosIy, William Down-
ey, John Lee. George Smothers. J. III.
Duman, Corsin. Carl and Alice Beckwith
Joseph Curry, Howard Scott, James Smith,
Harry Schafer. Mr.. Steap, Mr.. Hennee.
| Thomas, Fred Grimmelsen. Mrs. smith.
Samuel j. Hunter. J. H. Payne and Wi
Robinson. Cincinnati. o.; Maggie Bell Jack
son. Brooklyn, y: =: Lee y. Matthias. Cres-
| ter Hughes, W1ll Harris, Or. Morrison, Al
| BruokWoy. John MQrris. I'd Fry, Tom Dar-
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