Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-28

portan5 Points Brought Out.
Newport, KY, April 27.-This being
motion day the court was delayed long
er than usual before taking up the trial
of Scott Jackson.
The first witness called was Detective
Grim. who testified to having seen
tracks on the bank above where the
body was found which seemed to have
been made by the rubbers which Pearl
Bryan wore. He was present when
Jackson and Walling were arrested and
was also present at the private exami-
nation held in the Office of Chief
Deitsch. The defense made motion
to rule out everything testified to
which was not confession. The court
ruled that the jury could give no con-
sideration whatever to the testimony
of witnesses which detailed what one
of the defendants said about the other.
Another question was then raised con-
cerning another private examination
held in the room of detention.
The defense argued that Crim's tes-
timony concerning admissions or state
ments at this inquisition was not COM
petent until it was shown that no
threats or inducements had been en-
ployed before Jackson was brought in
to the court room. The court sustain
ed the objection of the defendants
counsel. Grim then told the story of
the effort to overhear Jackson and
Walling talking together in sensitive
cell, on the day they were brought
from the Hamilton county Jail to New
port.
John w. Legner, saloon-keeper, tes-
titled that Jackson left valise in his
saloon Saturday night, Sunday night
and Monday night. He identified thd
valise as the one which Jackson had
admitted had held the head of Pearl
Bryan.
The testimony Of several witnesses
was to strengthen links in the chain
that has been already forged. Such was
the case with the evidence of Mr. Leg
ner. at whose saloon the valise was
hidden of Ed. Grillo, the Commercial
Gazette reporter, who saw a rive bridge
ticket found on Jackson when first ar
rested calling for the passage of horse
and vehicle.
One important point in Crim's testi-
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the sensitive cell was that speaking to
Walling he said: well, old boy, you
have played your part we'll"
OF the new testimony there was that
Of Charles Rodgers. night clerk at
Heides's Hotel, that Walling came there
after O'Clock on the morning of Feb
ruary / with his clothes wringing wet
and rushed to bed without registering.
He had never before or since staid over
night at the hotel
Harry Hays, of Greencastle. Ind, tes-
titled that he sold the shoes to Pearl
Bryan, November Is. 1895. He de-
scribed them at No. 3, needle toe, dia-
mond tip; the only pair of that kind
that he had in the house. He also de-
scribed the old rubbers which she wore
on that occasion, which were not suited
to that style Of shoe, but had an opera
toe. This he did before the shoes were
shown him. His statement CORE
spends perfectly to the facts as shown
when he identified the shoes.
Lieut.. Suflerans, of Fort Thomas.
gave the most minute and intelligent
description Of the immediate surround
ings of the corpse, early after it was
found. that has yet been given. He and
Detective McDermott agree in testifying
to an imprint in the slope like that
made by some ore forced to sit down
heavily. He testified to seeing tracks
above the slope and to discovering a
glove trodden in the ground. which has
already been identified as that of Pearl
Bryan's.
The defense brought VIII Wood to
the stand TO interrogate about two vile
letters written by him to Scott Jackson.
February l and 3. Here it was that the
women were required to retire These
letters are too coarse and indecent to
be printed
The points of greatest Importance as
bearing on the case in viii Woods let
ters to Jackson was that dated Ply
mouth, Ind, February 1, were the fol-
lowing sentences: doc, if you have let
a chance so by, I'll give you hell" also.
IF you have grown chicken-hearted,
you ought to be shot"
The rest of the letter was made up of
innuendoes and personal illusions in
telligible to the writer and Jackson. but
riddles to all others. Wood was detain-
ed to give the defense opportunity to
offer this testimony.