The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-12
NOT KILLED ON THE SPOT
DOCTORS SAY PEARL BRYAN WAS
DECAPITATED AFTER DEATH.
One More Day Before walling's De-
Tense Is CompIete-wII Go to the
Jury Next Wednesday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEWPORT, KY, June u.-Those who
expected the defense to rest its case to-
day were disappointed. Colonel Washing
ton, Walling's attorney. who was barely
able to be in-ccurt this morning, said the
defense might not finish by tomorrow
night. The first witness to-day was DIR.
w. H. Crane. who had previously in the
Jackson trial testified for the prosecu-
tion- The prosecution was taken by sur
prise when he appeared for the defense.
DIR. Crane had made an analysis of the
contents Of Pearl Bryan's stomach. an the
Jackson trial he had said he found arsenic
mercury and cocaine in Pearl Bryan's
stomach. To-day he said the cocaine was
probably administered by the mouth. The
stomach contained more than two grains.
The doctor described death by cocaine poi
soning. Death sometimes follows in twenty
minutes after the poison is administered
Cocaine, however, is an uncertain drug.
Frank Brannan. a barber in the same
shop in which Albion worked on Sixth
street, testified that he was positive Jack
son had his beard shaved off Friday
morning. Jan. 81. He said he was Fred
Albion's roommate on the Friday In ques-
ton and that Albion came to bed about /
o'clock in the morning and remained there
until morning.
Colonel Washington announced that he
wished to argue on the motion of the pros
ecution made Wednesday to exclude GER
tain portions of the Albion deposition.
wherein Walling told Albion that he (wall-
ing) intended to sleep at AL. Heider's res
taurant on the Thursday night preceding
the murder OF Pearl Bryan. For almost an
hour Colonel Washington argued against
the exclusion of the evidence, submitting
over a dozen decisions to substantiate his
cause, but at the conclusion of his argu-
ment Judge Helm answered that the OBJ
lection of the prosecution was sustained.
DR.. w. w. Allison, dentist at Green
field. Ind, testified to the good reputation
OF Walling.
A number Of witnesses and depositions
were introduced against coachman Jack
sons reputation, and Colonel Washington
himself took the stand and testified that
Mrs. War;, who swore that she heard a
carriage pass out the Alexandria Pike on
the night of the murder told him she knew
nothing about it. He and Colonel Shepherd
paid their toll. Washington also related a
Root. in which the latter claimed it was
before Jan. 10 when he saw Walling
Jackson and Pearl Bryan in Haydens res
wife, told the story about seeing the two
young men and Pearl Bryan in res
taurant. color1ng the story until IL created
sensation in court.
DR.. +. B. Kramer. of Cincinnati. was
the next witness called. He said: The re-
traction of the skin about the neck Is
greater than any portion of the body ow-
ing to the peculiar condition of the mus
cles there. IL a person were decapitated i'm
life the retraction of the skin is very great,
an inch and a half or two inches. If the
retraction OF the skin about the neck of
decapitated person was less than half
inch, would judge that the decaptation
was done after death
Il have seen the arteries in the neck
cut in opera ton. The blood has spurted as
high as the ceiling AS TO the length of
time the blood spurts cannot say for you
know would stop the flow of blood al
most instantly. If both large arteries of the
neck were cut at the same time the spurt-
ing would continue until one-fourth of the
blood had been discharged with the same
force. After that the force of the squirting
will diminish There is OF course, no spurt-
ing of the blood after the heart ceases to
act"
DIR. ]. A. Jeanor. OF Newport. an emil
nent author of medical works. once an
army surgeon. said blood would squirt from
a body three or four hours after death
The medical testimony is regarded as
strong in behalf OF Walling.
IT was announced this afternoon that all
the evidence would be in by Saturday and
that the arguments would begin Monday
The case viii be ready TO go 10 the jury
by Wednesday,