The Indianapolis journal., 1896-02-11
NELLIE CRANES STORY.
She Knows About other Escapadcs of
Jackson.


Nellie Crane said yesterday that during
the time of her intimacy with jackson she
had never heard him mention May Hol-
lingsworth nor Miss Bryan. The only
woman whom she had ever heard him me-
tion was a schoolteacher living in Jersey
City, TO whom he had been engaged to be
married at one time, and with whom he
continued to correspond during his resi-
dence in this city last winter. He showed
her letters he received from the youns.
woman, and upon one occasion told her
that he was getting awfully tired of that
woman" Il asked him why he did not
marry her, said Miss Crane. Marry
her? If she don't quit bothering me she
will get her foot in it, he retorted an-rf-
ly, so Miss Crane says. Some of the let
ters he received from the young woE.an
were threatening, and in one of them she
told him that if his conduct towards her
did not change she would come to Indian
aoolis.
Miss Crane, did you ever hear Scott
Jackson say anything about the case of a
young woman in this city with whom he
DO you mean the case that was in
cou-t?"
YES"
'Oh, 1 heard him talk about it, but he
never told me all the facts" continued
Miss Crane. He told me about a good
many different women with whom he had
vorte with all the girls. He was always
getting IN trouble with them too"
When did you see him last?'
Just a few days before he and his
mother returned TO Greencastle last
spring"
Did you correspond with him?"
Il got one letter from him."
''Did you see him after talatH'
mo, / was away all summer"
Have you seen him recently?"
mo. have net seen him since. he and
his mother went back TO Greencastle."
do you know Walli1g"'
II knew him TO speak to him. Very often
We met. I was not verv we'll acquainted
with him"
What kind of a man was Wallfng?"
"He was very quiet kind of a fellow and
didn't have much to say. He was not at all
like Scott
did Jackson ever mistreat your
"Only when he was drinking. One time
he threatened to cut my throat with a
razor. We were in Crones saloon at the
time. From there We went to Smiths res
taurant. After he drank seltzer and lemon
he sobered up some. He said tnat c1e had
no recollection of having drawn his razor.
He was perfect gentleman. when he was
sober, but when ne was drinking he was the
worst man l ever knew.
WalIing and Jackson were together the
night Jackson got into trouble on North
Illinois street on account OF striking mes
senger boy, she says. Her recollection of the
AFFAIR is that Wsliing was arrested at that
time. Miss Crane says that she has heard
Jackson tell her of a number of escapades
he had with women. He told her he seemed
bound to have trouble with the case in
/ court" but she says that she understood
il was afterwards settled She had never
known of jackson consulting with May Ho-
lingsworth or anyone else for the purpose of
procuring medicine
Miss Crane says that Jackson went to
Greencasrle to spend Christmas with his
sister. Before he left this city he told her
he was "gQing to see his sweetheart" and
that he would probably not be back for a
week. Instead of remaining away that
long he was only gone two or three days.
He sent a messenger boy to the house late
at night, asking her to meet him. He
told me he wanted to see me so bad he
could wait no longer"
.Who was his sweetheart"
81 don't know. i knew he had girl In
Greencastle and suppose IL must have been
Miss Bryan. 1 never heard him mention
her name"
She says that the last time she saw
Scott Jackson he asked her 10 go buggy
riding That was shortly after they were
arrested on West Washington street.
II told him / was tired of having so
much trouble and / would never go out
with him again"
When did you hear from him last I?
Have you heard from him since he went to
Cincinnati?''
mo. have not received a letter from
him there. II he had written to me