The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-11
The Murderers Would Not Be safe I'm a
Kentucky Jail.


Cincinnati, Feb. 10.-Scott Jackson and
Alonzo Walling, the murderers of Pearl
BRYAN, are reported to be in good spiSts
today II looks as If the men Will shortly
be taken to Newport for trial. The grand
fury is now in session. and ii is said Is
hearing evidence in the case. While the
officers of Campbell county. Kentucky, are
confident that they can protect the prison
ers in kentucky. and while the citizens Of
Newport resent any acts of lawlessness, 1t
is still the common notion that little would
be left for the court to do with these pris-
oners IL they should be placed in Newport
jail.
Indianapolis, Feb. 1e.-Late this afternoon
Miss Lulu Hollingsworth talked more free
ly. She said When Pearl went through
here on Tuesday she told me sne was COM
ing back. and accordingly she arrived on
Thursday night. She stayed that night at
a hotel on South Illinois street.
What was the name of the hotel2 /
am not prepared 10 state"
When did you see her next?" II got
up at 4 O'Clock on Friday morning, and
went 10 the hotel There 1 met Pearl, ana
at 1880 O'Clock she took the train for Gin
cinnati and went back.
1t appears from what Miss HoilinGs-
worth and the trainrnen have said that
Pearl Bryan was sick when she tooa the
train, and the police believe that the drugs
were administered I'm this city. Miss Hoi-
Hngsworth refused 10 state whether Wall
ing was with Pearl on her return IRE.
Miss HoIlingsworth made another al
legged confession tonight. She says the
death OF Pearl Bryan was caused by an
abortion, and that IL was performed in a
stairway in this city. Miss Holiingsworth
SAYS that she performed il at the request
Of Miss Bryan. She also claims to have
received letter from Jackson in which he
explains how and where the woman was
decapitated In the letter. according 10
her story. Jackson said that Miss Bryan
died in his room: that he hired horse and
buggy and employed negro 10 assist him
The negro. with the body OF Miss Bryan.
drove to Fort Thomas. where Jackson was
in waiting The negro cut of the head OF
the Young woman with a cieaver, and
Jackson threw II into the river from the
suspension bridge. The police believe Miss
Hollingsworth is a notOriety-seeker. and
discredit her story.
CireencastIe. Ini, Feb. f0-The headlcss
bofv of Pearl Bryan. who was brutally
murdered at Cincinnati. was brought 20
GreeucastIc Saturday night and at once
deposited In a vault When the news af It's
arrival spread over the cts on Sunday hun
dre4s OF people went 70 the cemetery. ard
for several hours there vas a large crowd
around the doors OF the vault gazing al
the casket through the iron RratngS cf the
door In the forenoon Mr. and Mrs. Bryan.
father and mother OF the murdered girl.
and har sisters au4 br0theFs visited the
cemetery and entered tho vault Mrs.
BRYAN was 50 overcome BY the sad spec
tacla % the headleSs trunk Of her daughter
that she svvooned IN the vaulf. aud the
father vas nearly overcome in a similar
manner. While the relatives were IN the
vault there vas a meeting 81 the yaung
and nss94ls-aEe-9 men O. tire city. some cis-
teertv-fve or thirty % these pledged
themselves 10 each other 20 aveage the
E.rs-s death II the Fnnrderers were not
hanr-f sv tie iaw. TIE organization thas
f1r1taE .S said 70 be regarded simply as the
nucleus of a larger one which w1a take
the law into ats own hands II Jae ss0n and
kcntlcky courts