The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-13

for embezzlements and Scott Jackson is
shadowed by detectives. but he was never
arrested. Detective Doyle goes on the stano
for the prosecution and says that scott
Jackson was never arrested. Then, what
wrong had he done?
They talk about Jacksons orazen man
ner but have you seen any brazenness, any
posing, any affectation. any impudenceE
No. sir. You have not. Where is the evi-
was being traduced, and cursed. and insult
ed, and called a vile murderer, Wnen tne
bloody evidence was thrown into his face,
he sat there dignified man, an unanected
gentleman.
JACKsoN's MODEST FACE
could a guilty man do that? No, sir;
It was a mind free from guilt that was not
affected by that spectacular show Why,
this was the filling In this case; 1t was
the slop and nonsense. AT the very oegin-
ming of this case / was willing to admit
that the clothing in court was that Of Pearl
Bryan, but they dragged the heartbroken
mother in and made her 80 over the ghast-
ly clothing of her murdered daughter; they
called the aged father and the sister 10
the stand, and the neighbors, too, TO GO
through this spectacular scene. / was will
ing to spare them all this; but no. the de-
sire of the prosecution for the spectacular,
their desire for notoriety, their desire to
sort to this rot Then in his argument Col.
Nelson says that this arch-tiend went TO
dered and robbed Pearl Bryan
Why, Scott Jackson came to Greencaste
In the holidays. of 1885, when he met
purpose OF dissipation, did ne go out there
TO loaf? No, sir; he went there 10 work
and earn his living, and he worked In the
summer. And what was his reputation?
Not a witness said IL was bad; not one per-
Questionable. but many came and testified
that his reputation was good; that 1t was
good morally; that it was good in regard
to veracity and truthfulness."
Colonel Crawford then read one OF the
letters Jackson wrote to Pearl Bryan, point
ing out vividly and eloquently that the
mention or suspicion of .wrong-do.ng or
even intimate friendly relations between
Jackson and Miss Bryan before the Christ
mas holidays of $685.
The court room was again crowded when
the afternoon session was called to order.
Colonel Crawford entered the court room
and promptly continued his argument
Gentlemen of the jury he began, when
court adjourned this morning we were talk
Ing of the persecution of this prisoner: A
Bible, which loving mother had sent 10
the prisoner before his arrest, was brought
to the cell from Jackscn's room by a Chris
tan gentleman, Mr.. Tibbitts, Of the he x N. e:
hand, thinking he was going TO leave the
cell, Sheriff Plummer said to him, Put down
that book, you damned hypocrite.' This is
but sample Of the treatment this man re-
ceved at the hands OF his captors."
Colonel Crawford then read letter from
Jackson to DR.. Gillespie. commenting on II
This is the letter." said Colonel Crawford
that the prosecution count so much on be-
cause Jackson says to DR.. Gillespie: Stick
to your old college chum.' They want you TO
believe that Jackson wanted DR.. Gillespie TO
stand by him in this crime for which he is
charged This, notwithstanding the fact that
What ridiculous proposition! 1t is all plain
enough. DR.. Gillespie had lost his assistant
oSer sacRson Wanted the @ position held for
him. Then there is another letter from Scott
Jackson to Pearl Bryan on the occasion OK
the death OF her sister. What preacher could
have written a more fit epistle for the time?
WILL WOOD SCORED.
Now, let us devote ourselves TO Will
Wood, the man who was turned loose by
the prosecution of Cincinnati that he might
build UP the case Of the police against this
prisoner The prosecution tried to show that
Jackson taught Wood all the meanness he
ever knew. Witnesses from Greencastle
stated that this fellow was a rogue long be-
fore he knew Jackson.
"It Is a well-known fact that Chief Deitsch
said when the body was found at Fort
Thomas that II was a Cincinnati crime. and
on that theory detectives Grim and McDer-
mott were put on the case, and had IL not
been for the appearance on the scene OF
George III. Jackson the trial would have been
going on on the other side. hardly know
how to treat the negro, jackson.
when yoI go to your room figure up the
distance between George and Elm streets
and Fort Thomas. Figure it UP and you will
| find II a good, honest fifteen miles for the
round trip, and he says he left at 1:15 a. m,
and the evidence Of the prosecution shows
that Walling was back at Heider's Hotel az
8 O'Clock. Why, they can't connect those
statements. And Jackson says he crossed the
| bridge twice in one night and did not pay
his ton Twice in one night! Oh, think
Ar,H mill frUn mar N .
Office. This man Jackson lied. He lied TO
| you and is before you now convicted per-
jurer on the testimony Of his own employer:
"And the Caldwell Guards: Why did not
the prosecution march before You the
| marching hosts Of those guards II they
drilled that night? They did. believe,
man, Pinkhard. / want to tel you that
| think that this man, Pinkhard, has been al
too many places at just the right time i,,l.S. 1or
hard took his wife out for a walk to Gin
| cinnati and that It did not rain that night
They said they had not been rained upon
it % did rain that night This man Pinkhart
saw-in saw in his MS mind-jackson and Wallins and
| Pearl Bryan on College street on Friday
He was just the man to supply missing
links. 1t was brought out in, the evidence
| that he was an epileptic, and this disease
| may have affected his mind. do not know
whether to put him down as crazy or a
| And now for Dave Waliingford and that
| little imp Of darkness, Allen Johnson. Wal
| lingford on his own confession, kept dive
| for lewd women and bad men, which the
| police can shut up at a moments command.
| They can make this man Wallingford swear
| to anything. Both Waliingford and that
| imp, Johnson, said positively that they saw
| Scott Jackson and Miss Bryan in his saloon
| Friday night, and they said that they were
| just positive that Jackson wore his
| whiskers, but there were nine men who
| testified that he had his beard shaved of
| Friday morning. Johnson said he only got
| a chance glance at the girl. vet he positively
| identified her Clothes later. He could not do
| It"
| AS to George Jackson, the cornerstone
| of the prosecution. He said he was COM
| piete failure. He declared that Scott jack
| son had established as good an alibi as
| ninety-nne out of a hundred prove. He
| stated that they did not cross the bridge
| with that horse and cab. They must have
driven through the water. He declared that
| the blood" experts had not examined the
| body until after ii had been embalmed and
| over a Quart Of blood removed.
| At this juncture Colonel Crawford's voice
| gave out and court adjourned till to-mor-
| row, when he will resume.
|