The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
THE MURDER OF PEARL BRYAN.
A Louisville Girl Throws Light Upon
the Crime.


pers publish this morning startling state
rnent made 10 them by Miss Bay Smith, OF
Louisville. who Is acquainted with the
accused murderers. Walling and Jackson.
She says she was In Cincinnati January
IA and took supper with jackson at Hell
dsr's restaurant. Jackson told her that
his friend. VIII Wood, at Greencastle.
Ind. had got q girl into bad condition.
that Wood was going TO send the girl here.
and ne would put her out OF the way.
Miss Smith says she cautioned Jackson of
the danger OF discovery In such an en-
terprise lie said he was too smart TO be
discovered. She said that after the muir
der. on February /. Jackson wrote to her.
saying that he had disposed OF the girl
meaning Pearl Bryan. -. The long
dash In the letter was left for Miss Smith
TO ali In from her memory OF the CONVEX
satIon at Holders January a. She says
she left tire letter in Louisville securely
hidden. IL that letter In Jackson's hand
writing can be obtained 10 viii be dam
aging evidence. IL what che says about It's
hiding place Is true the letter VIII be had
tomorrow.
This afternoon Miss May Smith. of Louis
VILE who IL in love with the prisoner
walling. and admits II. repeated TO Mayor
Caldwell the story she told at the Palace
hotel 10 reporters of the Commercial Ga
zette and Inquirer. II was the same brief
htOr( flAt JACKSON nad Fefrditu MS Fhf-
pose al Heiders hotel on January a. He
said Win Wood. friend of his. had gotten
Pearl Bryan into a bad fix. and he was
going 10 put her out OF the way 10 screen
Wood. She also repeated the story OF
letter sent to her by Jackson after the MUIR
der. saying that he had given the girl fnedi-
cine that had killed her, and then behead-
ed her TO prevent recognition. The letter
she received from Jackson could not be
A. 4 sa4r A uf,.
Louisville where she said she had left II.
Mayor Caldwell also examined Miss Hat
tie Cans OF Ctmmingsville. a young lady
OF irreproachabie character, whom jack
son visited on the Saturday night after the
murder. She could tell nothing I'm the way
OF testimony. Miss Cans had attended the
Dixie school OF dressmaking In this city.
and had been introduced 10 Jackson by
May Smith. who was a teacher in that
school. Jackson asked the privilege OF
visiting her at her home She declined re-
ceiving his visits on so short an acduaint-
ance. Miss Cans knew Miss Henry, al
Greencastie. Jackson got a letter OF intro
duction 10 Miss Cans. and presented IL
when he visited her on that Saturday night.
The day UP 20 the present writing has
been without incident in the Pearl Bryan
murder case. The story OF May Smith. OF
Louisville lacks CONFEDERATION. Miss
Smith seems unable 10 produce the letter,
Inquiry by wire sent TO Louisville TODAY
brings hack the answer that Miss Smiths
letters have been destroyed
Every possible effort continues TO he
made To cast discredit on George III. Jack
SONS credibilty. one OF hts principal as
sailants IS a colored Baptist preacher. who
Is serving a sentence in the Ohio penitenti-
airy. Gov. Bushnell knows the colored man
Jackson. and Is represented as speaking
well Of him. Detective Morris. of Spring
field. says Jackson's story Is Trustworthy.
Louisville Feb. characterization in this
city into the life Of May Smith. who is
connected with jackson and Wailing I'm
tho Pearl Bryan affair. develops the fact
that she came here early In January. be-
ing employed by Byron Lister and wife in
thu dress-cutsing business. She remained
there until Saturday night week ago.
when her brother from Covingtoa. Ky.
called for her 70 take her home Mr.
Lister said that on reading the FIRST ac-
count OF the affsir tho girl appeared hoFri-
fed. as she had been IN correspondence
with both Jackson and wallinr. and had
told Mrs. Lister that she was engaged to
wsilinr Mrs. Lister had seen letters ad-
dressed 20 both men. When the account
came out in the newspapers that May
Smith had also been operated on by Wal
Ting and Jackson. the Firl stoutly denied
H. Mr.. Lister said however that about
week before Christmas. while in tho
employ 81 Mrs. Fuson. the girl was absent
from the Office week. and il the opera
tton Was performed IL was done az that
tinas. Mr.. Lister also declared tha. when
the slri came hack 20 work she appeared
altogether charged sni thinner and look
81 stckiy. May Smith Is between Il ard
- years 81 axe has dark eyes ard black
hair. aud is quite pretty.