The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-25
THE BRYAN MURDER.
Weaving : Strong Web Of les
timony Against Jackson.
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space In the courthouse today was crowd
ed during Scott Jackson's tnal Among
the witnesses examined was WIN Wood.
the friend and correspondent Of jackson.
once charged with completely In The
crime. but since released by nolle PROSE-.
The most interesting witness this MORN
ing was the mother Of Pearl Bryan, who
was put on the stand to testify to the dis
position Of her daughter. Evidently .
part OF the policy Of the prosecution =
TO show the youthfulness trustfulnesa
and inexperience Of the murdered girl.
Late this afternoon the defense revealed
part OF It's policy, while Wood was on the
stand. which will be to break down the
character Of the witness. showing that he
by his own confession to persons whose
dispositions the defense has. was himself
improperly intimate with Pearl Bryan.
The first witness was Allen johnson.
. colored bartender. who testified yester.
day to the preseIce OF Pearl Bryan
with jackson at Wallingford's saloon
on the evening Of Friday. January
u. the night before the dead
body was found, and also about tho visit
OF Attorney Shepherd to him with the
proposition that he could make more
money by stayirg away from the trial
than he could get from Witness fees. On
cross-examination witness repeated his
statement that Shepherd told him no pow
er ON earth could force him to 30 to Ken
lucky ~ . Gitness. When asked II he did
not ask Shepherd privately how much
piled that he told Shepherd he could not
refuse to testify. because 1t would be made
very unpleasant for him II he refused to
60 to Kentucky.
Mrs. Bryan testified that Pearl Bryan
was OF q very coniiding disposition toward
any one in whom she had confidence She
had never been In Cincinnati until she
came to her death. She was an innocent,
unsophisticated girl. and had seldom gone
away from home.
DR.. w. H. Crane gave his analysis Of the
contents Of Pearl Bryan's stomach. He
found no poison except that known to bA
In the embalming nuid, aside from CO.
cafne. He estimated that two grains of
cocaine had been given. DR.. Crane showed
that he had tested for every possible poi
son. mineral and vegetable. which could
Do obtained In Cincinnati. finding none in
the stomach, other than such Is were
contained In the embaiming fluid, except
cocaine.
DR.. Dickore. chemist. testified that the
stains found In the valise and trousers
found in Jackson's possession were made
by the blood of a mammal. probably hui
man blood. From an analysis Of the earth
taken from where Pearl Bryan's body was
found and the mud found on Jackson,s
trousers he declared the two specimens
alike.
The cross-examination Of the negro bar
tender, Allen johnson. was continued. He
identified the girls dress and hat as that
worn by the young girl brought into the
wine room by Scott jackson on the Fri
day night. January 81. before the dead
body was found.
Daya Wallin xho Al.
saloon. was then called. His testimony
as to the presence and identity of jack
son, Walling and Pearl Bryan at his sa-
loon on the evening Of January 81 COR
rooorated the testimony Of Allen johnson.
1t did more; 1t showed that Jackson was
there with the girl on Thursday night as
well as on Friday night, before the muir
der. The cross-examination. instead Of
weakening his story. resulted In filling
some gaps that the prosecutions had for.
gotten. =
wave Of low murmurs ran over the
room when VIII Wood took the witness
stand. He stated the intimacy of his friend
ship for jackson during his stay Of nearly
q year in Greencastle He also admitted
that ne had introduced Jackson to his Sec
ond cousin. Pearl Bryan, and that since
Jackson's departure. last October, from
Greencastle to Cincinnati. he had kept up
correspondence with him. and that the
letters from Jackson to him personally
were destroyed by him. according to Jack
sons request. The part OF the story al
ready told about the share he took in bring
Ing Pearl Bryan to Cincinnati to have a
criminal operation performed he corrob-
GRATED.
The most thrilling part OF his story was
that in which he said that jackson, while
visiting Greencastle during the Christ
mas holiday vacation, went with him to
Pearl Bryan's house. got a prescription
from her that Jackson had sent from Gin
cinnati. and destroyed 1t, telling Wood IL
would be dangerous to him II he should
get into trouble. On January "a, 1886. wit
ness said. he received q letter from Jack
son. from Ciroinnati. requesting Pearl Bry-
an to come TO Cincinnati, and showed the
letter TO Pearl Bryan that day. She read II
and asked witness: What would YOU do
II you were me?' Witness answered: DE
eide for yourself
The next day, which was Saturday. Jam
nary %. she told Wood she was going to
Cincinnati on Monday. January q. He saw
her OF on Monday, assisting her. and that
was the last he saw OF her. On the cross
examination the questions indicated that
the defense had testimony from Green
castle In the form OF dispositions that Wood
had boasted 20 them OF his improper tnti-
macy with Pearl Bryan. This questioning
was 10 lay the foundation for the demo
stsons OF these persons for the defense.
Wood positively denied every statement NJ