The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-17
STAINED WITH BLOOD
VEHICLE THAT CARRIED PEARL
BRYAN TO DEATH DISCOVERED.
Found by Detectives Last Night I'm "A
George HI. Jackson, the Driver.
MUTE EVIDENCE OF CRIME
SPOTS OF BLOOD ON THE CARPET
THAT COVERED THE FLOOR,
And a BIood-DiscoIored Pencil, Prob-
ably Used by the Murdcrers, Found
Lying in the Carriage.
BASELESS RUMORS OF MOBS
NO DANGER OF LYNCHING EITHER IN
OHIO OR KENTUCKY.
Scott jackson and Alonzo walling to
BE Confined in COvingtOn Jail and
to he Protected by Militia.
BASELESS RUMORS OF MOBS
NO DANGER OF LYNCHING EITHER IN
OHIO OR KENTUCKY.
Scott jackson and Alonzo Walling to
BE Confined in COvingtOn Jail and
to He Protected by Militia.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.-To use a favorite
expression of the newspaper reporters of
this city, ''the coils are tightening about
Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling, the al
legged murderers of Pearl Bryan, the Green
castle girl whose body was found beheaded
near Fort Thomas. KY, little over two
weeks ago. To be more exact, the 'coils"
are seemingly changing into couple of
hempen nooses that may soon circle the
necks of the two most fendsh criminals
this city has known. The complete identifi-
cation Of Wailing by the negro coachman
who drove the murderers and their victim
across the river, and the partial identifica-
tion OF Scott Jackson, leaves no doubt in the
minds OF many people that the prisoners
confined in jail here are the beheaders of
Pearl Bryan. George III. Jackson, the coach
man, is a reputable colored citizen, whose
word is not doubted by any person who has
ever employed him, and the story of the
drive that fatal night was further
strengthened by to-night's developments.
Detectives. police and scores of citizens
spent Sunday in searching for the surrey and
gray horse that carried Pearl to her death
This search was fruitless until tonight,
when detectives Grim and McDermitt found
a gray horse and a rockaway carriage in
the stable of the Walnut Hills Cab Com
pany. The vehicle was hired out between 4
and o'clock y. M, Jan. 81, and was re-
turned at a. m. Feb. 1. President Mullen
of the cab company, says that the man who
hired 1t was about the size and general ap-
pearance OF Walling, but, he thought, had a
darker complexion. The carpet in the rock
away had blood spots on it, and bloody
pencil was found in 1T. The negro Jackson
drove the horse, and says il is less spirited
than the one he drove the night of the mur-
der. but t.Iat it plunges forward and takes
the bit In its mouth the same way. He fails
to identify the rockaway, but says 1t might
be made to look like surrey by the use of
storm curtains. While the identification is
not so complete as the authorities would
like, the detectives are confident they have
found the right vehicle and horse. Rumors
were afioat several times tonight to the eff
feet that mobs were forming to lynch the
prisoners, but investigation disclosed the
falsity of the reports. Jackson and walling
will not be lynched In Ohio, and Governor
Bradley says that when they are taken
across the river to Kentucky he will protect
the State to do it.
Later.-George H. Jackson was placed at
the northwest corner of George and Elm
streets a few minutes after IL o'clock
tonight, and the one-seated rockaway
cab. with the gray horse, was driven
down Elm street to the spot After a
further look at the cab. he said: Il am
sure it is the same one"