Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-13
NEARING THE END.
The Testimony in the Scott jackson
Murder Trial Closed.
Prosecution Introduces R~buttnl Eytdepc,
The Truste Story Exploded-Truste
Skips Out and Can Not he Found
Seward Under Police Surveillance.

testimony rs to the scene where the he adless
body of Pearl Bryan was found which did NO,
materially differ from that OF the witnesses
who preceded him Several more de positions
were read rejecting on the reputation o,
George IL Jackson. the colored coachman
Mrs Edwin Post. the sister OF Scott Jack
son. testified TO the effect that the prisoners
reputation in Greencastle prior to his arrest
was good.
Chief of Police Van Tassel of Sprinya.ld
made deposition. which wa. read He sale,
jackson reputation for truth was not great
Miss Rose McNevin. OF the boarding house
where jackson and Mailing roomed. was the
next witness.
She said that she had lived four wears m ses
West Ninth street The house has three floor,
and II rooms She described the ARRANGEMENT
down stairs. On the scond -four are -four rooms
and the bathroom Knew ScottsJackson since
January Alonzo Mailing rented the room
for them January l. They occupied the room
over the dining-room on the second floor and
remained there until the time OF their arrest
Scott jackson wore \ beard until Friday
night when he came down stairs to borrow
some ink. II was January so She was sure al
any rate that IL was Friday night She had
heard In the morning that Jackson had been
shaved Saw Scott jackson in the house Mon
day morning and again Monday evening abou,
6o'clock.
did you see him Friday"
Yes. as he was going out. about nine o'clocI,
In the morning. and again about eight o'clocl,
Friday evening. when he came downstairs
knew he was in his room before that because
heard him in his room
Saturday morning the witness went TO Scott
Jacksons room TO make up the bed. but some
one was there
On discrimination Miss McNevin said
she had been keeping the house for four years.
she dld not see all her roomcrs every hour,
but every day, every morning. ut noon nearly
all and at night usually. She kept n close
watch on her roomers for reasons" She did
not always keep watch on them when they re-
turned at night They had no relation to her
Kitchen or dining-room department
The reason she kept so close "A watch on the
rooms was because the hall door was open and
al the roomers placed their things in the
charge OF the boarding house keeper The
reason the doors were kept open was because
the students would mislay the KEYS break
them in the doors and then call the people of
the house at all hours. The object OF leaving
house door open all night was TO let the room
ers come and go just the same as II they had
keys
She could see them come In and 90 ont in
the hall from the dining-room. which door was
open The dining room is used for n sitting
room Not all the roomers had friends Some
OF them did. She did not know any of her
roomers any great length OF time Yet she
said. she knew whom they brought in with
them
She could tell what room they went to by
the sound OF the door. She could tell the
was her business to watch all Corners and CO.
ers There were some times when she wasnot
on the watch and therefore was not able
10 see every one coming in and going out She
did not keep diary note book She
Chained she could tell the movements of her
roomers every day OF the week OF the arrest
because Chief Deitsch and others asked her
to recall these facts. She told IL from mem
ory she said
She said she fixed the date of Jackson's bor-
he tH.lr har H...a.
going to birthday party that night was in
the dining-room at the time.
NEWPORT, Ky, May 6-The defense I'm the
jackson murder trial Monday brought out the
story That has so long been held in the back
ground
William r. Truste OF Urbana. Ill, testified
that ne took dead body supposed to be that
or Pearl Bryan from the house at No SO
George street. Cincinnati. to near TT Thomas
on the night of January 81
10 combat this testimony the prosecution
presented letters from william Truste the
father OF the witness. claiming that the story
was all false and Offering to prove that IL had
been concocted by Detective John Seward
who had been employed for that purpose
NEWPORT. KY, May 6-Druggist Foer,-
meyer. OF Bellevue. was put on the stand nv
the defense Tuesday morning and questioned
as to his conversation with Hubbard schwartz
about having seen Jackson. Walling and Pearl
Bryan In Bellevue Witness said he did not
tell schwartz that the three people did not
come into his store
Schwartz was then called and testified that
Foertmeyer told him thrt he did not rec,iI
their having been there
More dispositions from Greencastle people
were read as to Jackson's good reputation
while In Greencastle. and the bad reputation
OF Will Wood.
Thomas Il McEwan n barber livin,, n, tri,,h
and Russell streets. Covington made a demo-
sltlon. He stated that he has known Allen
johnson for some time and he does not con-
sider the colored pugilists reputation good
MchWan formerly worked in barber shop
Where Johnson was employed as porter.
The deposition OF DR.. c. f. Hunt n, Indian
apolis, was next read. Dr. Hunt Is secretary
OF the Indiana Dental college. He said he
knew Scott jackson and heard nothing detri-
mental TO his reputation.
DIR. J. ". Hurry, city chemist Of Indiananolis
and professor in the Indiana Dental college
opposed that he knew jackson as a student in
the college during the years Ispi-95 Jackson
recited 20 him. Nothing was ever brought 10
acter.
Waterman Brinkman. OF the Nownor,
bridge was called. The story he told was a
contradiction OF Conchman George Jackson,s
narrative From II o'clock until three Friday
night, January 81 no conveyance from Cincin-
natl. with a colored driver crossed tho bridge
Upon cross-eIamination the witness admitted
the iact that passengers have crossed the
bridge at night without paying fares as Coach
man Jackson says he did
Charles Reidmatter. snloonist OF Fort
Ihomas. testified that he keeps saloon
ABOUT Tour squares from John Locke'S house
strange man called at the saloon the morn
ing OF the murder about eight O'Clock. was %
or ~ years old. six feet high dressed In n darK
cutaway coat had black hair and .uustache.
mad CATERS his feet was peativ
dressed looked like n drummer or
business man, His shoes and lower
pert Of his pants we're wet witness remen-
oered him because he acted so funny. The
man talked awhile, and the witness said.
mere was womans headless body found
down here a while ago That's too bad "
was all the dark stranger said The mans an
pearance indicated that he had been up the
night before
Col Crawford rend n deposition OF T. T.
Hackelman. fellow student OF Jackson and
WallinR This closed the case for the de-
tense
IN rebuttal the prosecution Introduced John
W. white. OF Danville. Ky. and W L Nc
earthly, OF Kingsviile, Ky who testified that
lIuste sr, and Seward we're brothers-in-Iaw.
70 Mosby. first sergeant Of the now famous
colored caldwell guards. took the stand The
guards Ola drill Friday might January 81. said
mosby. and George " Jackson was there
me court-martial at Fwings was held Wed
uesuay night George Jackson attended
nelson then produced an ahdavit by Mosbv
Whlch the defense offered q day or two ago
and the attorney began TO question him as 70
the circumstances under which IL was made
Inc witness said he did not sign the deposit
ton.