The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-28
THE WOMEN PUT OUT
During Certain Testimony in
jackson Murder Trial
WILL WOODS FILTHY LETTERS.
VIE JacAnuu salA - Wal1ing In Jan
"A oeEuu9 CO Deang 1ndo
Aonanse ths RE1ss0sr.
WILL WOODS FILTHY LETTERS,

Newport, KY. April 1.-Not only was
every available seat IN thu court rocm
filled today. but the occupancy Of standing
room In narrow passages was permitted
Ten witnesses were examined. making
dfty-twe up to the present TINA Much
time was devoted 10 debating by counsel
Many questions put during the day by the
commonwealth were ruled out The NUM-
Der OF objections made by the defense and
overruled was too great TO enumerate.
Twice during the day tpe jury vas request
ed 10 retire during the debate. For the
first time during the trial the court gave
notice to women to retire because the let
tiers Of VIII Wood to Scott jackson were
not proper for them to hear. II has been
the policy Of the prosecution to bring out
the bloody garments OF the dead girl every
day since the beginning Of the trial. and
today was no exception.
Detective Grim testified to having seen
tracks on the beach OF the cove where the
body was fo,nd. which seemed to have
been made by the rubbers Pearl Bryan
wore. He was present when Jackson and
Wailing were arrested. also at the private
examination In the ONCE of Chief Deitch.
testified TO which was not q confession.
The court ruled that the jury could give
no consideration whatever to testimony Of
witnesses which detailed what one Of the
defendants told about the other. A Ques-
ton was raised regarding another private
examination held In the room Of detention.
The defense argued that Cr,m's testimony
concerning admissions OF statements at
this inquisition was not competent until It
was shown that threats or Inducements
had been employed. The court sustained
the objection OF the defendants counsel.
Grim then told the story Of the effort
to overhear jackson and Walling talking
together in a cell on the day they were
brought from the Hamilton county Jail
to Newport Grim said that jackson ask
ed Waliing II he had todd the reporters
that somebody was furnishing him whis.
ky and tobacco. WaliIng said NO"
Jackson said: You're all right" Final
iy Jackson said: "Walling. you stand pat
when you get over there" and after that
the talking became tndistinct.
John w. Legnor. saioonkeepef. testl-
ned that jackson left a valise In his sa-
loon on Saturday night. Sunday night
and Monday night. He identified the va
lise as the one which Jackson had admit
ted had held the head Of Pearl Bryan.
The testimony Of several witnesses was
to strengthen links in the chain that has
already been forged. Such was the case
with the evidence Of Mr.. Legnor In whose
saloon the valise was hidden: Of Ed Grill
10. the Commercial Gazette reporter. who
saw q river bridge ticket found on jack
son when first arrested. calling for the
passage of horse and vehicle. One Inn
portant point Of Crim's testimony OF what
he heard jackson say in the cell was that.
speaking to Walling. he said: well. old
boy, you have played your part we'll"
Of the new testimony there was that
of Charles Rogers. night clerk of Heidler's
hotel. that Walling came there after 3
o'clock in the morning Of February with
his clothes wrnging wet and rushed to
bed without registering. He had never
before or since stayed over night at the
hotel
Other witnesses identified the dead girls
shoes and described the condition of the
ground where the corpse was found.
The defense brought VIII Wood on the
stand to .nterrogate him about two vile
letters written by him to Jackson on Feb
ruary l and g. Here II was that the
women were requested 10 retire These
letters are too coarse and indecent to be
printed. The points Of greatest impor-
lance as bearing ON the case in Win
Woods letters to Jackson was In that
dated Plymouth. Ind. February !. in
which were the following sentences:
doc. 81 you have let chance go by III
give you HI" also IF you have grown
chIcken-hearted You ought to be shot"
The rest of the letters was made up OF
irruendoes and personal illusions. INTEL
Hgib,e to the writer and jackson. but rid
dies to all others. Wood was detained to
give the defense an opportunity to offer
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