The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-01
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SCOTT JACKS0N'S TRIAL.
HE ADMITS ILLICIT RELATIONS
WITH PEARL BRYAN.
Received Many Letters From Wood,
But They Were All So Vile That
He Saved Only Two, Which the
Prosecution Now Has.

NEWPORT, KY, April 30.-Accord-
ing to Kentucky law, which requires
that if the defendant is to be put on
the stand at adj, he will be called first,
Scott jackson was this morning placed
on the stand He gave a brief sketch
of his life in Jersey City and New
York and of his acquaintance in Green
castle, Indiana, where his mother lives,
and told briefly of his acquaintance
with Pearl Bryan. He was in Green
castle, Ind, in the spring of 1895, until
the middle of October that year He
saw Pearl Bryan often. He admitted
Illicit relations with her last Christmas
holidays. He was about to tell the
statements made to him by William
Wood concerning Woods relations with
Pearl Bryan, when the court decided
that such testimony was not admissi-
bic. jackson said he received many
letters from Wood, but they were so
vile that he destroyed all except two.
Which were now in the possession Of
the prosecution
THE CLEVELAND VISIT.
With reference to Pearl Bryan's visit
to Cincinnati Jackson said he had no
notice of her coming. He called upon
her after he heard she was in the city
and went with her on Tuesday night
to Walnut hills, and met her and Wall
Ing on Wednesday, and never saw her
afterwards. The rest of his testimony
was devoted to proving an alibi by
showing where he spent the time from
Wednesday until Saturday He denied
being in Kentucky during any of those
days.
The announcement of the prosecution.
at she close of Scott Jackson's testi-
mony that 1.-The commonwealth will not
cross-examine this witness" was made
al a quarter to s. Court then adjourn
ed. The main
PURPOSE OF THE DEFENSE
to prove an alibi by Scott Jackson. will
be supported, if possible by the testi-
mony of other witnesses. Jackson
stated that he did not know Pearl Bry-
an was in Cincinnati till Tuesday, Jan.
%, when he received a note from her
at the dental college, inviting him to
visit her.
All the testimony of the witnesses,
Mrs. Weeks the spiritual medium Mr..
Pinkard, who saw him and Walling
with Pearl Bryan on College street. the
day before the murder and Forstmey-
er, who saw him in Kentucky with the
girl shortly before, he emphatically
branded as untrue. He admits taking
earl Bryan 10 w dllnSf0rQ S saloon in
the tenderloin district but says it was
on Tuesday night, Jan. 2S, instead of
Friday, Jan. 81, the night before the
murder, as testified by Wallingford. He
said Walling agreed to
RELIEVE THE GIRL SECRETLY.
and when all was over and she was fit
to be returned home, would turn her
over to the witness. He says he took
her valise, the one afterwards found
stained inside with blood. carried it to
his room on Tuesday afternoon. tried
to return it on Wednesday but could
not find Walling, to whom he intended
to give it. He said that on Saturday
night of the day the body was found
he and Walling dropped some clothing
into the river which Walling, without
further explanation, told him was I'M
safe to keep in their room. When he
made inquiry about the matter Walling
told him to ask no questions. His ex.
PLANTATION of his shifting the valise
around was very awkward When
called upon to explain why he partici
pated In hiding Pearl Bryans clothing
he said he was actuated by fear thai
the part he had taken to bring her here
to save Will Wood might implicate
him.