The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-25


sit was pretty hat"
And you can, at the end Of three months,
testify that this is the dressr
JOHNSON NOT MISTAKEN.
Snow, couldn't you be mistaken about this
being the dress?" pointing to the dress.
mo. 1 am not mistaken"
'.And the hatT'
81 can't be mistaken"
did you remember the sort of hat the
other ladies wore that night that came in?'
''No; didn't notice them so Closely
Cant you tell what one woman wore?'
''Yes; one had red dress
Where did she sit?'
''In room No. l."
Beer"
How are you able to say that this woman
was there on that particular .night?'
II was going out myself that evening, and
that's why remember the evening"
After three months you remember all
this?''
Yes, SIR"
The defense gave up at his point Johnson
had withstood the fire and had come out
Colonel Nelson then took the witness and
Johnson identified attorney Crawford and
said he knew Colonel Andrews, Jackson and
Walling's attorneys He said he directed
them to Clara Bates house of Ill repute and
they went in there. The witness repeated
the charges against Colonel Shepherd, who,
he claims offered TO bribe him TO stay away
then excused.
Mrs. Bryan, mother of the murdered girl,
was then recalled by the prosecution. Col.
Hayes questioned her.
describe your daughters appearance
when she left Greencastle for the last time -
slightly cWled. She had bright, blue eyes
and we all thought her pretty girl"
Was she confiding?"
What experience of the world had sher'
VERY little"
Ibid You ever hear of her being in Gin
cinnati before the time OF her death?'
WAS you aware of her condition?"
"No. sir; l was Ignorant Of it." -n,
Yes, at my boarding house"
Was your daughter single or married?'
The witness was here excused
| 1t is evidently part of the policy of
| the prosecution to show the youthfulness
trustfulness and inexperience of the muir
| dered girl.
Shoe merchant L. w. Poock, of Newport
| was then called. 1t was he who traced the
| and helped greatly in solving the mystery.
| Colonel Lockhart examined the witness.
DO you know Scott Jackson"
81 simply know him.
Point him out"
He pointed to Jackson.
Were you in Colonel Deitsch's office Feb.
4
What did he say?''
Colonel Crawford objected. but the objec-
| tion was overruled by Judge Helm.
"I was in the office about 10 o'clock.
The room was crowded. While there a
then Scott Jackson was brought in. Kugel
| said he knew Jackson and said Jackson
brought a valise to him and told MIN not
Jackson ia kes said he g knew lew, Kusei and took the
/ valise there TO him. Kugel then identified
the valise. and Jackson, looking at the
valise, said it was Pearl Bryan's. He was
| asked how ne knew IL was, and Jackson
| said because she brought IT with her. jack
son then said that the stains hn in the uaiSe
! the val,se had contained Pearl Bryan's s
| head, although he was not sure. Jackson
and that he Thought the head was in the
| river, that the head was thrown into the
| river in parts and that later he Uackson)
threw the girls clothing into the river from
Mr.. Poock then identified the valise in
court as the one he saw in Colonel
PEARLS SHOES IDENTIFIED.
The murdered girls shoes were then shown
what do you know about them7" asked
| Colonel Lockart.
| .I first saw these shoes on Sunday morn.
| ing. Feb. 2, in Whites undertaking estab
| lshment in Newport. The shoes are not pc
| culiar in make, but We retailers don't sci
many so narrow as these. The size is No. 3
| 3 last"
Read the marks on the shoe?"
1.-THE size mark '22-11,' the manufacturer
mark 62i5S and the stamp reading Louis &
Defense took the witness. Colonel Craw-
| ford examining him.
| How did you come to go to Colouel
Deitch's office on the day you mentioned?"
4 N
Then your detective work helped solve
the identity Of the body?"
Were y you Invited in Colonel Deitch's Of
hceg"
What was being done in the ofhce?'
"When first went in, Colonel Deitsch ha6
just asked for Kugel to be brought in.'
Didn't you keep account in a book OF
whst took place tnere!
"Couldn't you have been mistaken as tc
just what jackson % said on p, that 4ccason? tSc
Are you anxious to have jackson pun
weren't you active in getting evidence in
| this case?"
'Yes. SIR"
How many times have you been in Green.
castle in connection with this case?'
| "Once."
Mr.. Poock was then excused and DR.. w.
"Did you analyze stomach Of a woman
sent you by Dr. carothers~
"What did you do with it?'
"I made a chemical and microscopical ex-
| animation OF IL. ] found in it trace of ar
| senic and small portion OF mercury found
| some partially digested fluid 1 found no
prussic acid in the stomach. The odor Of the
| stomach was sour. / then tested for mineral
| poisons and found arsenic beyond all question
coholic poisons, but found none. 1 found
| some traces of cocaine" The witness re-
peated in detail the evidence given before the
| coroners jury.
II then began physiological test" con.
/ tnued the witness. sin regard to the pres
| ence of cocaine. j placed bits OF the residue
| on my tongue and felt the benumbing sensa-
| tion OF cocaine. found about a grain and a
/ half of cocaine in the stomach.
| WAS this cocaine, in your judgment
| taken into the stomach by the mouth?'
| Yes. sir %
Now about the mercury and arsenic?"
THAT was from the embalming fluid"
| rs cocaine ever used internally to pro-
/ duce abortion?"
mo, SIR"
| Were there any traces of chloroform?'
| "No, SIR"
| Colonel Crawford, for the defense, then
| took the witness.
But you think there were two grains OF
| cocaine In the stomach when you examined
| the stomach?"
| Yes, SIR
"weil. how much must have been taken
/ by that person?
| Il cannot tell"
| "You cannot tell?"
| mo, but good authorities state that 1,
| may be detected thirty-three days after"