The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-02-13
FALLING DID III
Is IS WHAT JACKSON SAYS In A
CONFESSION.
= Declares That His Room Mate
as<iIIed Miss Bryan-waIlinE still
It-A BIOOd-Staincd Coat
*BeIonging TO Jackson Is Found
"a Post NOrtem Held on Miss Dry
Body.
|an's Body

Cincinnati. Feb. 9. - Although it Is
80 one week since the deCapitatcd
body of Pearl Bryan was found near
Fort Thomas. Ky. there has been
moro excitement to-day over the trag-
edy here and in Kentucky suburbs
than on any previous day. Scott
1acksOn and Alonzo Walling, the Sls-
pects who were rOommates while at
tending the Ohio dental college, have
been confesSing against each other all
day. They were examined separately
and together. When they are confront
ed face to face with each others con-
fessions. they call each other liars and
exhibit murdcrous feelings toward
eacb other. All efforts have been di-
rectcd to-day in finding Pearl BryhnS
head. In the series of confessions
jackson says Walling carried it in Il
yalisc 10 the COvirgtOn suspension
bridge and he thinks waiting threw
It In the river, or he might have ear
ried it with him To his home at Ham
fltCn and thrown it from the Miami
bridge 1T that place. but Jackson says
he did not go with his roommate on
theSe trips and cannot tell just where
he left the head.
Mailing says he had nothing to do
with the decapitation or disposal Of
the head. but he r"cited long stories
which led the officers to believe Jack
son had buried the head in a sand bar
In the Ohio river opposite Dayton.
XIV, a suburb of this city, or drOppo..
it in the sewer on Richmond street.
large forces worked all day at both
places and they secured the blood
stained coat of Jackson out of n sewer
at the corner of Richmond and John
streets. near JacksOn'S room.
There was a post mOrtem eXamtna-
lion held to-day at which the ply
sicianS held that the head of Pearl
Bryan had been cut off while she was
alive ard that they could find no trace
of drug.
Another Confession.
Scott Jackson to-day sent for a
friend to whom he said: "Walling
once told me that II time he seduced
May Smith. He said he had per
Formed an abortion on her ard it had
been successful. and that the Smith
girl subsequently wen To Louisville
and the thing was hushcd up. When
Wood told me that he had Pearl Bryan
In a family way | suggested Walling.
I was in Green Castle then. ON my
return | talked with Walling and he
said he would perform the abortion on
Miss Bryan. Now | cannot tell YOU
the rest. Send for Brother TibbitS,
secretary Of the y. NJ. G. 4. | will
tell all to him"
Later Tibbits wrote the confession
rs it was dictated by Jackson. but the
Batter signed it as follows:
Here, with the Bible in my hand. on
my knees. before God. ! swear | was
pot guilty of numbering that poor girl.
j did get her to come 20 Cincinnati to
undergo an abortion. Mailing was to
get so for performing il. | was guilty
of getting him to do it. hut not Of
numbering that poor girl. don't know
where he killed her or how he killed
her, or what he did with her after he
Killed her. | did not kill the poor
girl. He is the guilty man. Will
Woods was to send $50 10 him through
nl" for performing the abortion. This
is tn" truth, 80 help me Cod"