The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-10
WOMEN TO BE BARRED
OUTCOME OF THE INCIDENT IN THE
NEWPORT COURT ROOM.
Sheriff Plummer Determined to Pre-
vent Injury to Scott jackson when
His Trial Is Resumed
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEWPORT, KY, April 9-Hereafter no
women except those personally known to
Sheriff Plummer will be admitted to the
court room during the progress of the
Jackson and Walling trials. He has deter
mined that the scene of Tuesday, of a
woman kicking the prisoner, shall not be
repeated. The sheriff announced his inten-
ton in the matter today. Scott Jackson
heard IL with a great deal of satisfaction
He was very nervous after he returned 10
jail, and asked anxiousy who the woman
was. At no time since his arrest has he
been so wrought up. He is afraid that
some one might throw vitriol in his eyes
Sheriff Plummer and detectives Grim and
McDermott claim they have evidence that
Pearl Bryan spent one night at least in
4Sellevu., Ky. They believe that they know
the woman at whose house she stayed
That woman has not yet made any state
ment, but when she does the detectives
and sheriff think she will complete the
chain of their evidence. A great deal of
time has been spent by the detectives
working along this line. Wednesday after
noon Sheriff Plunlmer, of Campbell county,
had in his Office druggist Foertmeyer
Frank Foster, Mrs Swain and Mrs Beas-
ley, of Bellevue, KY. 1t was announced
some time ago that these and other Belle
vue residents saw Jackson and Walling and
Pearl Bryan on the Friday of the murder
Since then another witness, grocer Wing
Of Bellevue, mas been found who also saw
them on that day. Druggist Foertneyer
has also told the sheriff about receiving a
telephone message from Jackson for some
one to meet him on the day of the niur-
der. The druggist has been cautioned by
the authorities and refuses to disclose the
details Of the receipt of the message
Commonwealth Attorney M. r. Lockhart
Wednesday filed exceptions to parts of the
depositions of James Harrison Fields, r.
s. Black, w. H. Van Tassel, W. H. Raw
Inns. George w. Fielder. w. r. Horner and
George H. Dial.
Jrdge Helm issued an order in the case
WaiIing. forbididng :he clerk to allow any any
person other tnan the attorneys I'm the case
to have any of the pleadings or dispositions
proceeding. Judge Helm assigned as a rea-
son for this order that the written testi-
mony in the case Is under oath, and that il
Is not proper that 1t should be published
until the case is in the hands of the Jury.
When Scott Jackson heard that his part
ner, Alonzo Walling, had enjoyed the lux
an earnest plea to Jailer Bitzer for the
shaving of Of his somewhat shaggy beard
Bitter, after some hesitancy, finally decid-
ed to comply with Jackson's request, and
the beard was shaved off Thursday
Since Jackson's experience in court Tues
day he has been unusually restless and III
at ease, owing to a remark made by his
attorney, Colonel Crawford, during a legal
tilt with Colonel Nelson, the States attor-
ney Colonel Nelson had made a remark
that caused litter in the court room,
when Colonel Crawford called him severely
to account, stating that on an occasion of
such a nature. when a man was on trial for
his life, when he was In danger of being
hanged by the neck until dead, or sent 70
prison for life, was no time for levity.
These words from the mouth of his own
attorney made a serious impression upon
jackson, and he has asked Jailer Bifzer
over and over again what he thought Craw-
ford meant by the remark. No amount of
explanation, however, eases the prisoners
mind