The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-29
Interview with scott jackson That
shows the Girl Was Robbed as
Well ms Beheadcd.
DENIAL FROM WILL WOOD
HE DID NOT PUT MISS BRYAN on THE
TRAIN At GREEsCAsTLE.
Her Brother-fn-Law, He Says, Took
Her tn the station When She
Started for Cfncinantf.
CINCINNATI. Feo. a-LIttle by little in

CINCINNATI, FeD 2-Little by little in
cidents connected with the murder of Pearl
Bryan are coming TO light. To a Times
Star reporter Scott Jackson admitted this
morning that it was part of the arrange
ment that he should pay walling part of the
so to perform a criminal operation on Pearl
Bryan. I've told the story over and over,
he persisted when a reporter began to
question him in his CELL
But you once made the statement that
you merely had Pearl Bryan brought to
Cincinnati out of friendship for VIII Wood.
and now you have just stated tnat you were
TO pay part OF the money to Walling. Did
you pay Walling any money!"
mo. paid him none.''
did Miss Bryan or Will Wood?"
mo. don't think they did. 1 don't think
he received any of the $50 promised him.
WHO was to raise the sop
pearl was to pay the greater part of it,
.'And you the lesser?"
NO. Wood and 1 were to stand part cf
the expense"
when was walling to get his money!"
"As soon as the operation was success
fully performed"
But what was to be done in case the
operation met with failure?"
There was no provision for that"
How much OF the money did Pearl Bryan
have when she arrived in Cincinnati?'
IL don't know"
Enough TO pay walling?"
why. L suppose she had some money for
him.
.'You never asked her how much she had?''
81 don't remember
did she have pocketbook?"
II don't know; waIling must have thrown
II away.
'And stolen the money!
''Oh. I suppose he kept the cash."
"Bat he never told you about it?'
NEVER SAW ANY MONEY.
mo. / tell you know nothing about the
matter. i threw some stockings and under
clothing off the suspension bridge and some
other things in a catch basin. but that was
ALL never saw any money"
when in company with DR.. Gillespie at
his office in Greencastle did you not talk
about what would be best to give Pearl
Bryan?
II think did"
You talked OF some drug, did you not?''
Yes, we discussed ergot OF rye, and came
to the conclusion that we might try that
what did DIR. Gillespie say about this?"
''Oh. he discussed 1t with us, but would
DIDN'T he suggest to you that you marry
HE might have, but don't remember of
anything being said Of that nature"
Did he suggest any such course for VIII
mot to my knowledge
Didn't you arrange to have Pearl Bryan
come to Cincinnati when you were out at
Greencastle last Christmas?"
Yes. we talked it over
Whom within"
with Wood"
Wasn't Miss Bryan consulted?"
why. of course: she was very anxious
The prisoners spend their time quietly
Since visitors have been barred Jackson and
Walling do not come out of their. cells
II want to keep quiet as / cam. said
jackson to a reporter to-day. II want to
avoid any notoriety. hear they found the
head. Is that So"
The reporter said it was a mans skull.
Well. If they find woman's head"
Jackson went on, let them tell me how
the teeth looked and snail be able to tell
then whether it is or is not Pearl Bryan's.
She had nine or ten teeth out.
reading a palmist gave him Friday morn
ing. My hands are hard from good, hard
work" said Walllng. Il worked in glass
OF that. It's worth a mans life TO work
at that trade more than seven years. My
hands used to be SO call9 1g nat struck STIR
quarter OF an inch into them and not feel
DENIED BY WILL WOOD.
The report that Will Wood walked to the
Greencastle station with Pearl Bryan and
put her the train for Cincinnati was
holly denied by Wood In an interview to-day.
Said he: This case. so. far 1 con-
cerned. has been full OF damaging untruths
about me. 1 was anxious to do anything to
aid my cousin. but 1t is false that l walked
to the station with her. The man who took
her TO the station was Edwin Harris, her
own brother-in-law. / was. however, at the
station to meet my father. and 1 saw her
there"
But you knew where she was going?"
Yes. 1 knew where she was goingf'
did you offer TO pay Jackson a part of $50
20 be paid TO Walling?'
No, sir: never did"
who did You understand was to perform
the criminal OPERATION"
II will tell all at my hearing"
the murder?''
II don't see how he could do such a thing
as cut girls head off. AT one time in
Greencastle ne tainted even at the sight of
Colonel Deitsch received a letter this
morning signed "A. s." The writer said
that on the afternoon of the day on which
Pearl Bryan Is supposed to have been nur-
dered he passed through the waiting room
OF the Grand Central depot. In one of the
seats was woman weeping. and tryin,
20 console her was man who looked like
Walling- This corroborates the story told
by private watchmap Kinney. "A. b" saws
further that il anything depends upon his
statement he will make his Identity known
and testify at the proper time and place
A wen-dressed woman called at police
headquarters this morning and said that on
the afternoon of the day on wAich Pearl
Bryan Is supposed TO have been murdered
two men tried 10 hire a conveyance OF some
kind on Walnut Hills. She was allowed TO
see Jackson and Walling She said that
they resembled the men she had reference
10, but In a serious matter OF this Kind
she did not care 10 state positively that
they were the men. as she was not certain.
Miss Minnie Bates. the divorced wife OF