The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-24
DEcAPITATED WHILE ALIVE.
Two Doctors Agree on This Point in
The jackson Trinl.

Cincinnati. o., April 23.--In the Jack
son trial this morning the defense be-
gan a fight against the testimony OF
Mayor Caldwell of Cincinnati Col. Craw-
ford made a motion that part of the
testimony which referred 70 Walling be
ruled out.
Judge Helmes said that unfortunate leg
islation had entangled the Kentucky law
upon the testimony which joint DEFEND
ants may offer. He held that anything
that Walling had said which jackson de-
nies cannot be admitted as evidence; that
IL would be necessary for Wallng TO
make his statements on the witness stand
against jackson. This was regarded as
the first victory for the defense
The forenoon was consumed IN expert
testimony. DR.. Fishback contradicted DR..
jenkins on several technical points re-
garding coagulation of blood.
The two physicians, although differing
somewhat in technical points, are agreed
that Pearl Bryan was beheaded while
Or. jenkins claimed that had she been
dead when she was decapitated, the blood
ed from the body. DIR. Fishback said that
the blood on the privet bushes could
only have spurted from a live body.
DIR. Fishback, on cross-examinatOn said
that the heart and larger blood vessels
are always empty after death.
DR.. Jenkins stated that after sudden
death, a blood clot always forms in the
There was another conflict of expert tes-
timony when DR.. Flshback sad there
would have been no difference of appear
ance in the neck If the girl had been shot
before she was beheaded. Health Oticer
Jenkins said a shot through the head
would have caused certain discolorations
about the stump Of the neck.
DR.. w. D. Liter, of Leesborough, KY,
testified that he was present at conver-
sation between Jackson and Walling about
the effects of cocoaine in the two prison
er's room at South street several days
before the finding of the body.
Mrs. Bryan, Pearls mother testified
that Scott Jackson had beeen q frequent
caller at her home in Green Castle and
often took Pearl out riding in buggy.
Mrs. Bryan said Pearl had a fine necklace
of gold, an opal ring, small diamond and
looped ring when she left home. The moth
er never saw them again. She said that a
piece of chain shown her by Col. Nelson
and found on Jackson was exactly like
part of her daughters necklace.
DR.. G. !. Cullen said a head could be cut
off in thirty seconds and Druggist Uhlen
of South street testified that Jackson came
into his store late on the morning OF Jan.
%, and got II grains Of cocoaine. lie
wanted a drachm, but did not have money
enough.
Mrs Mary Morgan was called and testi-
fed to finding Pearl Bryan's hat
Undertaken White said the body was
bloody when brought to his establishment
Fred. Bryan, Pearls brother, identi-
fed as his own, the bloody valise in which
the head is supposed 10 have been carried.
Albert Johnson, colored, knew Jackson
| and Walling. Jackson and Walling came
to Ford's wine rooms, which are kept for
women, with young girl on the night OF
| Jan. 81 Jackson, Walling and the girl
| left in a cab about 650 o'clock. He iden-
tilted the hat and dress OF Pearl Bryan as
| those worn by the girl that night.
| On cross-examination the witness Great
| ed a sensation by stating that Attorney
| Sheppard of Hamilton had offered to give
| him more money to stay away from the
| trial than he would make by going.
At o'clock the court adjourned.