The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
THE MURDER OF PEARL BKYAy
Her Besrsyer Killed Her and Cut On
Her Head.


Cincinnati. Feb. s-A special 70 the Conn
nercsxl Gazette from Gresncastls. Ind.
says: TIE family OF A. s. Bryan lead
Ing farmer living less than two miles from
this city, have identified clothing brought
here BY detectives from Cincinnati and
Newport. KY, az that OF their daughter.
Pearl Bryan They furnish other infor-
nation and circumstances that leave 10
doubt IN the minds OF the officers who have
been here since yesterday that the body az
the woman who was murdered ard behead-
ed near Fort Thomas last Friday night Ii
that OF their daughter Pearl. aged q years,
who left homo January - ostenssbly %
visit her friend, Miss Jane Fisher, on Cen
trail avenue. Indianapolis. They have made
every possible inquiry today. and find that
she did not visit Miss Fisher. but that she
was taken 20 Cincinnati by Scott jackson.
she took with her a switch Of hair, which
was brought here by the officers and iden-
titled. A. well as the clothing and locks of
her own hair. TIE shoes that were brought
here by the officers were bought OF Louis
Il Hays by Pearl Bryan. November IS. 1885.
and the marks were identified by the deal
ers
As soon as the officers interviewed Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan and other members Of the
family, they sent word 10 Cincinnati 10
have Scott Jackson, a student at the Ohio
Dental college, In Cincinnati. arrested
The mother of Jackson lives here. and the
families were intimate and highly respect
ed. The Bryan family also gave informa-
ton that led the officers 10 order the ar
rest or william Wood. the son OF Rev. ID.
NJ Wood. OF South Bend. Ind. Detectives
Grim and McDermott. Of Cincinnati, and
Sheriff Piummer. of Newport. Ky, left
hero tonight for South Bend 20 arrest
Wood. The families OF Jackson. Wood and
Bryan are well known here. and the trag-
edy has caused the greatest excitement
that was ever known In this part Of In
diana.
The clue 10 the arrest % Jackson and
Wood was given to the officers by William
Earl. the Western Union operator here.
He saw a letter written by Scott Jackson
10 William Wood, In which the former told
the latter what 10 give Pearl Bryan. and
outlined treatment for her. The officers
had learned from the post norton examin-
alton at Newport. Ky. that the murdered
woman was about to become a mother, and
they az once took the clothing and other
articles 20 the parents OF the girl referred
70 IN the letter. The parents identified the
shoes, clothing and hair. and gave such
Information az TO lead to the arrest. When
Pearl left home January y. 1t is believed
Il was for a continuation OF treatment By
her alleged seducer.
Cincinnati. Feb. 5.-Iate tonight Chief OF
Police Deltsch received from Greencastle,
Ind. telegram signed by three of the de-
tectives who are working upon the sensa-
tionai murd sr case at that place, directing
him to arrest one Scott Jackson. student
at the dental college. and 10 charge him
with the murder OF Pearl Bryan. The chief
OF police was also directed to search for
William Wood a friend of Jackson. sup
posed accomplish. The detectives stated
that they were on their way TO South Bend
to search there also for Wood, who ~ de-
scffhed A. n blonde. smootb-faced youth OF
"a years The detectives also Informed the
authorities here that the clothing and the
headless trunk OF the murdered woman
has been positively identified by Pearl
Bryans relatives.
At II o'clock tonight Scott jackson. an
effeminate looking man. "a years OF age. OF
light complexion and wearing sandy
mustache. was taken into the mayors
office here and put through most rigid
examination by the mayor and chief OF
police Though the ordeal lasted until mid
night, ne came through IL with apparent
caimness. Jackson was then committed to
the city prison without bail. To the mayor
and chief Of police the cuiprit denied axy
knowledge OF the revolving murder. though
admitting that he knew Pearl Bryan He
claimed 10 have slept at his lodgings on
last Friday night. the night OF the
murder, and sent for another lodger at the
same house. Mr.. I4amping. 10 verify his
statement. Larnping stated that Jackson
came in about 10 o'clock Friday night but
that he had no means of knowing whether
Jackson remained I'm his room all night.
weakest part OF II is that about his conduct
weakest part OF tits that about his conduct
last Saturday. On Saturday no took a
valise and left II IN a saloon opposite his
boarding house. This valise he carried
with him all over the city that dav and
evening The theory II that the head OF
tho murdered giri was probably in that
valise, and that he WAC travelling about
with II 10 destroy n without being discov-
cred The accounting for this valise and
why he carried II all day and night puzzled
him more than anything else. In fact, ha
prevaricated. and afterwards aoknowl-
edged that he had lied.