Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-06

made way oills Tor freight Was AZ this TWO
years. then had charge Of the department
about three years. when he was discharged
FOR being intimate terms with the chief
clerk Jackson then said:
When l was brought in from messenger
boy was put under charge OF a man named
Let's. who was nghterage clerk He became
assistant cashier and senior clerk and l took
Let's place While not in his department he
had partial charge OF me was very friendly
with him. and We were seen together almost
every night
On one OF the statements made TO Let's
general oniccr n Discrepancy In the cash nc-
count found Let's immediately left th,
once As Was his most intimate friend. they
tried 10 locate him through me lie was found TO
be short S23.Ooo On some OF the bills was found
my signature. IN a bold. plain hand. - J. Other
CLERKS names were also signed as mine Other
fraudulent freight bills. signed by Let's were
signed ia scrawL Those signed by me were
signed with nv name. - ] e"
w hen they discovered these freight bills
amounting 10 $40. with my initials on them
ihey asked me where the bills were ex-
planned the matter satisfactorily. The detee-
lives ioNowcd me for two weeks. attempting
TO locate Let's. Then came an order from the
general otiee IN New York TO discharge every
clerk who was a companion OF Let's. or any
elerN whom he had got into the once. Let's
Is now In the New Jersy prison NJ Trenton
Let's received n throe-ycar sentence
jackson then went to New York STAYING a
year worked In gentleman's furnishing
store also, sold a corn remedy. After he left
there he gave exhibitions in manufacturing
oirch beer and ginger ale for the manufac-
turer. this lasted two months: was then out
OF work Tor i've months; stayed At No. - i4ist
street Then the prisoner went TO Grcencns-
tie Ind his mother lives there now. also. his
sister. the wife OF Prof Edwin Post Staid in
GreencaStle until Seutembcr n or - 40,
Had no employ mcnt there. About the nth or
lHth went to the Indiana Dental college In
dianapolts. and stayed until the term was out
March q; studied ehcmfstry. extraction OF
teeth. Physiology and forth.
The prisoner first met Pearl BRYAN
curing the Christmas holidays OF 1894.
| VIII Wood introduced him, knew
WOOD since August 1894 Only saw her
once or twice before the HOLIDAYS. saw her
passing the once. She lived half a mile south
OF Grcencastle. Saw Pearl at home six or
seven times during the summer OF 1895. never
saw her in Indianapolis. never had any ar
engagements 10 meet her there
The oratorical contest was held at Indian
apois March = and people from Grccncastle
came TO attend H. VIII Wood was there"
Il was with Wood in the afternoon We
went to my house. lie said. Pearl and Minnie
are up to-day and want TO see YOU I said
| Where are they lie answered In the New
York store. We went down there 1t was
raining. We stood In the doorway. We walk
ed down the street and back"
Did Wood ever tell you about his intimacy
with Pearls''
In September. 1925. He said: why don't
you call on Pearl Bryan ] said: What for
He answered. It's good thing 'Pshaw I
said Why do you want TO talk that way about
your cousin All right he answered Won
| don't have TO believe me
jackson went TO Cincinnati last fall and en-
| tered the Cincinnati Dcntal college. roomed at
carlisle aud John streets until about Christ
mas took INV meals at various places
boarded at the Columbian. the Chef the Palace
hotel and sometimes patronized Gcrdcs' hotel
Attended college regularly. Spent last Christ
mas at Greencastle: went there December n
and stayed till January Stayed at his moth
ers house
Jackson was then asked IL he ever criminal
Is knew Pearl Bryan. and he answered that he
ala and at her home on two occasions: had
conversation with DR. Gillespie about the
matter during the holidays
The witness said: "One day was sitting in
the ONCE when Gillespie came in aud his face
looked peculiar. l asked him what was tho
matter. and he said Billy has just told me
that Pearl IS in trouble lie wanted to know
III could help her out / asked him IL he was
in trouble and said / would be glad 10 helm
him out n ne was He said he was not Just
then some one came into the ONCE and that
stopped the conversation"
Received numerous letters from win Wood
between the middle OF October and the holt
days on the subject Witness said the letters
were 50 obscene he destroyed them. but two
on being asked what reply he made To them
Col Nelson. OF the prosecution objected
VI 1IANioru stated that he Intended
prove that Wood not Jackson. betrayed Pearl
Bryan by what Wood wrote TO Jackson
Col Crawford stated further that Jackson
had the statement from VIII Wood that he
| wood betrayed Pearl Bryan. but Judge
Helm. after Col Nelson objected sustained
the objections. IL was held that the only let
| tiers properly under consideration were
the two offered in evidence and read
Saturday. Col Crawford claimed that
| he had asked Wood OF other Letters
* i'm tn nd =
admitted sending other letters Col Nelson
thought Col. Crawford was mistaken and
Stenographer Brown started to lind the testi-
mony. but Col Crawford. rather than take the
time OF the court let the matter 90 for the
present and continued questioning the witness
Jackson testified To sending a prescription
TO Greencastle November 10. ut VIII Wood's
request II consisted OF Holland gin and
cloves. Received an answer in sum and sub
stance that the remedy had failed Sent an
other prescription. The greater part OF the
medicine was ergot OF rye Received word
from Wood that that also failed TO work
when IN GFeencastlc during the holidays wit
ness talked with Wood about the matter
Wood said something must be done or nc
Wood, would have TO leave town
Before jackson left Greencastle .Wood nc
cording 10 the testimony asked jackson to
perform operation a criminal one or have
some one perform IT,
Col Nelson withdrew his objection 70 Jack
son telling what Wood wrote MIN and Col
crawford took advantage OF 10 by asking the
prisoner what was In Woods letter
He said for Gods sake TO send him some
remedles TO get Pearl Bryan out OF trouble
received four or five letters from Wood in the
same strain before / went out to Grecncastle
Christmas / sent him the remedies In re-
Spouse TO these letters"
now tell what he generally said in the let
tiers the substance OF them
In eject that he was desperate and was
anxious 10 do anything that would relieve
Miss Bryan and get her out Of trouble"
'Did ne ask you 10 see II you couldn't ar
range 10 have Miss Bryan brought To Cincin-
matte"
Yes. sir. had talked with a roommate Of
mine named Alonzo " Walling about the
matter l showed him all the letters and we
talked about the case
jackson then wrote wood that he had found
man who would do the job. mentioned wal
ing name. " God then wanted to know
when 20 send Pearl down. Did not tell him
ont she came. Jackson received note from
fcarl while az the college % meet her Met
ner NJ the Indiana house at 1870 witness
stayed In her room six or seven minutes. then
went out taking her valise with him tho
larger one. vent 20 Heidcr's hotel and met
Walling lie said what made Wood send
her down so soon before 7 could fnd q place
for her" ] said: Well. she's here and he
said nc would look for n room
When did you next see Miss Bryan"
About o'clock that Tuesday at Fourth and
Race streets. told her WalIing was busy
and would see her later
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