The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
Letters Read That Put the Trusty
Family and Detective in
Had Light.
SERIOUS CHARGE PREFERRED
WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE ARREST
OF THE WITNESS FOR PERJURY.
Dispositions from indianapolis and
New Castle People I'm Regard 20
Jackson's Character.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


NEWPORT, KY, April 4.-For several
days. there have been mysterious hints that
Colonel Crawford, counsel for Scott Jack
son, intended to explode a bomb that would
knock the prosecution sky high. The bomb
was touched off to-day. but from present in
dications ii has hurt the defense more than
the State. William r. Trusty posed as the
great explosive that was TO utterly demolish
all the strength and other Developments so
far of the prosecution. He is a railroader
from UTbana. III. He alleged on the witness
stand this morning that he came to Cincin-
natl Jan. 81 and accidentally or otherwise
met woman named Evans, whom he had
previously known. Friday Miss Evans. who
seemed possessed OF some great secret to the
point of being much overweighted. with con-
sequent dropping, haggard mien. confded TO
him what this great burden was. IL was
something that would develop into a chance
for him to make some money. At this point
a tall, professional looking character
trotted in or was led in by Miss Evans"
The stranger said he had one dead body TO
dispose of-no more and no less. He wanted
the body at his home for the purpose OF
ready, systematic and comfortable dissec-
ton. He lived out on the Hamilton pike
somewhere a few miles. and was ready 10
pay SO for the careful and complete removal
of the corpse in question. The trio. who were
now carrying in their innermost breast
receptacles this dire secret. now moved
over to George street, near Plum. the exact
location not definitely given. Here the
: stranger duly went through the vanishing
and reappearing act, carrying with him on
his temperance the dead body of a woman.
Trusty knew the body was dead because the
hand was cold and clammy and the mouth
wide open, but free from motion or sound.
If there had been word spoken at this
point by the corpse. OF course. Mr.. Trusty
would have been of differentt opinion, he
supposed however. that the body was en-
tirely dead. and he duly removed ii 10 the
point on the Hamilton pike and got his pay.
Mr.. Trusty is certain that the corpse was
that OF Pearl Bryan. When he got through
giving his evidence he seemed almost alone
in harboring that opinion. Colonel Nelson
deftly, gently but unrelentingly dissected the
body, so to speak. that Trusty produced. as IL
were. in open court. and when he had nm
ished plying his keen cross-questions the
body could not have been recognized by It's
most intimate friends IL 1t ever had any.
CLAIM OF THE DEFENSE
The claim of the defense that is sought to
be established by the witnesses to-day is
that Pearl Bryan died at No. IS George
couple named Stoker; that she went directly
there from the Indiana House and there
died Friday night. The room in this house
has been visited several times. Ii is claimed.
by John Seward. who is from Somerset, KY,
and who has been employed in Jackson's be-
half since Feb. IL. IL Is claimed he found In
that room a bottle Of cocaine, also a bottle
of wine of ergot.
Judge Bennet this afternoon issued war
rant for the arrest OF Trusty on the charge
OF perjury. This step was taken at the in
stance of the commonwealth attorney. Lock-
hart. The sheriff served the warrant in
person later.
The interest in the case. as manifested at
the trial in the wild rush for admission and
eager scanning of the faces of the principals
in the court proceedings and craning or
necks ard tension of ears to catch every
word spoken. was no less intense than at
any previous high-water mark Of the striv-
ing and straining for Information on the
subject. The heralded soothing act OF recon-
ciTiation between Coione,s Crawford and Nell
son that was TO make calm and fraternal
like their future relations in the case did
not take place No explanations or apologies
were offered by either gentleman. but both
seemed in a fairy pleasant and conciiiatory
condition of mind and they spoke according
Iy when occasion required 1t in the ques-
tioning of witnesses.
The chair which Pearl Bryan's mother
has usually occupied at the jackson trial
was vacant Monday morning. AS she was
on her way TO the court room she slipped
and sprained her ankle. She was taken
back to her boarding house, and her hus-
band came 20 court alone. IL Is thought
that her injury is not serious. Mrs. Jackson
and Mrs Post arrived in the court room a
few minutes before the court opened. The
prisoner sat next TO his mother. Sheriff
Plummer placed large cushioned arm
chair next to the prisoner for Mrs. JaSkson's
greater ease. The trial had late sfa>t
the first half hour after opening court was
taken up with hearing motions.
The first witness TO take the stand this
morning was John II. Locke. He testified
that he owns the property where the head
less body was found. AS soon as he heard
of the headless body being found he went TO
Fort Thomas and telephoned to the Camp
bell county authorities. Then he notified
policeman Jolly. OF Fort Thomas. The two
went 10 look at the headless body ana then
they went back to Grand avenue 80 keep
off the fast gathering crowds. He also went
to Alexandria pike 10 keep the people out.
Dr. Heyi. Of Fort Thomas. came and was
allowed to get near the body. when Sheriff
Piummer signaled them 10 stop. Dr. Ting
ley. Sheriff Plummer. ex-oficer Phillip. Mr.
Dodsworth and ID. r. Locke went 10 the
point where the body lay.
Mr.. Locke then went into description
OF the body and It's position when found.
The hands. ne said. were prone. The right
foot was drawn little and the other was
out straight. The stur,p Of the neck was
just about at the foot Of the bank
To a question put by Judge Helm. Locke
said that one OF the hands might have been
little closed. but they looked shriveled-