Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-07
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jackson and Walling Arraigned on
the Charge Of Murder.
REMANDED TO JAIL WITHOUT BAIL
Wood Tells Of His Connection
With the Affair.
WHERETHE HEAD WAsBURIED

CINCINNATI, Ohio, February THE
spectacle of two men, both being confess
edly guilty, each trying to throw the pre-
ponderance of guilt of the murder of Pearl
Bryan on the other still continues at the
city prison here. The identity of the MUIR
dered girl and the identity of those con-
cerned in her murder have been clearly es-
tablished.
Beyond these facts there is chaos. Def
nitely where, when, how and by whom the
girl was put out of the way are problems
yet unsolved. but in the process of solution.
Each develops trif1e more. Bloody trous-
ers have been found in Wallings closet at
the dental college. He says Jackson wore
them and put them there. Blood-stained
rubber overshoes left by Walling at house
Of ill-fame were turned up last evening.
Walling. interviewed by an Enquirer re-
porter this morning. is reported as saying
that Jackson used hydrocyanic acid or CO.
caine and arsenic. injected hypodermically,
to make way with the girl.
William Wood arrived here with detec-
tives last night. accompanied by his father,
Rev. DR.. NJ. Wood of Newcastle, his uncle,
Rev. A. A. Gee of South Bend, Ind. A. w.
Grant, an attorney from Indianapolis, and
Ar. Colborn of Michigan City, as a friend.
The father, brother and grandfather of the
Wood from his youthfuIness and frank
ness with which he told the story of his
connection with the affair, wiped out much
of the feeling his bad letters to Jackson
excited yesterday and the day before. He
said Jackson and Pearl both told him of
her state last January, and blamed Jack
son. His motive in sending Pearl Bryan to
CINCINNATI to have an operation performed
was to shield her. A warrant has been
sworn out charging him with being access
sorry to that crime, but he is out in charge
of Sheriff Plummer on his own recogni-
Zanca.
jackson and Wnllins Arraigned.
Scott Jackson and Alonzo NJ Walling, the
dental students. arrested on the charge of
numbering Pearl Bryan. We're today brought
into the police court and arraigned on the
charge of murder. Both entered plea of
not guilty and they We're remanded to Jail
without BAIL
VIM. Wood was arraigned on the charge
OF aiding in committing a criminal opera
tion and pleaded not guilty, and was held
in $1,000 bail, which will be given in short
time.
The hypodermic syringe spoken of in
Wallins's statema II, has been found in
Jacksons room. together with a bottle
containing fluid, he nature of which has
Lot yet been determined
Where the Head Was Buried.
Walling today sent for the reporters and
detectives and confessed that all the clues
he had furnished as to the locality of tire
head of the decapitated woman were mis-
leading. He said: THE head is buried in
the sand bar at Dayton, a suburb near
Fort Thomas, on the Kentucky side of the
river" ...,.-. r.
He added: jackson often spoke of The
sand bar at that place as a good one in
which to hide anything when he planned
how to conceal evidences of the crime He
said he believed the head is buried in the
sand bar, and that 1T could yet be found
there"
The detectives with large force of labor.
ers were sent TO the sand bar to search fol-
the head. Later in the day Walling repeat
ed the statement to Mayor Caldwell Chief
Deitch and others. A large crowd has
gathered On the bank of the river at Day.
ton, just as they gathered early In the
week around the Covington and Newport
reservoirs when they were DeIng draineu