The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-20

1. That the dead body was found on
the farm of John Locke, near Fort
Thomas, Feb. l, is the body of Pear
Bryan. late of Greencastle, Ind.
3. That cocaine had been admins
tered to the woman.
3. That decapitation had taken place
while the woman was still alive, and
at the place where the body was found.
4. That Pearl Bryan, Scott Jackson
and Alonzo NJ. Walling were last seen
together at o'clock on Friday even:
ing, Jan. 81, entering a cab together
at George and Plum streets, Cincin-
natl, and that the cab was driven out
in the direction of Fort Thomas.
While the jury of the coroner was
at work the detectives were chasing
down clews, and bloodhounds were
started from the SPOT where the body
was found, and followed a trail that
led to the Covington, Ky, reservoir,
not far away. 1t was concluded that
the head of the body had been thrown
into the reservoir. The reservoir was
pumped dry at an expense of 50, 900 to
the people, but no head was found.
The search continued and one theory
! followed another until every body in
the vicinity grew sick OF the mystery.
On one occasion q negro who knew
Jackson and Walling said the head
was buried on a sandbar near Dayton,
Just above Cincinnati. Thlther went
detectives, followed by reporters ano
others who knew of the rumor, and
the whole saadbar was dug over but
no head was found.
IDENTIFIED BY HER CORSET.
Pearl Bryan vas one of eight chill
dren. six girls and two boys, and was
her fathers baby" Her father start.
ed little millinery store, which was
managed bv her sister, Mrs. Keller
1t was to be- Peai's when she had learn
ed the business. One of the pathetic
incidents in connection with this fact
is that a few nights before Pearl went
away, never TO come back alive, she
was at the store. Some new goods
had been received. In the invoice
were corsets. Mrs. Stanley, her sister,
and Pearl marked the corsets with
cost and selliug price. When, some
days later, Mrs. Stanley and her broth
ers were called to Cincinnati 10 see if
they could identify the headless booy
of a girl in an undertaker's place,
where it was exposed. Mr.. Stanly
identified the clothing on the body as
that of her sister Pearl, and one of
the articles was the corset, one which
Pearl had marked on the night of the
incident described The Cincinnati
detectives went to Greencastle first in
this celebrated case, before the arrest
of Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling,
on the strength of a dispatch sent by a
Western Union operator. They
learned from him that Pearl Bryan
was missing. They also learned that
the operator was friend of Will
Wood, and that Wood had told him
of the intimacy between Pearl Bryan
and Jackson, and that Wood had told
him that he had letter from Jackson
in which Jackson said Pearl was to 60
to him in Cincinnati, where he had
arranged with surgeon and achemist
to perform the operation, and that he
(Jackson) would take care oi Pearl.
SCOTT JACKSON ACCUSES wALLING.
Scott jackson was arrested Wednes
day, February 5, and Alonzo Walling
was arrested on the following. day.
The former at his room, the latter on
street, and both in Cincinnati. Will
Wood was found and arr ested in South
Bend. Jackson's testimony at the trial
just ended was that he first learnd of
the finding of the headless body at
Fort Thomas when he picked up a
newspaper at the supper table Friday
evening. Walling was at the table
with him. Jackson said he was so
Mortified at the newspaper story that
he could not eat his supper. Waliing
finished his supper and then said:
Come on, let's go up to the room
we've got something to attend to. !"
He finished his supper and then went
to thereon. Walliug had two valises
and some bundles there. He gave
him a bundle and valise and said :
Jack, get rid of these things quick" }"
The witness asked him what the
bundles contained. Don't stop to
ask" was the reply. go and get rid
of them" The witness was panic
stricken and did Walling's bidding
mechanically. Take that grip and
throw it away" said Walling, The
rivers the best place TO throw it. ="
Both took bundles and went cut.
Walling told Jackson to meet him at
the Palace hotel, as be had made en-
gagements to goto the theater. Jack
son went to the bridge. While he
was crossing the package come open
and he saw the contents-soule under
clothing aud a dress. lie dropped
the package from the bridge. He
had no opportunity to throw the va
lise over, as got on car and took the
valise up to Legner's saloon: He then
went to the Palace hotel and met
Walling aud a party of students, ~ith
whom he went to the theater.
Jackson testified that when he read
the newspaper he SAID: "Walling,
this isn't your deed, is it," Waling
replied, "Don'task any foolish cues
tons" When the witness asked him
what he had done with the head he
said: "Oh, l threw it overheard
Will that do you any good2''
The conviction OF Jacksonis but one
step in the case. The trial Of Walling
is the next. The only reasonable the
ory is that the girl was enticed to Gin
cinnati, dragged, taken in a rockaway
to the scene CT the murder and there
beheaded. The head has never been
found anu the body is buried in the
title gr aveyard at Greencastle.
a Disastrous Storm.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. May PA
disastrous wind, rain and hail storm
visited This section this afternoon, ac-
oo,onanied hv 1iuhtninu thunder