The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-23
OF THE BRYAN MURDER
A Witness In the Case Says the Girl
Was Bsheaded While Yet Alive.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST JACKSON
The Murdered Girls Clothing Pro
duccd In Court, At the sight of
which the Gray Haired Parents
Wept-The Prisoner Calmly Siis
and Chats with His Brother-in.Law

Cincinnati, O., April 22-The second
day of Scott Jackson's trial for the muir
der of Pearl Bryant began by Il state
ment from the Commemorative Attor-
ney that Coroner TinGley would be
placed on the stand once more. There
was u delay OF several minutes while n
messenger was sent for the bloody dress.
underclothing and other articles found
with the hacked body ut Fort Thomas.
During this lul In the proceedings the
prisoner sat talking with his brother-n-
law. Edwin Post. of DePaw University,
who appeared in the court room for the
first time. At 1856 the side door was
opened and the members OF the Bryant
family-frst the sons. and then the gray
haired father and mothcr-were brought
into the room.
They had hardly been seated when
court and placed in front of the wit
ness stand lay figure. dress In the
wrapper that Pearl Bryan wore at the
time of her death. The garments were
gruesome sight. covered 1t was, in
part, with stains OF mud and blood.
The officer placed the figure erect under
Attorney Lockhart's directions and re-
tired. Attorney Crawford, for the de-
fcrse. objected to the exhibition as high
ly reprehensble, and was sustained by
the court. The figure was then removed
and the dress thrown OH the table.
Coroner Tlngley concluded his tcsti-
mony in about ten minutes. He identi-
fed all the clothing of the murdered girl
which had In the meantime been placed
on the table. 1t consisted of wrapper.
with small blue check figures, navy blue
underskirt, suit of union underwear. r.
black stockings. shoes and rubbers,
gloves and hair pins. Four vaises were
put on exhibition. The parents of the
murdered girl wept at the sight OF the
clothes. Mrs. Mabel Stanley, of Green
castle, sister of Pearl BRYAN, was the
second witness. She identified the cloth
ing on the table as having belong to
Pearl
Upon being questioned ii she knew
Scott jackson, she replied: "I knew
Scott jackson only from seeing him
twice on the street" She recognized
IN the prisoner Scott jackson, after
"hich she was excused and Jos. Pearcy
Il druggist of Grecncastle, was called TO
the witness stand. He testified that the
pocket book found in Scott Jackson S
ya.ise was the one he sold Pearl Bryant.
January 23rd. The most sensa tional
testimony was that OF Robert Caruthers,
who conducted the post mortem. He
stated In his opinion the girl was behead-
ed while yet alive
DR.. Caruthers testified that the body
was that OF a healthy woman. He also
testified TO finding the unborn child. II
was or about five months gestion. The
witness believed that the person who GU,
OIL the head had some kind OF art. II
could be done with a dissectlnE knife
about two inches
DR.. Gillespie. of Green Castle. Jack
sons former employer testified that
jackson had confessed TO him that he
tJackson) had had criminal rela tions
with Pearl Bryan and was responsible
Tor her condition of pregnancy.