Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-08
LYING ASSASSINS.
The Two Young Brutes Whom
Pearl Bryan Trusted.
EACH ACCUSES HIS ACCOMPL1OE.
location of the Poor Girls Head Still q
Matter Of Mystery-wailing Says It Was
Buried by jackson on sandbar, While
the Latter Has Another Story in Which
Waiiing Il the Principai-Both Held
without Isail-.Jackson's Latest.

the Latter Has Another story in Which
waiiing Is the Principal-Both Held
without Bail-.Jackson's Latest.
CTNCINSATr. Feb. s.-All three of the
young men implicated in the murder Of
Pearl Bryan were arraiyned yesterday.
Jackson and Walling were held without
ball for murder and Wood bailcd in s5, go
on n charge Of aiding in committing an
abortion. Wallin1 has made another
statoment rs to the missing head. He
said: h''The head is buried in the sand bar
81 Dayton, n suburb near Fort Thomas,
on the Kentucky side Of the river" He
added that jackson often spoke of the
sand bar at that place as good one in
which to hide anything when he planned
how to conceal evidences Of the crime.
Men were at oncc set to work hunting for
the grcwsomc object.
Jackson's story of the Head.
Although it is just one week since tho
dccapitatcd body of Pearl Bryan was
found ncar Fort Thomas, Ky, there was
more excitement yesterday over the tragedy
than on any previous day. Scott Jackson
and AlonZo Walling were confessiny
against each other all day. They were ex.
aminod separately and together. When
they are confronted face to face with
each Others confessions they call caail 9th.
or liars and exhibit muriorous feelings
toward each other. In the series of comics.
sions jackson saysWalling carried the head
1t In vnlso to tho Covington suspension
bridge and no thinks Walling threw it
In the rivur, or he might have carried it
with him To his home in Hamilton and
thrown 1t from the Miami bridge mt that
place.
Jackson's Bioot-stained Coat Found.
This u only one of the numerous con-
tradictions of each other they make, Wall
Ing, as stated In the foregoing, saying that
jackson buried 10 In the sand on the river
Large forces worked all day Mt both places
and they secured the blood-stained coat of
jackson out of u sewer at the corner OF
Richmond and John rtrects, near Jack
sons room. Sheriff Plummcr, of New
port, n.y., Immediately after the arraign-
mont of the three suspects, demanded
them rs his prisoners. AS tho feeling
across the river is intense, and tho 4einp.
bell county Jail is an old frame str6agurc
with which jackson and Walling sScm
familiar, this demand caused the two
suspects to turn pale Is death. They fear
lynching. =
Jackson's Latest "True" Stutsrncnt.
- Last night Jackson sent for Secretary
Tibbitts, of the Y. NJ. G. A., and Tibbitts
wrote the following, dictated by Jackson:
'Herc, with the Bible in my hand, on my
knees, before God, l swear ] was not
guilty Of numbering that poor girl. did
got her to come to Cincinnati to undergo
an abortion. Wallins was to get 500 for
PERFORMING IL. ] was guilty Of getting
him to do IL. but not of numbering that
poor girl don't know where he killed
her or how he killed her, or what he did
with her after he killed her. did not kill
the poor girh, He is the guilty man. VIII
Woods was to send $50 To- him through
mo for performing the abortion. This is
the truth, so help me God"
Where Was the Murder Committed?
One object of the inquisition is to deter
mine whether the murder was committed
In Ohio or Kentucky and who has juris-
diction over the prisoners. TIC authori-
ties thins the woman may have been
murdered In this city and the body taken
acruss the river Sheriff Plummer's con.
slant do,rand for tho prisoners has had
much To TO with the profusion of comics.
stuns.