The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-10
A NEW WITNESS.
An indianapolis Woman Who Knows
More About the Murder Than She Cares
In Tell

An indianapolis "ohhh "h' tS'''
More About the Murder Than She Cares
to Tell.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 9,-Thc
Fort Thomas murder mystery is now
nearer a solution than 1t has been
since the headless body Of Pearl Bryan
was found. Lula May Hollingsworth,
one OF Pearl Bryan's girl friends, has
been boarding at No. 1 Henry street,
knows n good deal about the tragedy.
Miss Holllngsworth's knowledge OF the
case was brought to light to-day
through letter written to Marshal w.
L. Starr, OF GreencnStle. The man who
wrote the letter is II. Il. Ratclife, Il
travelling salesman from Baltimore.
Miss Holllngsworth says that on the
afternoon Of January 2s she was ut the
Union station and met Miss Bryan. She
had visited In GrCencnstle ana had be-
COME acquainted with Miss Bryan
there. After the usual greetings were
over Miss Bryan told her that she was
In deep trouble. She explained its ma
ture and said that Jackson was rcspon-
sible for her condition. She said II
would never do for her people to hear OF
her disgrace and she was going to Gin
cinnatI TO have an op%ratlOn performed.
She asked Miss HollinHsworth the ma.
ture OF drugs used In such cases and
Miss HoIlIngsworth told her what she
had heard was good.
At this point OF her story Miss Hol-
Ilngsworth wavcred. She said that
certain drugs had been purchased here
md that four drug drug stores were
visited. She could not tell the names OF
the drugs but said that whisky formed
n large part OF the mixture. She said
the stun purchased cost forty-flve
cents. She admitted That the stun was
purchased by woman.
Mira, HOlllngswOrth's manner OF tell
Ing her story convinced the officers
that she was holding something back,
She was subjected to n most rigid cX-
animation and on several occasions
she lost her temper. She said she had
not heard OF the murder until two days
ago She had no idea that Il would
turn out so badly.
~ am positive that Pearl was not
murdered" ahc said.
'Neil. fow do you know"
IL know" replied the girl. but ]
do nc. propose to tell
why nOt?'
simply because | do not Intend to
IncrlmInatc myself There was an Or
currence between Jackson, Pearl Bry-
nm and myself that were to tell you OF
IT, would clear up the mystery sur
rounding her death.
"Why don't you tell It and set the
minds Of her folks ut rGst?'
For this reason II would lncrlml-
nate mc. However, do not propose 10
Gee those boys hang and when ahe last
hOpe 10 gonO will tell WClGf | know T..
order 10 save their noclCs. They did not
XII Pearl"
"iipw do you know they did not III
her?"
because she died hy her own hand
| have n theory. Pearl took the med
,clnc heraclf. ShO was In Jackg0n'
room at the tlinC. II had dIiT"rrn;
effect from what she expected and sh,
grew 10 bal that Jackson saw OH
vas going TO die He knew that Il woull
never do TO have her die In the hUus,
70 he secured hack and assisted H..
Waillng, took her across the river. Sh
may have died on thr way or may hny,
heen dead before they got her out
The room and their object In taking he
.hcrp was to hide tho crime. Whc
near For, Thomas they cut or her hcl
and disposed OF II 10 avoid identlilc
.lOn. See II 1t don't come out Shl
way"
Miss lIpllluTaworth VIII probably b.
aiken to Cincinnati GO-morrUw
Later to-uIght Miss HollngsTort
old the police nll che knew. She "a!
lhN bought for Pearl Bryan three Kind
" drugs here and inatrncted her L
5uy another drug nftcr nhe rcachu
Cincinnati, but to be careful OF 1t, as J..