The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-16
". M. c. A. Women Call on Jackson
range for His Laundry.
MONTHS BEFORE EXECUTION
SUPREME COURT CANNOT HEAR THE
APPEAL UNTIL OCTOBER.
Even IL There he No Order for New
Trial, Jackson VIII Probably
Have a Year to Live.
neciaI to the Indiananolis IournaI

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEWPORT, KY, May l5.-Scott Jackson's
first visitor in the Newport jail this morning
was reporter. with whom Jackson has fire.
quently made an exception and conyersed,
rather freely. The condemned man did not
arise until O'Clock. and as he stood in the
jail corridor with towel thrown over his
shoulders his eyes were still heavy. The
smile which never deserted Jackson during
the trial had disappeared, and his face had
a troubled. haunted look
Crawford is all right" he said, after q
moment 1--WE only go. brief moment 20
talk together since the verdict He told me
he was going to do everything he could"
jackson had lost his confidence and he did
not predict that he would finally escape tie
death sentence.
81 haven't been up long enough TO tel
aow feel this morning." he said in a COM
m place way.
SDe s.xing of Walling, he said: II don't
want 70 say anything about him.
ole rays he's glad OF the verdict" sug-
gesSet the reporter. lis he still friendly
toward your
"Wel. wouldn't say that we are either
friendly or unfriendly. We have Just talked
! ,gether little; that is ALL
Some women of the w. CT. L. were at
the Jail early solicitous as TO the prisoners
welfare. One brought him a needle. thread
and buttons and another arranged for his
washing.
Later when the reporter passed through
the jail Jackson and Walling, were seen to-
= tter and apparently the best OF terms-
They were talking In friendly manner, bug
4aer voices were too low for one 10 hear
stlrcaga the bars. jackson and Wailing
were watching some other priaopers ct .
game of cards. Walling was smoking
cigar and retained in some degree the APP
pesrance of indifference ne has kept up from
the first, although there were clearly ap-
parent traces of uneasiness and lack of
buoyancy. Jackson's position was vita his
back turned toward any chance onlooker
from the outside of the grating. but his
attitude and demeanor told plainly of the
st!n struggling. but much broken naturally
dauntless spirit of the man that heretofors
never failed him, at least when before the
public eye His manner was subdued. and
laneuidness betokened the reaction that had
set in.
THE DEATH WATCH
The death watch on Jackson has now
practically begun. and Walling will also be
as carefully guarded. Thursday night Wall
ing was transferred from his cell on the
second floor to one on the first floor near
that of jackson. BY this arrangement both
of the celebrated prisoners can be closely
guarded by the same officials The two men
will be allowed to meet without restraint in
the corridor hereafter.
Jailer Bitter said this morning that Judge
Helm had given his consent TO the placing OK
jackson and Wal;ing In cells near each
other, and that no harm could come OF it
now. 1t also made the attendance upon
them puch easier than with one on the up
per and one on the lower fioor formerly.
Last night nearly a hundred people yainly
sought admission TO the jail TO see the two
prisoners. IL was learned this morning THAI
the one thing which more than any other
Influenced the jury in the Scott Jackson
case to return verdice Of guilty and make
the penalty death that portion of Col.
Lockhart's speech in which be stated that IL
Scott Jackson were not guilty-he would have
told who was. and il there had been a third
party In the case he would have disclosed
II is not expected that Scott jackson viii
be hanged, II that be his rate, until october
at the earliest. Attorney Crawford Will
l. que Saturday Of next week before Judge
| Helm with whom, by the way, he has gone
ho shonid be be- gwen ven new trial H IF II the lew
trial Is refused by the judge, Crawford viii
then have at least sixty days In which TO
file a bill Of exceptions and an appeal TO tho
Court Of Appeals. the highest tribunal or the
State.
NO HANGING SOON.
Judge Helm will take the motion Cor =
new trial under advisement and render
decision at some later day When thls
opinion is delivered, IL IL be against the de-
fense, the sentence Of death will be imposed
on the prisoner by Judge Helm The Court
OF Appeals adjourns In June and the Jack
A - --..rl -
term Colonel Crawford win not push the
| matter.
An attorney is always allowed two months
In which to prepare an appeal, but I'm the
present case even longer time may be
necessary. Clerk Reuscher says that II viii
take nearly three months TO prepare the
court record. With dispositions. testimony,
exceptions and orders. all or which must
be Transcribed by the clerk. the record OF
each containing between 30 and 400 words
With three months taken ir preparing the
record, the appeal would not be forwarded
10 the five judges OF the Court OF Appeals at
Frankfort until Sept. l. The cost OF the
jackson trial shus far viii amount TO 5000.
The execution OF Scott Jackson In the
courthouse yard at Newport for the mur-
der OF Pearl Bryan Is now regarded q
fixed event on all sides. no matter how long
this final and awful scene In the great traE-
edy may De delayed under the law. The
citizens OF Newport and others know II Is
bound 10 take place, ana fntt are ready
10 patiently await the time when the MUIR
! der OF Pearl Bryan viii be avenged. The
scaffold will be constructed directly In the
rear Of the courthouse at that point IN the
| yard behind the jail. A high board fence
| will be butt about the ghastly machine OF
| death. and a passage way Will extend from
| the foot OF the scaffold steps 20 the Jail. and
\ down this passage way the march TO death
| will take place Outside a score of deputy
4 sheriffs and police will stand guard al
| though II Is generally understood that tho
| execution Will take place during the night
/ or at early dawn
| should Walling be found guilty or muir
der and sentenced TO hang. IL II more than
| probable that the two Cv9tal etudents Wfn
drop through the trap TO- ether.