The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-04
SCOTT JAoKSoH's TRIAL

NAV Consume all the Wssk-ForscAat OF
she Policy Of the Defsn'e-WIll be n"
Dasl.
NEWPORT, KY, Nay a-There Is q
possibility, IL not 6 brO5peoE that tHe
trial Of Scott jackson Will consume all
OF the coming week. II the defense gets
It's testimony all in by Tuesday night or
"wednesday noon, 1t will do we'll After
the defense will come a number Of Wit
nesses brought By the prosecution for
rebuttal. This will certainly consume
one and n half or two days, No one
can tell how much time the arguments
will consume. The court iB disposed to
expedite matters rs much us consistent
with fair showing TO both sides OF the
case. How mucn time the jury VIII
consume Is an unknown quantity,
though It Is generally believed 1t Will be
short.
During the past week, the defense has
revealed It's purpose 10 attack the test!-
mony Of at least two witnesses, II not
three. Allen Johnson, the colored por-
ter at Dave WRlllnEford's saloon, has
been attacked already as to his veraclty
with no great SUCCESS. But the de-
fense Is evidently not through with him.
As to George II. Jackson, tho colpred
cab driver, there Is n reserve OF personal
testimony and depositi6ns tending to
break down his character. Several
DAYS ago the defense. when Will Wood
was on the stand. lnid the foundations
for the Introduction Of at least four de-
positions from reputable citizens In
GreencaStle. Ind, tending to show that
he. as well as Scott Jackson. had inti-
mate relations with Pearl Bryan. In
Woods CREP. however, the depoSitons
are OF the nature OF boasts he made In
the presence OF these deponents.
One manifest hope OF tho defense iH
TO establish a cnRe Of non. Jurisdiction,
by showing, II possible. that the murder
was committed In Cincinnati BY over
doing some trpatmene with chloroform
or other annesthetic and that the body
was afterwards taken to Kentucky and
beheaded in order TO avoid recognition.
This will bc difficult In the face OF the
eminent expert testimony that the MUIR
der must have been committed at the
EDot where he body was found. Fall
In this, In case the jury should nGrce,
the evident Intention iB to curry the case
on error to the court Of appeals.
All through the trial. the defense has
taken a multitude Of exceptions, Judge
Helm, however, has been cautious and
thoughtful In making his decisions.
There Is a rumor which has been afoht
since yeNteriay that tho defense intends
10 spring n surprise on Monday by
bringing In a woman from Cincinnati.
who will swear that the Kirl died In her
house Mt Cincinnati. This. however, lB
BtIlI in tho shape OF rumOr. not fully
verified. The introduction OF such tes-
tlmony would compllcate the cnse and
subject the witness 10 terrific cross.
examination. II would also expose the
witness to liability TO he severely dealt
with by the law. perhaps 10 the extent
Of becoming an Rccompllce.
In the conflict between attorneys yes.
terfIny in which Colonel Crawford an
nO,Iuccd his determination to hold COL
nncl Nelson personally responsible for
remarks which Colonel Crawford re-
RRrtIed RR personally offensive, and for
which Crawford was fined by the court
&25, CrnwfUrd paid the fine md the mat
ter has become n part OF the court rec
ord, OtheTwiSa Il II believed the fine
for contempt would have been rcmltted
on Monday morning. Friends Of both
pnrtcE have been interesting thcm-
selves to bring about "A reconciliation. II
In believed that a ncBt over Sunday will
nnow n sufficient cooling time for these
efforts to bO successful, and to bring
about mutunl good understanding be-
fore court begins on Monday morning.