The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-26
THE TRIAL OF SCOTT JACKSON


Cass Against Him.
Newport. KY. April s.-Tntsress In the
trial Of Scott Jackson does not aha.s in
the least. Twenty witnesses were cram
med today Most Of these were simp1
used to Ill gaps In testimony already Civ
en-. or 10 corroborzte the same There was
some strong evidence TO show that the
ground where the body was found was
soaked with blood nearly foot deep. The
paueity of blood or the surface has been
one OF the obstructing points on which the
defense set much value
Private Weaver. Of Fort Thomas. eesrs-
ned concerning human hair he found in a
ciot o. blood on the ground where the body
was found Mrs Bryan was called She
compared q lock % Pearl Bryan's hair,
taken from the head q year ago. with the
hair mentioned By Weaver. and found the
two alike.
William Newell. a newspaper man. pro-
duced bloody leaf found on the scene Of
the murder.
w o. Pinkard testified that on January
81 last, little after noon. he saw Waliing
garden into College street. Jackson joined
them The woman seemed hesatating.
Jackson was talking. gesticulating earn
es,iy.
Mrs Plymouth Weeks. OF Cincinnati. q
Spirituaiist medium, testified that in the
last week OF January Pearl Bryan and
jackson came to her place. Pearl told her
VINO she was. also her condition Witness
ADVISED her 10 go home.
Probably the most important Testimony
q the day was that OF Pat ]. Kinney, po-
hcenan at the Central Union depot, from
which trains leave for Indianapolis Kin
ney business IS to announce trains. He
said that on January 81 Alfonso wallinx
came to the sitting room over which he
mas charge at the Central depot. abou,
O'Clock in the afternoon, and remained
taere until 4-ie. The witness knows WALL
lng perfectly. There was a lady whom
Wail.ng brought there. and who seemed in
deep distress Witness noticed them mar
ucuiariy, because he expected them to take
train and was surprised that they did
not DO SO. though many trains left the de-
rot during those two houra The woman
held her handkerchief IN her right hand
al the time ana WAS shedding tears. WALL
ing seemed to be talking to her in an earn
esi. persuasive manner. Witness1 descrsp-
Ton OF the girl fits Pearl Bryan's perfectly
he was shown a photograph OF Pearl
Hryan and identified Il positively as that Of
the girl he saw with walling in the depot
wa,nng room. He said a train left at
o'elock that afternoon for Indianapolis.
The theory is that Pearl Bryan went TO
the depot 20 take the train 10 Iniianap-
oiis, and that Waiiing persuaded her not
20 80. They left the depot together. The
recital Of this evidence brought tears 10
the eyes Of Pearl Bryan's mother. who
was sitting inside the bar, far removed
from the jury. This evidence was intend
ed to supplement- and fit into that given
BY Mr.. Pinkard in the forenoon. In which
ne told about seeing walling coming out
OF the Atlantic Garden with a blonde girl.
little after noon on January 81, stopping
while in College street. where Jackson
stood in front Of the pair talking and
gesticulating with great earnestnesA The
tine for the Walling trial was changed
from May TO May L. This indicates
that the present trial will be protracted