The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-28
SCOTT JACKSON'S TRIAL.
Detective Grim Gives Important Tcsti-
meny Against Pearl BryaN's Murderer

mony Against Pearl BryaN's Murderer.
Cincinnati, o., April 27.-Detective
cam took the witness stand in the
Scott jackson trial this morning and
described the scene Of the murder on
the afternoon of the day the body was
found In reply to a question from the
| prosecutor, Grim stated that he
searched Jackson's room on Feb. 3 and
found a black pair of stockings, a
lady's pocketbook with chain at
tached to it, two pairs of white gloves,
a cap in the closet and letters ad-
dressed to jackson. Witness was ques-
toned as to the statements made by
Jackson and Walling at the time of
their arrest.
| After detailing the charges and coun-
| ter-charges of the prisoners in Mayor
Caldwelps office on Feb 6, the judge in
structed the jury to exclude from their
minds all of the testimony of Mayor
| Caldwell and Detective Grim relating
to anything which Walling may have
charged jackson with, and which Jack
son denied. This ruling of Judge Helm
shuts Off a very sensational story, part
of which is that Of Walling about Jack
son that he was going to kill Pearl
I Bryan with cocoaine.
Detective Joseph McDermott was the
| lTSI Wl-IltSsS u tHe StSSlOi
He said that the marks on the ground
at the scene Of the murder would indi-
cate that Pearl Bryan had been vio-
lently thrown down on the bank. He
also related the circumstances of the
conversations in the Sensitive cell"
J. Il. Grillow, a newspaper reporter.
was shown Pearl Bryan's handker-
chiefs and identified them as being
found on Jackson when he was
| searched.
Charles Rogers, employed at Heider's
restaurant and hotel, Cincinnati, where
Wallfng and Jackson boarded. testified
that he saw Jackson in the early morn
ing of February 1. Walling. he said,
came in about a. m. Walling was in
hurry and asked for a room. 1t was
the first time Walling ever slept at
the hotel. The upper part of Walling s
clothing was wet.
William l.. Finch. a newspaper re-
porter. next testified to the finding OF
Jackson's coat in the sewer at the cor
ner of Richmond and John streets. He
saw Detective Wftte search the coat
and saw him take out small handful
of leaves from the upper outside pocket
and also a leaf from lower pocket.
Will Wood was then recalled and
said that he was at plymouth, Ind.
on Feb. /. visiting from Friday nnnn- II
Monday noon. He wrote to Scott Jack.
son from Plymouth on Sunday on q
typewriter. He signed it with "B.
Attorney Crawford produced a letter
which the witness identified as the one
he had sent. He also identified as his
own the interlineations with a lead pen
Gil He was at the Oliver house, II
South Bend Feb. and wrote Jackson
a letter on that day and signed it "B.
Crawford produced another letter
which the witness also identified as the
one he had written.
These are the letters which We're un
printable and We're missing for severa
days.
In answer to questions, Wood sait
that Jackson had had most dc grading
influence over him since he was II year.
old.
This testimony was objected to by At
torney Crawford and after hearing ar
guments on the point, Judge Helm ad
journed court until tomorrow.