Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-04-30

GTcencastlc, that he had n girl I'm trouble.
He asked him II he had not boosted of his
relations with Pearl Bryan in q CONVERSE
tion with Edward Hunt In indianapolis lie
asked him IL he had not told Homer New
hous, in Grecncastle. that on one occasion.
when the organs were away. he had found
Pearl alOno and In bed and had occupied
the room with her There were more ques-
tons of "A similar import To all Of them
Wood replied positively in the negative be-
fore Wood left the stand MIR Crawford
made demand upon the prosecution TO
produce two letters written by Wood to jack
son and found in Jackson's possession. The
letters were not forthcoming, ana Mr.. Craw-
ford was given permission to recall Wood
when the letters shall have been obtained.
MIR Crawford made n further examination Of
the witness his questions being based upon
the hypothesis that the case against Wood had
been nollicd in consideration Of his appear
ance as a witness against jackson.
John Relli n cabman, was tho next witness
lie testified that he had driven Pearl bryan
from the station To the Palace hotel and later
to the medical college, in search Of Jackson
I He then took her to the Indiana house, and on
the next morning carried a message from
jackson TO her.
NLwPuRT, Ky. April e7.-A large part of
Saturday mornings testimony was taken up
with a description OF the scene where the body
was found by Judge Bennett, u w Weaver,
William Newell and w - Boycc. The dam
aging evidence brought out was that the blood
on the pTivet bushes was wet when the body
was found. A witness named Boyd found three
knife cuts in the ground where the missing
head should have been.
Mrs Bryan was recalled and produced lock
of PEARLS hair and her picture
w. ID Pinkard testified to seeing a girl who
looked like Pearl back of the Atlantic Garden
with jackson and Walling the afternoon be-
fore the murder.
The prosecution next turned its attention TO
the clews unearthed in Bellevue. Ky, and
Druggist W l. Foertmeyer put on the
stand.
The first time l saw Scott Jackson was on
Thursday or Friday before the murder lie
was in company with a dark young man, whom
l have since Identified as Alonzo Walling. and
a blonde young woman.
Il can not give a very good description of the
young woman. saw the left side of her face.
The wind was blowing her cape about her She
was clutching at her hat, which had feathers
on IL She was plump. and her fresh, Gle an
appearance showed she was from the country.
She stood in front OF my store and jackson
and the dark young man came into my store
All my conversation was with the dark young
| man"
II object to what was said" exclaimed Craw.
| ford, but he was overruled.
The witness then went on to say that the
dark-complex man inquired il there was
skin ferry at the foot OF Washington street,
Bellevue
Il said no He bought a cigar and the two
| went out They and the girl went east toward
| Dayton. The dark young man asked what was
the most direct way to Walnut Hills. l said
| by the Dayton ferry"
"How are you able TO fix the time:"
1t was about eleven O'Clock Friday, possi-
| bly, Thursday The way fix the day is be-
| c4t Use it's the rule in the store to clean the
windows on Friday, and the boy had just
cleaned the windows
"Igot telephone message from Scott Jack
son, Foertmeycr said. The objection OF the
defense stopped any further testimony along
this line disappointing high curiosity.
Further questioning brought out the fact that
the druggist saw the girl and her two compan-
ions going down the west side of Washington
avenue half hour after they left the store.
lis there any doubt about Scott jackson
here being the man who came into your store?'
There is none" the druggist replied, and
his voice was determined
After the prosecution ended its questions
Attorney Crawford moved that all evidence
whatever regarding the telephone message be
stricken out
II am inclined to give the defendant the
benefit Of doubt" the court said lit will be
stricken out "
Have you seen Jackson or walling since
them" asked Col Crawford
Yes. sir"
Where"
"Once in the Hamilton county Jail and once
in the Newport Jail"
Did you ask to see them
mo, sir
What did you go to the Newport Jail for:''
AT the request OF the sheriff"
what for:"
ITO accompany Mrs Holmes, one of the
witnesses at Bellevue, who wanted to identify
the prisoners"
Col Nelson-"what was your best judg-
ment OF the day you say Jackson and Walling
and the woman were in Believer"
Il think Friday morning"
Mrs Katie Holmes, OF Bellevue. was the
next witness. Col Lockhart examined her.
She said she had lived in Bellevue four years.
on Washington avenue She testified that
she saw Scott Jackson on Washington avenue.
Bellevue, but was not positive He was with
dark complexioned man and n lady The
man was Walling. This was either on
Thursday or Friday. The dark compile ioned
man talked to Mr. Foster while the other man
and the lady stood back little bit This was
at the foot Of Washington avenue. The wit
ness was washing windows at the time. They
stood there about fifteen minutes. Saw them
go down Washington avenue and come back.
Did you notice the lady with the menY'
Yes, pretty closely She was u country
girl" Mrs Holmes then described Pearl
Bryan and the clothing she wore. She was
then excused, and John Foster called The
defense did not question Mrs Holmes.
Col Lockhart examined Mr. Foster Said
he lived at No. 81 Washington avenue, Belle
vue. Knew Jackson and pointed him out to
the court Saw jackson In front OF his house
foot OF Washington avenue, with a woman
and n dark complexioned man. Thursday
morning ut IL o'clock, January 80 The wom-
an was a blonde, fair complexioned. and wore
I al hi IL
Did you notice anything particular about
| the woman"
No; excepting that she was rather slovenly
dressed and appeared countrihed"
Witness was turned over to the defense,
who did not want to examine him He was
then excused
At the afternoon session ex-Sergeant of Po-
lice Stegner was called by the prosecution.
He was not in readiness and the sheriff was
asked to bring Joseph Kugel the saloonkeep-
| err at Ninth and Central avenue. Cincinnati
His story on the stand was this: Il hav,
known Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling
since December. 1895 They used to come into
my place almost every night and would drink.
The last time l saw Scott Jackson was
Monday night between nine and ten o'clock
after the headless body OF a woman was found
at Fl Thomas. He took a glass of beer and
gave me that satchel there. He told me not
to give it to anybody but himself
did not open the satchel l kept
the satchel until Thursday morning
read then that jackson had been ar
rested and went over to the police station
and told them had a .satchel Jackson left
with me"
Fred Albion came several times to my
place, always by himself"
did Scott jackson or Alonzo walling come
to your place and inquire for the other:"
jackson came one night, and said IL Wal
ling came to tell him TO wait until II o'clock
don't remember what night 1t was jackson
came back about IL o'clock, but Mailing was
not there. II was a short time before the
murder. 1t was in the same week.
Walling came in about 1890 o'clock. but he
did not wait He was there only few>min-
utes."
Detective Herman J. White next stood in the
witness box and was sworn II got a coat and
vest from a catch basin at Richmond and John
streets. 1t was about February H."
White described the condition Of the coat as
wet and Shiny. There were bloodstains, APP
parently, on the coat when it was taken out of
the sewer; but the detective thought the
stains had since faded.
Lieut. Renkert was not allowed to testify to
the alleged confession OF jackson in Col
Deitsch's ONCE, Judge Helm overruling his
former decision, stating that after consulta-
ton OF the New York legal authorities he
had come to the conclusion that the prosecu-
ZION WOulu urst nave 10 pttstnt testimony TO
show that the alleged confession was made
under circumstances that were entirely proper
and that there was no duress
Pat Kinney, Waterman at the Grand Central
depot, testified to seeing Pearl Bryan and
walling together on the afternoon of January
| 81: the lady was crying; they sat in the watt
| ing room for two hours; witness watched the
couple and they did not take a train. but got
up and walked out about 4;i0
L Aloysius Stenger, saloonkeeper, testified to
Scott Jackson being in the habit of carrying
scalpel in his pocket