The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
THE PREACHERS SON PREcocIoUs
Young Wood In Cincinnati - Wailing
Confesses Tnat jackson Did IL.

Cincinnati. Feb. 6.-William Wood was
brought here tonight from South Bend.
Ind, by Sheriff Hummer. OF Newport.
KY. and Detectives Grimes and NcDer-
mott, OF this city, under arrest as an ac-
eomplice of Scott Jackson and sAlonzo
walling in aiding and abetting their al
legged abortion on Pearl Bryan. Wood is
not yet OF age. His conversation showed
him 10 be more advanced in the WAYS of
the world than Is usual at the age Of %.
He was accompanied by his father. Rev.
D. ~ Wood. presiding elder of the Meth
odlst church in the district where ne re-
sides; Rev. A. A. Gee. pastor of the Meth
odist church of South Berd. Ind, a. n.
Grant, an attorney OF indianapolis, who is
the counsel for Wood. and A. r. Celburn.
a lumber merchant OF Michigan City, Ind,
who came TO go on the bond of young
Wood.
Wood was examined al length by Mayor
Caldwell and Chief Deitsch- The prisoner
said this was the first time h had ever VS.
tied Cincinnati, and Insisted THAI he nad
Fever been here to confer with jackson.
Waliiug or any one else. He said he had
never been outside OF Indiana, except for
a trip 10 Chicago. He was quest.onsd very
closely about the letters from him that had
been captured with the effects of jackson
in the latter's room. Those letters are OBJ
scene, and refer specifically 10 the proposed
ABORTION on IedIt GFy11t. w OOO S4Atl tie
VAS distant relative Of tie girl. and was
dong everything in his power to help hide
her condition and get her out of trouble.
In these letters Wood referred 10 matters
which the officers considered as implieat-
Ing him IN the trags sly, but he denied 81
knowledge of anything That was ever pro-
posed except the abortion. In these letters
Jackson told Wood that Walling. his
room mate had a friend who was an ex-
pert chemist and who would take charge
OF the operation. IL turns out that Jackson
was referring 10 himself. so Wood and
walling claim, as the expert chemist as
well a. the surgeon.
The city hall was packed afser midnight,
owing to the great interest that Is being
taken in the examination OF Wood and the
confession which Wailing made at late
hour 10 Mayor caldwsIl. Chief Deitsch,
Sheriff P.ummer and detectives. During
the day Jackson made what he called
confession. In which he laid the whole
crime upon his roommate. WaEing. This
confession appeared in the evening papers
and was shown to Walling. He prepared
a statement, which was given out at mid
night, in which he said that Scott Jack
son had told him about his trouble with
Pearl Bryan, and In which he said Wood
was also interested. Jackson never re-
ferred 10 anything except the proposed
abortion until Pear, Bryan came TO this
city January g. Then he talked about
her serious condition, and consulted drug
gists and fsllow-students about the best
drugs with which 10 Kill Jackson got
drunk a night or two after Pearl came
here, and told his roommate that he pro-
posed 10 get away with her. He had sew
eral plans which he outlined. One was 10
take her TO "a room and XIII her with drugs
and leave her as If she had killed herself.
Another plan was 20 XIII her with a drug,
l.. 4 f.,x
less he got good opportunity 10 cremate
II in the furnace at the dental college.
His third pan was with acids, which Wal
ling explained at length. Wailing denied
that ne was with Jackson and Pear Bryan
In the cab last Friday night before the
murder was committed.
4 coIored porter and a barkeeper who
saw the hack drive away from the saloon
testified that wafiing got into the hack
with them Wslling Insisted that the last
time he saw Pearl was last "Wednesday
night but that he did see jackson on
Thursday and Friday nights, and that
Jackson went 10 their room and
pat on Walling's clothes 10 throw
suspicion and blame from himself
on his roommate. In Jackson's statement
today h., accounted fer the blood on his
clothes by saying that Walling had gone
u their room and pat on his clothes be-
fore going out 10 commit the murder Wall
Ing SAYS jackson told him on Thursday
night that he intended 20 drive over TO
Fort Thomas with the girl and get ria OF
her and that ne did so on Friday night.
During the time that Waliing made his
confession Scott Jackson was present and
heard Il all and denied everything his
roommate proceele3 with the story They
called each other liars and were with
6ifi-tiltv prevented from creating a dis
tarlslres Meantime a large crowd snr-
rounded the place. and both men expressed
apprehension for their safety. They are
nat anxious 90 be taken 20 Newport, KY,
for t-fal. b.t as soon as ths preliminary
examination is cleared up reQusiiion pa
pers wiu be issued and TIE prisoners VII
b. turned over 20 sheriff Piumrnsr. of New
yo~t XIV William Wood vas released on
his v-n recognizance, and went % the hotel
wita sheriff Piuumer.