Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-24
THE TRIAL OF JACKSON.
Fight Against the Testimony of
Mayor Caldwell.

mayor tHiuWfif.
/ CINCINNATI, o., April Elm the
Jackson trial this morning the defence
began a fight against the testimony Of
Mayor Caldwell of Cincinnati. Colonel
Crawford made a motion that part of the
testimony which referred TO Walling be
ruled out. Judge Helmes said that un-
fortunate legislation had entangled the
Kentucky law upon the testimony which
Joint defendants may offer The Court
held that what Walling has said ana
jackson denies cannot be admitted as
evidence; that IL would be necessary for
Walling 10 make his statements on the
witness-stand. and under oath. If they
are 10 weigh against Jackson. This was
regarded as the first victory for the de-
fence.
The forenoon was consumed in expert
Testimony. DIR. Fishback cOntradicted
DR. Jenkins on several technical points
regarding coagulation of blood. The two
physicians, although differing somewhat
in technical points, are agreed that Peari
Rrvan was beheaded while she was yet
alive DIR. Jenkins claimed that had
she been dead when she was decapitateu'
the blood would not have been so com
pletely drained from the body. DR.. FISH
hack said that the blood on the bushes
could only have spurted from a hVihs
body. ,-.,,,,,
said that the heart and larger D!ood YES
sels are always empty after death. Dr.
IenkIns stated that after sudden death
n blood clot always formed in the heart.
There was another conflict OF expert
testimony when DIR Fishback said there
u,ould have been no difference or APP
nearance in the neck If the girl had
been shot before she was beheadeu' II
renkins said that a shot through the
head would have caused certain discolo-
rations about the stump OF the neck
DIR. w. u. Liter, of Leesborough' KY
testified that he was present ut a CONVEX
sation between Jackson ana WANING
about the effects Of cocaine In the two
prisoners room at South street. some
davs before the finding OF the tody.
Mrs. Bryan. Pearls mother testlnea
that Scott jackson had been lrequen.
calIer AT her home in Greencasue, and
after took Pearl out riding In buggy.
Mrs BRYAN said Pearl had a fine neck
lace OF god, an opal ring. small dia-
mond and a looped ring when she ieit
home. The mother never saw ineh
again. She said that a piece OF chain
showed her by Colonel Nelson aud fouhd
ON Jackson was exactly like a part OF
her daughters necklace.
DIR. c. l. Cullen said a head could De
cut off in thirty seconds. and Druggist
IThlen. Of South street testified tnat
Jackson came into his store late on the
morning of January 29th and got seven
teen grains of cocaine. He wanted
arachm, but did not have money
enough.
Mrs. Mary Morgan was called ana tes-
tiaed TO finding Pearl Bryan's body.
Undertaken White said the body was
bloody. Fred Bryan, Pearls broiner'
identified as his own the bloody valise
I'm which the head is supposed TO have
been carried.
Allen Johnson (coloreO knew Jackson
and Walling. jackson came TO Waling-
ford's wine-rooms. which are kept fer
women, with young girl on the night
~ January 3lst jackson, Walling ana
the girl left In a cab about $50. He iden-
tl6ed the hat and dress of Pearl Bryan
az those worn by the girl that night.
ON REORGANIZATION, the witness
created a sensation by stating that At
torney Sheppard, of Hamilton, had offer
"a 10 give him more money to stay
away from the trial than he would
make by going.
At p III. court adjourned.