Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-01

He Admitted That He Had Been
Criminally Intimate with the Girl,
but That He Had No Part in Her
Coming to Cincinnati-Went with
Her and Walling to Walnut Hills.
Admits Assisting in Disposing Of
Her Clothes.

Newport, KY, April S0.-Only one
witness was examined to-day and he
was Scott Jackson.
All forenoon and afternoon, with very
little questioning, he told how he did
not murder Pearl Bryan and how Wall
ing must have done the whole thing
himself.
His statement admitted his partner
ship in the scheme that brought Pearl
Bryan TO Cincinnati for an unlawful
purpose, and also an active completely
with Walling in dropping the muir
dered girls clothing into the Ohio river.
His attempt to explain why he was
active in hiding the girls clothing is
looked upon by many attorneys as
lame.
According to Kentucky law, which
requires that if defendant is to be put
on the stand at all, he should be called
first Scott Jackson was put upon the
stand this morning. He gave brief
sketch ca his life in Jersey City and
New York, and of his acquaintance with
Pearl Bryan.
He was in Greencastle from the spring
Of 1895 until the middle of October Of
that year. and saw Pearl Bryan often.
He admitted Illicit relations with her
during the last Christmas holidays. He
was about to tell of statements made
to him by Will Wood concerning
Woods relations with Pearl Bryan
when the court decided that such testi-
mOny was not admissible.
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from Wood but that they were so vile
that he destroyed all except two which
are now in the possession of the pros
ecution.
With reference to Pearl Bryan's visit
to Cincinnati Jackson said he had no
notice of her coming. He called upon
her after hearing that she was in the
city went with erTuesday night to
Walnut Hills and met her and Walling
on Wednesday, and never saw her after
wards
The rest OF his testimony was devoted
to proving an alibi. by showing where
he spent the time from Wednesday un-
I'll Saturday. He denied being in Ken
lucky during any of those days.
The announcement OF the prosecu-
tion at. the close of Scott Jackson's tes-
timony that the Commonwealth viii
not cross-eXamine this witness" was
made at a quarter Of five. Court then
adjourned.
The main purpose Of the defense to
prove an alibi by Scott Jackson will be
supported, if possible, by the testimony
Of ether witnesses. Jackson stated that
he did not know Pearl Bryan was in
Cincinnati till Tuesday, January 2S,
the Dental College inviting him to visit
her.
All the testimony of the witnesses.
Mrs. Meeks, the spiritualist medium;
Mr. Pinkard. who saw him and Walling
with Pearl Bryan on College Hill the
day before the murder, and of Foert-
meyer. who saw him in Kentucky with
the girl shortly before the murder, he
emphatically branded as untrue.
IA admits taking Pearl Bryan to Wall
ingfOrd'S saloon in the tenderlOin district
but says il was on Tuesday night, January
y. instead of Friday. January 81, the night
before the murder as testified by WallinG-
ford He said Walling agreed to relieve
the girl secretly and when all was over
and she was fit 10 be returned home, would
!utI ner over 20 tile WI1AeSs. ne says ne
took her valse, the one afterward found
stained inside with blood. carried il TO his
room on Tuesday afternoon. tried Ia return
il on Wednesday but could not find Wall
ing. TO whom he intended 70 give 1t. He
said that on Saturday night OF the day the
body was found and he and Walling drop
ned some clothing into the river. which
Walling further. without explanation. told
him was unsafe 10 keep In their room.
When ne made inquiry about the matter
Wdiling tOld him 10 ask no questions His
explanation of his shifting that valise
around was very awkward. When called
upOn 10 explain why he participated i'm
hiding Pearl Bryan's clothing. he said ~he
WAS actuated hv fear that the part he had
taken 10 bring her here to save VIII Wood
oh. -rl1nlina u him