Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-29

At 2:ij p m, the last OF the twelve Jurors
were accepted Following are the names OF
the jury. Murty Shea. William White I.
Sharstein. r. B Matter. John NJ EnsyIer
John Boehmer. william Motifs George T.
Stegncr. John 7. Backsmuu, Fred Giskemeycr.
Jacob Kraut and Willard Carr
When Jackson was ready 20 be taken from
the jail 10 the courtroom In the morning. the
prisoner was handcuned to Sheriff Plummer
Jackson asked If this was necessary
NO. sir. II IS not necessary, but It is Gus
tomary
After the jurors were selected it was agreed
10 60 ahead with the case The witnesses
present were sworn in and instructed by Judge
Helm not to talk among themselves or with
other parties regarding the case or To- suffer
themselves to be talked to about the case and
that II any person or persons persisted in talk
ing 10 them on the subject. 1t was their sworn
duty 70 report such person or persons to the
court
Attorney Lockhart then stated the case
and then John Hulng the first witness was
called He testified TO the finding OF the head
less body Of Pearl Bryan on Mr. LocSe's
farm near Fort Thomas on the morn
Ing Of February l. He described the
position OF the body. how the dress was
arranged, and the wet condition OF the ground.
1t having rained the day previous Testified
TO noticing blood on the ground where the
neck was. probably about pint. The defense
did not cross-eKamine Huling
Coroner w. : 1ingIey was the next witness
u
the dead body found NJ TT Thomas The cor
oncr then described the position Of the
body when he arrived there The body was
lying on slight rise terrace on the aban-
doned roadway The feet were upon the ter
race and the body below II was lying prone
with the trunk the roadway She was
Clothed in combination underwear. shoes.
stockings, tea gown. dark blue skirt and about
two feet away was a corset A little way OF
we found glove The clothing was up about
the chest. and the upper part OF the clothing
was soaked with blood
The blood had soaked In the clothing and
ciots Of blood were on the terrace. one large
clot on top Of the terrace The head was gone.
think 1t had been carried away. Re saw
leaves Of the privet bushes on which WIS
blood found a pair Of rubbcrs on her feet
Soiled 20 an extent Dirty in different parts.
There was no thick clay on them however 10
indicate that they had been worn TO walk on
the ground where the BODY found
on viewing the stump - the neck 7 found
an Irregular cut on the back, and upon turning
II over found q smooth cut The inci-iou was
as though clean Decentralization had been at
tempted. Also noticed cuts across the fingers
OF the left hand. also cuts across the palm
dIaronally The wounds were OF recent origin
The coroner testified that he thought the
mead was cut OF at the place where the
body was found and that the heart wu. stiu
beating when the artery was severed Tho
head must have been severed p- an evr-r. as
The fmtus was iu % healthy condition and
from indications must have been alive up 90
the time ~ the womau's death witness was
then cross-cNamined bv Attorucq Crawford
pli nothing new was elected Adjourned I'M
I'll Wodro sdiv
NEWPORT Ky. April 2}-Thc most damay-
Ing testimony offered wednesday vas that ~
Dr Robert .arotners who performed enc post
morton examination Ills opinion was that
the girl was ochcadei while she was still
alive
AtH.5l O'Clock side door was opened and
the member % tho BRIAN frmiir. frat the
sons then The grayhaired father and mother
were brought into toe room
Mrs BRYAN and her daughter Mrs stan.
ICY were dressed ir Tho deepest mourning
and their appearance attracted the attention
Of ODD the louHsers about the courthouse
square
Tho relatives Of Pearl Bryan led by the
hoars father ard thc arcd mother had hardly
taken th"ir seats after being sworn when
Deputy sheriff U'ndmau brought into court
from the clerks Office and placed iu front ~
o." witness stand % lag figure dressed ir tho
WRAPPER Mat Pearl Bryan wore at toe time OF
her fCs'h
the garment was 70 y-ewsorre slrht. covered
as 10 wa .u part with the stains % mud md
blood Especially was the bodice stained
Lf1fIlr Hindman placed the ngur. erect 4n-
Ger Attorney LoC<hart.s directions and re-
tired Attorney Crawford sprang 90 his feet
"'f. tt"f IT'D rANh a AI- pl4y IN tu.-
court
j think that the lay figure should be 70.
moved said tho Judge IT b. too sugyss-
tive
Tho figure was then removed and the dress
thrown on table
Coroner linricy was recalled HE erarnIna-
uon occupied about ter minutes Ife ldcnt.-
hca ai tsc clothing t1lt naI Iu tue meantime
been placed o1 the table
The clothing presented consisted Of m infant
Si'le wrapper ~ small pale blue check navy
hiNc nrdcrssir'. suit Of union un-
oerwear black stockings shoes and
rlht'rs glove and halrp.ns -Four vaIscs
were also put on exhibition
Mrs stanley sister ~ Pearl Bryan took
INC tia.n SO said s-he rar my aIa-
ter She ieff Groeucas'ic ou Monday after
noon january -' have mover seen her since
alive -a" fe- body week after tr, follow
ing saturday .n 'no moryus lr ssvuo-, yyc
looked upon hor lr death -ue was -oUed tr,
homeiy white ald rccoyGIlc thc body 1s nv
sister feel could have fully recognized
her without any marks bv her DO, be- bo-
arms her bust. Der figure She h4d q ,ya-t ,,
her thiinDlc finger she had often sposoo a.
taking the wart % because 10 hurt her when
shc used tho thimble The wart was taken az
couple - weeks before she left home. There
was another wart on the Inside % her Ieft
thumb There was scar from ar ola cut on
her iefi hand. between the FIRST nnd middle
Fingers
"or re right foot. between the second and