The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-05
PEARL BRYAN's CORPSE.
A Railroad Hand Tells an Absurd
story on the stand.

Cincinnati. O.. May 4.-The most inter
esting testimony in the Jackson trial this
morning was that given by William r.
Truste Of Urbana, III. He was formerly a
brakeman on the Cincinnati Southern rail-
way, and lived at Kings Mountain. The
witness said he was in Cincinnati on Jan.
81 and met a woman on Sixth street that
night They walked to house on George
street, near Plum. Near the house stand
ing on the corner" said the witness. "was
a man with an umbrella hOisted. He fol-
lowed us to the house. While We were
standing at the front door a cab drove
up. The woman went INTO the house and
soon returned, saying: Everything Is all
right The cab driver and the man who
was standing under the umbrella went irt
Side the house and brought out he dead
body of woman and put il In the can.
j mounted the drivers seat and drove
over the Newport bridge, as directed by
the man with the umbrella; who was
bridge and met the doctor here in New
port He drove the rig a square east and
ed cemetery, and also long black house
that stood near the road Then we came
to a spot where the doctor stopped. We
took the body out of the cab. The doctor
put It on his shoulder and climbed over
the fence. Then l drove back to New
port turned the cab over to the driver
whom / saw bring l. to the house on
George street in Cincinnati
Truste said he had directions TO go over
slowly after he left George street so he
could meet the doctor IN Newport.
What did you do after you left the cab
at the end of the Newport bridge?"
Il walked across the bridge and went to
the Union depot. / went to the lower wait
ing room and fell asleep. 1t was $50
o'clock when l woke up. / then went to
Ed Bradleys house on Richmond street
and got my breakfast. Bradley Is a cousin
OF mine by marriage. He Is an engineer on
the Cincinnati Southern railroad. After
got my breakfast l took the first train for
Urbana, Ills"
The witness said he saw in a Cincinnati
paper an account OF the murder at Fort
Thomas He thought il might be con-
nected with his ride into the country. He
told his father and Capt. Seward about
the occurrence.
The woman who took him up Plum
street was named Baker. He met her in
Somerset KY, five years ago.
To combat this testimony. the prosecu-
ton presented letters from William Truste
rather OF the witness, claiming that the
story was all false and Offering to prove
that II had been concocted by Detective
John Seward. who had been employed for
that purpose.
The deposition of Harry shafer, a news
paper reporter was read. 1t was chiefly
confined to the identification of the pris-
oner by the negro cab driver.
Dr. Way, a professor at the Dayton, o..
dental college, contradicted the testimony
OF Mrs Weeks, the medium of Bellevue,
Several witnesses were introduced show
ing. that Jackson had not studied anatomy
and dissection.
Several Green Castle dispositions were
then introduced, which testified as to VIII
woods moral character. All agreed that
II was bad. The deposition of Hunt stated
that he had know Pearl Bryan seven
years. VIII Woods had on three occa-
sions told him OF his Improper relations
with the girl
The court then adjourned for the day.