The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-02
HE'S HER SON.
JacksOn's Mother Visits Him in
the Jail.
Demonstration Of Affection Be-
tween Mother and Son.
POLLUTED BY CRIME.
Yet the Mothers Regard for
Her Boy Unchanged.
Efforts to Prove Pearl Bryan
Died by ChlOrOfOrm.

Newport, Ky. May although
Scott Jackson's mother arrived Thurs
day she met her son in the jail last
night for the first time since he spent
the holidays at Greencastle. Ind
She was accompanied by her daugh-
ter. The jailer and guard retired and
left them alone during the evening.
Mother and son clasped each other in
their arms, again and again, both when
they met and when they separated
Jackson wept. His mother is quite Al
and was separated after the meeting
but she intends to remain till the trial
is over.
Morning, noon and night as the pris-
oner passes between the court room and
the Jail. crowds. mostly women and
children, gather to catch a glimpse of
him Last evening there We're nearly
200 in the crowd, including half doz-
en- infants in baby wagons, a lot Of
bareheaded little girls exercising on
roller skates and of men not over
score.
The drift of testimony for the defense
discloses a purpose to show that Pearl
Bryan. though beheaded in Kentucky,
was first killed in Cincinnati and then
taken over to Kentucky and beheaded-
This, if successful, would set the pris-
Oner free as he could not be tried for
the same Offense in Cincinnati. Mani
festly the theory of the defense is that
Pearl Bryan was chlorofOrmed to death
unintentionally in Cincinnati and then
taken to Kentucky and beheaded to
escape the penalty for such an acci-
dent The testimony of EmbaImer ABB
bott, that he flushed the veins Of Pearl
Bryan's body before the autopsy and
found a quart and half of blood I'm
them was to overthrow the expert
! testimony of the prosecution that she
must have been killed where found.
Early this week the defense put Scott
/ Jackson's shoes in evidence. David
Lock was the fourth man to visit the
/ scene Of the murder, he testified to see
] ing tracks from the pike to the spot
! where the girl lay and back by another
route TO the pike again The tracks
/ We're by number 8 OF 8 shoes. perfectly
/ new ana broad at the toes He was
! shown Jackson's shoes and said the
/ tracks could not have been made by
them. He also testified that he saw
! only one clot of blood, but that four
/ feet away from the girls neck. he saw
a discOloratfon of the soil which had
been mistaken in the red leaves for
| blood.
DR.. r. Locke was recalled and testi-
fed that more than two persons could
have gone over the ground without
/ showing tracks of more than one. Allen
/ Andrews of Hamilton, o., was called
| to tell about the character Of Allen
| johnson. the witness for the prosecu-
ton. He testified that he had de-
| Tended Johnson when he was indicted
/ for prize fighting in Hamilton under
the name of Jones.
He said that Johnson came to him
and recalled this fact and then talked
[ to him about testifying in this case.
He told him a different story about
| the movements of Jackson and Pearl
Bryan at WalIingford's saloon from
that which Johnson told on the stand
Attorney Shepherd testified that john
son followed him around from one place
to another and finally told him that he
might lose his employment if he testi-
fed in the case and wanted to know
what could be done for him in case
that should happen. He denied mak-
ing any offer to him. A number Of
/ depOsitions were introduced for the
purpose of breaking down the char
| acter of George H. Jackson as a Wit
ness.
Mrs. Edwin Poste. half sister Of Scott
Jackson, came into the court room,
kissed Scott Jackson and took a seat
beside him. She was accompanied by
Mrs. DR.. Lewis, Of the w @. II. TT. Mrs
POste was called as a witness and tes-
tilted to Jackson's life in Greencastle,
where she said he had lived with his
mother. She stated that his reputation
! there was good