The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-15
TOO EXCITED TO WORK.
All Greencast1e discussing the YER
dict-Mrs. jackson bears Up.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, May H-Just
fifteen weeks ago tomorrow night the muir
der of Pearl Bryan occurred at Fort Thomas
and for that length of time the people Of
Greencastle have been awaiting the news
that reached here at o'clock this afternoon.
The verdict that Scott Jackson had been
convicted by the Campbell county jury. in
Newport Of the awful crime created (the
most intense excitement The Geographic
news from Newport earlier in the day had
led the people here to expect verdict and
as the day passed on and no news was
received the interest became more acute
each minute AL day long people gathered
around the city telegraph Office in hopes or
getting some inkling Of the result When
the word came and was bu.letined by local
newspaper. the news spread rapidly through
out the city and was taken at once by
special messengers to the surrounding
suburban towns. At no time, except on the
day il was learned that the Fort Thomas
victim was well-known young woman Of
this city, has there been such excitement
here. People this afternoon and evening
have left their offices and stores. Circuit
Court and the university were well nigh
deserted and the sole topic is the verdict.
The first kilograms did not give the penalty
and was 2:3O o'clock before the WORD
came that Jackson had been condemned to
death.
The verdict meets approval here. The
organs and their connections constitute the
largest family in Putnam county and they
| and their friends from the first have be-
lieved that the guilty parties had been ar
rested. There has been demand from the
city and ali parts of the county for justice,
| and there is much qualification expressed
| that justice has been dealt out so surely
and swiftly. Comparisons are being made
with other noted criminal cases in the
United States during the past few years and
| the fact that the Greencastle case has oc-
| cupied only three weeks in its trial and only
| lO5 days have elapsed since the mysterious
| murder which baffled investigation causes
| those interested at this end of the line TO
| the progress of the wheels OF justice. The
| one demand from this community with
| scarcely dissenting voice has been for
| During the progress of the case, which takes
| it's place Alongside of the several celebrated
| trials of the past two years, this usuaiIy
| culver of excitement. The town has been
| pointed out to travellers who pass through
| the city as the home of Pearl Bryan ard the
| large country home of the dead girl has
| been located by thousands OF strangers,
| as it stood in plain View over the hill south
of the Vandalia railroad tracks.
Scott Jackson's brother-in-law. Professor
| Edwin Post. arrived home last night from
| Cincinnati with his wife and Scott's mother.
| IL was tnOugnI tDdl he WOu4u fciiidLH ~
| hear the verdict "A message conveyed the
| terrible news to the family al an early hour
| this afternoon. 1t was opened by Mrs.
/ Post who at once broke into tears. Mrs.
| Jackson was completely Frustrated by her
| trip and the last piece Of news which con-
| demned her son to the gallows may be too
| much for her in her enfeeb.ed condition.
| Mrs Jackson's condition is not as alarming
| as the first reports sent out indicated. She
| declined to see friends that called to-day,
| but stated she would be down stairs to
/ receive visitors tomorrow. The relatives OF
| Jackson refuse to believe him guilty OF the
/ crime and are hopeful for a new trial.
| Along with the congratulation and gratih-
| cation over the swift and generally re-
| garded just verdict the sympathy OF the
| CITY in a great measure is extended now to
| the several grlef-stricken families Of Green
| castle. The Bryan family remained at New
i port during the entire tr-ai. Pearls mother
| and father and two brothers are expected
| home tonight The appeal of the case and
| the coming trial of Wa'ling, in which great
/ interest Is manifested will keep the interest
| alive here for some time.