The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-07
WILL ASK MORE TIME
SCOTT JACKSON TO FACE II COURT
TODAY IN NEWPORT.
Little Doubt but that His Attorneys
VIII Secure n Continuance-Tick-
cts for the Trial.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CINCINNATI. April 6.-To-morrow morn
ing in Judge Helms court at Newport. KY.
Scott Jackson will be brought in for trial
for the murder of Pearl Bryan. There will
be a crowd waiting TO gain admission more
than large enough to fill the court room
twice over. but under the rule of Sheriff
Plummer only a limited number will be ad-
mitted. and these will be by ticket. These
tickets will be small slips OF white and yell
low pasteboard. and they were eagerly
sought for to-day in the vicinity of the
Campbell County Courthouse. Sheriff Plum
mer has made every arrangement complete
to preserve order at the trial. He will adj
nit only a limited number to each session
or the court. For each half day during
which the trial is being heard fifty tickets
less viii be issued than were given to the
public at the preliminary hearing of Jack
son and Walling before Judge Helm.
The reduction in the number of tickets
will give considerably more space in the
court room. and the attorneys are well
pleased at the prospect. The white tickets
be good for the morning hearing, and the
yellow slips Will admit to the afternoon ses-
sion of the court. A ticket VIII be good for
only one admission, and the sheriff win not
oAtOW PtOPAC ~ Jam IhC OOdAt "
at any time. Tickets for the newspaper re-
porters were also distributed to-day.
A venire of thirty names has been drawn
by Judge Helm. but the public will not know
until tomorrow who have been drawn as
possible Jurors i'm the great murder case. IL
Is the rule OF Judge Helms court TO draw a
Of each month: and the names would have
been taken from the Jury box at this time,
even IL the trials Of jackson and Walling
had not been pending.
Nh withdrawing all these nreDaratiOnS IN
is almost certain that Jackson will not go to
trial Tuesday, though, in order to facilitate
coed. Colonel Crawford, will be jack
sons legal adviser I'm the trial, said to-day
that IL would be fatal to his client to attempt
to go to trial at this time. The witnesses.
Jackson's defense, are scattered over the
country, and Colonel Crawford says he will
not be able to get them in line in less than
a month. He will, therefore, apply for a
continuance of the trial and ask that the
postponement be made for a month at least.
Ii Is the custom in the Newport Circuit
Court to grant at least one continuance in
criminal cases. and Colonel Crawford says
that he will furnish the court with such ex-
cellent reasons for a continuance that his
Jackson and Walling spent a pleasant
Easter in jail A host of visitors called. to
see them, and the day passed very quickly
some Easter eggs from his mother in Hamil-
ton, part OF which he sent over to jackson
i'm a spirit Of generosity. Jackson and Wal
ling nave let their boards grow ever since
their arrest, but Sunday the prisoners or
dered that Jailer Bitter cut their hair and
shave them. The jailer. an expeH with the
razor and shears. cut their hair, but refused
to shave their boards. saying that he had
orders to the contrary.
A large number of callers were at the New
port Jail Sunday, but only a few Of them
were admitted. The prisoners were given a
basket of fruit left for them Saturday after
noon by two strange women, who acted
rather mysteriously. They said they We're
from California.