Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-25

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nony of Wood.
v.r-,- Ky. April 24.-The first
IN the stand to-day in the Pearl
~,~ss~ trial was Allen Johnson.
,,-l bartender, who testified
.--,v- 20 the presence Of Pearl Bry-
Jackson at Wallingtord's sa-
-ps evening of Friday, January
..~trt- before her dead body was
and also about the visit Of At
shepherd to him with the propo-
that he could make more money
saving away from the trial than he
ra from his witness fees.
~. examination begun yes
...r vas continued. and the witness
s,asf himself ready 10 answer every
| question. -.
said Shepherd and Andrews when
...-.s1ed on him. asked him to take 4
i-r. which ne refused. A, their re-
| ~.s. fe showed them the house kept
3, Clara Bates. He repeated his state
emf that Shepherd told him no power
.r-h could force him to go to Ken
-.sv as o witness.
When asked if he did no, call Shep-
herd SIDE and speak 10 him privately,
s be could a05 how much he could get
,- refusing 10 testify. he replied he
.sued shepherd aside and told him he
could DO. refuse to testify because the
s.s.s 1t feeling was such that il wOuld
made very unpleasant for him if he
refused 20 50 TO Kentucky. He spoke
,o Shepherd privately because Shep-
herd he'd made the proposition TO him
privately He said it was a bay horse
.ha- drew the cab from WallingfOrd s
saloon. He was asked about whether
hs had been arrested or indicted. and
answered promptly that he had once
been arrested for petty larceny, but was
acquitted
Mrs BRYAN was called 70 testify as to
-ha disposition of Pearl Bryan. She
said she was Of a very cOnfding diSpO-
srio1 toward any one in whom she had
confidence or that she regarded as a
friend She had never been in Cincin-
rai until she came 10 her death. She
rs acquainted with no one here except
man named Matthias. She was an
rr1'ent. unsOphisticated girl. who had
seldom gone away from home.
Dr. W. II. Crane followed giving
rough description Of his analysis OF
hs StOmach's contents. the results OF
In were brought out before the cor
c-r
The chief point brought out in DR..
|C1ne's testimony was that no poison
swept that which is known 10 be in the
|e-balming fluid. was found in Pearl
2-3n'S stomach. aside from that OF
aine He found one and one-fOurth
grains Of cocaine and estimated that a
-ss Of about two grains had been
given The stomach was blOOdless.
ur. DickOre. 4 chemist. was examined
n regard 70 stains found in the valise
md on the trousers. found in Jackson S
possession He said these stains were
made by blood OA mammalia. 1t
vas not possible 10 determine
whether il was human blood.
r' i- vas more likely 10 be that than
1E other He also made an analysis
r The earth taken from where Pearl
5Fau's body was found and compared
with the mud found on Jackson S pan
oonS. He declared that the two
Tso.menS were alike. As to the spots
'.nt ON JacksOn'S $ coat. which had
'en recovered from a sewer, he was
M able t0 determine whether or not
We're blood stains IL was a ques-
'1. however. whether the exposure OF
@. coat In the sewer would not Obliter-
t1e evidences Of blood.
-le croSS-eXaminatiOn Of the negro
aler Allen Jones Johnson. was
1ei. He identified the girls dress
a, as thar worn by the young girl
1' .nto the wine room by Scott
aso' ON the Friday night. January
before the dead body was found.
'e Wi.lingsOrd the proprietor Of the
soon. was called afterwards. His tes-
lE as to the presence and identity
-.'Son. Walling and Pearl Bryan
saloon I'm Jhe evening of January
moderated the testimony of Al
Johnson. It did more. it showed
sson was there with the girl on
'iai night as well as on Friday
,e-ore the murder Cross exam
instead of weakening his evil
resulted in filling some gaps that
','S7crriOn had forgotten.
wave of low murmerS ran over the
N-an viii Wood took the witness
- te stated the Intimacy of his
'l.p for Scott Jackson during his
- nearly year in Greencas,le.
admitted that he had intr0duc-
Ns'n 10 his second cousin. Pearl
4 ,- ana that since JackSons de-
las, October from Greencastle
.l1ttl, that he had kept IN a
.Adence with him and that let
.'" Jackson 20 him personally
',royed by him according TO
request. The part OF the
-.s11y told about the share he
bringing Pearl Bryan 10 Gin
~ nave criminal operation
he c'rOborated. He said
NJ letters 10 him in October and
-. We're inquiries about Pearl
.ad,lon and he repeated the
.- ... '-e prescription sent by Jack
relief Of Pearl Bryan. which
-. ,''- tllol.
>-s.....'- thrilling part Of his story
.. ,...... .- "nicA he said that Jackson.
....hS Green Castle during the
holiday vacation. went with
.,gi Bgyan's house. got that
g.a from her. destroyed it. and
T, would be dangerous 10 him
r...'.'.e set into trouble. Jack
.''- Wood that the only remedy
~n ~bortion. that it was safe.
s.,. "id do it himself if he had the
~.--.,- On January -. 1896. ne
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