The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-25
Pearl Bryan Led Astray by Be
trayer Jackson.
Saloon Keeper and Bar Tender
Testify.
DOWN STEP BY STEP
The Unfortunate Girl Was
Lured to Death.
A Cloud of Witnesses Prove
Each Detail.

Newport, Ky. April 25.-The exami-
nation of witnesses in the Scott Jack
son trial proceeded rapidly today. Pri-
vate Soldier Weaver of Fort Thomas.
testified concerning some human hair
which he found in q clot of blood on
the ground where the body was found
when he visited the place shortly after
the finding of the body.
The most interesting witness this
\ morning was the mother of Pearl Bry-
an. who was put on the stand to testify
to the disposition of her daughter 1T
is evidently part of the policy of the
prosecution to show the youthfulness,
trustfulness and 1neNper1ence OF the
murdered girl. The defense revealed
part of its policy, while Will Wood was
on the stand, which Will be to break
down the character of that witness Dy
showing that he, by his own confession
to persons whose dispositions the Qe-
! fense has. was himself improperly in-
innate with Pearl Bryan.
The cross examination of the Negro
/ bartender Allen JOnesJ Ohnson was con-
tinued He identified the girls dress
and hat as that worn by the young slll
I brought into the wine room by scout
I Jackson on Friday night January ~,
/ before the dead body was found Dave
/ XEallineford the proprietor of the sa-
/ loon, was called afterwards Ills tes-
/ timOny as to the presence and identl-
/ ty of Jackson. WalingfOrd and Pearl
] ar
/ January 81, cOTrO DOrated the testimony
/ of Allen Johnson 1T did more. 1T show
/ ed that Jackson was there with the glrl
| on Thursday night, as well as on rri-
/ day night, before the murder. Cross
/ examination instead of weakening his
/ evidence, resulted in filling some gaps
! that the prosecution had forgotten.
A wave of low murmurs ran over the
/ room when VIII Wood took the stand
! He stated the intimacy of his friendship
for Scott jackson during his stay of
/ nearly q year IN Greencastle- He also
1 admitted that ne had introduced Jack
son TO his second cousin, Pearl Bryan,
/ and that. since Jackson $ departure last
! October from Greencastle to Cincinnati
he had kept UP a correspondence with
him, and that letters from Jackson to-
him personally We're destroyed by him
according to Jaekson's request
The most thrilling part OF ms STORY
/ was that in which he said Jackson,
{ while visiting Greencastle during the
Christmas holidays vacation, went with
him to Pearl Bryan's house. got pre-
/ scriptiOn from her that Jackson had
sent from Cincinnati and destroyed 1t,
! telling Wood IT would be dangerous 20
him if he should get into trouble ON
January "a 1896. the witness said ne re-
] ceived q letter from Jackson from Gin
! cinnati requesting Pearl Bryan to come
/ to Cincinnati. He showed the letter to
/ Pearl that day She read it and asked
What would you do if you We're
Witness answered.
ole
r-Le ,9ev+ de4 which was Saturday
| January Is. She told Wood she was go
/ ing to Cincinnati on Monday. January
p. He saw her off on Monday. assist
ing nef on lne Train aliu 1iie11 was 'iI7
- ~ 80 css Termination 4ba o1as-
lions indicated that the defense had
testimony from Greencastle in the form
/ of dispositions that Wood had boasted
/ to them OF ms improper intlnislcy WIN
Pearl BIyall ms IN. l3l,s7,,t1il
- - +telsa Te1.5aT5e in tba defense
Wood positively denied every state
r,ant Of fhe depositions.
Mrs Brvan was recalled and pro-
duced a lock Of Pear Bryan's hair cut
fo,, bar head a wear ago. She com
Darad if with the hair mentioned by
Weaver and found the two alike
W q Pinkard. who had become ac-
ouafnted with jackson and Walling
testified that on the 31st of january
last q little after noon ne saw WaIing
and a woman come out OF the Allan
tic garden into College street. Jack
SON appeared from towards sixth
street and the three stood together
some little time. The woman seemed