The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-26
YOUNG WOODS CASE.
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authorities and by the family to get some
kind of evidence to show that he did, but
they all failed, and will fail. If Miss Bryan
took the prescription. some one else had 1t
filed This letter Will showed to the opera
tor who gave the detectives the clew that
led to his arrest, and to DIR. Gillespie, before
having given 1t TO Miss Bryan. He after
ward wrote other letters, as Is already
known, but at Miss Bryan's urgent soiicita-
tion.
Things went on thus till jackson returned
to Greencastle to spend the winter holidays.
He and VIII We're together at that time.
Jackson went out to Miss Bryan's home. He
had asked Will for the letter with the pre-
scription in it, and had been much disap-
pointed when he learned that Pearl had IL.
He said he must get IL back. for IL might get
him into trouble il the matter ever got into
court He did get IL back from Miss Bryan,
If Mr.. Wood is correctly informed. DR..
Gillespie took occasion during this visit or
JacIson's to try and induce him to marry
Miss Bryan. but he evidently failed jack
son promised Miss Bryan at this time to- see
that she got out of her trouble without diff
Guilty. and assured her she need have no fur
Their worry. He told both her and Will
Wood that she could go to Cincinnati. have
the operation performed. and be at home
these two innocent persons that the opera
ton was the simplest thing in the world and
Mr. Wood is sure that neither Miss Bryan
nor Will imagined that the least danger at
tended the operation. Jackson had filled
them up with stories that it was the COM
monest thing in the world for married wom-
en- who did not wish TO assume the cares OF
a family to submit to such operations.
WOOD MERELY A GO-BETWEEN.
After Jackson returned to Cincinnati the
preparations were evidently at once begun
for the removal of Miss Bryan to this city.
VIII served a go-between for the two.
using his influence for Miss Bryan with
Jackson to urge him to help her out, and aid
ing Jackson in his efforts to assure Miss
Bryan that all would be well on the occasion
OF her going TO Cincinnati. 1t so happened
that. when Miss Bryan went to the depot to
take the train for Cincinnati VIII was there
with the horse and buggy to meet his father
who was TO alight from the same train. This
was another point that appeared as evidence
to induce the officers to arrest Will Wood as
an accomplice OF Jackson and Walling
1.-THE rest has already been published" said
Mr.. Wood, his eyes glistening with tears a.
he spoke. and the entire world knows all
that any one knows about what occurred
after Miss Bryan came to Cincinnati except
the men who are responsible for her DEATH
Referring again 10 the letters and to the
OF the United States government, Mr.. Wood
said: II have no apologies 10 offer for the
letters. They were great revelation to
me when I read them in Mayor CaIdwells
Office as they were 10 any one else. | did
not consider him capable OF using such Ian
guage. They struck me as being profane and
coarse. rather than as vulgar and indecent
They appear to be such a boy who wished
TO appear as bad as some one else might
write, and II Is plain TO any one who will
study them that they are exaggerated and