The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-29
TRIAL Of JACKSON.
Forging the Links Of Evidence About the
Murderer Of Pearl Bryan-IutcrcstiuG
Letters Produced.

Letters Produced.
Cincinnati. Ohio, April 2S.-At the
Jackson trial in Newport this morning,
the colored cOachman Jackson was
called to the witness stand, but he
failed TO respond to his name. While
an officer went In search of him the
time was taen up In reading Jackson's
letters to Pearl Bryan at various times
last year. One Of the letters was from
Jackson to DR.. Gillespie, at Green
Castle. These letters were handed to
the court by Attorney Hayes, of Green
Castle. who has been assisting In the
prosecution. The ones written to Pearl
were presumably furnished by the dead
girls relatives. They clearly showed
how jackson could assume when the
occasion required. the air Of young
man Of a religious turn of mind. The
letter to DIR. Gillespie Is considered
highly important from the fact that
it was written on Jan. 81, Of this year,
the day before the headless body was
found. In II jackson cautions Giles
pie 20 stick to him. The first witness
was Ed II. Anthony, q newspaper re-
porter who described the finding of
JacksOn'S coat In q sewer on John street
wrapped In a newspaper. Witness said
the newspaper bore date Of Jan. s. 1896.
This Is at variance with the testimony
of Detective Witte, who stated that the
newspaper was dated Feb. Q.
Anthony also testified 60 various in
terviews with the accused. Detective
Witte was recalled and amended his
testimony as 20 the date Of the news
paper In which Jackson's coat was
found in the sewer. He said he meant
to say 1t bore the date Of the Sunday
before the arrest instead of the Sunday
after the arrest.
At the afternoon session Chester Null
len testified that Walling hired his
Rockaway couNe and gray house on
Friday afternoon. Jan. 81. He did not
return with the rig until o'clock Sat
urdav morning.
THE COACHMAN'S STORY.
George Jackson, the coachman, who
claims tC have driven Jackson and
Walling to the scene of the murder was
the next wltress. He said: About
11.30 on Friday night. as l was walking
along George street, near Elm, y white
man stopped me and asked me II
wanted to make IS. ] asked him what
he wanted me to do. He said: 'Driv-
ing about q square beyond the New
pert bridge | told him that I would
take the job. He then said he had a
sick Iai!ent he wanted to take over.
The man eft me and went UP Elm
street. waited about half an hour
when the cuiriage drove up. I drove
down Elm street to Third. then to
Broadway and thence to the Newport
bridge. just then the man who hired
me got UP beside me to direct the way.
We went two squares and then he said
turn to the left We went three squares
and then zig-zag all the way. / heard
noise In the back Of the carriage like
q woman suffering with toothache.
did not like the job and told the man
50. ] put my foot down to get out of
the carr!as se. when the man pulled out
an ugly looking revolver and threat
ered tn shoot me. I drove on and just
as we reached the bridge I heard the
moan again. We went on to where sew
nral roads met. Half way down the
hill the man in the back said there was
where we wanted to stop and checked
up"
Who was the man on the seat with
you?"
"Alonzo Walling.'
And the man in the back?"
II have since learned his name. 1t
was Scott Jackson"
"The man In the back of the carriage
carried the woman out and the man in
front ran round and got on the other
side of the lady. They helped her
along and told me to drive off. ] looked
back and the last l saw of them was
as they were getting over the fence. 1
drove to the end of the hill. | heard a
| peculiar noise after had waited about
fifteen minutes-I expect not that long
and then l started for home afoot."
Jackson was put through a rigid
cross which failed to
! elicit anything new