The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-15

NEWPORT, KY, May 4.-Scott jack
sons case went TO the jury at 10 o'clock
this morning.
At 1906 p m. the jury returned. Amid
deathlike stiffness the foreman handed
the verdict to the clerk. who read the
following: I'VE, the jury, find the de-
PENDANT, Scott jackson, guilty of murder
in the first degree and fix the penalty at
DEATH
The judge had previously announced
that no demonstration by the spectators
would be permitted, consequently the
verdict was heard with silence, but i'm
mediately upon the adjournment Of court
the spectators rushed to the jurors and
shook hands heartily. Jackson showed
no feeling except an aShen paleness on
his face. The father and brother OF Pearl
Bryan were present. The usual motion
for a new trial was made and jackson
was taken away to jail.
Is SURPRISED.
In a long interview Jackson admits his
surprise over the verdict and claims that
he had proved an alibi. He still main
tains his innocence and says that Walling
killed Pearl Bryan. The prisoner is
greatly depressed over the verdict and i'll
respondent feeling. Waliing has also been
interviewed since the verdict and eX-
pressed his satisfaction. H still MAIN
tains that Scott Jackson killed the girl
and in his interview repeatedly stated mat
jackson deserves hanging.
On Monday, January 81, just fifteen
weeks ago last Monday, Pearl Bryan, OF
Greencastle, Ind, arrived in Cincinnati to
put herself in the hands of her betrayer,
Scott Jackson, at his request, TO be re-
lieved as she was led by him to hope, from
shame to herself and her family. After
being with him Tuesday, Wednesday,,
and Friday, she was found murdered, be-
headed, and with her head gone, never
yet found.
JUST FOURTEEN WEEKS AGO
yesterday Scott Jackson, with Alonzo NJ.
Walling as an accomplice, was arrested
and charged with her murder.
The tell tale shoe and some bloody gar
ments pointed out the identity of the
victim A scar on one hand, peculiar
formation of the toes of one foot, estab-
liShed the identity of Pearl Bryan be-
You'd doubt. The Campbell county Ken
tucky) grand jury indicted both Jackson
and Walling jointly for the murder. Elk
tradition papers were procured in Ken
lucky and granted in Ohio. Their eX-
tradition was resisted to the utmost but
was finally secured on March II, when
they were taken to Newport, Ky. After
one continuance the trial began on
April 20.
One hundred and ninety-six witnesses
last Saturday, May 9. Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week were con-
sumed by counsel in arguments. This,
Thursday morning, at 9:45 the case was
given to the jury. At 1906 this noon the
jury filed in and read the verdict:
MURDER, PENALTY DEATH"
The prisoner sat alone, not friend near
him, his eyes transtixed but lustreless, his
face ashen pale, utterly motionless ex-
cept for the twitching of the muscles of
his cheeks. All afternoon, since this YER
dict he has exhibited no sign of emotion
in jail. He still hopes for new trial on
error by order of the court of appeals, or
for executive clemency. The verdict gives
universal satisfaction in Newport.
Mr.. Bryan, the father of Pearl Bryan,
and his two sons, were present, when the
verdict was announced Scott Jackson's
mother, his sister and her husband, Pro-
fessor Post, were in Greencastle, having
gone last evening.
A change of venue has been decided
upon in the case of Alonzo NJ. Walling,
whose trial is set for next Tuesday. Il
must be in an adjoining county AS
Kenton county, with Covington as the
county seat and Pendleton county, whose
shire town is Falmouth, are the only
counties adjoining Campbell the change
of venue will almost certainly be to Fal-
mouth, the more remote town from the
scene of the murder.