Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-29

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Where were these shoes mado," asked At
torney Lockhart
AT Portsmouth. o. b. Drew Selbv & Co
The rubocrs were made in william port. Pa"
MIR Poock." asked Col Crawford, IN cross
examination. how cid you arst come 20 20 10
Col re.- chs Office
Through interest have token a deep in
terest In This case. hai gon. TO Portsmouth
and found that the SHOES were made there
Isn't II possible" asked Crawford. that
you may be mistaken as 70 what took place IN
Col Dcitsch' s ofices"
NO. | don't think can ever forget that
scene II can never be wiped out OF my neul-
Org"
Aren't you anxious that Jackson be con-
vic;edi' Crawford asked quizzically.
No. went TO Portsmouth at the instance
OF the county authorities. I have been 70
Greenccst!e once; but had been 20 Lafayette
TO see my brother and dropped down that far '
DR. ". Il Crane. OF Cincinnati. then stood
up ana was sworn. He testified that the stom-
ach OF Pearl Bryan was brought 10 him :or
analysis. The doctor stated he made "a mum
Der Of tests which corroborated each other
ana showed cocaine present In the stomach
He tasted the crystals and his tongue was
numbed. He tried II on the eye OF rabbit
the cornea was emerged. ana touched the
cornea several times with match without
sensation Ordinarily the corneu - extremely
sensitive TO the least touch
In the portion OF the stomach | annIyzed ]
ioAhu one ana mar grams Oi cocaine
think IL entered the system through tho
mouth Tho membrane OF the stomach how
ever sometimes gives on little cocaine
u given oy hrrodermic injection
The arsenic and mercury came from
the embalmlug fluid. / am sure They
could not have becn ken IN by the mouth
The cocaine could not have come from the en-
banning fund There were more than two
grains OF cocaine In the stomach. recall only
Two lnstaEccs In which cocaine WAS introduced
To a ..aH- A
They are the only ones know o; 10
medical records.
There was no trace OF chloroform: the en-
ollming fluid would destroy that. however.
DIT William UickorC. the chemist who ana
lyzed the mud stains on Jucksons trousers
testified that he found the mud 20 tc Identical
IN nature with that at the spot where the body
was found.
At the afternoon session Or Dickorc stated
that he also nnaiyzed the mud stains on the
inside or the valise ana found them likewise
TO be OF the same character as the soil on the
Locke farm
Jacksons coat found in the sewer was then
shown TO the witness. Much 20 Iacksou's de-
light Prof Dickore said he found no traces Of
blood spots on It, Cot Nelson said he would
show that tho cases and refuse 10 tho sewer
would sweep away all blood stains. and asked
the witness what ihc eject OF sewer gases and
refuse would have on tee cont
1t would al ssolvc thC 70 .oOd the sewer yater
would wash out the blood. thiulI
Court ndi0UrEcI go l2:05 until . p. M
VIII WOOD. -oD %; g CrcCucnstlc minister
and a cousin ,t Pearl BRYAN. was called WI
day afternoon % tie stand. Questioned 10y
Col Nelson he said tr.t his relation, vcr,
quite confidential with Jackson. WooI's air
was one O. f0-ccd ease md confidence lie
went on gjiu.y 20 detail what he lnaw abou.
Jackson mentioning the prisoners travels aad
his arrcs; In %cw Jersey tor cu.hCzL,crcut
Attorney Raves. who conducted tho ,,..t.Il-
10 q IN Tnr 80
successful exploits with women Mr. Craw-
ford OBJECTED Go the attack upon the defendant
before his character lad been put 70 issue I,
was ovcrruira ana ihc examination proceeded.
Wood told OF JscSsoI's acquaintance with
Pearl Bryan and OF his statement that ne
had sustained Illicit relations with Eor The
witness said talt after Jackson left G. rccu-
castle he wrote him. inclos!nr the pre-
scription for a medicine intended To produce
an abortion. Instead Ct having the prC-
scription flied the witness merely gave IL 10
Pearl Witness admitted that he knew Pearl
was going TO Cincinnati TO escape the consc-
qucnces OF her shame, leaving her parents
with the idea that she was going to visit
her brother ia Indianapolis wood went
on 10 tell OF letter from Jackson to
him, received on the day after the murder
and another which was mailed 10 him on
February .. four DAYS after the murder. but
intercepted by the police The first letter.
said the witness, began: 'Iyc MADE ~ big
mistake. ! want yon to stand b. me " ana
then. in the words OF the witness. went on in
TavIug mannc-" This letter the witness
said he destroyed The second letter was Of
fered in evidence II certainly indicated that
tho relations between Wood and jackson
were quite confidential
Pearl Bryan the country girl had met her
ho-rid death in Cincinnati Her hcadleSs
CODY was lying unidentified in the morcue at
Newport. q whole nation was seeking the so.
luton OF the awful mystery OF her death. and
Scott Jackson. dental student was walking
the streets OF Cincinnati free and rs yet un-
suspected.
Four nights after the murder he got paper
aud envelope at the palace hotel ana wrote q
letter 10 the cousin OF the girl. then in Craw-
louisville. VINO knew that she IS S coming to
Cincinnati to leave her fate in his hands
There was the desperation OF fell ter
ro- in the beginning OF th1t rnissivc
Write letter homo and tell Birds folks
that she has gone nwav TO Chicago and that
she has not been at L." ii said. Tell them
she's tired living NJ home or anything you
want Get the letter OF without % seconds
delay BE careful! what you write me" Then.
as though to rcassurc tn" mar TO whom this
desperate duty was coanjcd. the writer aids
Glaa TO hear you're having "a good slime
This lcttc- never reached VIA Wool While
10 w's on tho way detective, at Grccura~tic
discovered that ID" dead woman wore Peurl
Bryaus shoe Scott Jackson and Alo,zo
Waliing were arrested for the murlcr.
and W.iI WOOD was taken into GUS
tody a. their acconpllce. The letter wa. in
Grccncast.c IL was offered Thursday ia cyi-
dencc and read in court Scott Jackson heard
it read without trcDor WIN Wood then
testified that his relations wi.h Pearl BRYAN
had always been innocent