Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-10

Yesterday - The Prisoners Still
Accusing Each Other Of the Hor-
rible Crime
Cincinnati. O., February 9-All day
the detectives from three cities have
been out buslly hunting the missing
Inks in the chain of circumstances by
which the story of the murder of Pearl
BI- an is TO be shaped into perfect evi-
dence. All search for the head has
been fruitlass. though made by hundreds
Of volunteers along with detectives to-
day. A very material addition to the
dumb witnesses of the deed was discov-
cred about half-past six o'clock to
night. Detectives Grim and Witte
found the girls hat In it was
A BLOODY HANDKERCHIEF
and a big stone to keep it from being
blown away. Ii was found in an angle
between the Fort Thomas electric nall
way and the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road, near their intersection, southeast
Of Newport, Ky.
When the detectives arrive they VII
show the hat to the prisoners. 1t an
swers the description Of the hat worn
by the girl.
The mystery of the whereabouts OF
the girl on Thursday night, January
3Cth. the night before the murder, re-
mains unaOlved From her arrival here
on Monday, January 27th, up to II
o'clock Thursday forenoon, her move
ments have been traced. Then comes
hiatus until Z o'clock Friday evening,
when she was
LAST SEEN ALIVE.
This was a. Dave Wallingford's saloon,
where she and Jackson were seen and
she drank a glass of mineral water. The
rest of the story has been oold, barring
certain gaps in it, which detectives are
now trying to fill.
The finding of the hat tonight weak
ems the theory that cab was used TO
take the murderers and their victim to
Fort Thomas IL looks very much as
if they went by the electric railway to
Fort Thomas. committed the deed and
then walked back to the city and find
ing this hat TOO conspicuous to be hid
den, left It where 1t would be most
likely to be unObserved.
Jackson's razor, found in Walling's
trunk. WIS turned over to the police
to- 1ay. e'ical experts say
THE GIRLS HEAD
was cut off with some very sharp in
strument-a razor or a surgeons knife.
There are stains ON the razo-, but they
are inconspicuous.
To the correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press late this afternoon both Wall
ing and jackson repeated their accusa-
t1ons of each other. Jackson was anx-
:ous to know the state of public senti-
ment IN regard to them, but would say
nothing more than ne has already said.
Meantime each day brings some new
c.rcumstantial revelation. Before an
other week the whole story will doubt
less come cut. There is scarcely a
doubt that Kentucky viii have jurisd.c-
tion of the case in the courts.
A QUESTION OF VERACITY.
Allen Johnson is the negro at Dave
! Wallingford's saloon, who with Wall
ingford, swore to seeing the murdered
girl the night before the murder There
is a question OF veracity between him
and Albion, the barber. The negro
SAYS Jackson had whiskers on Friday
night and Albion, the barber, says he
shaved them off for Jackson on Thurs
day night The negro was shown the
hat and identified it as the one worn
by the girl on Friday evening, Janu-
ho o11 n
on his own recogniZance. The officers
are at this writing (midnighO out
searching for Albion.
A GIRL WHO KNOWS SOMETHING.
Indianapolis, Ind, February 9.-The
Fort Thomas murder mystery is now
nearer a solution than it has been since
the headless body of Pearl Bryan was
found. Lulu May Hollingsworth, one
of Pearl Bryan's girl friends, who has
been boarding at No. l Henry street,
knows a good deal about the tragedy,
Miss HollingswOrth' knowledge of the
case was brought to light to-day
through a letter written to Marshall w.
Z. Starr. of Greencastle. The man who
wrote the letter is II. E. Ratcliff,
travelling salesman from Baltimore. He
advised Marshal Starr to investigate
the matter. and the Marshal came here
this afternoon. Detective Frank Will
son was detailed to assist the Marshal
They called on Miss Hollingsworth.
She was not inclined to be cOmmunicat-
i've at first. They then decided to take
her to police headquarters and have
her questioned by Supt. Colbert While
HER STORY IS NOT COMPLETE
in detail. it shows that she knows a
good deal about the death of Miss
Bryan. Miss Hohingsworth says that
on the afternoon of January 2Sth she
was at the Union Station, and met
Miss Bryan. She had visited In Green
castle and had become acquainted with
Miss Bryan there. After the usual
greetings were over Miss Bryan told
her that she was in deep trouble. She
explained its nature and said that Jack
son was responsible for her condition
She said it would never do for her peo-
ple TO hear of her disgrace, and she
was going to Cincinnati to have an
abortion perfCmed. She asked Miss
HOllingswOrth the nature Of drugs used
in such cases, and Miss Hollingsworth
told her what she had heard was good
AT this point in her story. Mss HCl-
lingsworth wavered. She said that Ger
tain drugs had been purchased here, and
that
FOUR DRUG STORES
were visited. She would not tell the
names Of the drugs, but said that whis-
Ky formed a large part of the mixture
She said the stuff purchased cost forty
five cents. She admitted that the stuff
was purchased by a woman. Mss HOl-