The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-08
MURDERED and MUT|LATED
The Shocking Fate Of Miss Pearl
Bryan.
HER nEADLESS BODY FOUNI
Woman Slain at Fort Thomas. Near New.
port. ky.. Is Identified Us tho
Daughter Of an Indiana Fsrmsr.
Three Suspects Cnder Arrest.

Cincinnati, O.. Feb. 7.-Deep and al.
most impenetrable mystery surrounds
the tragic death of Miss Pearl Bryan
an attractive young woman, of Green
Castle. Ind, despite the fact that Scott
Jackson. who has been accused of her
murder. has confessed his participation
in the crime. and has implicated Alon-
20 NJ. Walling. Both are medical stu
dents at the Ohio Dental college, in
this city, and they had. II Is asserted,
arranged with Miss Bryai. for Grim
inal operation. Whether this was per-
formed or not Is not yet known.
The body was found on the morning
Of February l near Fort Thomas. KY.
in a ravine. the head having been sew
cred from the body. The head could
not be found and pieces of the under
clothing where initials are thought to
treason to his own state and to his own
of the shoes worn by the corpse was the
firm mark of Louis 4: Hatch, Green
Castle, Ind. Cincinnati detectives went
to Green Castle. and after a long search
through the day book of the firm found
that a pair Of shoes Of the pattern and
number indicated had been purchased
by Miss Pearl Bryan, daughter of A. S.
Bryan, a farmer living near town. and
the clothes worn by the corpse were
then taken out to the farm and identi-
fed by the girls mother.
The identification reminded Gus Ear
ley, Western Union Telegraph opera :
tor at Green Castle, of u letter he had
seen from Scott jackson, of Green Cas-
tie. at the time u student at the Ohio
Dental college, this city, to win Wood,
son Of Rev. s. F. Wood, asking Wood
to secure certain remedies for Miss
Bryan.
He jumped to the conclusion that the
girl had been killed for purpose. and
gave the authorities all the details in
his possession. This led to the arrest
of Jackson in this city at o'clock
Wednesday night: of Wood. at South
Bend, Ind. and, at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. of Alonzo C. Walling. of Illinois.
another student at the Dental college.
and chum of jackson.
Jackson and Walling have confessed
on her arrival in this city. Jan. 20. for
a criminal operation. This was per-
formed at the Indiana house, they said,
at which she stopped and registered as
Mabel Stanley. city," but each throws
upon the other the responsibility for
the act which caused the girls DEATH
and says he does not know how it oc-
Cured. but they assisted each other in
removing evidences of the crime.
Jackson says Walling killed the girl
where the body was found. cut off the
head to destroy her Identity, brought it
back to the Ohio and threw 1t into the
river
Walling says Jackson kilial tie glrl
carried the head back to his room. cut
1t un and carried 1t to the river. piece
by piece.
The Girls Hcath Struggle
One hand of the corpse contains a
deep knife cut showing that the girl
was alive when the knife was put to
her throat and had grasped it in the
struggle to save her life.
This led the authorities to think she
was enticed across the river, under pre-
text or being taken to a lying-in hos
pital and then dragged into the ravine
and murdered. There were evidences
of fierce struggle. In the soft spot
where The remains were found.
Wood is being brought from South
Bend and he may throw new light on
the case. II 1t shall be found the crime
was committed where the body was,
found the prisoners will be turned over
to the Kentucky authorities.
Scott jackson Is about "a years old.
He was given preliminary hearing In
the mayors office in the presence OF
the chief of police. His account of his
factory. He denied guilt. but admit
ted that he knew Pearl Bryan. He
could tell nothing about where she was
or where she had been during the past
few weeks.
The weakest point of Jackson's story
is that about his conduct on last Satur-
day. He boarded at 222 West Ninth
street On Saturday he took a valise
and left 1t in Lengter's saloon. opposite
his boarding placehrdlu etaoin aoinn
ricd with him all over the city that
day. The accounting for this valise
and why he carried it all day and night
puzzled him more than anything else.
In fact, he prevaricated. and afterwards
acknowledged that he had lied. He
was committed without bail.
A Doctor Implicated.
Scott. jackson and Walllng were
brought ur from the cell room of the
central station this morning and taken
to the police court. When the judge
had asked the prosecutor II he was
ready to try the case the latter asked
for a continuance The case was con-
tinued to February IL.
This morning Walling limited that
doctor of this city was mixed up in the
Walling said: THE doctor I mean
mas DOtnlnS 10 40 WltU tTlS cdSc, oHiy
that Jackson had a conversation with
him about poisons and the way they
worked. That doctors name is Lift
Ter, and he boards over at the house on
Ninth street"
Shortly after this he told Mayor Cald-
well that jackson gave the girl four
grains of cocoaine in sixteen drops of
water and then drove her to Fort
where he cut of her head.
Evidence is accumulating to show that
the girl was alive when she reached
Locks farm where the body was
found.
DR.. Crane. who made the post NOR
tenn examination. made a second and
more careful analysis of the blood and
stomach and found no signs of any
kind of poison. This is in direct con-
tradictiOn of Walling's confession
Will Wood. the alleged betrayer of
Miss Bryan. has been sent to Jail In
default of 5000 bail. The charge is
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