The Indianapolis journal., 1896-02-11
MISS HOLLIxGswoRTHs COMPANION.
Three People Saw the Two Late
Thursday Afternoon.

Miss Nellie Crane has been men
toned quite frequently in connection with
the Bryan murder mystery. While Jackson
was in this city attending the Indiana
Dental College last winter he and the girl
were quite intimate. Yesterday afternoon
Journal reporter saw her at her parents
home and inquired whether she was ac-
quainted with May Hoilngsworth. At first
she said that she had never met Miss Hol-
lingsworth, but after thinking a moment
said that the name was familiar to her, and
she had some faint reconections of having
met her, At the request of the Journal re-
porter she decided to visit the station house
and see If she knew Miss Hollingsworth.
superintendent Colbert was informed of the
purpose OF the visit, and asked May Hol-
lingsworth If she had ever known Nellie
Crane. She replied that she had met her
upon one occasion. Miss Crane was taken
into her presence. They exchanged a cold
nod Of recognition and barely exchanged
greetings. Miss Crane remained in the room
but a moment. AS she left the superintend-
ents office she said: 81 feel for you" "Yes,"
replied Miss Hollingsworth, with a SMILE
Il dare say you do. But you can't reach
me-"
After this short interview Miss Crane said
in most positive terms that she had met Miss
admitted their acquaintance had never been
very intimate. But she asserted in very en-
phatic language that she had seen May Hol-
lnesworth going down Illinois street to-
wards the Union Station with young girl
week ago last Thursday afternoon. From
the description of the girl given by Miss
Crane it is possible that it was Miss Bryan
who was with May Hollingsworth. Miss
Crane describes the girl as having been a
gcod-loo<ing brunette. apparently nineteen
or twenty years old. Her story might con-
tradict Miss Hollingsworth's statement that
she did not see Miss Bryan on Thursday
evening, but met her the following morning
at 4:3J o'clock.
Harry Olmstead states that while he
was talking with George Clouds, one of the
gatemen at the Union Station, this
O'Clock in the evening, Miss Hollings-
worth, in company with another young
woman, came out of the south entrance of
the Union Station toward the sheds. The
two turned about and walked out at the
western entrance of the sheds, near where
the steps go down into the tunnel. Ohm
stead was waiting for train for Lebanon
he had never seen Miss Hollngsworth be-
fore, but Clouds pointed her out TO him
as the girl who had created quite a SEN
sation several years ago by running away
from Coates college. Olmstead did not
note the appearance of the girl with Miss
| Hollingsworth.
While it is the belief of the police that
| the girl now detained at the station is
somewhat of an ingenious liar, yet the
| statements made by others who saw her
| with this unknown girl on the Thursday
| before the body was found might go to
| corroborate in part the claim that Pearl
| Bryan was in the city that day These
| three people, however, saw Miss Holings-
worth with the girl late Thursday after
/ noon. while the Hollingsworth girl insists
! next morning, when the operation was
| performed in the Cleveland block