The Indianapolis journal., 1896-03-04
NEW CLEWs BEING WORKED
JACKSON DENIES EVER BEING IN
KENTUCKY WITH THE GIRL.
The Alleged ExecutiOner Spends HIS
Hours In His Cell Reading Novels
The Meyer Woman.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

deny, ana tnat the prisoner aiorheys
know all the facts in the case is undis-
puted. Walling admitted this morning that
he knows more details than have been
disclosed and at his trial he will tell all.
Wallins was visited by his brother but
few hours after his arrest and he was
posted then and there to give out no dam
aging information until he had conference
with attorneys which would be provided,
and although Walling gave many interest
Ing points to the newspapers and Iclice,
he has been sharp in avoiding dangerous
details Since his Imprisonment at the saii
he ,,os absolutely given out no facss of
importance in the case, and during the last
fortnish. he has refused to talk on the
su;,ject of the murder excepting to deny be-
ing at certain places where he was sup
posed to have been seen in company with
Pearl Eryan. Walling is bright enough to
see hat some one will have to pay tie
penalty for the death of Pearl Bryan and
he is gong to try and place his partner in
crime jackson, In the hangman's power
..Are you going to tell all you know abou.
the case at your trial?" he was asked.
"Why, of course am" answered Walling
hotly.
"will that be more than the police know
now?"
"Oh, now you're asking me questions.
''But you can answer them"
''Oh, yes; could answer a host of them,
but l won't. You newspaper people are
against us. you can go to the devil for
your Information
wouldn't one Of his majesty's lienten-
ants do?" returned the newspaper man, po-
litely repeating the question.
Now, look here" answered Wallng.
angrily, I'm not going to tell you any
thing When my trial comes up will tell
all know, and it will be more than new
and interesting"
jackson and Walling both slept well
Monday night Neither of the prisoners
has seen mis- attorneys since Saturday.
BLACK FOR WALI1NG.
Alonzo walling is thought to have suf-
fered by the testimony Of William Tegeler
before Chief Deitsch, which was reported
Monday. Walling's assertion all along has
been that he did not see Pearl Bryan after
the Thursday afternoon before the discov-
cry of the crime. If Tegeler's statement
that he saw Walling with Pearl Bryan
near the house at No. 312 Elm street on
the Friday afternoon before the murder is
true the prisoners entire story Is shat
tered.
Scott Jackson has maintained that ne did
not see the girl after Wednesday. claiming
that ne turned her over to the care and
keeping of his roommate. Walling. Tese-
ler's story fixes Waling's share in the mys-
terry more definitely than has been done
before. Tegeler was taken to the Jail after
the probing in the chiefs office was COM
peted, and there ne declared without hesi-
tation that Walling was the man who had
Church Companys store. Friday afternoon.
Jan. 81
Tegeler's testimony, taken with that Of
the watchman at the Grand Central station,
makes plain the whereabouts of Walling
and Pearl Bryan IN the Friday afternoon
before the murder. From Elm street they
IDENTIFY going with the intention of return
ing to her home. After two hours spent In
the waiting room Walling seems to have
persuaded her to stay in this city.
Walling is very positive in his denial of
the story that he met Pearl Bryan at 312
Elm street
Friday" he said, because l didn't see her
myself. 1 never was at 312 Elm street, anu
don't know Mrs. Meyer"
ton, KY, night or two after the murder.
II was not out of town after the muir
der" said Jackson to the reporter on sun
day night called on a young lady in this
city On Monday night don't recall where
/ was, and on Tuesday night 1 think /
was at home. But on no night did l go
Walling SAYS he doesn't know whether
Jackson was across the river at any time
or not. He says that ne 1imseif was not
over there at any time after the murder.
JACKSON READING NOVELS.
Scott jackson had the freedom of the
west corridor of the Jail for ten minutes
to-day, and during that time he showed the
rest of the prisoners some lively walking.
81 tell you it did me good to stretch my
legs" jackson said to a reporter. You
can't imagine how confning it is in a cell;
where you can't take more than three good
steps before you've walked from one ED
to the other. and then If you do many
turns, you get dizzy from the flash of light
through the cell bars"
When the turnkey told me to pack my
things / didn't know what to think looked
at him in doubt and he repeated his order.
/ Immediately obeyed. Then somebody came
and dragged my cot out and somebody else
swashed a barrel Of soapsuds on the floor,
stepped out. Il stood at the door for a Few
seconds. till suddenly realized where was.
'why, I'm outside of my CELL | said to my
life. Nobody objected. and 1 walked up and
down the corridor all the time I was out.
When the cell was scrubbed and my things
were back inside / tried TO persuade the
guard that my apartment was too damp, and
that would catch pneumonia If he didn't let
me stay outside a little longer. But he
couldn't be persuaded. You're cells ready
he said Take another turn and then 20 in
side.'"
jackson spends his time leaning against
his cell window and reading novels. At
present he is reading Beyond Recall"
jackson denies every new allegation
about himself in regard to Pearl Bryan
He says that he never was at 312 Elm
street.
IT don't know the pace" he said to a
Post reporter. Il never was there in my
life. / don't know whether Walling was
ever there or not Pearl Bryan may have
been there She was certainly somewhere
between the last time / saw her, Wednes-
day noon. and the time of her death. /
never met the Meyers woman
Mrs. Hattie Meyers, the woman whose
Pearl Bryan murder. was arraigned in Po-
lice Court to-day to answer a charge of
renting rooms for immoral purposes. Mrs
Meyers is fieshy. unprepossessing woman
of middle age, and was an object of general
attention. Attorney Ed Franks appeared
to defend her, but Prosecutor Nippert Sc
cured continuance until March l3 1t is
something of coincidence that the cases
of Walling and jackson were first contin-
ued until the 18th of last month.
That woman knows a great deal more
than she has told" said Colonel Deitscn
OF Mrs. Meyers. "She protests in one breath
that she knows every young woman who
has been to her house, and a second later
admits that she rents rooms 10 strange
couples whenever they want them, without
asking questions. 1, am satisfied her trans
as couples cut on errands of the character
would take them to such house to escape
discovery"
Mrs Meyers's manner of repeating denials
three or four times when asked questions
made bad Impression with those who