The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-20
THE STORY HE TOLD HER.
A Subsequent Letter Which
Confirmed 1t.
Miss May Smith Says She Was En-
gagged to WaIling-A Dark Story
About Her Also Submitting to
Criminal Operation, and That
Wa1Iing and jackson Did the
Work-other Crimes.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-two morn
ing papers this morning publish a
startling statement made to them by
Miss May Smith of Louisville, who is
acquainted with the accused murder
ers, Jackson and WalIing.
She says she was in Cincinnati jan
uary IA, and took supper with Jackson
at Helder's restaurant. Jackson told
her that his friend, Will Wood, at
Greencastle, Ind, had got girl into a
bad condition: that Wood was going
to send the girl here and he would put
her out of the way.
Miss Smith says she cautioned Jack
son of the danger of discovery in such
an enterprise. He said he was too
smart to be discovered. She said after
the murder of February / Jackson
wrote to her. saying that he had dis
posed of the girl-meanlng Pearl
The long dash in the letter was left
for Miss Smith to fill in from her
memory of the conversation at Hell
der's on January IA. She says that she
left that letter in Louisville securely
hidden. If that letter in Jackson's
handwriting can be obtained 1t will be
damaging evidence. If what she says
about its hiding place is true the letter
will be had tomorrow.
The day up to the present writing
has been without incident in the Pearl
Bryan murder case. The story of May
Smith published in two morning pa
pers in which the woman says Jack
son told her of his murderous inten-
tons toward Pearl Bryan on January
II, and wrote to her since February l.
saying the work had been accom-
plislled. lacks confederation.
Miss Smith seems unable to produce
the letter. Inquiry by wire sent to
Louisville today brings back the an
swer that Miss Smiths letters have
been destroyed. Every possible effort
continues to be made to cast discredit
on George II. Jackson's creditability.
One of his principal assailants is
colored Baptist preacher, who is serv-
ing sentence in the Ohio peniten-
tiary.
Governor Bushnell knows the colored
man Jackson and is represented as
speaking we'll of him.
Detective Morris of Springfield says
Jackson's story is trustworthy.
STUCK ON HIM.
This afternoon Miss May Smith of
who is in love with the pris-
to Mayor Caldwell the story she told
at the Palace hotel to reporters of the
Commercial Gazette and Enquirer 1t
was the same brief story that Jackson
had revealed his purpose to her at
Heider's hotel on January ii. He said
Will Wood, d friend of his, had gotten
Pearl Bryan into a bad fix, and he was
going to put her out of the way to
screen Wood.
She also repeated the story of let
ter sent to her by jackson after the |
saying that he had given the !
girl medicine that had killed her. and |
then beheaded her to prevent recogni-
ton. The letters she received from |
Jackson could not be found today at
Listner's, 621 Fourth street, Louisville, !
where she said she had left them.
Mayor Caldwell also examined Miss
Hattie Cans of Cumminsville, young
ady of irreproachabIe character. whom |
Jackson visited on the Saturday night
after the murder She could tell moth
ng in the way of testimony. Miss
Cams had attended the Dixie school of
iressmaking in this city, and had been
to Jackson by May Smith.
who was a teacher in that school.
Jackson asked the privilege of visiting
Ter at her home. She declined receive
ng his visits on so short acquaintance.
Miss Cans knew a Miss Henry at
Ireencastle. Jackson got a letter of
to Miss Cans and pre-
tented it when he visited her on that
Saturday night.