The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
witnesses F0und Who Will Swear
They Saw jackson and Walling
Casting Bundles Into the River.
DEED OF A DESPONDENT MAN
JOHN LEHMAN KILLS THREE GILL
DREN AND HIMSELF AT CHICAGO.
Though He Had 81 800 in Bank. He
Feared His Family Might Come to
Want-Other Capital Crimes.
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NEWPORT, KY, April 14-The mystery
as to the disposition of Pearl Bryan's head
will probably be cleared up before long.
Colonel Nelson, the attorney for the COM
monwealth, stated to-day that without
doubt the head is rotting in the Ohio river.
AT the proper time he will produce wit
nesses who saw Jackson and Walling make
two visits to the suspension bridge and
throw bundles into the stream. One of
these bundles the witnesses will say un-
doubtedly contained human head. The
witnesses who will testify to these facts
have positively identified both Jackson and
Walling, and will do so again at the trial,
and their testimony will be of the most sem
sational character. Colonel Nelson stated
that he regretted exceedingly that the story
had been made public, but that now that it
was in the hands of the people he thought
an explanation was due them as to why
the head could not be recovered. Walling
has from the first claimed that the head
was thrown in the river by Jackson. and
Jackson, in turn. in the presence of Chief
Deitsch, confessed in his terror and con-
fusion that the head was in the Ohio river.
The charges made by Scott Jackson
against Sheriff Plummer and the petition
of jackson and Walling to have him re-
moved from connection with their cases
caused a profound sensation in Newport,
where the sheriff is very popular. Attorney
Crawford, who filed the affidavit contain
ing the petition, is relative of the
sheriffs. Sheriff Plummer said to-day: Il
think the attorneys for the prisoners are
mistaken ihsas when th tney cnarge me with
cases. The nearest ever came to threat
ming any one was in conversation with
tucky without Ia requistion. A. / then told
him that possibly there was some danger
of mob violence over the river at that time.
his life would be in danger. l advised him
to tell me all-confess the whole story to
me. so that would know exactly how to
proceed with the case. He, Of course, re-
fused, and that is all there was to it. 1
made no threats. He held Bible in his
hand, and it SO disgusted me that I re-
proved him severely for having the good
LAS to summoning the jury, merely
carry out the orders Of Judge Helm in this
merely serve the summons. AS for sum-
moning witnesses, have been just as faith
full in getting the witnesses Tor the defense
am doing my duty as / honestly see it. and
l assure you / will continue to perform
such duties without fear or favor. Nothing
would please me better than to be relieved
of the duties of this case, but / can see
my duties plain. and 1 don't intend to shirk
them now.
E. L. Hackelman. a dental student, a
colleague of Alonzo Walling, gave his
deposition Tuesday morning In Colonel
Washington's Office in Newport. Colonel
Washington represented Walling and Col.
Nelson the prosecution Hackelman has
been called home owing to sickness in the
family, and it was for this reason his depo-
sition was taken. He lives at Mays, Ind.
On being questioned he stated that he was
with Walling until midnight on the fatal
Friday night Pearl Bryan was supposed to
have been murdered at Fort Thomas, and
that it would have been impossible for
Walling to have had anything to do with
the killing that night.