Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-04-30

called He testified 20 the finding of the head
less body OF Pearl Bryan Mr. Locke's
farm Fort Thomas the morn
ing Of February J. He described the
position OF the body. how the dress was
arranged, and the wet condition of the ground
AZ having raned the day previous Testified
10 noticing blood on the ground where the
neck was probably about pint The defense
did not cross-eNamne Huling.
Coroner W Tingley was the next witness
called he testified to holding an inquest
the dsas-accy found at Fl Thomas The
Sdef then described the position OF the
body when he arrived there The body was
lying on slight rise terrace the aban-
uoned roadway. The feet upon the ter
race and the body below. II lying prone.
with the trunk on the roadway. She
clothed in combination underwear. shoes.
= stockings. tea gown, dark blue skirt and about
two feet away was q corset little way OF
we found glove The clothing up about
the chest, and the upper part OF the clothing
~ wassosked with blood
1hs blood had soaked In the clothing and
- elots Of blood were the terrace large
clot on top OF the terrace The head gone.
1thinkft had been carried away. He
leaves OF the privet bushes on which was
hLo5d i found pair OF rubbers on her feet
zd 70 an-cxtent Dirty In different parts
There was no thick clay them. however. to
iEdieste that they had been worn TO walk
the ground where the body was found
On viewing the stump Of the neck found
IN irregular cut on the back, and upon turning
- IL over found smooth The incsion
as though clean disartculaton had been at
smpted Also noticed cuts across the fingers
Lhe left hand also cuts across the palm
~ 1up~oun9- were of recent origin.
Testified that he thought the
head was cut OF At the place where the
body was found and that the heart still
beating when the artery severed The
head must have been severed by expert
shown BY the ciearness OF the characterization
The fcs0s was In q healthy condition. and
from indications must have been alive up
the time of the voman's death Witness
then eross-examined by Attorney Crawford.
but nothing new was ELECTED Adjourned un-
all Wednesday
NKwPcRr. KY. April sa-The mos, damag-
Ing testimony offered Wednesday that of
Dr Robert Carothers, who performed the post
ncrtem examinations His opinion was that
the girl beheaded while she still
alive
The relatives Of Pearl Bryan. led by the
hoary father and the aged mother, had hardly
>-r>-----ts taken their after being sworn when
Deputy Sheriff Hindmsn brought into court
from the clerks once and placed in front of
the witness stand lay figure dressed in the
wrapper that Pearl Bryan wore at the time OF
her death
The garment a grewsome sight covered
as it was in part with the stains Of mud and
blood Especially the bodice stained
heavily. Hindman placed the figure erect IN;
der Attorney Lockhart's directous<sr6ys -
tired Attorney Crawford spranssa : Fleet
Dul object" said he. "tos'--H-lrfs,s This
stans =
ssTss S-asiIle issss-
was then removed and the dress
=. r-.- yegiey was recalled His examine
-. ID about ten minutes He identi-
I. clothing that had in the meantime
a on the table
nley. sister Of Pearl Bryan. took
- 80 p - She said she my sis
-g n Greencaste Monday after
fr Fz Ihave never her since
YER body week after the follow
sthe morgue In Newport We
in death. She robed In
gid recognize the body as nv
could have fully recognized
marks by her limbs. her
sigure She had wart on
= 49, She had often spoken of
p y. - p Secause it hurt her when
--z<4N The wart taken on
>sfSeeks before she left home There
Ger vart the inside OF her left
There q scar from an old cut on
- = ser ieft hand. between the first and middle
ION the right foot between the second and
4ird toes. there was q slight growth Of flesh.
: was deformity and could scarcely be
allied adcfcBzry.
S1641d the scar Of q wart on the thimble
- - III OF the corpse and another from a
ION the thumb of the left hand fonnd
~ e hand the scar Of which distinct
rembered my sister sustained"
- bloody dress, the stained underwear
le other CHASTITY articles were spread in
~ before the witness boz. Mrs Stanley
- Sorward. and with wonderful COM
=, - :. ,konsidering what she has suffered. she
a the blue skirt the underwear and
- figured dress OF Pearl Bryan
wise, shoes. hat. etc. Of the murdered
- ',lso described and positively identi-
= i. hev testified she knew Scott Jack
= - - icing him twice the streets dur
tfdAys jackson Then face %
80 So sso,a:ss sI she SAID
amy vas not cross examined by the
- eph Peary, OF Greencastle
!. go. ears old took the stand He
, 1879 - 49, pocketbook found in Scott
49, = t-EF lf. one which he sold Pearl
b -. q The cost mark on
y -. sok assisted him in making
.. 49, alton complete He had
-st- - - = looks In his stock. but
~ ,,na....x a..
f. - - = was placed the
Z 80 le body that of
81. te2lthy till her
! - &c months
= - - senedL IL
- sested