The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-06-06
WELDING THE CHAIN
Evidence Connecting Walling
With Pearl Bryan's Murder.
TESTIMONY OF NEW WITNESSES.


Expert Testimony Produced Coaohman
Jsckson's Story Corroborated - Scott
= jackson Weakening.
CINCINNATI, June 6. - There were
plenty of empty chairs in the courtroom
when the trial of Alonzo Walling for
the murder of Pearl Bryan was resumed
in the Campbell county circuit court.
Judge Helm read carefully the testi-
mony of Reporter Anthony and over
ruled the motion made by the defense
to exclude so much of the evidence that
referred to the conversation the witness
had with the defendant, in which Wall
ing is alleged to have confessed that he
knew that Pearl Bryan was coming to
Cincinnati to be murdered, and that
poison and a hypodermic syringe had
been purchased with which to kill her,
and yet, to keep Jackson from getting
into trouble, he would not warn Pearl,
nor would he notify the police author
tiles.
The most important testimony yet Sc
cured in the trial was given by new
witnesses, who had not been found
when Scott Jackson was tried. Mrs.
Elizabeth Ware, keeper Of the tollgate
near the scene of the murder of Pearl
Bryan, testified that about 2 a. N. Feb.
/, one-horse carriage rushed through
without paying toll. She heard them
coming and tried to get out in time to
collect toll. She called after them, but
they dashed on, paying no attention to
her.
Albert Shrader, the distiller on the
Licking pike, testified to seeing the car
rage going south on the morning of
Feb. about 2 o'clock.
Importance is attached to both of
these witnesses, as they corroborate the
evidence of George H. Jackson, the
colored coachman, who testified in the
Jackson case as to this route being taken
when he was driving the rig with Wall
ing on the front seat with him and
Jackson holding Pearl Bryan with him
on the other seat.
Patrick Kenney, depot policeman at
Central railway station, testified to see
ing Walling and Pearl Bryan at the
depot on the afternoon of the murder,
and that Pearl was crying bitterly all
of the three hours that they remained
there. Walling was endeavoring to
dissuade her from some purpose.
Mrs. Holmes testified to having seen
a woman and two young men answer
ing the description of Pearl Bryan,
Walling and Jackson, in Bellevue the
day of the murder. Witness identified
Walling as one of the men.
DIR. Dickore told of the chemical anal
ysis made of the mud and blood stains
found on Jackson's trousers which were
discovered by the authorities in Wall.
ing's locker at the dental college. He
also told the result of microscopic ex-
animation of the blood and mud stains
found in Pearl Bryan's valise, and in
which it is believed the murdered girls
head was carried around Cincinnati,
The analysis and examination was COM
pared with other analyses and examina-
tions made of earth and blood taken
from the place where the headless body
was found, and witness said the soil an.
alyZed showed the same characteristics,
but as to the analysis of the blood he
would only testify that it was NAM
malian blood. He said that hole in
the wrapper found ON the body was
made by knife thrust, and he believed
was made when cutting off the head
Mud found on the sleeve of the wrapper
on Jackson's trousers.
, DIR. James French, assistant surgeon
of the Cincinnati police department,
testified to finding mammalian blood |
stains on the lapel of Jackson's coat |
which was found i'll sewer.
Charles Vickers, complaint clerk of |
the Cincinnati police department, iden-
titled Pearl Bryan's valise as being one |
brought to the central station, and hav- |
ing on the inside several blonde hairs |
in the clotted blood stains.
Albert Schrader testified to having |
seen closed carriage on the road to the |
place where the body was discovered.
William Collins testified to Jackson |
coming into his saloon in Cincinnati at |
2 o'clock the morning the body was
found. Jackson testified that he did |
not get up that morning until 10
DR.. Freeman gave expert testimony to |
the effect that Pearl Bryan died from
caused by the throat be-
ing cut, and that the body was decap-
itated during life.
Detective Cal Grim of Cincinnati was
the next witness. He said that he had
talk with Walling after the defendant
was arrested, in which he stated that
Jackson told him early in January that
murder was planned. At first Jackson
told Walling he would bring the girl
to this city. Later he said he would
take her to a room, and poison her.
leaving the public and the police to
believe that she had committed sui.
eide. He changed his mind and said
he would cut the body into bits and
dispose of it. Afterward he said he
would bury the the corpse in the Day
ton sandbar.
The detective identified the woman's
stockings, the gold chain, the pocket
book and other articles found in the
room of the dental students.
Grim heard Walling say that he
would not have warned Pearl Bryan if
be had met her at the depot on the