St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-17
IDENTIFIES THE MURDERERs.
George HI. jackson, the Cab Driver,
Confirms His Statements.

CINCINNATI Ohio, Feb. 16.-The excite
ment in this city and vicinity over the
atrocious murder Of Pearl Bryan has been in
tensified by the astounding developments made
last night. Special circumstances give weight
to the testimony Of George H. Jackson, the
negro who drove the surrey to Fort Thomas.
In his statement he said that he found in
the surrey instead of round hitching weight,
a piece of railroad rail about foot long, while
waiting for the return of the two men who
had gone away with the girl at the place
of the murder. 1t had two holes through it.
A leather strap was fastened to one of these
holes. That he used for hitching weight.
Right here is the great point in the chain of
circumstances. 1t was Just precisely such a
piece Of railroad iron that was wrapped up
in Jackson's bloody coat when it was fished
out of a sewer catch basin. A number Of peo-
pie, headed by George H. Jackson, last night
drove over the course he said he had taken.
George H. Jackson stopped just where blind
lane set out from the road. Here said he,
'is where they took the lady and telling me
to turn the carriage around and wait" Jack
son has not been to the scene of the murder
since it was committed. Where he stopped in
the darkness last night was about two hundred
yards from the spot where Pearl Bryan S
headless body was found.
George H. Jackson is man of few words,
but here on the spot where the too confiding
girl was led to her cruel death and at about
the same gloomy hour of that tragedy the
of that fatal night. The route out to Fort
Thomas as taken by the procession under
George ii. Jackson S leadership was about hVe
miles, about twice as far as by the nearest
route.
The examination of the twenty or thirty
men in semi-circle at the Jail last mid
night by the colored man Jackson was
dramatic in the extreme. Walling stood near
one extremity. The negro began his inspec-
tton at Walling's end of the line. He ex-
amined every man ~ he got to the end OF
the line, then he turned back and halted in
front of Walling, not speaking a single word
in the meantime. Viewing Walling all around
like man examining horse he was about
to buy, he stepped in front of him and said
THAT is the man that sat on the seat with
me-" There would have been an outburst OF
cheers had not the proprietors of the place
and the occasion forbidden. Scott Jackson was
identified as to size and partially as to the
sound Of his voice. The negro's extreme
caution gives force to his evidence. He said
II don't want to make any mistake and
then he took his time in making the ex-
animation.
Jackson, when the thing was over, talked
flppantly To one man he said: call the
Jailer and ask him if he found a surrey in
my pockets when he searched me-" He tries
followed. Walling is more reticent and sui
len. He denounces the negros statement as
lie. The visitors admitted to see the men
number hundreds daily and for one admitted
ten are denied admittance.
Detectives Grim and McDermott tonight
FOUND the surrey and gray horse used by
Jackson and Walling at Mullen's stables on
Walnut Hills. The colored driver identified
the horse and surrey. The vehicle still had
the blood stains over it's seat A bloody lead
pencil was found in the bottom of the surrey