Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-09
WORKING AT MURDER MYSTERY.
Every Indication Now that the Girl
Wns Poisoned with COcninc.

Was Poisoned with Cocaine.
CINCINNATI Feb. s.-The slow process
of solution Of the Pearl Bryan murder mys-
terry now points to Thursday night as the
night of the murder, and to the use Of
| cocaine as means to the vile end Drug
gist Uulen on West Sixth street, has notified
the police that on Wednesday before the mur-
der Jackson called at his place and asked
for drachm Of cocaine. The druggist had
| not so large a quantity on hand but told
jackson that if he would call later he could
| supply him. Jackson said he wanted 1t
for a patient. He did return later, but not
| having money enough to pay for drachm,
| took less quantity. Ulen fully identified
the prisoner as the man who bought the
cocaine. Jackson himself admits the pur-
| chase, but says he gave it to Walling This
is in harmony with his story to Secretary
| Tibbets of the Young Mems Christian associ-
aticn, that Walling was to be the active
| party in producing an abortion.
| Jackson persistently says he did not see
Pearl after Wednesday, although the saloon
| keeper, Wallingford, says Jackson and a
woman corresponding in appearance to the
| description Of Pearl Bryan were at this saloon
together on Friday night. Walling, however,
finds it difficult to tell clearly where he
| spent Thursday night. He spoke with regret
last night of his inability to remember how
| he spent Thursday night though he could
tell clearly about where he was on both
| Wednesday and Friday nights. Later he
|
land he went on to tell Of having written a
| letter at the Dennison house and playing
pool at the Atlantic garden, and going to a
saloon about 11:30. but could tell nothing
| further. The landlady where he roomed ac-
| counts for him up to about 1O:3O when he
| went up to his room, but she cannot tell
whether he remained in the house after that
| time or not.
| There is no trace found yet of sleeping
place for Pearl Bryan after she left the
| Indiana house on Wednesday. Somebody
| must know besides the murderers, but so far
no one has volunteered to give the informa-
| ton to the police.
Death by cocaine, 1t is said, is more diff
| cult to trace than by any other drug, and
| hence the continued mystery in the case.
Both the prisoners having now been pro-
vided with counsel, the probability of fur
ther statements is lessened.
| Since the friends of Jackson and Walling
have retained a number OF prominent law
yers, the prisoners no longer keeping
up their confessions against each other.
Walling today repeated his statements about
| Jackson securing the cocaine and the cab,
and these points are confirmed by the drug
gist and others Since Jackson confessed
yesterday to the clergy he has become very
jealous in his devotons. He is reading the
bible today and wrote his mother at Green
| castle, Ind, letter which was intended to
| cheer her up. The officers ascertained that
this letter agreed with the confession made
last night. In which he said he advised Wood
to send Pearl Bryan here, and then secured
Walling FOR the operation.
In addition to the large number Of friends
OF the different families that arrived from
Greencastle, Ind, yesterday, there are others
today. Mrs. Stanley, sister of Pearl Bryan,
| arrived today and after viewing the body
identified 1t In many respects although no
further Identification was needed. Mrs. Stan
ley insisted on the remains being delivered
to the undertaken from her home who was
with her. The officers refused to give the
body to the family until next Monday. Mean
time the search will be kept up for the head
and II it Is not found by Monday then an
inquest will be held and the body turned
over to the family. The officers are contlnu-
ing their search fer the head today in the
sewers, at the Dayton sandbar and elsewhere
by large number of workingmen employed.
The officers today secured the original
copy of letter from Jackson to Wood, In
which Jackson outlined letter for Wood
to write to Mrs. Bryan and sign the name of
Pearl. This letter was to be sent to
trusted friend at Lafayette named Smith.
who was to put 1t In the postofice at that
place and leave the Bryan family under the
impression that Pearl had gone to Lafayette,
so that her whereabouts afterward might
not be traced. The letter shows that the
plot had been contemplated for weeks and
that Wood was communicating with jack
son.
Fred W. Maxwell of Dayton, KY, on
last Monday saw man get on the street
car with package and proceed toward the
Dayton sandbar. Today Maxwell visited the
city prison and identified Waling among
other prisoners as the man who had taken
the package to the sandbar
James Higgins has been taking great
interest in this mystery and an inquest of
lunaey was held on him today, and he was
sent to Longyiew asylum by the probate
Judge.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. s.--A special to the
News from Green castle, Ind. says; Will
Wood, arrested for completely in the Pearl
Bryan murder and released on 5000 bail,
reached Green castle late last night and
was kept in hiding. Excitement there be-
came SO intense that friends Of his father.
presiding elder of the Methodist Episcopal
church OF that district, warned him that his
son was in danger OF being lynched. He
and the young man hurried to the station
and left on an eastbound train at o'clock.
Tbav cav thev are ponR To Cincinnati,