The herald., 1896-02-06
THE DECAP|TATED WOMAN
Identified by Various Members
of the Family
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER
Now Seems Likely to Be Promptly and
Fully Explained
A Cincinnati Dental Student Arrested Charged
With the Crime and Makes Some.
what Lame Explanation

Associated Press Special Wire.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 5.-A special to the
Commercial Gazette from Greencastle,
Ind, says:
The family of A. S. Bryan. a leading
farmer living less than two miles from this
city, have identified the clothing brought
here by detectives from Cincinnati and
Newport, Ky., as that of their daughter,
Pearl Bryan, They gave further informa-
ton and circumstances that leave no
doubt in the minds of the officers who
have been here since yesterday that the
body of the woman who was murdered aud
beheaded near Fort Thomas was in Gin
cinnati last Friday night is that Of their
daughter Pearl, aged % years, who left
home January %, ostensibly to visit her
friend, Miss Jane Fisher, ON Central ave-
nue., indianapolis. They have made every
possible inquiry today and find that she
did not visit Miss Fisher, but that she was
taken to Cincinnati by Scott jackson. She
took with her switch of hair, which was
fed. as well as the clothing and
locks of her own hair. The shoes
that were brought here by the off :ers
were bought of Louis & Hayes by Pearl
Bryan Nov.mt,sr IS, 1895. and the marks
were identified by the dealers. AS soon as
the officers interviewed Mr.. and Mrs. Bry-
an and other members of the family they
sent word to Cincinnati TO have Scott
jackson. student at the Ohio Dental col
lege in Cincinnati, arrested. The mother
of jackson lives here and the families were
intimate and highly respected. The Bryan
family also gave information that led the
officers to order the arrest of William
IN Of Mt
South Bend, Ind. Detect.v YES Grim and
McDermott, of Cincinnati, and Sheriff
Plummer, of Newport, KY, left here to-
night for South Bend to arrest Wood. The
families of jackson, Wood and Bryan are
we'll known here and the tragedy has ere
ated the greatest excitement that was ever
known in this part of Indiana.
JACKSON ARRESTED
CINCINNATI. Feb. 5.-Late tonight Chief
of Police Deitsch received from Greencas-
tie, Ind, signed by three of the detectives
who are working on the sensational muir
der case at that place, directing him to ar
rest one Scott jackson, a student at the
dental college, and to charge him with the
murder of Pearl Bryan. The chief of po-
lice was also directed to search for VIII
lam Wood, . friend of jackson and a sup
posed acconplice. The detectives stated
That they we're on Their way e to South % !; Bend ,H
scribed as youth of % years. Detectives
also informed the authorities here that the
clothing of the headisss trunk of the MUIR
dered woman had been positively identi-
fed by Pearl Bryan's relatives.
At IL o'clock tonight young Scott Jack
so,l, an effeminate looking man, ~ years
old, of light complexion amt wearing q
sandy mustache, was taken into the may
or's office here and put through q most
rigid examination by the mayor and chief
of police. Though the ordeal lasted until
midnight he came through it with apparent
calmness. jackson was then committed to
the city prison without bail.
To the mayor and chief of police the
man denied any knowledge of the murder
at Green Castle, though admitting that he
knew Pearl Bryan. He claimed to have
slept at his lodgings on last Friday, the
night of the murder, and sent for another
lodger at the same house, a Mr.. Lamping,
to verify his statement. Lamping stated
that Jackson came in about 10 o'clock on
Friday night, but that he had no means of
knowing whether jackson remained in his
room all night.
The worst part of Jackson's story-the
weakest part of it's that about his con.
a valise and left it in a saloon opposite his
boarding house. This -valise he carried
with him all over sthe city that day and
evening. The theory is that the head of
the girl was probably in that valise and he
was going about with it to destroy it with
out being discovered.
To account for this valise and why he
carried it all day and night. puzzled hiui
more than anything else. In fact h pre-
varicated and afterwafd acknowledged
that he lied. ..-
The clues to the arrest of jackson and
Wood were given to the officer by William
Earl, the Western Union operator hero.
a a IQftnr r.
TO WSiliam Wood. in which the former told
theSlatter what to give to Pearl Bryan and
outlined treatment for her. The officers
had learned from the postmortem
at Newport that the murdered woman
was about to become a mother ami
they at once took the clothing and other
articles to the parents of the girl referred
to in the letter. When Pearl loft home on
January 2:}d it is believed it was for a con.
tinuation of the treatment by her alleged
seducer.
1t has transpired tonight that Scott Jack
son was seen with Miss Bryan at Dave
Wallingford's saloon at the northwest COR
ner eff George and Plum streets, this city,
Friday night between z and o'clock, and
jackson borrowed So from WoiIingford.
This man will be most imprtau., If not
the most important, witness against Jack
son.
WOOD ARREsTED
dental college here, resident Of Green
castle, Ind. has been arrested on tele-
grams from detectives at Greencastle on
the charge of the murder of Pearl Bryan,
the Fort Thomas murdered woman of
Greencastle. He is under examination be-
fore the mayor and chief of police now.
suicide With an Ak
SANTA Rosa, Feb. 5.-John Manson,
teamster of Fort Ross, was brought here
today in terrible condition. His skull
was crushed and he had two deep cuts on
his neck. The men who brought him here
said he tried to kill himself by striking
himself on the head with an ak. He after
wards seized a big knife and tried to cut his
throat. He was taken to the county hos
pital, where he now lies in very critical
condition. Manson is about 40 years old
and unmarried.
Hunting for Rustlers
Ell PAso. Tex, Feb. 5.-The Vigilance
company, headed by Major Llewellyn of