The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-13
Scott jackson and Alonxo MalIine In
directly Chsrged with Rcsponsi-
biIity for the Crime.
LEGAL STRUGGLE PROBABLE
ExTRADITION OF THE PRISONERS TO
BE RESISTED IN OHIO COURTS.
Sewers and Fields Searched for the
Missing Head of fhe Victim, but
No Trace Of IL Yet Discovered.
speciaI TO the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CINCINNATI, Feb. l2.-Scott Jackson and
Alonzo Walling will, in all probability. be
tried in Kentucky for the murder OF Pearl
Bryan, the confding Indiana girl who was
lured here 10 her death. Coroner Tingley,
who has been holding an inquest across the
river on the victims body, to-day rendered
a verdict that will give the Kentucky au-
thorities the right to demand the surrender
of Jackson and. Walling. 1t is pretty cer-
tain, however that IL Pearl Bryan's alleged
slayers are given up by the Cincinnati po-
lice an attempt will be made to lynch them.
There are many people here who would
eagerly assist in making successful Ken
tucky ''neck-tie" party, and IL has been
hinted that few persons might be in
duced to come from Greencastie, Ind, the
late home OF Pearl Bryan. For these
reason. and the greater reason that muir
derers of women are seldom successfully
protected from nnobs in Kentucky. the au-
thorities of this city may demand assur-
ances that jackson and walling will receive
some measure of protection before the pris-
oners are permitted to cross the river. The
verdict or the coroner's jury, returned at
l o'clock this afternoon, follows: I'VE, the
jury. finds:
-'f1rSt-Inat the nedQleSS DOuy lounu al
Fort Thomas district, on the premises OF
John II. Locke, Campbell county, Ken
lucky, is that Of Pearl Bryan. of Green
'.Second-we find that cocaine had been
administered to Pearl Bryan for purposes
unknown.
'"rhlrd-We further find from the evidence
that the decapitstion vas performed while
there was life i'm the body, and at the point
where the body was found.
"Fourth--From the evidence presented We
find that Pearl Bryan. Scott Jackson and
Alonzo Walling were ali last seen together
on Friday, Jan. 81, 1895. between the hours
eorrer OF aeoiss and Plum srssts til.siss
natl. o., and entered A. cab aud left to-
gether, driving west George 10 Plum and
south on Plum toward Sixth street"
COCAINE IN THE STOMACH.
The verdict was signed by the six Jurors
and the coroner. The striking points made
in this verdict are that Pearl Bryan had
been drugged with cocaine and that she
was murdered where the body was found.
The evidence as to cocaine was by
| DIR. w. III. Crane, OF Cincinnati. VINO has
| not yet quite completed an analysis OF the
contents of Miss Bryan's stomach He tes-
titled that he had found a quarter of a
| grain of cocaine, and thought he would vet
| find more, possibly a whole grain. lie had
also found traces os arsenic and mercury.
but these weresfn the embalm.ng fluid. AZ
! TO the decapitation at the place where the
body was found the testimony OF the priyet
bushes was introduced Twigs and leaves
cut from these bushes the morning the body
| was found showed blood stains on the lower
side at heights OF from two to six feet from
| the ground. one witness testified that he
found foot prints made by a woman's shoe
| under an apple tree near where the body
lay.
4 xx,lao do ,rt-fa~
gave the opinion before the jIny to-day
that decapitation performed where the
body was found while there was still life
| in the body. 1t was done with a sharp
knife, or, more probably. with a surgeons
| scalpel. This latter testimony has an i'm
| portant bearing on the jurisdiction over the
| prisoners. There is little doubt now that in
| less than twenty-four hoors the prisoners
| will be indicted by the Campbell county
| grand jury, and will possibly be removed
from Ohio to Kentucky for trial What ef-
feet this will have upon the prisoners dis
position TO tell the whole truth about the
murder is difficult now TO predict
SEARCHING FOR THE HEAD.
| All sewers in the city are fun OF searchers
for Pearl Bryan's head. Miles OF sewers
have been explored without result Scores
of men are examining the fields sdjAes~s
TO the Alexandria pike. leading from here to
| Fort Thomas. Rumors and clews OF the
most contradictory nature are erowdlng
each other. only to be dismissed or run
down without result. The only real prog
ress made yesterday and to-day is in the
| formation of theories as to the mode OF the
murder. Now and then DIT OF new evil
dence eliminates errors from lame theories.
The most plausible theory. now that IL has
J haa str al hat
is that the murderers took the girl to a pri-
vate lyng-in' place In Kentucky and that
they left the cab the pike ana walked
| across TO where the murder was committed
Every theory that the girl was killed else
where and carried TO that spot and beheaded
has been abandoned. Ii Is thought tonight
| that the prisoners not likely 20 be re-
manded to Kentucky in less than ten days
or a fortnight. Their extradition will be re-
sisted here in the courts.
Scott Jackson's written statement TO his
attorney has been given 10 the public liz
undertakes TO tell. chronologcaily. ais con-
nection with the case. beginning with Mon
day OF the week OF the murder. That day.
he says. he received postal card from VIII
Wood stating that Pearl would arrive in
Cincinnati that night. lie and Wallins went
to the two depots. but both missed her. Not
having money, ne borrowed y from WALL
ingford. of which he paid back N.75 the next
night. Tuesday morning he received a note
from Pearl, at college. and he and Walling
went 10 the Indiana House He saw her.
but Walling did not. IL was arranged that
Wa.iing should get a room without telling
Jackson where II was and perform the OPP
Grafton. Wailing not having found room.
Mss Bryan weat TO Heider's for supper and
tho Indian. Housa for he fai.hf m.
does not say where Pearl was WEDNESDAYS.
except that he told her 90 meet wailing az
Fourth and Race streets at 10 O'clock
Walllng left him 10 meet her and Jacksos