Rock Island Argus., 1896-05-07
RUINED DEFENSES.
Those Built Up by the Counsel
for Scott Jackson.
sEVkRDs DE-To-oRDER STORY

Csapsstsly Dsnsaishsd ~ the Tsstinssy
Of . wsnas Who Was TO Have Been
One e nis Witnesses, Bst Who Tessifles
for the Stase-rrusty Finds m Oppor-
tanity and DfsappeaFs-D Dark Outlook for
the Accused Young Man.
NEWPORT. KY, May mot whit does
the public interest in tho Scott Jackson
trial abate. The same faces of lawyers,
for tho most part. arc seen within the bar.
Outside the bar tho public admitted on
tickets presents for the greater part new
faces each half day. The attendance Of
women grows larger daily. There were
over 100 present yesterday. During all
the proceedings the most perfect quiet is
preserved 1t 10 very rarely that any ono
leaves the room. All tho seats arc full
when court opens and they remain filed
till the hour Of adjournment Testimony
in rebuttal, begun Tuesday, will likely
consume today at least. The trial OF
Walling. set for next Wednesday, has
been postponed, but to what timo has not
yet been fixed.
Ma6e-eo-Order witness skipa.
The first thing heard Of interest yester-
dny was that w. r. Trusty, the made-to-
order witness, had skipped. His bond
had lapsed and he took advantage Of the
fnct to try and evade trial for perjury.
During the morning several witnesses
testified to George H. Jackson's rcputa-
tion and declared 1t good But when
Carrie Evans was put on the stand the
bomb exploded that put the dead-mark
on the defenss's defense. Miss Evans Is
Of the Cincinnati "Tendcrloin' district
and had something to say about Trusty's
story OF taking q body from her house
across the river to the Fort Thomas vicini.
ty. In brief she swore that Trusty's evil
dence was made-tO-order and rehearsed at
her house.
Points from Carries Testimony.
She said she had never met Trusty until
long after the murder and then only that
they might perfect themselves in the parts
they were to play in giving false evil
dence. Trusty had said her assumed
name was Georgia Baker and her true
namo Evans. She says her assumed name
is Carrie Evans and her real name Vir-
ginia Catherine Wiliiama Trusty said
he had known her six years. Carrie said
she never saw Trusty till John Seward
and no met her on April 8, and mover saw
him again until Tuesday night, when she
met Trusty with John Seward. The court
asked her IL she talked to Seward and
Trusty. She answered.: 'Only about
what John Seward told mo to swear to-
Structure Of the Defense . Ruin.
In this line Lena Stoker, Myrtle Hud.
son and Mrs Julia Hcrzog. who arc ten
ants occupying all of the house No 53
George strect-which is the one William
r.. Trusty finally designated rs tho one
from which the dead girl was taken-all
testified that no dead body was taken
from that house on Jan. u; also that tho
only dead body taken from these tenants
this year was that of Mrs. Hcrzog's baby
Tho testimony Of these four witnesses
completed tho demonstration that Will
lam r. Trusty's testimony was forgery
and perjury.
Scott Suspected Of Robbery.
Detective Michael Doyle. of Jersey City,
said Scott Jackson's character after the
Lett robbery Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road was very bad. In ncross.cxamination
no said that jackson came from New
York voluntarily to testify in Let's trial
in Jersey City. He was asked by the de-.
fcnse IL jackson was not dogged by deteo-
tivcs in New York before the Jersey City
trial. He answered 'Ycs, but we could
not catch him; he hid in the Atlantic
highlands" The three negroes who de-
posed in Ohio one way and swore Tuesday
in kentucky the other way, have been
liberated They will be arrested in Ohio
for perjury.