Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-09


now ne spent Thursday night, though
he could tell clearly about where he
WIS On bC.h Wednesday and Friday
n.glcs. Later ne said It had come TO
him Ike a dream and he went On to
jell Of having written a letter at the
Dsnn.son House. and CT playing pCcl
I'D l5ae Atlantic Garden, and going to a
saloon about 1130, but could not tell
anything further. The landlady where
ne uoccmed accounts for him up TO
about 1890, when he went up to his
room. but she cannnot tell whether he
remained in the house after that time
or not.
There is no trace yet found of the
stopping place for Pearl Bryan after
she left the Indiana House on We'd
nesday Somebody must know besides
the murderers, but so far no one has
volunteered to give the information 10
the police.
Death by cocaine, it is said, is more
difficult to trace than by any other
drug. and hence the continued mys-
terry in the case. Both the prisoners
having now been provided with coun-
ments from them is lessened.
Since Jackson confessed yesterday to
the clergy. he has become very zeal
GUS in his devotions. He is reading the
Bible to-day. and wrote his mother at
Greencastle. Ind. a letter, which was
intended to cheer her up The officers
ascertained that the letter agreed with
the confession made last night, in
which he said he advised Wood to send
Pearl Bryan here, and then secured
WaIling for the operation. The search
will be kept up for the head, and II 1t
is not found by Monday, then an IN
quest will be held and the body turned
over to the family. The officers are
continuing their search for the head in
the sewers, ait the Dayton sand par
and elsewhere, and have a large num-
ber of workmen employed
Fred w. Maxwell of Dayton, KY, on
last Monday. saw a man get from the
street car with package and proceed
towards the DAYTON sandbar. To-day
Maxwell visited The city prison and iden-
tifsd Walling among other prisoners
as the man who had taken the package
TO the sandbar. James Higgins has been
taking great interest i'm this mystery
ana an anquest Of lunacy was held on
/ r;m t9-d7y and he was sent to Long
view asylum by the Probate Judge.
The officers to-day secured the orig
inal copy of a letter from jackson to
VIM. Woods. in which jackson outlined
letter for Woods to write TO Mrs.
Rrvan and sign the name of Pearl.
This letter was to be sent to a trusted
friend in Lafayette named Smith, who
was to put it in the postoiiice at that
place. and leave the Bryan family under
the impression that Pearl had gone to
Lafayette, so that her whereabouts az
terwards might not be traced. The let
ter shows that the plot had been con
templated for weeks and that Woods
was communicating with Jackson.
indianapolis. Ind, February S.-A
special to the News from Green Castle
I'D. saws: VIII Wood, arrested for
completely in the Pearl Bryan murder,
and released on $4,000 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 NJ. z.
church Of that district, warned him that
he was in danger of being lynched. He
and the young man hurried to the sta
tiOn and left on an east-bound train at
o'clock. They say they are going to
Cincinnati.
Late in the afternoon Jackson and Wall
ing were taken TO Eppley's Undertaking es-
tabNshmeuV and We're brought before the
headless body of their victim, which had
been brought over from Newport. The
whole scene was uncauny. The prisoners
looked upon what remained of the girl
whose life they had taken less tndn a week
ago, and saw the shocking sSht OF a
headless body, the miserable work of their
own hands. But no sign OF remOrse nor
even Of any sense of emotion was visible
in their faces To add to the unparalleled
ordeal Mrs. Stanley, a sister of the dead
girl. went to the murderers and begged
them, With a wOman'S tears coursring
down her cheeks, 10 tell her Where she
might find her sisters head But nothing
moved them. and heart-brolSen, the Weep
ing sister was led away, while the men
Were taken to the county jail. where they
viii be kept until the day of their eXamin-
at!on, or until IL is decided that they shall
go 10 KeWUcly for trial.
The body of Pearl Bryan was given up
TO her relatives. and the sOrrOW.ng com
pary started with ii tonight to Green
castle to give ii peaceful burial in the
home cemetery.
While jackson and Walling are in jail,
the detectives at the city building are
hearrg voluntary reports from citizens.
A long written statement made by Wall
inE TO the cOiored turnkey of the station
house was printed tonight II is a repe-
t.tiOn of Walline's former accusations Of
Jackson. Meantime the grand jury is in
session at NewnOrt, Ky. III viii no doubt
! indie, both Jackson and Walling. Neither
VIII 20 20 Kentucky without a requisitIon.
The present available evidence does not
show whether the murder was done in
ohio or KeutuCky, whether the girl was
murdered in Ohio ard carried dead into
Kentucky or taken alive from Ohio and
murdered in Kentucky. Until that ques-
ton is solved il viii he difficult 10 bring
them 10 trial. At present they are liable
to Indictment IN both States. In either
case the strongest defense would be found
I'm the 'ack OF jurisdiction of the court.
Able attorneys Of both Walling and Jack
son are fully aware Of this and VIII fight
10 the bitter end any requis.tion to take
them 10 Kentucky.