The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-30

SCOTT JACKSON, THE PRISONER
Punishment for Uniutentional Killing ANY
person who shall willfuliy strike stab, thrust
Or shoot another, not designing thereby to pro-
1uce cause his death and which is not done
IA self-defense or in an attempt to keep and
preseve the peace, or in the lawful
arrest or attempt to arrest per-
son charged with felony OF misde-
meanor, or in doing any other legal act, 50 that
the person struck, stabbed, thrust or shot
shall die thereof with In six months next there
after shall be confined in the penitentiary not
less than one nor more than six years But
ehis section shall not be construed to change
She law Of malice in respect to any other Of
Tense
At 2:45 D IN, the last of the twelve jurors
we're accepted Following are the names Of
lhe jury: Murty Shea, William White, L
Sharstein, F. Matter, John M, Ensyler,
Dohn Boehmer, William Motifs. George p.
9tegner, John r. Backsman. Fred Giskemeyer,
Jacob Kraut and Willard Carr.
After the jurors were selected it was agreed
10 go ahead with the case. The witnesses
present were sworn in and instructed by Judge
Helm not to talk among themselves or with
bther parties regarding the case or to suffer
themselves to be talked to about the case, and
hat II any person or persons persisted in talk
ing to them on the subject, it was their sworn
luty to report such person or persons 70 the
|ourt
Attorney Lockhart then stated the case,
md then John Huling, the first witness, was
)alled He testified to the finding OF the head
ess body OF Peari Bryan OIL Mr. Locke's
arm near Fort Thomas on the morn
ng Of February ]. He described the
POSITION OF the body, how the dress was
rranged, and the wet condition Of the ground.
having rsined the day previous Testified
D noticing blood on the ground where the
eok was, probably about pint. The defense
i'd not cross-examine Huling.
Coroner W. Tingley vas the next witness
allied He testified to holding an inquest on
he dead body found at F-t Thomas The cor
ner then described the position Of the
ody when he arrived there. The body was
ring on slight rise or terrace on the aban-
oned roadway The feet we're upon the ter.
hce and the body below. 1t was lying prone,
nth the trunk on the roadway She was
lothed in combination underwear. shoes,
bookings, tea gown, dark blue skirt and about
70 feet away was corset A little way of
10 found glove The clothing was up about
% chest, and the upper part OF the clothing
|as soaked with blood
The blood had soaked in the clothing and
lots OF blood were on the terrace one large
(Ot on top of the terrace The head was gone;
think It had been carried away. He saw
)Aves Of the privet bushes on which was
bod ! found a pair Of rubbers on her feet
Diled to an extent Dirty in different parts
here was no thick clay on them, however, to
dtoate that they had been worn to walk on
v ground where the body was found.
Cn viewing the stump OF the neck found
Irregular cut ou the back, and upon turning
over found q smooth cut The incision was
though a clean dissrticuietion had been at
mpted. Also noticed cuts across the fingers
the left hand; also cuts across the palm
agonally. The wounds were OF recent origin
be coroner testified that he thought the
pad was cut OF at the place where the
Ny was found and that the heart was still
pating when the artery was severed The
n mn hav fsfsap red hv
own by the ciearness Of the disarticulation.
be fgtus was in q healthy condition and
Dm indications must have been alive up to
. time of the woman's death Witness was
on cross-examined by Attorney Crawford,
nothing new was elected Adjourned un-
"Wednesday.
NEWPORT, KY, April % The most damag-
testimony offered Wednesday was that of
Robert Carothers, who performed the post
prtem examinations. His opinion was that
, girl was beheaded while she was still
The relatives OF Pearl Bryan, led by the
ary father and the aged mother, had hardly
gen their seats after being sworn, when
putty Sherin Hindman brought into court
m the clerks office and placed in front Of
witness stand lay figure dressed in the
apper that Pearl Bryan wore at the time OF
death.
he garment was grewsome sight, covered
Il was in part with the stains of mud and
>0d Especially was the bodice stained
willy Hindman placed the figure erect un-
Attorney Lockhart's directions and re-
"a Attorney Crawford sprsng to his feet.
object" said he, ITO such display in this
Ut"
. think that the lay figure should be re-
we'd said the Judge, 1T is too sugges-
81"
~ figure was then removed and the dress
own on Q table
oroner Tingiey was recalled His examina-
occupied about ten minutes. He identi-
Ill the clothing that had In the meantime
. placed on the table
Gyy Stanley, sister of Pearl Bryan, took
stand She said: "She was my sis
She left Greeucastle on Monday after
10. January q. have never zen her since
10 saw her body week after the follow
Saturday In the morgue In Newport We
ked upon her In death. She was robed In
rely white. I did recognize the body as my
sra I feel ! could have fully recognized
without any marks by her limbs, her
y, her bust. her figure She had wsrt on
t1iDbis Anger She had often spoken OF
1ng the wart on, because it hurt her when
nsed the thimble The wsrt was taken on
Sple Of weeks before she left home There
onother wart on the inside Of her left
~ There was . scar from an old cut on
MI hand. between the FIRST and middle
re
5s tse right foot. between the second sud