The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-30
Condemned Man Intended Making =
Speech, but Was Taken by SUR
prise and HIS Spirit Crushed. q
wALLING READY TO DROP
WHEN JACKSON INFORMED HIM or
THE RULING OF THE COURT.
Evidence Against WalIing Rushed ana
His Trial Expected to DC Finished
An Ten Days.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEWPORT, KY, May 2e.-Judge Helm.
Friday morning. amid an Impressive and
awful silence. his strong features a picture
OF judicial s,ernness. human pity and COM
passion. sentenced Scott Jackson TO pay the
penalty OF his life for the cruel murder OF
Pearl Bryan. Colonel Crawford's motion
for a new trial was overruled. and there is
now no hope for Jackson excepting from the
bench of the Court of Appeals. at Lexington.
The fact that Judge Helm would hand
down his decision In the Jackson case this
morning occasioned q large gathering In the
Newport court room. Among the first 10
enter were Charles Wailing ana Clinton
waaing, brothers OF the prisoner on trial
as Jackson's accomplice. Shortly before the
opening of court Colonel Nelson, Colonel
Lockhart and County Attorney Ramsey
Washington filed IN. Colonel Wash.-gton .
moment later entsfsd. followed &v Colonel
Crawford a secor5 later. who occupied one
OF the chairs ia the jury box. Judge Helm
took his seat at s:S5 o'clock. There was some
delay in beginning the proceedings. and Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan entered during the interval.
At 9:45 o'clock Sherift Plummer brought
Jackson into court and Judge Helm an
nounced that he was ready to dispose OF the
case
Commonwealth against Scott Jackson.
The Judge then read the grounds on which
Colonel Crawford asked for new trial.
discussing each in detail. jackson, COO; and
collected. calmly sat in his chair and lis
tened intently to the decision. AT first he
leaned forward In order 60 hear. but he
soon settled back in his chair as though
attending concert or theater. Judge Helm
alluded to the admissions and letters OF
jackson and commented on these facts at
length. As to the fact that jackson had
not fair trial. his Honor differed with the
attorney for the d~<sndant. mentioning the
fact that there was no motion filed for .
change of venue and that the jury in the
case was secured In an unusually short time.
JACKSON FELT 1T coAIING-
In regard to the trial not being 4 public
one Judge Helm held that the trial was
undoubtedly public, as the ticket arrange
ment was inaugurated for the sole purpose
of keeping Objectionable persons out OF the
court room who might offer some violence 70
the defendant. 1t was evident at this point
that jackson would not get a new trial.
.Let the defendant stand up" commanded
Judge Helm
jackson. very pale. stood up and faceS the
Judge.
ly. you have been indicted and found guilty
of the murder of Pearl Bryan by a jury to
which no objection was made by your coun-
| sci Have you anything to say why sentence
| should not be passed upon your
the Judge. stood as trough struck dumb Tor
| fully half minute. Then In voice c1okeo
with emotion he said falierinsy:
| Your Homer, all have 10 say is, am not
guilty 1 wish my attorney would speak for
ne"
| silence. Scott Jackson stocd alone, all eyes
| riveted on his figure, standing erect ana
snotioniess. Colonel Crawford, much Affected,
a 1sS' few words % in his ear and returning 70 his
former place near the judges bench. ne
Your Honor. my client has nothing further
Judge Helm then formally sentenced the
unfortunate prisoner at the bar. Judge Helm
1T is the Judgment OF this court that you
| be taken from here to the jail in this. city
June. and then. by the sheriff OF this co{nty.
/ In the Enclosure OF the jail. hanged bY the
neck until you are dead, and may God have
Jackson did not move muscle. He stood
| there like statue. His cheeks were as pale
as death; but there was not a aulver not =
| arrested weeks ago.
Judge Helm relieved the awful Silence by
commanding the sheriff 10 remove tho pris-
Colonel Crawford. pending his appeal to the
Court OF Appeals, asked for stay OF exc
cution. and Judge Helm. after some delay
| granted stay OF execution for sixty days.
This delays the execution until august b.
A notable fact in connection with the sen
| tence is that IL was given on Friday. the
same fatal day Of the week Pearl Bryan met
her death at Fort Thomas.
JACKSON AND wALzLING MEET.
While Judge Helm was deciding colonel
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was left In the hat room with Jatler Bitzer:
After sentence had been passed Jackson
came out and passed through tae room
where Jaller Bitter and walling were Jack
son. who was very much depressed. ap-
preached his alleged partner In crime and
sad:
We'll. wally. they have done their
worst"
Why" said Jackson. they have fixed
wailing hlanchsi at tais statemert. A
look OF pain came over his face. an1 Jack
Just then Judge Helm called for Wasline
to be brought into court 10 be ready FOR his
trial T., begin. When Walling was told he
was wanted ne sank back I'm his chair ana
alnlest tainted. lie was 9 momen< or -
r,.,a trying to, to recover ssT himself and when -
My God: Mr.. Jailer. don't take, me -
Jailer Bitter explained thar ne co1d d
nothing but obey the order OF court: That
his trial was ready 10 begin and he must go
walllng again pleaded not to be taken ~
then. as he could not stand 10 face the
court after what had happened The jarcr
was obdurate and Waliing Was dnaiiy taken
into court.
Jackson was seen at the jsIl 500, after the
sentence had been passed He said he vac
surprised at bis sentence. but expressed the
highest regard for Judge Helm and z2id that
he did not expect new trial: but he had urs
derstood that he was not 70 be sentenced
until after the close Of the trial CT Wailine-
He said further that IL he had known that 10
would be sentenced Frilay ne would have
horrincd In court when the tenftnce U1o
passed and 80 surprised that he had no CO.
troll Of himself and could not eay ony1f