The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-07
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Murder Near Fort Thomas,
KY, Cleared Up.
LAID UPON A DENTAL STUDENT.

The Clothiag q the Hsadlsss noiy ef
the Youug woman Idsntihsd BY
EaFm.r BFyaa - That 81 us Daugh-
Ter. PsaTi-asest Jackson Has Mads
. Confssslon.
CiScINSkTI, Feb. 6.-On lAst Satur.
day morning tho hsadleas body Of an
unknown young woman was found In
field In the Kentucky highlands. about
half mile south Of Fort Thomas. There
was no slew save = shoe. . corset and
womAns check dress.
Two bloodhounds were called into
roquisition. bu; the CANNES gave con-
Trajectory storiel-one going 10 the
Covington reservation and the other
10 a point In the road and there stopped
Tho Reservoir was drained and the head
not found The shoe was traced 10 a
hrm In Indiana A hundred olsws were
worked without result
Yesterday Mr.. aud Mra Bryan, farm
or people, Identified tie dress and shoe
a. those Of their daughter, Pearl Bryan,
who left home on Jaa IS TO 90 TO In
diAnapolis 10 visit friendA She did not
20 there.
Detectives Grim and McDormet and
Sheriff Plummsr wired Chief DeltEoh
Of Cincinnati 10 arrest Scott jackson, .
student at the Ohio Dental college and
charge him with the murder. They
got him last night The deteetvef
also arrested william Wool ~ an 40
oomplice. at South Bend. Ind. When
arrested Scott jackson protested his in
nooense, but he was held charged with
murder. He IL well connected at
Green Castle, Ind. William Wood IL
a near relative Of Row Mr.. Wood. pre-.
siding elder Of that district Of the
Methodist church.
This morning Scott Jackson con'
fessed his guilt and implicated AlonEa
NJ. walling. wAlling also confessed &c
a personal knowledge Of ths murder oi
the girl Last Friday night wallinG
tries 10 lay the whole blame on Jack
son.
The satohel. which the murderet
woman brought here Jan. Is, wa
shown 10 jackson to examine the blood
stains on H. He would not quite ad
init the head had been In the sAtchel
but said 10 looked As II it had beeI
> there.
The startling statement msde b,
, jackson In his cell this morning
which =sy b. olassod as an indication
Of the sort Of plea the man will max
in the case. the circumstances p1int Q
him a. the murderer Of Pearl Bryan.
lam afflicted with fAinting spells,
he said. 'And after they pass away
get delirious and don't know what
am doing. When was a boy hvin
'' In indianapolis have risen In deliriur
!. and after q spell. and dressed mysel
: and have wandered n ound for hour
without knowing what had done"
Scott Jackson made his confession b
, small statements. He IL obstinate, an
e made IL beoauss he saw clouds Of ev
= dence gathering around him Not on
- y word Of the details OF the crime has b
spoken. when he admits that the gii
n was murdered he does IL ~ II = thir
person had committed the crime.
The striking thing about Il is the In
J" plioation Of his roommate. Alonl
wAlling. In the crime. walling hi
confessed q knowledge OF the Grim
but only a. q gobetween for Jacksol
There ia no doubt that jackson WI
the principal. and that William Woo
4 arrested At South Bend. Ind. Is deep
h implicated. A handle Of letters fro
! Wood 20 jackson bear this part
| Jackson's confession out Nearly Z
I Woods letters are about girls and sou
} Of them are too grossly indecent 60
} read aloud, much lees printed.
l Pearl Bryaa would have become
/ mother in four months. Jackson 81
\ Wood is responsible for her oonditio
y She arrived here Tuesday, Jan. :
\ John Belh took her 20 the India
7 House and by her orders notified JAG
, son. She told Belh u Jackson did n
} come TO see her wAliing would.
4 jackson says in his confession Oh
she came here 10 have an abortion p
- formed and he implies that WALTZ
was the man that procured iI In {
meantime he admits that she was kin
in the attempt TO perform the oPoratic
Neither wAlling nor Jackson are 81
oiac In their statements a. 20 whit
aud how the crime was performed.
WHY Weed Was Arrested.
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