The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
Attorney Crawford Takes His Time,
preme Court This Summer.
COACHMAN JACKSON'S LIE
PROFESSIONAL SPRINTER MAKES
THE RUN FROM FORT THOMAS.
The Cabman Could Not Accomplish
the Feat In Two HOurs-New Evil
dence Against WaIlfng.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEWPORT. KY. May 23.-The hearing of
arguments for new trial in the case OF
Scott Jackson. who was convicted Of the
murder of Pearl Bryan by a jury in Camp
bell county about a week ago. has been
postponed.
The time for hearing arguments was set
for $50 o'clock this morning. There were
about twenty-five people in the court room
at the time. Attorney Crawford for the de-
Tense and Commemorative Attorney Lock-
hart, as well as Judge Helm, were present.
Jacksons lawyer showed that he has sixty
days in which to move for a new trial, and
that as the Court of Appeals will adjourn in
a month, the appeal cannot be considered
until the fall term, he therefore asked for
more time in which to prepare his argument.
Crawford's tactics were evidently for de-
lays and Lockhart's manner showed that ne
had become suspicious. He insisted that
Jackson's case shall be finally disposed of in
the lower court before Walling's Is begun.
Suppose Walling is acquitted" it was ar
gued before Jacksons case is disposed of
in the lower court? Wouldn't the judge feel
that Jackson should have new trial. since
the men are jointly charged?'
The attorneys finally went to Judge Helms
room, where they were closeted for some
time. 1t was subsequently, agreed to argue
the motion Monday afternoon.
1t is rumored that attorney Silas A.
Hayes, of Greencastie, who represented the
Bryan family in the Jackson trial, will take
no part in the Walling case on the ground
of III treatment here by Colonel Lockhart
and Colonel Nelson. 1t is said that at first
Colonel Nelson refused TO address the jury
unless he could make the closing argument,
and acting on this statement Colonel Lock-
hart wanted Mr. Hayes TO make an address.
Mr.. Hayes, 1t is said, spent al day Sunday
preparing his arguments. only TO find Mon
day morning that Colonel Nelson had finally
decided to address the jury, thus depriving
Mr.. Hayes of a chance to make himself
heard. Colonel Lockhart. who will be the
prosecutor in the case of Alonzo Wa.lin-,
said to-day that the report that attorney
Hayes would not take part in the proseeu-
ton of Walling was unfounded. Mr. Hayes
is expected to take an active part in the
w aill.ig case.
Should the prosecution in the Walling trial
introduce coachman George Jackson, colonel
Washington, for the defense, Will try 10
make the negro's testimony ridiculous IN the
eyes of the jury. The pubic will recall that
directly after coachman Jackson's nEst leap
into notoriety in the case Buck" Elwood,
well-known local athlete, was quoted 10
the effect that the negro could not have
made the return trip from Fort Thomas on
foot in the time claimed. Efwood argued
that only a trained runner could have ac-
complished the feat of speed and endurance
claimed by jackson. Cross-country racing,
such as Jackson'S trip would have amountsd
t., Is considered by athletes as the most dit
fcult and trying OF all physical tests.
Yesterday Alfred Court, Of Covington, a
yell-known Splinter and athlete, ran over
the route from Fort Thomas to NEWPORT.
ol lar ola ir1<- To hay i'm
over the fatal Friday night Pearl Bryan was
murdered at Fort Thomas. Jackson claimed
he ran to Newport in an hour and three
quarters, bat the best Court could make ii
in was two hours Courts record for long
distance running has made his reputation
more than local. He now holds the nifty
first arranged for Court TO challenge jack
son to run with him, but jackson Is cut OF
the city.
George Jackson says he left George and
Elm streets with the cab at Ills o'clock,
drove to Fort Thomas and returned to Wild
defelds house before the electric lights
Court made, Walling' attorneys claim that
they will be able to break down coachnan
Jackson's story.
The State has considerable new evidence
to be introduced in the Wallng trial." said
Commonwealth Attorney Lockhart to-day
'One piece of evidence which is being care
appearance in the Jackson trial is card of
Alonzo Walling's which found by detec-
tive Buimer This card makes Ii easy TO
connect Walling with the presence Of CO.
caine in Pearl Bryan's body. jackson was
shown to have bought cocaine from druggist
Uhlen, but Walling's card which the Com
monwealth Will produce. bears a deadly
recipe for hypodermic injection of cocaine,
morphine and atrophine. AT the time the
girls stomach was anlyZed the doctors were
looking for the presence of cocaine only. and
the other drugs may nave been present
without their knowledge.
The handwriting on the card has been
identified as Fred Albion's.
fresh rlmor started In Newport Satur-
day to the effect that the prosecution had at
last found where Pearl Bryan spent the
Thursday night Of the week of the murder.
The story was TO the effect that the girl had
secured lodgings in the McNev.n boarding
house on West Ninth street, where jackson
and Waiting had their room.
Colonel Lockhart denied that he had new
evidence upon this point, and in his answers
to questions practically admitted that the
commonwealth is still at sea so far as proof
of Pearl BryanS whereabouts on WedneS-
day and Thursday nights is concerned.
II have always believed that the girl
stopped at the McNevin house." he said,
''but we had no definite proof"
Colonel Nelson is of the same opinion.
Attorney Hayes and all the members of
have free.y expressed themselves.
Sheriff Plumrner was reticent when asked
about the new testimony said to have been
discovered as TO where the girl spent the
two nights before her death. There is
nothing new that know he said, with an
emphasis on the last words.