The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-17
WELDING TIE LINKS
Almost Positive Evidence Against the
Criminal Suspects.
THE STORY OF THE HACKMAN
There Is Much Silent and Meaning
Conversation, and Judge Lynch
May Be Called Upon to Hand
Down an Opinion.

Cincinnati, Feb. 16.-The excitement
in this city and vicinity over the afro
cious murder of Pearl Bryan has been
intensified by the astounding develop
ments made last night. The feeling to-
night is of the silent but ready sort that
portends latent danger. No outbreak
is anticipated and a successful one
here would be out of the question with
the present efficiency of the poll and
military. While the feeling is of the
explosive sort. the external restraint is
sufficient to prevent an explosion.
Every other man one meets expresses
/ the opinion that short work should be
made of these men. The thinking and
| strictly law-abiding element in Coving-
ton and Newport have confidence i'm the
| courts and believe I'm depending on the
courts to mete out justice to the pris-
oners. II is now probale that they will
be taken 10 the Covington jail. which is
very strongly guarded and well situated
to resist a siege.
The detectives have a clue TO the sur
rey that was employed to carry the
human tigers and their victim to the
| scene of the slaughter. They think they
/
and they are trying to identity IT, Spe-
cial circumstances that give weight TO
the testimony of George III. Jackson.
the negro who drove the surrey to Fort
Thomas, are the high name he bears
among all his employers. Major Wild
dekind of McGregor avenue, Mount Au-
burn. the negro's present employer.
says: George II. Jackson is highly
int Ensr 4
habits, is competent trustworthy and
| efficient as an employe. and is an active
member of Zion colored Baptist church.
A procession of carriages containing
policemen and reporters started out at
1 o'clock TO Fort Thomas last night.
George II. jackson drove the leading
carriage. The procession struck the
murderers route at Vine and Third
streets, and. with George II. Jackson
for guide, followed IL to the bloody
ground. a halt was made at the New
port bridge toll booth, TO seek another
link in the awful chain that binds
these men to the guilt of Pearl Bryan's
murder. Toll Collector Tarvin said he
remembered the surrey driven by
colored man passing over the bridge
about l o'clock on the morning OF Feb
there was a white man with the negro
driver on the seat. The procession was
led by II. Jackson by long circuitous
route into the Alexandria pike near
Fort Thomas. After driving a short
distance, Jackson stopped just where
a blind lane set out from the road and
stopped.
Here" said he. 'is where they took
the lady, telling me to turn the carriage
around and wait"
Where he stopped in the darkness
last night was about 200 yards from the
sDot where Pearl Bryan was found dead
on the morning of Feb. !. When the
negro described the strange noise and
the sounds of a scuffle i'm the leaves
and bushes, along with his own sudden
fright and flight, the bystanders shud-
dered and almost imagined they could |
hear the rustic of the leaves i'm the
struggle of Pearl Bryan for her life
The strongest link I'm the chain OF
evidence against the two alleged muir
derers of Pearl Bryan, made its APPEAR
ance yesterday afternoon. George H. |
Jackson, the colored coachman for Ma
Jor Widdekind. revealed the story. lie F,
said on the night of Jan. 81, he was ap-
preached on the street by an unknown
man who offered him s. 10 drive his Gao {
to Newport. He accepted. and the cab I
was produced. containing q man and
woman. The stranger sat on the front
with Jackson and directed him where
TO drive. They reached Newport after I
midnight and things began 20 look sus-
picious. and he wanted TO jump of I
The man on the seat produced a revol- F.
Yer, and said: You drive that horse. /
or I'll make an end Of you"
II drove on until they told me 10
stop near some underbrush." said Jack {
son. They said they would take the
woman to a house near by, and whistle .
when ready to go back. Within a short /
time, heard a noise in the underbrush /
like scufiiing I'm the leaves and was 80 I
badly frightened that / started for /
home. on run. reaching home on foot 7
at 4:3O in the morning" He said when .
he heard of this murder, he thought II /
was the same case, but that he was f
afraid that he would be killed II he
talked. Jackson was taken TO Jail 20
see the men and identified Walling as .
the man who sat on the seat with him. T
NANSEN'S WHEREABOUTS. /