The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-08
EXCITEMENT GROWS.
Many Conflicting Stories About the
Bryan Murder.


Bryan Murder.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 7-Although it is
Just one week since the decapitated
body Of Pearl Bryan was found near
Fort Thomas. Ky, there has been more
excitement today over the tragedy
here and in the Kentucky suburbs than
on any previous Gay. Scott Jackson
and Alonzo Walling, the suspects who
were room-mates while attending the
Ohio Dental college, have been con-
Tossing against each other all day.
They were examined separately and
together. When they are confronted
face to face with each others confess
sions, they call each other liars and
exhibit mUrderOuS feeling toward each
other All efforts have been directed
TODAY to finding Pearl Bryan's head.
In the series Of confessions Jackson
saws Walling carried it in valiSe TO
the COvingt0n suspension bridge and
he thinks WalIng threw 1t into the
river, or he might have carried 1t with
him to his home at Hamilton and
thrown il from the Miami bridge at
that place, but Jackson says he did
ROT go with his roommate on these
trips and cannot tell just where he
left the head.
Walling says he had nothing to do
r-itb the -ecapitatlon or disposal Of
the head. but he recited long stories
which LED the officers to believe that
Jackson had buried the head in a
sandbar in the Ohio river opposite
Osvton XIV. a suburb of this city, or
dropped il in the sewer on Richmond
street Large forces worked all day
at both places and they secured the
BLOOD STAINED COAT
If jackson out Of a sewer at the cor
rer Of Richmond and Ninth Streets
near Jackson's room.
TViiijan1 Wood. of Greencastle Ind,
as well as jackson and Walling,
we're arraigned in police court today
ana their preliminary hearings were
dxed for. next Thursday, Feb. 10. Wood,
on the charge of aiding and abetting
an abortion, was admitted to $4,000
bail The other two suspects on the
charge of murder, were refused bail.
Sheriff Plimmer, Of Newport, KY,
Immediately after the arraignment Of
the three suspects, demanded them as
his prisoners. AS the feeling across
tie river is intense and as the Camp
bell county Jail is an old frame struc-
rure with which Jackson and Walling
seem familiar, this demand caused the
two suspects to
TURN PALE AS DEATH.
They feared lynching. The object of
the present inquisition is TO determine
whether the murder was committed
IA Ohio or kentucky and who has jul
risdiction over the prisoners. The au-
thorities think the woman may have
been murdered in this city and the
body taken across the river in a cab.
Sheriff Planners constant demand for
the prisoners has had much to do with
the profusion Of confessions.
The friends Of both jackson and Wal
ling today employed counsel. Togeth-
er they have retained eminent law
yers. These lawyers did not get to
see their clients until tonight when a
stop was put to confessions and inter
views. The brother Of Walling brought
eX-Congressman Mercy and eX-Prose-
cutor Shepard Of Hamilton with him.
DR.. Post, the brother-in-law of Jack
son engaged counsel here. Fred Bryan
arrived today from Greencastle, Ind.
accompanied by Ed Black and other
citizens Of Greencastle. They took
part ia The investigation.
Edward Black is an undertaken at
Greencastle and was sent by the parents
20 bring home the body. The mother
had told him to look at mole on the
body and a wart on the left hand and
other marks. He found them Just as
Mrs. Bryan had indicated. AS there
has been no inquest yet, Coroner Ting |
ley, Of Newport, would not
GIVE UP THE BODY.
he said they wanted to find the head
and also to hold another post mortem |
examination but that he would deliver !
the body to the family if the head had |
not been recovered at that time. There /
was post morten examination held |
today at which the physicians held I
that the head Of Pearl Bryan had been