The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-27
"GOOD LUCK, LONNIEw
SHOUTED JACKSON WHEN WALLING
WENT TO TRIAL YESTERDAY.
Ten Jurors Selected and Few specta-
tors I'm Court-Supt. Zion, of This
City, Calls ON jackson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEWPORT. KY, May ga dark, gloomy
day, when all nature seemed to frown.
marked the opening of the trial OF Alonzo
walling, who is accused, with Scott Jack
son, of the murder Of Pearl Bryan. AT $3.50
o'clock, the time for the beginning Of the
trial. there were just twenty-four persons
in the seats reserved for the public When
Sheriff Plummer arrived at the jail for
walling the latter was dressed neatly and
waiting.
II am all ready for you, Mr. Sheriff." said
the prisoner. laughinsly.
"Ali right, Walling; put your wrist in
these cuffs" answered Sheriff Plummer in
the same strain.
walling deity slipped his strong wrist into
the steel handouts and the start was made
with quick step. The little crowd outside
the Jail looked in silence, and just as
wall:ng left the Jail Jackson yelled at the
top OF his voice:
Good luck, Lonnie,'
Waiting only smiled, and the trip was
made to the Circuit Court room without fur
ther. incident. Valling's brother. Charles
Walling. was present, and hadsa seat d.
rectly in the rear OF the chair reserved for
Waliirg. Colonel George Washington, Wall
ing's attorney. and Mr. w. c. Shepherd. who
the right of the witness stand. The only at
torney for the prosecution who made his ap-
pearance early was County Attorney RAM
sey Washington, son of Colonel Washington
for the defense. Thus in this case father
and son are against each other. Colonel
The slow, tedious work OF securing a
jury occupied the attention OF court all
day. At noon six men had been selected,
six more were in the box, but there was
peremptory challenge Of three by the prose-
cution- Only one more was selected before
the venue was exhausted, and tomorrow
the other two will be taken from new call
of talesnen. The ten jurymen VINO went
to their room in charge of Sheriff Plummer
tonight were.
Henry Dletz. plasterer; BENJAMIN Hehman.
porter; John III. Kraft, founder; Frank
Griffith cigar maker; Robert H. Miles, team
ster, Dayton; Peter Wern, rope maker. Day
ton: Charles Federer, saloon keeper; Jesse
Batson, motornsn: John Lange. carpenter;
Frank schuh, grocer Dayton,
Helm instructed Sheriff P.ummer to issue
q venire for fifty-five more names.
Alonzo .Waiiing talked With reporter al
.sWhat do you think OF the jurors so far
chosen? was asked
laugh. 'They look like good set of fei-
Two white horses and carriage dashed
| up to the Newport jail at 2 o'clock. ard a
| man and two ladies' alighted- They were 4.
A. Zion, superintendent or tue lr<. ana polis
1 Union station, MISS Anna Nanl, or indian
| apolis. and Mrs s. A. Toepsert. OF coy1ng-
| ton.
Zion had long talk with Scott Jackson.
| He said TO reporter afterwards
"I remember Jackson's face now. ! have
| seen him several times about the Union
| Station in Indianapolis
Helping Prosecute Wnlitng.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| GREENCASTLE. Ind. May as.-Mr. s. A.
Hays. who represents the family OF a. S.
| Bryan in the Jackson and Walling trials al
Newport. VIII leave for that city tonight
| TO engage in the trial of Alonzo Waising.
There was nothing in the report from Gin
cInaati that Mr.. Hays would not attend.
| The feeling here In the case OF Mailing is
nothing like IL was n the Jackson case. al
| the excitement has died out 10 a great ex-
tent. There will be some interest here,
however, until Walling gets his dezerts. as
many think n.rn equally guilty with Jackson.
The family OF A. S. Bryan wi. also attend
and will watch the proceedings against
Waliing as they did against the other pris
oner. WIN Wood has returned from the
country. and II is rumored that he did moi
meet with any more cordial greeting there
than he has with city folks. He stu hove7I
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