Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
wALLING TEsTIFIEs.
Tells the Story of His Acquaintance
With jackson and Pearl Bryan.
Judge Helm Excludes the Evidence of
Chief OF Police Deitsch and Reporter
Anthony as TO Admissions Made to
Them by WsDsog, In Converting.

f'carl Bryan At the feet OF the states attor-
neys Saturday morning With Detective Jack
Nc rermott In the oak witness chair the trial
OF Alonzo Mailing for hts life was resumed
McDcrmott answered questions positively.
For time the attorneys kept him busy iden-
tifyins Pearl Brysn's belongings found In
herd examined two handkerchiefs in the lot
and threw them back to Attorney Hayes They
went floating through the air.
The solemn scene in Epply's undertaking
establishment. when walling and Jackson
were taking 10 view Pearl Bryan's corpse was
brought 10 view again by the state. McDer-
mott was present when walling was accused
OF the murder. and the prosecution sought to
show Waliing's conduct
Police Superintendent Deitsch was the next
witness He answered the questions with
military precision In conversation in the
CHIEFS once Walling told Deitsch that he had
met Pearl Bryan on the last Wednesday after
noon OF her life at Fourth and Race streets
Jackson sent him there. Dcitsch said that
Wallins admitted having advised Jackson to
give Pearl Bryan crgot OF rye; that he knew
she was coming to tho city. that he did not
know what had become of her
Waliing. Jackson and Pearl Bryan were
seen together in Haydcn's restaurant the
Thursday night before the murder. The en-
tirely new testimony OF Attorney A T. Root
In the Walling trial late Friday afternoon was
to this effect Had the prosecution called
Mrs Root instead OF her husband to the
even more sensational She would have
sworn that IL was the Friday night OF
the murder when she and her husband saw
Pearl Bryan in the company of walling and
jackson in Hayden's restaurant This testl-
mony would have carried the come ,tion OF
the girl with her believed murderers down to
later time than any other witness save
Coschman Jackson has fixed
1T was Friday night. and not Thursday. as
my husband thinks" says Mrs Root ..when
three 81 fpe In -
restaurant. am able TO fix the night because
OF party which was given that Friday even
Ing on our side OF the river My two daughters
attended, and 1 think my husband and 1 has
tened home in order that might help them
complete their arrangements"
This was the party which Judge Helms son
attended After the party the young man SAYS
he crossed the Newport Bridge in his fathers
carriage Attorney Root did not retire that
night until after two o'clock From his resi-
dence he had good view OF the Newport
bridge. As he looked out OF the window. walt
Ing for the young people to return from the
partyAhe says he saw many carriages crossing
the bridge.
defense will begin its testimony Monday
NEWPORT, KY. June 9-Monday marked n
turning in the Walling trial The defense be-
gan the Introduction OF its evidence. Judge
Helm ruled out all the evidence given by Col
Deitsch and Reporter Ed Anthony as to con-
versations had with AlonZo Walling
Alittle woman in black sat in the courtroom
patiently waiting for two o'clock. She was
the prisoners mother. and she had come to
hear him tell his story-a story which she
will believe IL all the world doubt Her face
was pale and wrinkled. Dark glasses hid her
eyes and shut out the glare OF the electric
lights overhead.
When the prisoner entered he sat down and
then, leaning over to his mother chair. kissed
her
with Mrs. Walling was her daughter-in-
law Mrs Clint Walling. n good looking young
woman, and Mrs. Shepherd, wife Of the attor-
ney.
The prisoner. waIling. took the stand I'm his
own defense Monday afternoon. Il am 20 years
old ~ he said in answer to the question which
Col Washington asked
lie told OF his family, saying that his home
was in Hamilton. He had once lived in Green
held. Ind re attended dental college in In
dianapolis a year ago. Did not know
Jackson there. We were in the same class:
saw him there. but we were not companions.
On Wednesday met Pearl Bryan at Fourth
and Elm and said that Jackson would see her
later / went to Wallingfords saloon that
evening to keep an engagement with Jackson
who went out OF there with some young lady
On Thursday was az the college in the after
noon eat supper with jackson at seven
o'clock. He asked me to go to the post o1ice
and meet Pearl Bryan.
II saw her but did not speak to her
Il was with Albion that night ut the ATTAIN
tic Garden and registered at Heider's hotel
about two o'clock in the morning
II went there because did not want to STAY
with jackson 1 had become suspicious OF
him. "
Il was at the college Friday morning. but
did not see Scott Jackson In the afternoon
drew three or four teeth and made one ANAL
gam filing"
Col Washington had the record OF this FL
ling and introduced IL as evidence
The state objected
witness said he went to the college We'd
nesday morning and at noon took lunch with
Jackson In the afternoon he went TO Fourth
and Elm TO meet Pearl Bryan Told her Jack
son could not meet her until four o'clock He
met jackson per request in Wallingford's sa-
loon In the afternoon; was playing cards when
jackson came into the rear entrance He
came 10 the front room and ordered two
drinks Jackson and young woman left the
saloon; WallinE followed them down to Long
worth street; didn't know who the girl was
Waliing then went to his room on Ninth
street and went to bed jackson came in late
ana heard him muttering TO himself He
said: You're beaut I did not pay any At
tention 70 MIN. He did not seem to be talking
to me. and did not pay any attention to him.
On Thursday evening Walling met Jackson
IN Heider's. He asked tho witness to meet
Pearl at the post ONCE He passed by and
saw her standing in the corridor but aid not
speak to her; then went to the Dennison
house Only saw Pearl Bryan once 10 sneak
20 her FIRST knew OF Pearl the last week in
January. Jackson told the witness OF his
trouble with the girl Thursday night He
went 70 the barber shop and stayed with Al
bion until the shop closed az . O'Clock; was
with him until two o'clock at different places.
then went 20 Holders to spend the night:
went there because nc did not want TO stay
with Jackson; from what he said, was sus-
picious Of him
Friday morning WallinR says nc went TO the
college as usual. but did not see Scott Jack
son After dinner ne went back 20 the col
leRe and attended the clinic held there He
had three patients that afternoon. pulling
three or foar teeth and making ono amalgam
hillnR
After supper waIIing went TO the dental
college 20 see Mr. Hackleman. who
vas student there wanted 20
get Into the dissection GLASS
and he was going TO help me
They had subject for dissection at the
college that night stayed therenyith Hackle-
man until 7.3O o'clock. and then ,nt walking
until nine o'clock
After that went 10 the McNevin house and
vas with Albion In his room a while He
wrote letter for Abb and took IL 10 the
post ONCE After he me back they PLAYED
poker until " o'cloc
The witness swore that he had never seen
George Jackson before he was taken TO the
iail' that he Ola not know Chester Mullen and
had never hired a vehicle from him: that he
had never been IN Bellevue. on College street
Dr IN Haydens restaurant
The witness said That Scott Jackson told
him one day IN January that he had a girl In
trouble nt Greencastlc lie said he would