The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-10
PEARL HAD A FRIEND
She Is Lulu May HOllingswOrth, Who
Knows Something.
THE POLICE QUESTION HER
All She Says Is That When The
Time Comes the Mystery Sur
rounding the Murder VIII
Ee Cleared Away.
THE POLICE QUESTION HER

Cincinnati, Feb. ALI day the de-
| tectives from three cities have been
busily hunting the missing links in the
chain of circumstances by which the
story of the murder of Pearl Bryan is
to be shaped into perfect evidence.
Also the search for the head has been
fruitless. although made by hundreds
of volunteers along with detectives to-
day. \ very material addition TO the
dumb witnesses Of the deed was dis
covered about half past O'Clock to-
night Detectives Grim and Watt
found the girls hat. In it was a
bloody handkerchief and a big stone
to keep it from being blown away. 1t
was found in an angle between the
Fort Thomas electric railway and the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad near their
intersections southeast of Newport,
Ky. When the detectives arrive they
will show the hat to the prisoners. 1t
answers the description of the hat
worn by the girl.
The mystery OF the whereabouts Of
the girl on Thursday night. Jan. 30,
the night before the murder remains
unsolvod. From her arrival here on
Monday, Jan. 27. up to IL o'clock
Thursday forenoon, her movements
have been traced. Then comes a hiatus
until O'Clock Friday evening. when
she was last seen alive. This was at
Dave Walling's saloon. where she and
Jackson were seen and where she
drank a glass of mineral water The
rest of the story has been told, barring
certain gaps i'm it which the detectives
are now trying TO I'll. The finding Of
the hat tonight weakens the theory
that a cab was used to take the muir
derers and their victim TO Fort Thorn
as. 1t looks very much as If they went
by the electric railway TO Fort Thomas,
committed the deed and then walked
back 70 the city, and finding this hat
too conspicuous to be hidden. left II
where IL would be most likely to be
unobserved.
Jackson's razor, found in Walling's
trunk. was turned over to the police
to-day. Medical experts say the girls
head was cut off with some very sharp
instrument. a razor or a surgeons
knife. There are stains on the razor.
but they are inconspicuous. To the
correspondent Of the associated press.
late this afternoon. Walling and Jack
son repeated their accusations Of each
other. Before another week the whole
story will doubtless come out.
Indianapolis, Feb 9.-The Fort
Thomas murder mystery is no nearer a
solution than it has been since the
headless body of Pearl Bryan was
found. Lulu May Hollingsworth. one
on Pearl Bryan's girl friends, who has
been boarding at No 81 Henry street
knows a good deal about the tragedy.
Miss HollinEsworth's knowledge Of the
case was brought 10 light to-day
through a letter written to Marshal w
l.. Starr at Greencastle The man who
wrote thel etter is II. T.. Ratclfe. a
travelling salesman from Baltimore He
advised Marshal Starr to investigate
the matter and the marshal came here
this afternoon. Detective Frank Will
son was detailed to assist the marshal.
They called on Miss Hollingsworth.
She was not inclined to be communica-
tive at first. Then they decided to take
her TO police headquarters and have
her questioned by Superintendent Col
bert. While her story is not complete
in detail 1t shows that she knows a
good deal about the death of Miss
Bryan.
Miss Hollingsworth says that on the
afternoon Of Jan. 2S she was at the
Union station and met Miss Bryan.
She had visited in Greencastle and had
become acquainted with Miss Bryan.
After the usual greetings Miss Bryan
told her she was In deep trouble. She
explained its nature and said that Jack
son was responsible for her condition |
She said IL would never do for her poo |
pie to hear Of her disgrace, and she |
was going to Cincinnati to have an |
performed. She asked Miss |
HollingswOrth the nature of drugs |
used in such cases and Miss Hollings- |
worth told her what she heard was
good. At this point in her story Miss |
Hollingsworth waverei. She said GER |
tain drugs had been purchased for her |
and that four drug stores We're visited. |
She would not tell the names of the I
drugs. but said whiskey formed large /
part Of the mixture. She said the stun /
purchased cost 45 cents. She admitted I
the stuff was purchased by a woman !
Miss Hollingsworth said she was ac- I
quainted with jackson and Wood. but /
had never met WaUlng
That same evening Miss Bryan took /
a train for Cincinnati. She saw Wood /
a0terward. lie came here the follow ]
ing Friday and Miss Holungsvurth /
was ~ the depot. Both Of them being
acquainted with Miss Bryan. they I
talked about her trouble Wood was
on his way tn south BEND. Ind. and .
left -E-r:.. after his arrival here. Miss I
II UillL--vl.- manner OF telling her
story convinced the officers taa, she /.
was holding -Yuethius back Sla was I
subjected o. a most rigid examination I
and aa several occasions lost her tenn
per
II am positive that Pearl was not
she said.
well bow IG yeu know"
tell"
why uotc"