The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-30

NEWPORT, KY, April 25.--Will Wood,
the friend and correspondent Of Jack.
son, once charged with completely in
the murder Of Pearl Bryan, but since
released by nolle prosequi, has been
giving his testimony in the trial of Scott
Jackson at Newport, Ky. The mother
Of Pearl Bryan was put on the stand to
testify to the disposition of her
daughter. 1t is evidently part Of the
policy of the prosecution to show the
youthfulness. trustfulness and mex
perience of the murdered girl.
The defense revealed the part of its
policy while Will Wood was on the
stand, which Will be to break down the
character Of that witness by showing
that he, by his own confession to per.
sons, whose dispositions the defense has.
was himself improperly intimate with
Pearl Bryan.
In his testimony in regard TO his
analysis of the contents OF the dead
girls stomach. DIR Crane showed that
| he had tested for every possible poison,
mineral and vegetable, which could be
obtained in Cincinnati and finding none
in the stomach, except such as were
contained in the embalming fuid, ex-
cept cocaine
The cross.examination Of the negro
bartender, Allen Jones johnson, was
continued. He identified the girls
dress and hat as that worn by the yonng
| girl brought into the wineroom by Scott
Juckson on the Friday night, Jan. 81 L,
before the dead body was found. Dave
| Wallingford, the proprietor of that
saloon. corroborated his testimony.
A wave of low murmurs ran over the
room when Will Wood took the witness
| stand. He stated the intimacy of his
| friendship for Scott Jackson during his
| stay of nearly n year in Green Cas-
| tie. He also admitted that he had in
| troduced jackson 10 his second cousin,
| Pearl Bryan, and that since jackson s
| departure last October from Green Cas-
tie to Cincinnati, that he had kept up n
| correspondence with him and that let
| teIS from Jackson to him personally
were destroyed by him according to
Jackson's request. The part of the
story already told about the share he
took in bringing Pearl Bryan to Cincin-
natl, to have q criminal operation per-
formed, he corroborated He said that
| Jackson's letters TO him in October and
| November were inquiries about Pearl
Bryan's condition and be repeated the
story Of the prescription sent by Jack
son for the relief of Pearl Bryan, which
was never filled.
The most thrilling Part of his story
was that in which he said that Jackson,
while visiting Green Castle during the
Christmas holidays vacation, went with
him to Pearl Bryan's home. got that
prescription from her, destroyed it and
told Wood it would be dangerous to him
if he should get into trouble. Jackson
also told Wood the only remedy now
was an abortion; that it was safe that
he could do il himself if he had the in
struments. On Jan. "a. 1896, he re-
ceived a letter from Jackson from Gin
cinnati requesting Pearl Bryan to come
to Cincinnati and be relieved. He
showed the letter to Pearl that day. She
read it and asked witness: "What
would you do if you were me?" Wit
ness answered: Decide for yourself. "
The next day, which was Saturday,
| Jan. %, she told Wood she was going
TO Cincinnati on Monday, Jan. %. He
saw her off on Monday, assisted her on
the train and that was the last be saw CT
her.
In the ross.examination TIE cues.
tions indicated that the defense has
testimony from William J. Grooms Of
Green Castle, Ed Hunt Of IndiaraI oils,
William Irvine OF Green Castle and
Dinner Newhouse also Of Green Castle,
showing, in the form of depositiops
that Wood had boasted TO them CT his
improper intimacy with Pearl Bryan
This questioning was TO lay the foGnda.
tIon fer the depositions Of these per
SECS in the defense. Wood positively
denied every statement OF the deposi
tiers. Some OF the deposirons are nct
Ut 70 appear literally in Irrt.