The herald., 1896-04-28
SCOTT JACKSON'S TRIAL
Continues to Draw Crowds of Prurient
Curiosity Seekers
Some Testimony Given Tending to Connect
the. Defendant With the Murder
Of Pearl Bryan

NEWPORT, KY, April 27-Not only
was every available seat in the court
room filled today, but the occupancy of
standing room in narrow passages was
permitted. Ten witnesses We're exam
ined, making f1fty-two up to the pres
ent time. Much time was devoted to
debate by counsel. Twice during the
day the jury was required to retire
during the debate. For the first time dur
ing the trial the court gave notice to
women to retire because the letters of
Will Wood to Scott Jackson were not
proper for them to hear. 1t has been the
policy of the prosecution to bring out the
bloody garments Of the dead girl every
day since the beginning the the trial and
today was no exception
Detective Grim testified to having seen
tracks on the bank above where the
body was found, which semed to have
been made by the rubbers Pearl Bryan
wore. He was present when Jackson
and Walling were arrested; also was at
the private examination in the office of
Chief Deitsch. The defense moved to
rule out everything testified to which
was not confession, arguing that Grim S
testimony concerning admissions or
statements, was not competent until it
was shown that no threats or induce
ments had been employed.
The court sustained the objection of
the defendants counsel. Grim then told
the story of the effort to overhear jack
son and Walling talking together in a
cell on the day they were brought from
the Hamilton county Jail to Newport
Grim said that Jackson asked Walling
If he had told reporters that somebody
was furnishing him whisky and tobac-
co. Walling said mo" Jackson said
You're all right" Finally Jackson said:
"Walling. you stand pat when you get
over there" and after that the talking
became indistinct.
John W. Legnor, saloon-keeper, testi-
fed that Jackson left a valise in his sa-
loon Saturday night, Sunday night and
Monday night. He identified the valise
as the one which Jackson had admitted
had held the head of Pearl Bryan.
A Commercial Gazette reporter saw a
river bridge ticket found on Jackson
when first arrested, calling for the pass
age of a horse and vehicle.
Charles Rogers, night clerk of Heidler's S
hotel, testified that Walling came there
after o'clock in the morning of Feb
ruary 1st with his clothes wringing wet
and rushed to bed without registering.
He had never before or since stayed over
night at the hotel.
Other witnesses identified the dead
girls shoes and described the condition
of the ground where the corpse was
found.
The defense brought Will Wood on the
stand to interrogate him about tN vile
letters written by him to Jackson Feb
ruary 1st and Cd. Here it was that the
women were requested to retire. The
letters are too coarse and Indecent to
be printed.
The points Of greatest Importance as
bearing on the case in Will Woods let
tiers to Jackson was in that dated Plym-
outh, Ind, February 1st, in which were
the following sentences: DOC. if you
have let chance go by I'll give you
hell" also. eff you have grown chicken
hearted you ought to be shot" The rest
of the letter was made up of innuendoes
and personal illusions, intelligible to the
writer and Jackson, but riddles to all
others. Wood was detained to give the
defense opportunity to offer this testi-
mOny,