The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-09
Arguments I'm the Great Trial at New.
port, Ky, VIII Begin by Colonel
Crawford To-Day.
COL. NELSON CANNOT SPEAK
THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR RE-
SERVES THE IIoNoR FOR HIMSELF.
Detective Seward, Egged Thursday
Night by NewpCrs Citizens, Not to
BE Found Yesterday.

NEWtOII, n.y., May o.-ScOtL JackSOH
may know his fate before suppertime on
Monday evening. This will be possible. of
course, only in the event of quick verdict
by the jury, which is generally expected.
Neither the attorneys nor the public believe
the jury will need much time to consider
the evidence in this case and unless every
ones guess is wrong in the make up of the
jurymen, verdict will be rendered within
short time after they retire Monday aft
ernoon. 1t was decided to-day that only two
speeches viii be made. Col. Crawford will
begin tomorrow and it is expected he will
finish before adjournment. although he is
not limited as to time. Lockhart. the Camp
bell county prosecutor, and not Col. Nelson
will close for the State. This being Lock-
hart's only chance to figure largely in the
case, he refuses to let Nelson. who is
great orator before a jury, have that honor.
Court adjourned before noon to-day and this
afternoon Judge Helm occupied himself pre-
pairing his instructions to the jury The
only witness called to-day was the Cincin-
natl weather bureau official, who testified to
the state of the weather on the
day and night preceding the murder.
Scott Jackson's attorney had insisted that
| on Friday night, Jan. 81, there was full
moon, and that the night was clear. Capt.
Bassler could not testify as to the moon.
but his records showed the day and night
were both foggy and the air misty. Part of
| the time 1t was raining.
| During the trial the prosecution called in
| chief seventy-three witnesses and the de-
| fense eighty-two, including depositions.
| The prosecution in rebuttal called forty,
| and the defense followed with one, making
| a total of 1876 witnesses.
| Capt John Seward, who was egged last
night and is under bond for attempting to
suborn testimony, cannot be found in New
port since early this morning.
| Only about one-fourth of the seats were
occupied when Jackson was brought in this
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and Fred
and Frank Bryan occupied their usual seats.
| Professor Post occupied a seat near jack
son.
| When court opened this morning Colonel
| Nelson arose and said: I'VE expected to
| put cnly one witness on the stand this morn
| ing if we could get him here. That man was
| DR.. Gillespie, of Greencastle, but We have
a telegram from him that he cannot possibly
| be here.
The telegram read:
| '.Greencastle, Ind. May g. 1s96.-Fred d.
Bryan: Impossible Tor me TO come: MY Vile
| Is sick. Il. j. GILLESPIE"
| After receiving this message the State
| has decided to rest its case" said Colonel
! Nelson
What has the defense to offer?" inquired
MAY it please your Honor" responded
| attorney Craford, we have only one or two
| witnesses to examine in surrebuttal. l have
| telephoned for one of these, who lives in
| Cincinnati. and he will be here in few min
utes. 1t is possible that we shall introduce
Very well.' was the courts answer. 1--WE
| will wait ten minutes
Crawford left the room to hurry up his
| At 1915 o'clock the ten minutes had
dragged into almost half an hour. and Judge
| Helm became somewhat uneasy over the
| missing witness for the defense.
/ IS s. Bassler, of Cincinnati. is the witness
| want" said attorney Crawford. Il have
telephone message that he is on his way
| across the river"
/ 1t was 1890 O'Clock before Captain Bass
| ler finally arrived and took his place In the
| witness box He adjusted his gold eyeglasses
| and opened his record book, in which, as
| government forecast official at Cincinnati,
he has kept a faithful list Of all sorts and
Captain Bassler read from a book bound
in red and black leather: Friday, Jan; 81,
Rain eSga1 Wsaib at mild a. m a and sornske eansd
| threatening rain. Mist changing into fine,
light rain beginning at 1:SO p. m and ceas-
ng Msty at Tan sn begnnns at cock and
tirn,ing into the night, growing heavier.
Temperature from 43 to 50 degrees.
| meridian time which is an hour fatser than
our local time" explained Officer Bassler. :.
twas there a full moon that nightT'
I'VE have no record on that point"
When Captain Bassler finished his testi,
mony the defense announced that 1t rested
its case, and the famous trial. SO far as
| evidence is concerned. was ended.
Judge Helm then asked the attorneys II
| thew had any instructions for the court
Colonel Lockhart-We have none, your
Colonel Crawford-I have some instruc-
| fions which I have not yet had a chance
to prepare I would like to have time to
| nrepare thern and therefore suggest tha:
| as your Honor will have time TO prepare the
| instructions. we adjourn until Saturday
| morning when the arguments may Begin
Judge Helm decided to take Colonel Craw-
ford's suggestion and court was adjourned
until $50 o'clock. He told the attorneys for
both sides that all instructions must be
sent to the court by o'clock.
wALLINGS TRIAL SET.
After the proceedings this afternoon a
conference was held between the State and
| Alonzo waling's attorneys. and. with the
advice of Judge Helm, the Walling case
was formally set for May 49, This will give
the attorneys for the prosecution sufficient
time to rest after the labors of the Jack
| son trial.
Detective John Seward, alias Soard, is
| missing tonight; in fact, he has not beer
seen all day. 1t is not believed he has fed
but that he is in hiding for safety. Feeling
has been running high against him in New
port since the scandalous exposures regard.
Ing Trustys perjured evidence, in which hs
| was coached by Seward. The detective has
been insulted daily on the streets, and is a
marked man here, being cordially hated and
| revied by all who meet him. Last nigh
he got a taste of mob violence that showed
an alarming situation, and IL is probably tc
avoid worse treatment that he has disap
peared. A number of young men and boys
| egged him in the streets while on his way
to the hotel.
| Detective Seward last night sent the fol
| lowing to his wife, written on postal card
directed TO Somerset. KY:
Dear Wife-I am expected to be ARRESTED
tomorrow. but have not violated any Law
that know Of, so II you hear of my being
arrested and sent to Jail do not worry
about me. Trusty has run away, and IL M
should come TO Somerset telegraph me a
once In care of Sheriff Plummer, and viii
come after him and fetch MIN back here
Our case Is going on all right, and every.
one gives me credit for doing piece o
| smart work. Your husband.
capt. JOHN SEWARD"
An interesting story about detective Sew
ard came TO light to-day. Rev. f. G. Il
Mann. pastor OF the Taylor-street NJ. E
Church. Newport, attended q Rescue Mission
meeting in Cincinnati In February. Among