The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-29
HAD PEARL BRYAN IN A HACK.
THE DRIVER DESCRIBES THE FA-
tai MIDNIGHT RIDE.

lie Claims to BE Positive the Men He
Carried Ont to the scene of the
Murder Were Jackson and Wall
ing-The Latter Sat ON the BOX
with Him and Gave the Orders.
jackson Inside the Carriage with
the GIrI-she Was Moaning All the
Way Out.
Cincinnati. O., April 2S.-At the Jackson
trial In Newport this morning the colored
coachman, Jackson. was called to the wit
ness stand but he failed to respond to his
name.
While an officer went in search OF him,
the time was taken up in reading the
prisoner Jackson's letters to Pearl Bryan
at various times last year. One of the let
ters was from jackson to DR.. GiIlepsie at
Green Castle. These letters were handed
to the court by Attorney Hayes OF Green
Castle, who has been assisting IN the pros
ecution. The ones written to Pearl were
presumably furnished by the dead girls
relatives. They clearly showed how Jack
son could assume. when the occasion re-
qulred, the air OF young man OF q relIg-
lous turn OF mind. The letter to Mr.. Gil-
lespie is considered highly important from
the fact that II was written on Jan. 81 OF
this year the day before the headless body
was found. In Il Jackson cautions Giles
pie to stick to him.
The FIRST witness was Ed H. Anthony
newspaper reporter, who described the
finding of Jacksons coat in sewer on
John street, wrapped in a newspaper. The
witness said the newspaper bore date OF
Jan; 3, 1896 This Is at variance with the
testimony Of Detective Witte, who stated
that the newspaper was dated Feb. ..
Anthony also tesufied TO various inter-
views with the accused.
Detective Witte was recalled and
amended his testimony as to the date OF
the newspaper In which Jackson's coat
was found in the sewer. He said he meant
TO say IL bore the date of the Sunday be-
fore the arrest instead Of the Sunday after
o o'clock.
/, At the afternoon session, Chester Mua-
len testified that Walling hired his rocka-
way coupe and grey horse on Friday after
noon, Jan. 81 He did not return with the
rig until O'Clock Saturday morning.
George jackson, the coachman Who
claims to have driven Jackson and Walling
TO the scene of the murder, was the next
witness. He said: About II 30 o'clock on
Friday night as l was walking along
George street, near Elm. a white man
stopped me and asked me II wanted to
make s.. / asked him what ne wanted me
to do. HI said: Drive about a square be-
yond the Newport bridge 1 told him that
/ would take the job. He then said he had
sick patient ne wanted to take over The
man left me and went up Elm street.
waited about half an hour when the ear
riage drove up. drove down Elm street
to Third, then to Broadway and thence to
who hired me got up beside me to direct
the way. He went two squares and then
he said: Turn to the left. We went three
squares and then zig gag all the way.
heard a noise In the back of the carriage
like woman suffering with toOthache.
did not like the job and told the man so.
| put my foot down to get out OF the car
riage when the man pulled out an ugly
looking revolver and threatened to shoot
me. drove on and just as we reached the
bridge / heard the moan again We went
on to where several roads meet. Half way
down the hill the man I'm the back said
there was where he wanted to stop and
who was the man on the seat with
your"
"Alonzo WaIling."
And the man In the back?"
II have since learned his name. 1t was
'Hrhe man in the back of the carriage
carried the woman out, and the man In
front ran round and got on the other side
Of the lady They helped her along and
the last / saw of them was as they were
getting over the fence. drove to the end
OF the hill. I heard a peculiar noise after
! had been waiting about fifteen minutes
II expect not that long-and then start
ed for home afoot."
ro.T Ths 5dr.o horse was vas, gray and Pretty coed
slowly till we got to the tollgate on the
bridge, then we drove very rapidly the rest
II have no doubt" said the witness,
that the men who were with me were
Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling."
Jackson was then put through a rigid
cross s-examnation, which failed to elecit
anything new. He said he did not tell his
story until Feb. 10, because Walllng said
he would blow his brains out If he did
Lieut.. Corbin Of the Cincinnati police
testified about searching Jackson the night
OF his arrest.
Sheriff Plummer gave a graphic descrip-
tion Of the scene of the murder, and testi-
fed TO finding depression two or three
inches in diameter near the body. Spec
tators in the court room connected this
depression with the trousers found in the
dental college, stained with mud on one
knee
Pearl Bryan's father told of Jackson's
visit to the Bryan home.
Col. Lockhart said the prosecution had
nearly reached the end of its witnesses.
Court adjourned at 4:45 o'clock.