The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
ing room in narrow passages was permit

ing room IN narrow passages was permit
ted.
Ten witnesses were examined, fifty
two up to the present time. Much time
was devoted to debating by counsel
Many questions during the day offered
by the commonwealth were ruled out
The number of objections by the defense
overruled was too great to enumerate.
Twice during the day the jury was. re-
quired to retire during the debate. For
the first time during 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 of the
trial and today was no exception. The
first witness called was Detective Grim,
who identified all the articles that have
hitherto been produced in evidence.
Grim told the story of the effort to
overhear Jackson and Walling talking to-
gether in cell on the day they were
brought from the Hamilton county Jail
to Newport. Grim said Jackson asked
Walling if he had told the reporters that
somebody was furnishing him whisky and
tobacco. Walling said no.
Jackson then said: you're all right"
Finally Jackson said: "Walling. you
stand pat when you get over there"
After that talking became indistinct.
John w. Legner, a saloon keeper, testi-
fed that Jackson left valise in his sa-
loon Saturday night, Sunday night and
Monday night. He identified the valise
as the one which Jackson admitted held
the head of Pearl Bryan.
The testimony of several witnesses was
to strengthen evidence already given.
OF the new testimony there. was that of
Charles Rodger. night clerk of Heiders
hotel, who testified that Walling came
there after 8 o'clock on the morning of
February 1 with his clothes wringing wet
and rushed to bed
He had never before or since stayed all
night at the hotel.
Harry Hays of Greencastle testified
that he sold the shoes to Pearl Bryan
November 1S. 1895. He described them
as No. 3 needle toe, diamond tip the only
pair of that kind that had been in the
house. He also described the old rubbers
were not suited to that style of shoe, but
had an opera toe. This he did before
the shoes were shown him. His state
ment corresponds perfectly with the facts
as shown when he identified the shoes.
Lieut.. Saffrans of Fort Thomas gave
the most minute and intelligent descrip
ton of the immediate surroundings of the
corpse. early after it was found. that has
yet been given. He and Detective Nc
Dermott agreed in testifying to an i'm
print in the slope like that of some one
forced to sit down heavily. He testified
to seeing steps above the slope, which
/ has been already told.
The defense brought Will Wood on the
stand to interrogate him about two vile
letters written by him to Scott Jackson
February 1 and 3. Here it was that the
women were requested to retire. Thes,
are too coarse and indecent to be printd
| The points of greatest Importance as beal
| ing on the case in Woods letter to Jack
son were in that dated Plymouth, Ind.
February l. were the following sentences
| Doc, if you have let a chance go by
| I'll give you HI" Also: "You hav,
grown chicken-hearted, you ought to b.
shot,
The rest of the letters were made III
of personal innuendos. ineligible to tn,
| writer and Jackson only.
Wood was detained to give the defens
| opportunity to offer this testimony.