The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-20
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
ANOTHER SENSATION IN THE PEARL
BRYAN MURDER CASE.
Newport Woman Trapped While Of
Said, to Change His Testimony.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CINCINNATI, May 19.-There is another
sensation in the Pearl Bryan murder case.
Mrs. Otto Brede, of No. 100 York street,
Newport, approached Allen Johnson at the
museum Monday. representing herself 10 be
Mrs. DR.. Post, of Greencastle. She said she
had 5000 in her valise and intimated that
some OF it was for Johnson and Walins-
ford if they would change their testimony
in the wall;ng trial and say that ii was
some night other than Friday that they
saw Jackson. Walling and Pearl Bryan
in wallingford's saloon. Johnson made ar
rangements to meet the woman at Wa,ling-
ford's saloon at 6 o'clock in the evening" in
the meantime informing the police.
At the appointed time detectives Grim and
McDermott and Sheriff Piummer secreted
themselves in one of the wine rooms of the
saloon to await the coming of the woman
They had not been there long when she
came in and, after some conversation. of
fered Johnson so if he would change his
testimony. AT this juncture the officers
walked in and Sheriff Plummer at once
recognized the woman as Mrs. Brede and,
after consultation. she was conducted back
to Newport by Sheriff Plummer. Since Jack
sons arrest she has proved herself strong
friend of the prisoner. sending him daily
all the delcacies of the season and other
wise looking after his comfort
Mrs. Brede was seen by reporter to-day
and she denied the visit TO Wailingford's
saloon. She said: IL belong to the Ladies'
Aid Society of Newport. In company with
other Newport ladies and Mrs. Post
visited Jackson purely out of charity, be-
leving him to be innocent. The ladies felt
the prison fare was not what Jackson had
been accustomed to, and desired to make
his confinement as easy for him as possible.
AS 1 was about to take car home from
Cincinnati Monday some one touched me
on the ARM saying: rs this Mrs. PostT On
the impulse of the moment answered Yes.
I turned and recognized Allen Johnson, who
said: If you are Mrs. Post. / can tell you
something which will help the boys. mean
ing Jackson and Walling. said: IL you
can. you had better tell those in authority
and walked on. 1 did not meet or make
any arrangements TO meet Johnson at Wall
ingford's saloon. and do not know its loca-
ton. can prove that / was home at the
time of the alleged meeting"
Her husband is in the chewing gum busi-
ness in Louisville. She says she mas aIWays
but once. She claims the charge against,
her grows out of a quarrel in which an
other person. whose name she refuses 10 give,
he read the publication coupling her name
with the Bryan case, packed his trunk and,
left home telegram ; was tsr reoesee
that he would probably return.
Tickets OF admission are now being pre-
pared for the Walling trial wnicn will oev
Crawford has made the admission ucksts
issued for the Jackson trial one OF his
grounds for new trial, and IL he Is sue
EST nj the
same privilege of appeal The fact. that
tickets are being issued before the point is
a second trial for both Wallng and jack
son, perhaps delaying the final action in the
walling case. until 1897; Sheriff Plummer
/ issuing tickets will be sustained by the
higher courts, and so he has given orders
that no one shall be admitted to the Walling
trial without ticket. Nine thousand tickets
were issued to the Jackson trial. and Colonel
Crawford is confident that this. II nothing
else, will give his client new trial.
Scott Jackson's famous nerve has returned.
He is not the Respondent, half-dazed man
who walked out of the court room last week
condemned to be hanged. His carelessness,
| his easy laugh, his air Of Indifference, have
| all returned. When a reporter visited him
| Jackson was calmly calculating the effect
wafn s nu5 5aaa nd In A sn0ua ys nays
| said. that it is good thing for me that
| did not leave. People must see now that
| know that / am innocent, and believe that
/ shall finally be acquitted"
Walling has grown to be good friend of
Philip Kane, charged with murder at Brent,
| KY. with whom he is locked in the same
| cell.
| County Attorney Ramsey Washington
| says that the prosecution is not looking for
surprises in the Walling trial; He believes
| Jackson trial will be repeated in Wallings s,
/! and that the defense will case large hopes
upon alibi.
| Sheriff Plummer and his deputies Tues
/ day finished the task of summoning a venire
| for the Walling trial. The jury commits
| sioners have replenished the names In the
| jury wheel, and If the venire of one hum
| dred is exhausted without securing a jury
| there will be only sligh, delay.
| Jailer Bitter, VINO has been severely criti-
cised for allowing the seven prisoners to e3-
| cape from the Newport Jail, assaulted re-
| porter Guido Schmidt in front of the Camp
/ bell county courthouse Monday afternoon
| for severe criticism published in the Gov.
| ington Commonwealth. Bitter is a very bia
man and Schmidt Is light weight so Il
| was an easy task to knock the hustling lit
| tie newsman down. City Attorney Horace
Root stopped the attack OF the Taller
Schmidt swore out warrant for Bitter
| Bitter has offered a reward of SIS apiece
| for two OF the escaped prisoners who came
from Cincinnati. and $40 apiece for the Ioca
men.
Coachman George H. Jackson will be mar.
ried Wednesday night to Fannie Souther
| of New. Albany, Ind. He has also made
application for position on the Cincinnati
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