Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-10
MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED
Two Important Points in the Pearl Byrar
Murder to Be Settled.
LOCATING THE CRIME is IMPORTANT
Nothing to show Whether She Was
Killed I'm Kentucky or Ohio
Head suII Observation-Disclosures
Make Damaging Admissions.

Make Damaging Admissions.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-Saturday closed
without positive answer to the questions
that have been perplexing the police and
public concerning the time. place and man
ner and death OF Pearl Bryan. There is
practically no questions about the criminals
for in spite Of the assertions of Jackson and
Walllng-each plac ng the crime at the others
door-there Is unlmpeachable evidence that
both are guilty. While the prisoners, under
the advice and protection of legal counsel,
have not been subjected to such searching ex-
animation as on Friday and the day before,
yet they have not been able to reptess their
nervous desire to be saying something about
tho case as opportunity offered. Wallng,
for instance when suddenly asked by Wis
ting reporter. did Pearl have any clothes
on when she dled?" quickly answered: "oh,
yes; one had on two suits of Clothes that
Is two dresses. the under dress in which
she was found and brown cloth dress The
latter became so saturated with blood that
II was too heavy, and | took 1t of.
Here he stopped short, and, apparently con-
fused by what he had said, could not be in
duced to say another word. Wallng had
stated since his arrest that Jackson on
Wednesday night last had written letter
to Wood and addressed it to South Bend
Mayor Caldwell wired the postmaster at that
place to forward to him any letter mailed
here addressed to Wood. The letter came.
Calling Jackson's attorney, the latter gave
his consent to have the letter opened. 1t
was dated February s. The mailing stamp
showed $3.50 p. m, about two hours before
Jackson was arrested. The letter shows cum
ming. as If written with fear that it might
fall into other hands. The writing plainly
shows that after writing the word "she'
in the first sentence he had changed the
word to that" and that by caret, put in
the word 'he' after 1t. This was done to
hide the fact that Bert" was none other
than Pearl Bryan. After that the word was
written "he" in every case. Following is
the important Letter:
TELL TALE LETTER.
1886. Hello Bill:-write a letter home
signed by Bert's name telling the folks
that he is somewhere and going to Chicago or
that they win advise later about. Say tired
Of living at home, or anything you want want
1t to some one you can trust. How will
Smith do. at Lafayette?. Tell the folks that
the time, and travelling about the country
Get the letter or without ,s seconds delay
or some other way some time. Am glad you
are having a good time. Be careful what
In the phrase "at La Fayette all the time"
the words "all the time" had been erased
Jackson was asked If he had written the
letter. He replied that he had, and that the
signature sd" was for his nickname
Dusty" He also said Bert was the
name by which he and Wood knew Pearl
Bryan Asked why he wrote the letter, he
said: 'Walling told me to write it. He
said that something had to be done, and
I did it,
'Dd he dictate it?'
"Oh. no, l wrote it Wednesday evening
after supper. He said Wood had written
him two postal cards that were awful and
therefore he warned him to be careful what
he wrote" --..,.,.- ,.... sa. ,,,.,,,t
Walling denied that he asked Jackson
to write this letter, and said that Jackson
had told him on the street Wednesday after
noon that he was going to suggest to Wood
to write such letter.
Several new clues have been found, and
are in process of investigation. One is a
blood-clotfed laprobe in a yeahue cab used
sJ""r4e 'murderers in bringing home the
girls head. Another is the Identification
OF the prisoners as the men who were ferred
across the river from Dayton, KY, early
Saturday morning. The story is that one of
the men kept his hands in his overcoat pock-
cts all the time, attracting attention thereby.
VIEWED THE HEADLESS BODY.
Late in the afternoon, Saturday, Jackson
taking establishment in Cincinnati and were
brought before the headless body of their
victim, which had been brought over from
Newport. The prisoners looked upon what
remained of the girl whose life they had
taken less than a week ago, and saw the
shocking sight of a headless body, the work
of their own hands. But no sign of remorse,
nor even of any sort Of emotion was visible
in their faces. To add to the unparalleled
ordeal, Mrs Stanley, the sister of the dead
girl, went to her murderers and begged
them, with a woman's tears coursing down
her cheeks, to tell her whore she might find
her sl1scr's head. But nothing moved
them, and heartbrosen, the weeping sister
was led away, while the men were taken
to the county Jail, where they will be kept
until the day of their examination, or until
1t 10 decided that they shall go to Kentucky
for trial
Last night the body of Pearl Bryan was
given up to her relatives and the sorrowing
company started with it to Greencastle to
give 1t peaceful burial in the home Gem
etery.
Tho grand jury is in session at Newport,
Ky. 1t will no doubt indict both jackson
and Waling, Neither will go to Kentucky
without requisition. The present available
evidence does not show whether the murder
was committed in Ohio or Kentucky or
or carried dead into Kentucky, or
taken alive from Ohio and muir
dered In Kentucky. Until that question
is settled 1t will be difficult to bring them
to trial. At present they are liable to in
dictment in both states. In either case their
strongest defense would be found in the lack
OF Jurisdiction of the court.
All the detectives from three cities have
been out bGsily hunting the missing links in
the chain of circumstances by which the
story of the murder of Pearl Bryan is to
be shaped into perfect evidence. All search
for the head has besn fruitless, though
made by hundreds of volunteers along with
detectives today. A very material addition
TO the dumb witnesses OF the deed was dis
covered about $50 o'clock tonight. Detect
ives Grimm and Witte found the girls hat