Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-09

OOiS w OOQ hllO Was III Oe@A
ger.
Cincinnati, Ohio, February S.-An-
other day without a positive answer to
the questions that have been perplex-
ing the police and the public concern
ing the time, place and manner OF the
death of Pearl Bryan. There is prac-
tically no question about the criminals,
for in spite Of the assertion of Jackson
and Walling-each placing the crime
at the others door-there is unim-
peachable evidence that both are guilty.
While the prisoners under the advice
and protection OF legal counsel have
not been subjected to such searching
examinations as on yesterday and the
day before, yet they have not been able
to re9ress their nervous desire TO be
saving something about the case as
opportunity offered. Waling, Tor IN
stance. when suddenly asked by VS.
iting reporter, Did Pearl have any
clothes on when she died?" quickly an
swered: "Oh, yes. She had on two
suits of clothes, that is two dresses, the
under dress in which she was found,
and a brown cloth dress. The latter
became so saturated with blood that II
was too heavy and / took Ii ON. Here
he stopped short, and apparently con-
fused by what ne had said, could not
be induced 10 say a word more on the
subject.
Walking had stated since his arrest
that Jackson on Wednesday night last
had wp,uen : letter to Wood and ad-
dressed i. 10 South Bend Mayor Cald-
We'll wired The postmaster AZ that place
10 forward to him any lal,er mailed hera
addressed 10 Wood.
To-day the letter came Calling n
the attorney of Jackson, the latter gave
his. consent TO have the letter opened.
L vas dated February and was writ
ten on The l-tter head Of the Palace no
tel. while the envelope bore The address
of He.ders R5sGurlnL Tie mailing
stamp showed $50 p. m.-about two
hours before Jackson was arrested. The
letter showed cunning, as if written
Wi.h a fear Clat 1T might fall into other
hands
The writer plainly shows that after
writing the wopd she IN the first SEN
tence. he had changed the word TO
CHAT and had by care, put in the word
che" after 50. THIS was done to hide
that ''Berc" was none other uAan Peal
Bryan. After ulsi- the word is written
che" in every case Following is Cle
. s.,--, -.,.-,,,. 1-f-roo..
'' "2-5-96
"Hello Bill WHITE a le.ter lcme
signed by Berrs name telling the folks
that he is somewhere and going to Ch.-
cago or some other place-has a posi-
ton. etc.-2nd shat Obey viii advise
/ later about H.. Say tired Uf Ewing at
! home or anything you want You know
about me way she writes. Send it 10
some enc you can tru5- How VIII
Sm-.h do. at lafayette? Tell the folks
that he has not been a,--but at L3-
faystta all the time and travelling about
the country Get leUeT off w.,hOut a
seconds delay and burn this at once
SICK by your cid chum, Bill, and l
Will help you out the same way some
day.
"I am glad you are having a good
CSignen %"
BE careful what you write me"
Tn the phrase "at Lafayette 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 Cd 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 some
thing had to be done and l did it,"
Did he dictate it?'
"Oh, no. l wrote it Wednesday even
ing after supper
He said Wood had written him two
postal cards that we're awful, and there
fore he wanted him to be careful what
he wrote.
Walling denies that he asked jack
son TO write these letters, and said that
Jackson had told him on the street
Wednesday afternoon that he was go
ing to suggest to Wood to write such
q letter.
Several new clues have been found
to-day and are i'm process of investi-
cation. One is blood-clotJed lap robe
in cab, which has already been sus-
pe-si 90 ba the cab used by tle me--
3e~srs IN bringing home the girls
head
Another is the Identification of the
prisoners as the men who were ferried
across the river from Dayton. KY,
early Saturday morning. The story is
that one OF the men kept his hands in
ms owe c~at DCcEe sii -le ame. g.
tracing attention thereby