The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
GLOOMIER THAN EYER
Evidence Against Scott jack
son Accommodating.
WITNESSES ARE ALL POSITIVE.


the Fourth Day of the Trial.
CINCINNATI, April 25-The fourth
day of the trial of Scott Jackson for the
murder of Pearl Bryan brought out still
more damaging evidence against the
prisoner. Allen Johnson, who was on
the stand when court adjourned, was
the first witness. He reiterated his tes-
timony about Scott Jackson and Pearl
Bryan visiting Wallingford's saloon on
the Friday evening before the murder,
and was positive they left the place in
cab. The defense tried to break down
his testimony, but failed in every at
tempt.
Mrs. Bryan, the mother of the muir
dered girl was recalled and testified as
to Pearls confiding nature and inexperi-
ence in the ways of the world. She
had no idea that Pearl was in trouble or
had come to Cincinnati.
The prosecution next put L. D. Poock,
the Newport shoe merchant, upon the
stand. He told of partial confession
made by Jackson in the office of the
chief of police in this city. At that time
Jackson was shown valise. He said
it was Pearl Bryan's. He was asked
how he knew it was, and Jackson said
because she brought it with her. Jack
son then said that the stains in the va
lise were blood stains, and that he
thought the valise had contained Pearl
Bryan's head, although he was not
sure. Jackson then said Walling took
the valise to Kugel, and that he thought
the head was in the river, that the head
was thrown into the river in parts, and
that later he, jackson, threw the girls
clothing into the river from the suspen-
sion bridge.
Mr.. Poock then identified the valise
in court as the one he saw at that time.
Mr.. Poock gave an account of his
tracing the dead girls shoes back to
Greencastle. He had no interest i'll the
case, but done what he had at the in
stance of the county authorities.
DR.. w. II. Crane, assistant demon
strator and professor of chemistry at the
Medical College of Ohio, was the next
witness. He had analyzed the dead
girls stomach and had found cocaine.
He thought it had been administered
through the mouth and not by hypo-
dermic process. DR.. Cranes testimony
was clear, concise and thorough and
in many respects his was the most sat
isfactory medical testimony yet offered.
DIR. Dickore, the eminent Cincinnati
chemist, was called to the witness box
next. He had analysed the mudstains
on Jackson's trousers and testified that
he had found the clay to be exactly like
that found at the spot where the dead
girls body was found. He had also ex-
amined the bloodstains on Jackson's
coat, the valise and Walling's cap,
which, it is said Jackson wore that
night. He pronounced it all human
blood.
Court recessed with the doctor still
on the stand.
At the afternoon session the prosecu-
ton continued it's examinations Of DR..
Dickore. He said: II found in the
valise glued to the side by blood some
little pieces of earth. They were too
small for chemical analysis; so l took a
microscope and compared them with
the soil at the spot where the dead body
was found. 1t had the same character
istics."
Upon cross examination the defense
sought to show that the soil found on
the trousers and i'll the valise might
have come from some other point than
Fort Thomas.
The witness said: II heated the soil
found in the valise, and the iron in it
turned the same shade of red as in the
soil at Fort Thomas when similarly
heated. Soil little east OF the spot
where the body was found will turn
three times as red"
Will Wood was next called. After
testifying how long he had known Pearl
Bryan and Scott Jackson he stated that
he had introduced Jackson to Pearl
Christmas, 1894. After that Jackson
had been frequent caller at the Bryan
residence. He and Jackson were quite
friendly and in August or early in Sep
TENDER Jackson told him that he had
had improper relations with Pearl Bry-
an. Wood did not believe 1T then, but
after Jackson had come to Cincinnati
he received several letters from him
and in one was prescription which he
was asked to give to Pearl Bryan. lie
had done so. Jackson returned TO
Greencastle the Saturday before Christ
mas. Wood said:
"He asked me if had had the pre-
scription filed. | said had not, after
taking the advice OF two or three
friends. | saw him day or two later.
He said an operation must be per-
formed. We saw Pearl Bryan once be-
fore at her home. He said he must get
the prescription back. 1t might 60
against him in court. Wednesday aft
ernoon we went to the house. He
asked Pearl for the prescription and
said he would get it filled. AS he left
the house he said: That will never
cause anybody any trouble.
1.-The next day he talked about an
operation. He said it could be easily
arranged. He asked me to send her
lown, if he could get room. AT first
/ refused. Then he asked me to do 1t
as q friend, and finally consented. he
left about Jan. 4. !"
Wood here wanted to tell of some let.
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