The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-05

The feature of the afternoon session was
the overwhelming crowd Of ladies in court.
IL Is safe TO say that there were twice as
many. ladies in court as ever before. They
occupied over q third of the seats reserved
for the public, and when court was called TO
order they were still coming in
Irusty took the stand at 2:10 o'clock and
Col. Nelson continued the cross-examin nation.
Mr. Trusty. what time. did you leave Gin
II don't know what time"
Then you don't know
1T was some time in the evening"
What road did you go on?'
Where did you go?'
rs it not a fact that no train left for
Indianapolis at that hour?''
mo sir, for l went out on train.'
''Of course am. went out on a freight
train"
Are you a very close. warm friend of your
"Yes sir"
"Talk confdentially with himY'
"As soon as you got home you told him
Thomas?''
ITO whom did your father refer as his
detective brother-in-law in that letter."
II don't know"
did you know of your father writing to
Pearl Bryan's father?"
mo, SIR"
yet you were your fathers confidant"
Did you tell your father about this
casey
"Only once. That was when I arrived
PROGRESSED IGNORANCE.
what relation is your father to John
Seward?"
81 don't know"
You don't known
mo. don't think do. They were Sec
| ond cousins I think
do you know whose picture this Is g'
handing the witness novel with a picture
on the cover.
NO"
do you know this photograph" showing
picture of John Seward.
Yes" NF
| Colonel Crawford objected to the book be-
ing shown. as it had nothing to do with the
| case. He also objected to the photograph,
| saying John Seward would be there to tes-
| tify in person, but he was oycrrued.
Trusty was then asked whether he had
not heard of a publication by John Seward.
| but he did no. know what the word pub
| lication' meant. 1t was explained, and he
then said he had not nor had he read such
Confession of John Soard," by Ralph
Blaine 1t was story of the finding of the
| skeleton of murdered man and returning
| it to the family. The object of this was to
| show that the witness might have read the
| book and taken the idea of his Bryan story
| 1t was shown that he was once a wit
| ness against Seward in the United States
| Court at Lexington. He described the
Plum and Sycamore, on the right side go
| ing east. A laugh greeted this announce
ment and he corrected by saying between
Plum and Elm. He said the steps leading
up to the front door sounded like wood. but
! he could not describe the house, as he said
it was drizzling night.
nal cd ~ lfoCar thxro ov,1
| 8. +. Helm and had them put under the
| rule of court as witnesses to testify as to
| Trustees good character. He also gave the
following list of witnesses whom he will
| call in the rebuttal: William Monroe, Thos.
Griffith. John Whip. s. Adams. John Mey-
fT Kp ebn M b ane
| ist, and detective Boyle, of Jersey City.
Trusty was recalled. and said he had
| was burned by suspected incendiaries, but
| had not acted as detective there.
| A deposition OF Harry Schaefer. news
| paper reporter, was read by Colonel Craw-
ford. Schaefer was present the night jack
| son tried to drive party to Fort Thomas
He had lost the way, and was set right by
party to place where rail- was off the
| fence at Fort Thomas; then to second
and third place, where he said the body
was taken over the fence. He started to
| lead the party up a private lane and there
| Schaefer left the party. Schaefer said jack
SON did not identify Jackson the .n prisoner
Jackson. take off your hat" and then
coachmari jackson pointed out the prisoner,
DR.. H e. Matiock. of the faculty of the
| Ohio Dental College, deposed that ne did
not know Jackson or Walling. and they
| were not in the directory class.
| DR.. I. ]. Waey, demonstration OF anatomy,
! deposed that he knew jackson In the oper,
| ating room. He was there THURSDAY and nd
| called the roll himself. He was with nim
| Saturday, and he did not act or talk other
| than usual He was quiet and gentlemanly
DR.. III. A. Smith, of the college, deposed
| that he knew Jackson personally as a stu
| dent. and said he always acted ike gen
| 81. Jackson had no dissecting ticket ana
did not work in that room;
DR. W. G.. Ayres, a school teacher, de-
| posed that Will Wood has a bad reputation
| in Greencastle for truth and veracity
| NJ. T. Cook, also teacher, testified 10 the
| same fact.
WOMEN WANTED TO STAY.
Jessie Johnson. of Greencastle, stated by
deposition: II am teacher. know VIII
Wood and he has bad reputation morally,
and he has a bad reputation as to truth and
veracity."
Col. Crawford stated that the next deposit
ton was not for ladies' ears, whereupon
Judge Helm said 'All ladies who wish to
leave the court may do so now.
Not a woman of the 125 present moved.
..Ail ladies are requested to leave the court
room," commanded Judge Helm, and the
ladies all filed out.
Col. Crawford then read the deposition Of
William Grooms. 1t read: Il live in Green
castle l know WILDWOOD / have known
him perhaps five years His father is the
Rev. DR.. Wood. / heard Wood say some
thing abouu medicine in the telegraph Office
at Greencastle about two weeks before Pearl
Bryan went away. He said to me: am in
tough luck. i have girl in bad condition.
/ asked him who 1t was. and he said TO me-:
Go to hell!
Edward Hunt stated by deposition: Il am
twenty-three years of age; live in Indian
apols, but / was formerly at Greencastle;
years; also knew Pearl Bryan well; knew
her for seven years; l went to school with
her; / have seen Wood and Pearl Bryan in
company frequently; L understood that they
were intimate; Wood told me he was intl-
mate with Pearl Bryan on three occasions;
the third time he told me was IN Indianapolis
when he said he had soft snap with Pearl
| Bryan"
Omer Newhouse stated: II live at Crcc-
castle and am a student; have known Will
Wood for some three or y~...-,
parents reside in Greencastle; has had a bad
| reputation as TO morality and he has a bad
| reputation for truth and veracity; some time
between April and June, 1885, Wood told me
| that he went out to Pearl Bryants one
morning and had intimate relations. with
| her; VIII Wood had a bad reputation before
| Jackson ever came TO Greencastle."
The court then adjourned until Tuesday at
| $50 o'clock.
Colonel Crawford has in his possession a
| letter signed II. +. Harris, in which the