The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-30

William Newell and W. 8 BoycA The dam.
aging evidence brought out was that the blood
On the privet bushes WAS wet when the body
wsS found witness named Boyd found shres
knife cuts In the ground where the missing
head should have been
Mra Bryan was recalled and produced lock
Of PEARLS hair and her picture
w. d Pinkard testified to seeing q girl who
hooked like Pearl back Of the Atlantic Garden
with Jackson and Walling the afternoon be.
fore the murder.
The prosecution next turned It's attention 10
the clews unearthed in Bellevue, Ky. and
Druggist w. L Foertmeyer was put on tho
stand.
The first time saw Scott Jackson was on
Thursday or Friday before the murder He
was In company with dark young man, whom
1 have since identified as Alonzo Walling, and
blonde young woman.
II can not give very good description Of the
young woman I saw the left side OF her face.
The wind was blowing her cape about her She
was clutching at her hat, which had feathers
on IT She was plump, and her fresh, clean
appearance showed she was from the country.
She stood in front of my store, and Jackson
and the dark young man came into my store
All my conversation was with the dark young
man"
II object to what was said" exclaimed Craw-
ford BUT he was overruled.
The witness then went on to say that the
dark -complexioned man inquired II there was
skin ferry at the foot Of Washington street,
Bellevue
II said no. He bought a cigar and the two
went out They and the girl went east toward
Dayton. The dark young man asked what was
the most direct way to Walnut Hills I said
by the Dayton ferry"
How are you able to fix the timer
1T was about eleven O'Clock Friday, posi-.
bly, Thursday. The way fix the day is be-
cause it's the rule in the store TO clean the
windows on Friday, and the boy had just
cleaned the windows
"Igot a telephone message from Scott jack
son" Foertmeyer said The objection of the
defense stopped any further testimony along
this line. disappointing high curiosity.
Further questioning brought out the fact that
the druggist saw the girl and her two compan-
ions going down thu Awest side Of Washington
avenue q half hour after they left the store.
rs there any doubt about Scott Jackson
here being the man who came into your storer'
There is none," the druggist replied. and
his voice was determined
After the prosecution ended it's questions
Attorney Crawford moved that all evidence
whatever regarding the telephone message be
stricken out
II am inclined to give the defendant the
benefit of q doubt" the court said. 1T will be
stricken out"
Have you seen Jackson or walline since
them" asked Col Crawford
Eyes, SIR
"where2"
'Once in the Hamilton county Jail and onoe
In the Newport Jail"
"No SIR"
what did you go to the Newport Jail forr'
"At the request Of the sheriff"
what for?"
ITO accompany Mrs. Holmes. one OF the
witnesses at Bellevue who wanted to identify
the prisoners
Col Nelson-"What was your best judg-
ment OF the day you say Jackson and Walling
and the woman were in Believer"
II think Friday morning"
Mrs Katie Holmes, of Bellevue, was the
next witness Col Lockhart examined her
She said she had lived In Bellevue four years,
on Washington avenue She testified that
she saw Scott Jackson on Washington avenue,
Bellevue, but was not positive. He was with
dark oomplextoned man and a lady. The
man was Walling This was either on
Thursday or Friday. The dark complexioned
man talked to Mr. Foster while the other man
and the lady stood back little bit This was
at the foot Of Washington avenue. The witt
ness was washing windows at the time They
stood there about fifteen minutes Saw them
60 down Washing ton avenue and come back
did you notice the lady with the men2''
"Yes, pretty closely She was a country
gtrl" Mrs Holmes then described Pearl
Bryan and the clothing she wore She was
then excused. and John Foster called The
defense did not question Mrs Holmes.
Col. Lockhart examined Mr. Foster. Said
he lived at No. 81 Washington avenue, Belle
vue Knew Jackson and pointed him Out to
the court Saw Jackson IN front Of his house
foot Of Washington avenue. with woman
and dark com mplexioned man. Thursday
morning at II O'Clock. January 50 The wom-
an was blonde, fair complexioned and wore
black hat with black feathers and red on IL
IBID you notice anything particular about
the woman"
MOI excepting that she was rather slopeniy
dressed and appeared countrihed"
Witness was turned over to the defense,
who did not want to examine him He was
then excused
At the afternoon session ex-Sergeant of Po-
lice Stegner was called by the prosecution
He was not in readiness and the sheriff was
asked to bring JoHeph Kugel, the saloonkeep-
or at Ninth and Central avenue, Cincinnati
His story on the stand was ehisa Il have
known Scott Jackson and Alonzo Wallina
since December. 1898 They used to come into
my place almost every night and would drink
'The last time I saw SCOTT jackson was
Monday night between nine and ten O'Clock
after the headless body OF woman was found
at Ft. Thomas He took glass Of beer and
gave me that satchel there. He told me not
to gI~e it to anybody but himself
did not open the satcheL kept
the satchel until Thursday morning
read then that Jackson had been ar
rested, and went over to the police station
and told them l had .satchel Jackson left
with me "
PRED Albion came several times to my
place. always by himself"
lid Scott Jackson or Alonzo Walling come
to your place ai,I inquire for the others"
Jackson came one night, and said II VAL
ling came to tell him to wait until II O'Clock
don't remember what night it was Jackson
came back about II o'clock, but Walling was
not here, II was short time before the
murder 1t was In the same week.
Walling came In about l0:30 o'clock. but he
did not wait He was there only few min
utes.''
Detective Herman j. Witte next stood in the
witness box and was sworn II got q coat and
vest from a catch basin at Richmond and John
streets 1t was about February H."
Wt'e described the condition OF the coat os
we- and Shiny There we're bloodstains ap-
parently, on the coat when It was taken out OF
the sewer; but the detective thought the
stains had since faded
Lieut. Renkert was not allowed to testify to
the alleged confession OF jackson In Col
Dei.sen's office, Judge Helm overruling his
former decision. stating that nfteT oonsuIta-
tion Of the New York legal authorities he