The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04
THROUGH WALLS
Scott Jackson Is Greatly Mortified BY a
Detectives Story.
A SENSITIVE PRISON WALL
Through Which jackson and Walling's
Whispers Reached the Ears of
Some Officers.

When he testified that there was a sensi
| tive cell in the central police station in
| Cincinnati and that Walling and Jackson
had been placed in it. Jackson was as
| founded.
1t was the first time that the prisoner
| had been made aware of the fact that the
| conversation he had with Walling in the
| cell at the central station had been pur-
| posely permitted by the police.
Surprise and CONSERVATION were depicted
| in his face.
could you hear what was said?" asked
Attorney Crawford.
| Then Jackson strained forward in his
! chair and his eyes glanced vciously. His
neck was stretched out, his lips parted ca
| gerly as he listened fer the answer.
''Yes / could" answered Grim.
| And then Jackson grew more nervous
| than before and the expression on his face
| indicated terror.
| Crawford objected 10 any more testimony,
a proceeding that made Jackson's face al
most beam with thankfulness, but his coun-
! tenance again fell when the judge ruled
the evidence competent.
The next few minutes. while Grim was
detailing what he had heard, formed
period of agony for the prisoner. When
the witness finally said. THAT is all we
could hear" Jackson heaved sigh of re-
lief
lie had been completely unnerved, how
ever. and it was some time before he re-
covered himself.
The witness described the sensitive cell.
It is seven feet long and three feet wide
1t contains two apartments and is across
the hall from the other cells. the prison
ers were left alone. They were in the cell
between one and two hours.
The cell was connected by n telephone
arrangement with the house of detention
on the third floor of police headquarters.
There were instruments in the house of
detention where persons could sit and is
ten TO others in the sensitive cell.
Several officers listened. including the
witness.
jackson first talked. lie said to Wal
ling:
:" Did you tell those newspaper reporters
in the county Jail that somebody was fur
nishiug me whisky?
''Walling said. No
''Walllng asked him II he thought they
would take them over the river. jackson
said: oh, carriage win do. II they turn
US loose and we get to Fifth and Broad
way. | think we could find our way from
there. don't you|
jackson TOLD Walling that ne was all
right and to stand pat lie said. You
have played your part Wen Then there
was a low conversation which we could
not hear. jackson told Waling T. stand
pat when they got across the river That
was All that was said"
What Grim Found in the Room.
In reply TO question from the prose-
cutor, Grim stated that lac searched Jack
sons room on February 9th and found a
black pair of stockings, a laGy's pocke taook
with a chain attached to it. two pairs Of
white gloves cap in the clostt ANA iet-
ters addressed TO Jackson. Witness was
questioned as to the statements made 10y
jackson ana Wailng at the time Of their
arrest After detailing charges and couu-
tcr-charges of the prisoners ia Mayor CALI
wells office, on February 9TH, Inc Judge
instructed the jury to exclude from their
minds all of the testimony of Mayor CaiD-
well and Detective Grim relating to any
thing which Walling may have charged
Jackson with aud which Jackson denied.
This ruling OF Judge Helm shuts off worry
sensational story part of which IS th2t
of WaIliug about jackson that he was
going to Kill Pearl Bryan with cocoaiue.
Attorney Crawford produced q roster,
which the witness identified as the ono lie
had sent He also identified as MS own
the intarlineations with a lead percil. lie
was at the oliver house in south Bend,
February Sd. and wrote Jackson a letter on
that day ana signed It "B.
Crawford produced another letter. which
the with IS also Identified as the one De
had written. The letters were unprintable
and were missing for several days. Ia am
swcr to questions Wood said that Jackson
had hal u most degrading influence over
him since ne Was seventeen years on MS
testimony was objected TO by Attorney
Crawford. and after hearing arguments on
the point Judge Helm adjourned the court
until tomorrow.
DecapitGtion Before Death.
Cincinnati @, April % Photographer
Carlo was the first witness in the Jack
son trial today. lie produced several pic
lures taken Of Pearl Bryan's body and
different parts OF it. which We're passed
to the jury fer examination.
Or. Edward Freeman. professor Of sur
gerry in the Eclectic Medical college, was
placed on the stand. Attorney Hayes put a
hypothetical question in which the condi-
tion Of the body was described. The doctor
answered positively and without hesita-
ton that decaptation must have taken
place during life.
could the condition of the blood on the
leaves have been produced bv moving the
body ii the head was severed after DEATH"
1T could not. except by some person
sprukliug blood on the leaves"
At the afternoon session Or. Free man
said if chloroform or cocaine had been ad-
ministered the victim would have reused
when decaptaton was attempted.
Jaekson's Story Under Oath.
Cincinnati April 50-Scott jackson, charS-
ed with the murder of Pearl Bryan, took
the witness stand in his own behalf IN the
Campbell county court AT Newport today.
reached by Attorney Crawford, after a
long consultation with the prisoner in the
Newport jail, before court was called.
1t is understood that Jackson was not only
willing to tell his story TO the court ana
jury. but was even anxious to do so.
When the court opeL ell Attorney Crawford
asked for tho letters written by Jackson.
When they were produced Crawford passed
them to the prisoner, who read them seem
ngly with great care. After he had finish
ed the reading the attorney fer the defense
arose saying:
MAY it please your honor, | desire
Scott Jackson to take the stand"
The accused proceeded to the witness
stand. the oath was administered, and in
reply to questions from Attorney Crawford
he said that he was born at Wiscasset, Me-,
March /, 1863
His father, he said, was port captain Of
an International Marine Company. boats
plying between Jersey City and Antwerp,
Belgium. He had made several trips abroad
with his father and had attended school III
Jersey City and Greencastle up to the time
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