The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-04
SCOTT JACNsoN's TRIAL.
The Entire Week Will Most Proba-
bly, lic Consumed.
THE TESTIMONY TO BE ATTACKED.
Counter Propositions Attacking the Cred.
ibiiity of George ~. Jackson-Con-
nict Between ,be Attorney.

Newport, Ky. MAY a-Thcre Is n poss,-
! bility. If not n prospect, that tho trial OF
| Scot, Jackson WIN consume all the coming
week II the defense gets Its testimony
all IN TUESDAY nigh, or Wednesday noon
II viii do we'll. After the defensc viii
come n number of witnesses brought by
the prosecution for rebuttul. This VIII
certainly consume one and II half days Or
two No one can tell how much time tho
arguments Will consume. The court IL
dispbscd 10 expedite matters az inucn as ~
consiatcn, with II fair showing to both
sides al thu Gaze. How much time tho
nry VIII consume In an unknown GUAM
my. though II Is generally bricVeu IL
win he short.
iiuling mo past week the defense has
revealed It's purpose to attack the test
many OF a. least two witnesses. II not
three. Allcn Johnson, tn" cpiorri porter.
has been attacked already as 10 ms
NcrAciiy, with no great success. ltut thc
defense is evidently not through with HIN;
AS to George II. Jackson, the colorei
cab driver, there IL n reserve OF personal
testimony aud d"poaiii MS tending To
break down his character. severni days
ago tho defense. when WIN WOOD whs On
HE sand. laid the found ton for the m
troduction OF al least -four depos'tions OF
persons IN Grerncnste and tcndins To
show that he IA wcll as Scotf JACKSON
had intimate relations win i,nfl bryaii.
arc of the nature Of boasts he made in
the prescn 20 of the dcppnents.
ON. manifest hope OF the defense Is TO
establish a case OF non Jnrifdietion ny
showing. n possible, that the murder was
committed by oVerdping some treatment
with ohorofofm. or other anacstheiics.
ana thai the body WAS nftcrwnrd taken to
Kentucky and boheaded to avoid recos-
nition This VIII be d'f!cni, In the face
If eminent expert testimony that the body
was omriiad OF all blood and free from
clotted blood. together with the con-
diiion of tbs skin around the cuts and mo
absence of spots on tho surface of mo
body. that tic murder must have been
committed at the spot where the body
was found Failing In this. in case II.
Jury should agree. the evident intention
IL 10 carry the cnsc on error to the court
of appeal.
There is rumor which has been ailoat
10 spring a surprise on Monday by bring,
ing a woman from Cincinnati who VIII
swear that the girl died at her house IN
shape OF rumor, not fully verified; Tho
Introduction Of such testimony would com
piicale The ease nnd subJect the withnss
IL terrible cross- examination II would
also expose tho witness to liability TO DO
severely dealt with by the law, perhaps 10
the extent of becoming an aceompiic".
In the conflict b"tween attorneys yes
terdny, IN which Crawford announced ms
to hold Nelson personally
responsible for REMARKS Crawford re-
gardsi as personally o nmnns NV ,h ana court ug
IS, Crawford paid the line and the matter
has become part of inc courl RECORD.
Otherwise II is believed that tho fine Tor
contempt would have been RENTED on
Monday morning. Friends Of both par
ties have been interesting themselves 20
h,,nr about n reconciliation. 1t Is bs-
lievad that a rest over Sunday will allow
sufficient cooling time for these EFFORTS 10
be euccrssfnl and 10 bring about q mutual
vood understanding before court begins
en- Monday morning. Should this fail. II
is not likely that collision wiil 9 9rtai
In case there is no further friction be-
tween the attorneys In the meantime. this
extending of time for cooling on WIZ PROD
ably bring both men TO an ain'cap'e u'iu''-
standing.