The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-05-06
HIS NERVE NEVER FAILED.

Scott jackson Spends Day on the Witness
Stand and Astounds Lawyers and Specta-
tors by His Wonderful Goodness.
NEWPORT, KY, May 1.-Scott jack
son took the witness stand in his own
behalf Thursday morning. When court
opened Attorney Crawford asked for
letters written by Jackson. When they
were produced Crawford passed them
to the prisoner, who read them. After
he had finished he proceeded to the
witness stand, the oath was admins
tered and in reply to questions from
Attorney Crawford he said that he was
born at Wiscasset, Me-, March l, 1863
His father was captain of the In
ternational Marine Co., the boats ply
ing between Jersey City and Antwerp,
Belgium. He had made seven trips
abroad with his father, and had at
tended school in Jersey City and Green
castle up to the time his father died.
He was then IA years old. After his
fathers death he secured employment
as messenger and later was promoted
to the freight bureau of railroad.
company. Three years ago he was dis
charged from that position.
Jackson detailed his life up to the
time he FIRST met Pearl Bryan, which
was during the holidays of 1894. He
referred to the conversation he had
with Will Wood at various times on
the subject of Pearl Bryan's con-
dition. He said that Wood was very
much concerned about her and if some
thing was not done soon he would have
to leave town.
Jackson said that the last time he
saw Pearl alive was the Wednesday
before her body was discovered. He
says it was ON Tuesday night that he
was with her at Wallingford's saloon.
In telling where he went and how he
spent his time he was careful to give
the names of the streets he traversed
and also names of places he visited.
Spectators in the court room and even
attorneys were struck with the plausi-
BILE manner in which the cool, rapid
speaking witness seemed to explain
away the various points made against
him. He had a plausible excuse and
seemingly sound explanation for every
thing. Skillfully and with wonder
full tact and cunning he told, with the
simplicity of boy, be it feigned or
genuine, of all the damaging evidence
against his own character, while the
entire drift of his testimony was to
make Wood the seducer of the girl and
Walling the only man directly con-
cerned in her death.
The principal sensation of the after
noon proceedings was in that part of
Jacksons testimony relating to his
prison experience. Some of his state
ments were highly sensational. Allud-
ing to his experiences in Cincinnati he
said that before his removal to Ken
lucky, Chief of Police Dietsch came to
him alone and said to him that re-
moval to Kentucky probably meant
death as soon as he reached Kentucky
SOIL He said after Dietsch had worked
on his fears he pulled out his watch
and said: Now, jackson, I'll give
you five minutes to tell all about this
murder and tell me where the head is, u
Jackson says that Dietsch paced ur
and down the floor for some time with
his watch open, but, not being able tc
get confession from him, left1 Court
adjourned at the conclusion of Jack
sons testimony, the witness having
been on the stand all day. Col. Nelson
announced that the prosecution would
not cross-exaInine Jackson.