The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-10
CHASING CLEWS.
Detectives Find a ,;at which Belonged
20 Pearl Bryan.
AN INDIANAPOLIS GIRLS SECRET
Might Soon Solve the Mystery
IT Divulged.

thrcc cities nave been DUSTY nuntihB 'ho
missing links In the chain of circum-
stances by which the story Of the murder
of Pearl Bryan Is 10 be shaped into perfect
evidence.
All search for the head has been fruit
less, though made by hundreds OF volun'
teers. along with detectives. A very ma
terial addition 10 tho dumb, witnesses OF
the deed was discovered about $3.50 o'clock
last night. Two detectives found the
girls hat. In it wcrs n bloody handker-
chief and a big stone TO keep il from boing
blown away. IL was found in m anglo
between the Fort Thomas electric railway
and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
near their intersections near Newport, NY.
Tho mystery Of the whereabouts OF the
girl on Thursday. Jan. 3, the night be-
Gore the murder, remains unsolved. From
her arrival here on Monday, Jan. "a, up 60
ii o'clock Thursday forenoon, her move
mcnts have been traced. Then comes n
hintus until 7 o'clock Friday evening,
when she WAS last seen alive. This was at
Dave Wallingford's saloon, whore she and
jackson were seen, and she drank u glass
OF mineral water. Tho rest of the story
has been told, barring certain gaps in it
which detectives are now trying 60 fill.
The finding Of the hat last nigh weak
ems the theory that n cab was used to rake
the murtlerers md their victim To Fort
Thomas. 1t looks very much as IL they
went by the electric railway TO Fort
Thomas, committed the deed, and then
walked back to the city, and, finding this
hat too conspicuous To be hidden, left 1t
where it would be most likely TO be I'M
observed.
Both Walllng and Jackson yesterday re-
peatcd their accusations ofoach other. jack
son was anxious 20 know the state OF pub
lie sentiment in regard 10 them, but would
say nothing more than be has already
said. Meantime each day brings soma
new circumstantlal revelation. Before
another week the whole story will doubt
less come out. There is scarcely n doubt
that Kentucky will have jurisdiction of
the case in the sourts.
A Ciev From indianapolis.
A dispatch from Indianapolis says tina.
tho Fort Thomas murder mystery Is now
nearer n solution than it has been since
the headless body Of Pearl Bryan was
found. Lulu May Hollingsworth, one of
Pearl Brynn's girl friends, has been board
ing Mt l Henry street, and knows a good
deal abont the trngcdy.
Miss Hollinysworth's knowledge Of tho
case was brought to light yesterday
through a letter written by Marshal L..
Starr OF Greencastle. The man who wrote
che letter is H. K. Ratcliff, n travelling
salesman from Baltimore. He advised
Marshal Starr TO investigate the matter,
and the marshal arrived Mt Indianapolis
yesterday afternoon. Detective Wilson
uuoS 1afrffaat ~t uzEfGf rka marshal Thar
called on Miss Hollingsworth. ,hc was
not inclined to be communicative at first.
They then decided to take her to the police
headquarters and havc her questioned by
Superintendent Colbert.
WhiIo her story is not complete in detail
it shows that she knows "A good deal about
the death Of Miss Bryan. Miss Holdings
worth says that IN tho afternoon OF Jan.
2S she was ut the Union station and met
Miss Bryan. She had visited in Green
castle, and had become acquainted with
Miss Bryan there. After tho usual greet
ings were over, Miss Bryan told her TINT
she was In deep trouble. She explained
Ats nature. and said Jackson was r~esponsi.
bic for her condition. She said it would
never do for her people to hear of her dis
grace, and she was going to Cincinnati to
have an abortion performed. She asked
Miss Hollingsworth the nature of drugs
used in smell eases, and Miss Holdings
worth told her what she had heard was
good.
AT this ~nointin her story. Miss Holdings.
worth wavercd. She said that certain
drugs had been purchased in indianapolis,
and that four drug stores were visited.
She would not tell the names OF the drugs.
but said that whisky formed a large part
Of the mixiure. She said the stuff pur.
chased cost IS cents. She admitted thai
the stuff WAS purchased by n woman.
Miss Hollingsworth said she was ac-
quaInted with Jackson and Wool, but
had never met Waillng. TIE same even
ing Miss Bryan took u train for Clncln.
natl. Sine SAW Wool after that. He yis.
tied Indianapolis the following Friday.
and Miss Holiingsworth was nc the depot.
Both of them bring acquainted with Miss
Bryan, they talked about her trouble.
Wood was on his way to South Bend, Ind,
and left in a short time.
Didn't Tell All.
Miss Holiingsyyorth's manner of tellin,
her story convinced the officers TIM. She
was holding something back. She was
subjected 10 a most rigid examination.
and on several occasions she lost hor tenn.
per. She said size had not heard of the
murder until two days ago. She had no
idea that II wouid turn out SO bad. and
said: II am positive that Pearl was not
murdered"
"Wcll. how do you knowf"
~ know replied the girl, "but I do not.
propose TO toll"
"Why po,sn
"Simply because / do not intend TO in.
eliminate myself. There was an occur.
renee between Jackson. Pearl and myself
that, We're l TO tell Of IL, would clear up
the mystery surrounding her death"
"Why dcn't you tell it and set the
minds OF her folks at rcstf"
"For this reason. II would incriminn,e
me. However, ! do not propose t. see
these boys hanged. and whom tho last houe
Is gone l will tell what l know I'm order 10
save their necks. They did not kill Pearl
"How do you know they did not kin
herr"
"Becausc slo died by her own hand. I
have a theory. Pearl took tho medicine
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