Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-13

that they drilled on F-.eav rixn, under IN.
command OF Capt Geo II Jackson
w. n Collins. barkcercr ~ Th.ob,is.s
saloon on Fifth street. testified thar >co,-
JACKSON borrowed ~ from him our. - m. H.,
week In January and returned tie money a, :
Q CLOCK OF tae morning the hcadieSs ooD.y WAS
round Sneksoa's testimony was Ut he Al Il
not arise until 10 o'clock that day
seward and Truste were wandering abou, hs
courthouse grounds Tuesday morning hc.o-s
the trial They did not dare to speak 10 each
other contrary to the orders of the cour, %,
every movement OF theirs was carefuilv
watched by detectives
NO formal warrant had been sworn on, 10,
their arrest The arrangement between sh.r.
IN Plummer. the detectives and the ATTORNEYS
s sor .ne prosecution was thar both men should
DC arrested IL they attempted to leave New
port and the iurisdieti ton of the court
III seward had communicated with the worn-
en- who were to have testified a was NO,
known NV
Attorney Lockhart said he would M. IN.
iormauon Tor Trustees arrest ut the close OF
the trial "
NEWPORT. Ky, May 7.-wuliam n Tru.,.
the erstwhile witness in the murder ,riaI =,
scott jackson. the man from Illinois who
sNore that ne hauled Pearl Bryan's body "a
Fort Thomas is among the missing
The last seen of Truste in Newport vas On
tuesday night between 10 and II o'clock when
he passed through the sitting room OF Her
mans hotel
The prosecution soon heard OF the witness,
disappearance, and Col Nelson decided 10 call
Tor him rs n witness when court o,,enea yvea
hesoay morning. Sheriff Plummer announced
that the witness could not be found
An investigation was then made by the
court. and IL was found that Trustees recor-
hizance had expired. and Attorney Crawford
Nouso hot nave TO pay the 500 bond which he
originally signed for Trustees appearance
An attachment was issued for Truste. and
Judge helm ordered that he be brought in
court II found "
Chas Owens, student in the Cincinnati Bar-
Der college. was called and testified tina, hc
saw the Caldwell Guards drill between 10 ~
ana 1900 clock on Fifth street Friday night
January 81 'e
Carrie Evans testified that she never saw
Iruste until April She came to Newport "a
1 ns'ly "a inc Jackson case by arrangement of
detective Seward II was the understanding
on MS side. The frst time she saw Trustc
seward was with him. the last time she saw
Iruste was Tuesday night and Seward was
with MIN. Did not tell Truste she was In dis
tress' did not see man under an umbrella M
George and Plum the night OF january n
neither did she see "a cab drive up Mr. Trus,o
mount the seat and drive Of
Mrs Lena Stoler. in whose room Seward
said Pearl Bryan died. was called TO the stand
anu testlhed. She denied all knowledge OF the
affair. She said no dead girl WINS carried on,
OF the house on tho night OF January II.
myrtle HUDSON, who lives in the George
street house. was called and said no dead bod y
could have been taken out OF the house tina,
night without her seeing IL Witness was mn
nursing sick baby.
Mrs Josephine Hamilton testified to seein,
the Caldwell Guards drill Friday night, Janu-
airy 81
Druggist Focrtmeyer. OF Bellevue was tho
nrst witness called at the afternoon session
lie said that he had an acquaintance with
Hubbard schwartz; had "a conversation with
MIN Attorney Crawfords objection was sus-
tanned by Judge Helm. and the State was NO,
allowed through Foertmeyer 20 contradict
Schwartz's testimony. Schwartz SAYS Foert
never told him he could not be positive as Ia
Pearl Bryan. Scott jackson and Alonzo WALL
ing coming into the drug store in Bellevue
NAL Widdeheld, Coachman Jackson's en-
p!oyer, testified that George Jackson's reputn-
ton Tor honesty, integrity and truthfnlness
was good He has only known him since last
November
on the morning OF February l. when the
coachman says he had returned from the nigh,
arrive to Fort Thomas. Widdeheld said he no.
Hced nothing unusual about the coachman' =
appearance or his actions or his appetite
NEWPORT. Ky. May s.-The fifteenth day OF
the great trial was marked Thursday morning
oy the smallest crowd in the history of the
trlal Five minutes before the time for he
ginning the morning session. and even after
jackson had been brought over from the IAN
there were at most n hundred and fifty empty
seats in the courtroom and few people were
coming in. The time has come when evcn
jackson Is not anything of an attraction
comparing and averaging the statements OF
the attorneys for the prosecution and defense
thursday morning. it is more than probable
ehal the case OF scott Jackson will 20 to the
Jury saturday evening. IL not before that time
The proceedings began with a grand love
feast' In which Col Crawford and Col Nelson
were the star actors Col Crawford arose and
apologized TO the court for making threat I'm
court on Saturday last In heat
OF passion and he then formally with
drew the threat made against Col
Nelson. When Col. Crawford sat down Cot
Nelson then apologized for making the state
ment he did Saturday and compllmented Col
crawford in a manner that delighted every
one Col Nelson said he never meant any re-
Election on Col Crawford that he held him in
the highest esteem, and that he was only too
happy to explain matters
At the conclusion OF the speech Col Craw-
iord walked over TO Col Nelson and gras ped
MS hand There were smiles all around
The testimony Thursday was OF an unexcit.
ing nature. witnesses being introduced
by the prosecution to corroborate for
mer testimony Lieut. Renkcrt testified
as to how George II Jackson Identified
jackson and Walling. also how he drove owe
the route to Ft Thomas More evidence was
introduced to show that the Caldwell guards
drilled Friday night. January 81 Trustc was
again called bnt failed TO appear
VIII Wood was recalled and testified that
Pearl Bryan's reputation in Greencastle was
OF the best.
Az the afternoon session Detective Grim
Mayor Caldwell, and Chief Deitsch were called
by the prosecution. and testified as TO the con-
versation between Jackson and walling while
In the city hall. Cincinnati after their arrest
Grim and Col Deitsch both said that Jack.
son did not seem indignant when WaIIIng
charged him with Pearl BryAn's murder, but
he denied the charge good-naturedlv
Mayor Caldwell. whom they call Judge on the
south side OF the river. corroborated the chief
OF police and detectives as TO Scott Jackson's
demcanor
NEWPORT. Ky, May Court opened al 1906
Friday morning. Capt :. s Bassler OF the
weather bureau. Cincinnati. was sworn and
placed on the stand. He adjusted his eve
glasses and opened his record book in which
as government forecast onioial at Cincinnati
&c mas kept faithful list OF all sorts and con-
ditions OF weather
He read from n book bound In red and black
leather: Friday. January 81. 1870 Rain be.
gan at a N. and ended at q 80 a. m Weather
mild and springlike. threatening rain. Mist
changing into dne light rain beginning al
80 p m. and ceasinR az 3 IS p m Weather
dark and foggy. Misty rain. be ginning ats
o clock and continuing into the night growing
heavier TEN perature from 43 to 50 degrees
y should explain that this IS 18th meridian
time, which Is an hour faster than our local
time exclaimed Onicer Bassler
was there a fun moon that nichts" Judge
Helm asked