The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1G.-The excite
ment In this city and vicinity over the
atroclous murder Of Pearl Bryan has
been intensified by the astonishing de-
velopments made last night. People
had time to read the papers this morn
ing. No outbreak is anticipated and
successful one here would be out OF
question with the present efficiency OF
the police and military. While the feel
ing here is OF the explosive sort, the ex-
ternal restraint is sufficient to prevent
an explosion. Eevery other man one
meets expresses the opinion that short
work shouId be made OF these men. The
thinking and strictly lnw-nbidinS eie-
ment In CovIngton and Newport nave
confidence In the courts and they are
depending on the courts. to mete out
Justice to the prisoners. II Is now
probable that they will be taken TO the
| CoVington jail, which Is very strong
and also well situated TO resist siege.
Special circumstances that give
weight TO the testimony iot George IL.
Jackson, the negro who drove the sur
| rey to Fort Thomas, are the high name
he bears among all his employers. Mr..
! Rebstock, n livery man for whom he
worked four years, says: He Is the
best and truest all round negro ever
knew. would trust him with any
thing"
Major w. s. widdekInd, OF McGregor
| avenue, Mt. Auburn, the negro's pres
eut employer says: George H. Jack
son is highly Intelligent, very reticent,
| has no bad habits, never drinks liquors
or tfses tobacco. Is competent, trust
worthy and efficient us any cmploye,
and is an active member OF Zion Bap-
| tist church. He takes two daily papers
and is man OF more than Ordinary In
tellIgence. have the most complete
! confidence In his veracity and inteS-
rity."
Major wIddekInd and the family
have noticed that he has been unusual
| " silent since the murder and that he
has lost his appetite.
Another circumstance in his favor Is
| that there Is nn offer of q reward OF $500
| for the discovery OF the cab driver.
| George II. jackson has not made any
claim for this reward, nor hns he even
spoken OF It.
In his statement last night he said
TINT he found in the surrey instead OF
round pitching weight, n piece OF rail-
| road rail about n foot long while Malt-,
| ing for the return of the4fwo men who
had none away witffFthe Etri at the
place OF the murder It had two holes
| through it. A leather strap was faS-
tened TO one OF these toies. That he
used fora hitchInR weight and then ran
away as fast as he could run until he
came home.
The Great Point.
Rlght here is the great point In the
| chnin OF circumstances, II was Just
precisely such piece OF railroad Iron
that was wrapped up on Jackson's
| bloody coat when It was flshed out of n
sewer catch basin at the corner OF John
] and Richmond streets several days ago
| What emphasizes this evidence IL the
| fact that his coat being wrapped
| around n piece OF railroad iron has
never been mentioned in the news
| papers.
Another circumstance that supports
George II. jdckson's story that the con-
veyance used was surrey and that
| George II. Jackson abandoned II in
| fright on that tragic night, Is the fact
that n gentleman OF Newport, driving
| toward Fort Thomas In u buggy on that
! Saturday morning about 3 o'clock. met
q surrey drawn by n gray horse with
| two men on the front seat and collided
| with II. He got out and the two men
IN the surrey drove on towards New
port nt n furious rate. This mans
name Is not given. but he will be on
| hand when required as 4 witness.
To cllnch the matter n procession OF
carriages containing policemen and re-
| porterg started at u quarter 10 one 10
Fort Thomas last night. George II.
jackson drove the leading carriage.
| The procession struck the murdercrs'
route Mt Vine and Third street and with
George II. Jackson for n guide, followed
] II to the bloody ground. 4 halt was
mnde at the Newport bridge. Toll Col
lector TNrvin said he remembered the
surry driven by colored man passing
over the bridge about l O'Clock on the
morning OF February I. II contained a
man and woman and there wns n
white man with the negro driver OF the
seat 'rhe procession was led by George
| II. jackson through unfrcQucnted back
| streets tn Newport, and by long cir
cuitous route OF mud roads into the
| darkness under n cloudy sky, and
! finally onto the AIcHnndrin pike nrnr
Fort Thomas. After driving short
distance George II. Jackson stopped
! Just where blind lane set out from the
road and stopped.
Here" said he, 'ls where they took
the lndy and telling me to turn the car
riaEC around and wait" George ",
jackson has not been TO the Scene oc the
murder since Il was committed Where
| he stopped IN the dnrkncgg last night
was about 200 yards from the spot
where Pearl Bryan was found dead Oil
the morning Of February |.
Dramatic scenes.
George II. jackson IS a man OF few
words. Here on the spot where the too
confolnE girl was led to her cruel death
and at about the same gloomy hour OF
Tat tragedy, the Colorcd man repeated
| his story OF the events OF that fatal
night. There was dramatic realism
| in the Flmplc unaffected recital OF thls
duRky child Of nature that moved all
present ns no counterfeit presentation
| on the ptngC can move men.
VIII II the negro described tho strange
noise and the sound Of n Fcuftie In the
lcaycs and bushes along with hlg own
| sudden fright and flight, the hystnnderE
shuddcred and almost imagined they
could hear the rustic Of tic leaves tn
the struggle Of Pearl Bryan for her life.
The examination Of the twenty or
thirty men In Il scmi-elrcle Mt the IAN
las, midnight by the colored man jack
son. was dramatic In the oStrcmc.
Wniting stood near one extremity Of
tho nrc. The negro began his lnspec'
tIon ut WhllnER end OF the limo. Ilc
! examined ryCry one mnn by man TIL
he got Ia the end OF the line, Then he
turned. walked brlFldy back and haltod
in front OF WnllInE All this time he