The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-17
INTENSE FEELING
The Restraint, However, i, A. 4
to Prevent an E,plo.l,,
CoACHAAN WENT OVER tHt hla
His Course Led to The Spot -. .
Bryan Was D"capitstsd -.
Their ci'cun,tanss. : Il

Cincinnati February is.-rs, -.
n,o'l' IN THIS city and vicinity i. 4 |
a'roc'ous murder of Pearl Brysu 4. !.
intensified by the astoura,.. y
h'eh's made last night. People M \,
for reading the papers today m. VI
tonight is of the fierce and ~, \
that portends latent danger D =
oreak Is anticipated, and succe,su
here would be out Of tho o,...
the present efficiency Of the po,,r
military. While the feeling ~. !.
the explosive sort, the external Mess.
is sufficient TO prevent An .,.,.
Every other man one meets express. \
opinion that short work shou,a |. IN
OF these men, The thinking and r,,.I
law abiding element In Coyinv,,.
newport nave confidence in the coya
and believe in depending on the -.
10 mete out justice to the prisoner n
is now probable that they with i. ~.
TO the Covington jail, which NJ
strong and also well situated "a -.
Siege. The jail in Newport Is vni
The detectives have clew 10 the sr,,..
that Df f1n.fnl I'll
tigers and their victim to the sss =
the slaughter. They think they -,
found the surrey on Walnut HDl NJ
they are trying to identify Il AddI|
weight Is given to the testimouv n
George II. jackson, the negro who AMI
the surrey TO Fort Thomas by the Nj
name he bears among all his employrn
In his statement last night Jaefsx|
said that he found In the surrey Imsa.|
| of round hitching weight a plsce h
railroad iron about foot long whik s.t|
| ing for the return of the two man 81
had gone away with the girl at the pas1
of the murder; 1t had two holes thrqd1
1t, leather strap being fastened to ~
OF these holes; hat he used it for a Md
ing weight, then ran away as fast Is Y
could run until he came home Es1l
here is the great point in the chain :
circumstances. 1t was just precst
such piece of railroad iron that II
wrapped up in Jackson's blooay III
when 1t was iished out of sever ciza|
| basin at the corner of John and Ma|
| Nlond streets several days ago
Another circumstance that supposed
George III. Jackson's story that the m
! Veyance used was surrey, and ~
George II. jackson abandoned 1t in ia
on the tragic night is the fact taG
| gentleman OF Newport driving nat(
Fort Thomas in a buggy on that SiE1
day morning about 3 o'c.ock met SUN
| drawn by d grey horse with two N
on the front seat and colided with
lIc got out and he men in the san9
drove on toward Newport at q luA9
rate. This mans name is not gysn
he will be on hand when required VI
witness.
TO clinch the matter, a proceaioa
carriages containing policemen aM
poI'ters started at l2:45 to Fort Tne1
last night. George ii. Jackson
the leading carriage. The pros
struck the murderer's route at vlM
Third streets with George II. Jacksva
a guide ana followed 1t TO the w.
ground. A halt was made at the NeNlj
bridge for the purpose of forglng ann
link in the awful chain. Toll Caraj
Tarvin said he remembered me wv
driven by a colored man passing ovu
bridge about l o'clock on the morhns
February /. 1t contained man "
woman. and there was whlle fnan n
the negro on the seat 60.
The procession was led oy usv's
T.. y, y
streets In Newport, and by lohS WI
lous route of mud roads in me Il, al,sI
under cloudy sky, and InaIi!
! Alexandria pike near Fort Tnoinaa,s IA n
driving a short distance George 7 r.. w
son stopped Just where a piiha A1'
cut from the road. ,hsv n
Here, " said he, is wnere mi Inn
the lady out and ordered sa. me " w.
carriage around and wait. Ian n 4
George II. jackson has mol osra ~,
scene Of the murder since u Va
rnitted. Whore he stopped ~ " susAl
ness last night was about two ~
wards from the spot from "ae'o
Bryan was found dead; ,r A d
George II. jackson IS = .s he
words He was at the spo, w,e nd
confiding girl met her deatn, ~ n
col,r.d man rereated the events
fatal nieht. There was crs sn.Itsl 4
ism in the simple. unaffected TN" ~ M
settinrs Of Inc scene aided In "
Tho negro described the s u tss M
and the sounds of scunle ~ avn IN
and bushes. along with ne ,s AZ shrt
f~is'ht and flight; the oys'n ssay eouM N
ing aud almost imagined ine. stru
,ha rus,io ar the leaves In inc -
Of poarl Prvnn for her IRE. =, txis
Tho route taken WIS eoou'
far rs the regular route, r,.,ynnsi ~
detectives Grimm and Mcpern nrsy M