The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-07
JACKSON'S STORY.
- the Stand He Tells Of His Life
From the Cradle to the Cell.
AADiss Of His visit to wallinGford's So
+ leon with Pearl Bryan. But Claims 1t
4 Was ON Thursday and Not on Friday
f Night That They Were There.

NHwPoRr, April 90 The prosecution In the
1Aokson trial presented some entirely new
Dvtdonce Tuesday morning in the shape Of
|oovsral letters written by Scott jackson 70
tesrl Bryan and one by jackson TO Dr. Giles
|pie
These letters we're handed TO the court by
IAttorney Hayes, of Greencastle. Nho has been
{nssisting in the prosecution. 1he ones written
- carl were pre- sumab,y furnished by the
Dead girls relatives They clearly show how
jackson could assume when the occasion re.
Quired the air Of young man OF a religious
eaxn Of mind The letter to Dr. Gillespie Is
oonsidered highly important from the fact
thAt IL was written on January 81 Of this year,
1he day before the headless bcdy was found
n II jackson cautions Gillespie to stick by
IAim
George Jackson, coachmsn for Mai Widdi.
I1eld, Of Mt Auburn, was then placed on the
stand and repeated his story, already pub
1tehed, to the effect that he drove jackson,
Welling and the girl to the Locke farm on the
In1oht before the body was discovered
NEWPORT, KY, April 80 30--Wednesday morn
Hing the prosecution in the jackson murder
erial sprung q surprise in the testimony Of
Mrs. Sarah Seither who lives on the Licking
plke. She says that on the Thursday morning
before the murder, while on her way to New
hort, she met jackson and Walling going south
on the same road and they insuted her.
Wednesday morning Photographer Ciarlo
eestifed that he has had 20 years experience
1n his business He made numerous photo
yrAphs Of Pearl Bryan's body and different
portions of it as it lay in Whites undertaking
establishment in Newport Those photographs
of the body, headless and mutilated by the
post-mortem operations, were handed to the
Jury. For several moments the twelve men
Btudied them intently. A second collection Of
pictures Of the girls hands and feet were in
Droduced Judge Helm looked at them first
before he overruled Crawford's objec tion, and
banded them to the jury.
DR.. Edwin Freeman, professor Of surgery in
NE Eclectic Medical college Of Cincinnati
eestihed In answer to hypothetical Ques-
Non by Attorney Hays, as to the condition Of
NE cuts on the body Of the murdered girl
when found, the doctor said: THE cuts must
have been made during life. The veins
would not have emptied by drainage
must have been thrown out by con-
fraction of the heart The heart does not con-
rsct after death There is also no retraction
q the skin after death, except just immedi-
ltely. It ceases few minutes after death
There Is an irritability of the skin within q
~ minutes after death, but 1t quickly passes
way, and in vigororous more quickly than in
veak persons. 1t can be paralyzed a short
1me by electricity"
On cross-examination the witness admitted
hat the uudertaker's work Of three hours on
hat neck tying IL up to prevent the the flow
g fluids might havd caused the appearance as
hown in the picture II don't think that the
otraction of the skin could have been done
arelessly after death, but only purposely.
ne arteries stand out in the soft tissues and
~ near the skin. 1t is not necessary to re-
Raet the skin to get hold Of them and tie
hem OF course there might be some pnsh-
20 back through awkwardnesa In my first
nswer I did not take any such element into
onsideration."
NIwPoRr, KY, May 1.-The defense In the
NNh., -
lAcing the prisoner Scott Jackson, on the
land to testify In his own behalf. The de-
Ision to allow him to testify was reached by
ttorney Crawford after a long consultation
nth the prisoner in the Newport Jail before
ourt was called 1t is understood that Jack
on was not only willing to tell his story to
he court and jury but even anxious.
jackson took the stand amid excitement and
sstthed that he was 81 years old last month
orn In Miscasset Me. in 1869; his father was q
Da captain, and died l3 years ago The prisoner
ade seven round trips across the ocean with
10 father. After his fathers death he
Bcame a messenger boy in Jersey City
Id after year was promoted
an inside position carrying mail and copy
g letters in o freight office; after six months
DArs: then had charge OF the department
bout three years, when he was discharged
being on intimate terms with the chief
erk jackson then said:
"When was brought in from messenger
~ was put under charge of a man named
Dtts, who was lighterage clerk He became
sistant cashier and senior clerk and l took
it's place While not in his department, he
"a partial charge Of me. was very friendly
th him. and we were seen together almost
Eery night
sson one of the statements made to Let's
neral oficer Discrepancy in the cash ac-
unit was found Let's Immediately left the
Ice As was his most intimate friend, they
ID to locate him through me- He was found to
short sea- 900 On some of the bills was found
signature, in bold. plain hand, IS. j. Other
D4ks' names were also signed as mine. Other
Audulent freight bills, signed by Let's. were
ned in . scrawL Those signed by me were
ned with my name. IS j."
when they discovered these freight bills,
Mounting to s24O. with my initials on them.
" asked me where the bills were. I ex-
ined the matter satisfactorily The detec-
- followed me for two weeks, attempting
1ocate Letts Then came an order from the
DeYal ONCE In New York to discharge every
)rk who was companion OF Let's, or any
n whom he had got into the office Let's
BOW in the New Jersy prison at Trenton"
etts received o three-year sentence.
ackson then went to New York staying a
": worked in gentlemsns furnishing
re: also. sold corn remedy. After he left
ne he gave exhibitions in manufacturing
geh beer and ginger ale for the manufac-
York for five months; stayed at No. 45 l4lst
oet Then the prisoner went to Greencas-
Ind: bis mother lives there now also. his
<er. the wife OF Prof Edwin Post Staid in
Dencastle until September II or l2, 1894
NO employment there, About the 1lth or
went to the Indiana Dental college, In
napolis, and stayed until the term was out
rch "a: studied chemistry, extraction OF
~, ply siology and SO forth
ne prisoner first met Pearl Bryan
fn9 the Christmas holidays of 1894
Wood introduced him; knew
"a since August 1894 Only saw her
y or twice before the holidays: saw her
Inine the ONCE She lived half mile south
0reencastl Saw Pearl at home six OF
- times during tn summer Of 1895; never
her in Indianapolis; never had any ar.
Gonents TO meet her there
pa Wood ever tell you about his intimacy
Pearls"
September, 1895 He said: why donI
sail on Pearl Bryan" / said: What for?
answered. It's Q good thing 'Pshaw,' ]
why do you want to talk that way about
cousin All RI ht.' he answered. you
= have 70 believe me.