The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-25
WILLIAM o. BRADLEY,
"Governor of Kentucky
JACKSON AND wALLING.
They Were Taken to the Newport Jail
to Prepare for the Execution.

Cincinnati, March 10.-Governor Brad
ley today sealed the doom of Scott jack
son and Alonzo Mailing, and they will
die on the scaffold tomorrow. The gov
ernor, after considering the confession of
the two men, submitted to him last night,
gave out statement, in which he finally
refused to interfere with the execution
of their sentence.
Both the Enquirer and Commercial
Tribune print this morning full confess
sion by Scott Jackson and Alonzo Wall
ing, signed respectively by the authors.
The text of the confession is copyrighted.
Jackson lays the blame of the condition
of Pearl Bryan all the time on William
#. Wood, who undertook the task ofNcon-
cealing her shame. Up to "Wednesday
night, January 2, the story does not
differ greatly from that already related.
II Is said that Wood engaged Mailing to
find some one who would perform a deli
cate task on the following Wednesday.
Walling told him that he had sent Miss
Bryan to doctor. Thursday Walling
received word to come out to DIR. Wag-
ners, at Bellevue, Ky, near Newport.
they arranged to be there Friday night,
January 81.
Both went there and Wagner sent him
forth to Meyers drug store for the ergot.
He obtained 1t and when he returned all
were very excited, the girl was uncon-
scious, and it was determined to take her
away. Wagner obtained wagon and
the body was carried out the back way
and put into 1t. All three got into the
wagon, Mailing driving. On arriving at
the place on Alexandria pike between
MIR. Locke's and Mr.. Stones FARMS they
stopped and carried the body to where It
was afterward found. Wagner had
thought her to be dead, and told Jackson
to hold her head, which he did. Then
Wagner severed her head from her body
and wrapped it in the girls cloak. Wal
ling carried the cloak to the wagon. Wag-
ner then let them out Mt Newport bridge.
He and Waling went to Cincinnati and
then parted, Walling going to Herder's
hotel and Jackson to his room with the
girls yalise, which contained her cloth
ing which he threw into the river.
Blood inside of the yalise came from
the sack worn by the girl, which was put
in. and Wagner took the head with him.
Sheriff Plummer. with deputy and
four guards of Jackson and Walling, left
Alexandria today shortly before noon to
make the journey to Newport jail The
conveyance was the open omnibus in
which they were conveyed to Alexandria
Jackson and Walling were each hand
cuffed to II guard. When the party
reached Newport. crowd, estimated at
5000, had gathered at the depot to get "a
sight, OF the prisoners. Jackson and
Walling were greatly frightened and the
sheriff had real difficulty in getting
through the mass to the Jail entrance,
but there was no real hostile demonstra-
ton on the part of the crowd.
inside the Jail Mailing was told that
the last hope had gone. He made no
comment, but asked that a reporter call
and see him soon. Jackson also made no
comment on being informed of the news.
Troops are in the jail and town to main
tain order. Sheriff Plummer has not de-
cided on the hour of the execution, but
the. men will be hanged together, and
early