The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-03-25

seducer, with o desire on her part to have .
criminal operation performed Scott says he
received many letters from Wood telling OF
his trouble and begging him to let him know
how to get out Of it.
jackson sent Wood all the Information he
knew about such matters in order to help
them both Wood finally said he would send
Pearl to Cincinnati and wrote to jackson to
get some one to perform the operation The
letters were shown to Alonzo Walling, and he
said he thought he could get some one to per-
form the operation, and said he would look
up room for the purpose.
Pearl arrived In Cincinnati, Monday Janu-
ary 81, and went to the Indiana house She
sent q note to Jackson and Walling on Tues
day, asking them to call as soon as possible
They went and told Miss Bryan that Wallins
was In CORES pondence with friend to secure
place for her to 60 and obtain medical treat
ment She asked Jackson to take her valtso
and relieve her Of the trouble of caring for Il,
which ho did He took 1t to his room and left
Il there.
Jackson arranged with Miss Bryan TO meet
Walling on Wednesday morning at Fourth
and Race and he was to tell her where to 60
Wednesday afternoon Walling told Jackson
he had sent Pearl to doctor
On Thursday Walling received word BY mail
from Dr. Wagner to come out and in tho
evening both went TO Bellevue and met DR..
Wagner ou tho corner BY Fortmeyer's drug.
store After the interview jackson returned
to Cincinnati and went to his room and called
downstairs on the Miss McNevins, and then
went to his room, remaining there until about
II o'clock, waiting for Wl.ling As he did not
come Jackson went out as quietly as he could
and went to Bellevue and to the DOCTORS
house
When jackson arrived in Bellevue he met
Walling, who was looking for him They
entered Wa8ner's house Wagner was ex.
oited, and asked Jackson to get him some
erghot Of rye He went to Fortmeyer's and
procured It then hurrying back. Doctor
Wagner gave dose Of It to Miss Bryan, and
after few minutes talk IL was noticed she
was In great pain. Wagner at once opened hef
dress and gave her an injection Of some
medicine, cleas in color He also
gave her some whisky. She seemed easier
for q few minutes, and then suddenly tainted
or became unconscious. Dr. Wagner tried to
bring her to herself again. but was unable to
do 80, and exclaimed: She's gone, boys, and
We must get her out Of here quick" He told
us to stay there for q short time and he would
'hx things or else we would all be in big
hole and must get her away"
Walling and Jackson remained in the house.
Jackson says he 10 sure she died Of the med.
icine given her to produce abortion. DR.. Wag.
ner returned In few minutes, when he came
in the back door and said: Get her ready,
quick. and We will take her away" She was
on q sofa, or couch, with underclothing and
light wrapper on. They put cloak about her,
and Walling and Wagner carried her out to Q
cab in the alley back OF the house. Scott car
ried the two bags belonging to Pearl Bryan,
and her hat; these were all put in the hack.
Walling and myself getting inside, and Wag-
ner drove down the alley and out In the coun-
try.
DR.. Wagner stopped and said: Have you
fellows any idea what to do nowr' Jackson
said he did not know, but did not want 70 ride
any more than he could help in the cab. He
said: "Well. we must leave It somewhere,
but don't know where" Walling said: "You
must get this thing out Of sight, or we will all
be in trouble" Wagner drove to the lane be-
tween Stones and Lockes farms (Jackson af-
terward learned.) He stopped the cab on the
Alexandria pike and said: Lets lesve 1t
here-down there"
The body was removed from the cab and II
was carried over the fence and q short way up
the lane behind some bushes DR.. Wagner
took on her corset and listened to hear any
heart action, and said This is o hell Of Q
case, and it is the first time ever knew Of
any one going under in that way, and by -,
boys, you must not betray me, for he
would BE- - II he was going to be
caught" With that he took out his
dissecting knife and told Jackson to
take hold Of her head. Jackson did So and
he severed the head from the body and threw
it into the cloak and wrapped 1t up The body
was then under some bushes Wslling picked
up the cloak with the head In and we all hur-
ried to the cab Wagner put the head inside
and tbey all rode to Newport bridge. whore
Wallins and jackson left and went to Cincin-
natl, Wagner driving away. Wslling
went to Helder's hotel jackson went
10 his room, taking the valises with him. He
threw the clothing into the river as he was
going over the bridge. She wore q sack over
her wrapper. This became discolored whom
the head was severed. by the blood, and as it
was put in the valiso. It must have caused the
inside to become stained The head was not
in the valise Mt any time.
Walling in his confession corroborates
Jackson. and says that May Smith advised
HIN to procure Dr. Wagner for Miss Bryan's
relief On Wednesday, walling says. Dr.
Wagner called at the college and asked for
him The rest of the confession Is
substantially the same as Jackson's
Gov Bradley read both confessions slowly
and deliberately, taking up that OF Jackson
first When he had completed he said:
This is clearly new story. startling and
remarkable will give sieepless night to
its consideration, and, God helping me, will
do what my conscience and my duty direct.
The decision will be made public Friday
LEXINGTON. KY. March ia reporter
called on Dr.. George B. Wagner Mt the insane
asylum, where he has been incarcerated since
shortly after the finding Of the dead body Of
Pearl Bryan The doctor says he was not 1t
home whom the tragedy occurred or when the
body was found was at the residence Of my
father-in-law. VIM Herndoa, In Jessamine
county.two miles south Of Nicholasville, on the
Sulphur Well road 1t was there that first
heard of It The tragedy was being discussed
In my presence. Iwent to Jessamine county
the latter part OF January and remained there
nearly two weeks Ireturned to Bellevue .
very sick man shortly after the tragedy. on
Monday or Tuesday In the first week Of Feb.
ruary. think II Pearl Bryan was In my
house never heard Of It,"
When asked II his daughters ever men.
toned the names of Scott Jackson or Alonxo
Walling ~ among their gentle men callers or
pcQuaintances. DR.. Wagner replied:
II never heard them spoken OF ~ such
Pearl Bry an may have been ~ my house dur
ing my absence. but ! never heard II mcn-
toned"
Nominated for Mayor.
PoMERoY, o., March ia. II. See-
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