The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-19
SHOCKING.
Story Of. Pearl
Bryan'S Death.
Jackson and Walling Make
Confessions.
The Girl Was Given a Drus
by Doctor Wagner.
Became Unconscious and Was Taken
to Lonely Spot.
Became Unconscious and Was Taken
to Lonely Spot.
They Say She Was Decapitated by the
Doctor, Who Took tho Head.

Cincinnati, o., March f9.-The Inquirer
and Commercial Tribune this morning
print the confessions of Scott Jackson and
Alonzo NJ. Walling, the murderers of Pearl
Bryan. The confessions are signed and
both are copyrighted. Jackson lays the
blame of the condition of Pearl Bryan on
William +. Wood, who, he says solicited
him by letter tn give her relief from dis
grace for his sake. He alleges that it was
all Will Woods notion to send her here,
and that out of friendship to Wood he
undertook the task of concealing her
shame. Up TO Wednesday night, January
~, the story does not differ from that al
ready related in this case. He said he en-
gagged Walling TO find some ono who
would perform the delicate task that on
Wednesday Walling told him that he had
70 1t Miss Bryan to a DOCTOR On Thurs
aay Walling received word to come out To
DIR. Wagncr's at Bellevue, Ky, near New
port. He and Walling both won't out, but
did not 60 in. They arranged, however,
To be there again on Friday, Jan. 81. They
both went there. Wagner sent him to
Foertmeycr's drug store for drug and no
went and obtained it. When he returned
all were excited. The girl was uncons-
cious and it was determined To take her
away. Wagner obtained the wagon
and the body was carried out
the back way and put into
1t and all three got into the wagon. They
stopped and carried the body to where It
was afterward found. Wagner thought
her dead and told jackson to hold her
head, which he did. Then Wagner sew
cred the head from the body and wrapped
il up in the girls cloak. Walling carried
! the cloak to the wagon. Jackson says
that when he let go of the body, the head
was ut the top of the bank, but fell for
ward. Wagner let them out Mt the New
port bridge. He and Walling went tn
Cincinnati and parted, Walling going to
Holders Hotel and jackson to his room
with the girls valise which contained tho
clothing, which he threw into the river.
The blood inside the valise came from n
sack worn by the girl which was put in
it. Wagner took the head away with him.
Walling's Story.
Alonzo Wallings statement is that
Jackson solicited him to help girl out of
trouble into which she had been brought
by Will Wood of Greencastle He first
heard OF this trouble 10 Pearl Bryan
some time in Nov. 1895, but was not
asked To assist until after Jackson re-
turned from Grecncastle early in January.
He agreed to find soino one that could
perform an abortion. Accordingly on
Jan. "a he wrote to one OF his friends,
May Smith, asking her for such infor-
nation. On Jan 2S, he received letter
from ncr uuNlslng Il1fl tO stc WdRntr
of Bellevue, and saying that she had
written Wagner TO call Mt the college.
The same day Wagner called mt the coi-
lego and inquired for Walling He agreed
To perform the operation and gave his
address On that afternoon Walling met
Pearl Bryan on the corner of 4th and
Race streets and directed her how to go to
Wagner. On the next day, Jan. 80, Wag-
ncr asked him by mail to bring PEARLS
clothes out TO him, saying she was under
his care. He and jackson took the
clothing but did not go inside. Next
evening Friday, Jan 81, he and jackson
went out To Wagncr's Here Walling
tells the same story as Jackson about
.ackson's visit to the drug store. Pearl
Bryan's unconscioIlsncSs and the trip to
the country ending with the dccapitation.
He saws he was too much excited Co ro-
member particulars. hut Inc knew that
jackson and Wagner removed the head.
He stayed that night at Holders rcstau-
rant i'm Cincinnati.
The Inquirer this morning contains a
special from Nicholasvile, KY, stating
that Dr Wagner, who Is implicated by
the Jackson and Walling confessions,
formerly lived at Nicholasvillc, and Is the
son in law of William Henderson, q
wealthy farmer of that county. Wagner
then was minister OF the Reformer's
Church at sulphur.
Both Must Hang.
Eranlnort Kv March 10 -raclsoy,