The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-21
TO DEATH TOGETHER
Jackson and Walling Dangle at The
Business Ends Of Two Ropes.
THEIR GRAND STAND PLAY
Sparring for Time, but the Gov
ernor Of Kentucky Allows Them
Just Enough to Climb the
Soaffold and Drop.

Newport, KY. March 2o.-The murder
, Of Pearl Bryan IA months ago was
| avenged to-day by a double hanging
Scott jackson and Alonzo II. Walling
we're executed this morning at ll;il
! o'clock a. m. from the same scaffold.
, There was double trap. but only one
| lever and when sheriff Plummer pulled
4 the lever both dropped at the same in
| slant Walling. however. fingered
| moment longer than Jackson. The
neck of neither one was broken and
both struggled hard in the process Of
! strangulation. The arrangements were
complete and the Performance was so
perfect that II was without any incident
unusual on such occasions.
Both men were nervy to the last, and
\ on the gallows protested their inno-
ccnce and died with their secrets, so
that II may never be known what was
done with the head Of Pearl Bryan. or
| what part each took in the decapita-
ticn, or whether others were impli-
Gated. There were over 800 men within
the enclosure to witness the hanging.
and many thousands around the jail
yard. but the militia. special deputies
and police maintained order.
Sheriff Plummer intended TO hang
1
avoid the great crowds that assembled
later I'm the day. On account OF the
4, promises of confession the execution
was postponed until 2 o'clock a. M,
! when Jackson declared Walling was
not guilty. Then telegraphic communi-
cation was opened with Governor
| BRADLEY. When the crowds learned that
Jackson was still making confessions
and that Governor Bradley was consid-
nt Inn h.a .xft r.It
4 many demonstrations i'm the large
crowds assembled. but the police and
militia kept all at a safe distance. Both
men had been making confessions for
! s"me weeks and contradicting them
next day. Both Of them repudiated all
OF their confessions before they died
Wien Governor Bradley and SheriTs
Plummer finally pressed Jackson for
dotails and definite information about
Walling, the former said he could not
say. on the eve OF his death. that the
latter was innocent. and Governor
Bradley ordered the sheriff to proceed.
From o'clock a. m. until the time
OF the execution many false reports
were circulated about Walling being
respited. and these reports caused the
greatest excitement around the Jail
The scaffold was In the open air Of the
court yard and outside the crowd was
easily kept advised as 10 what was GO
| ing on In the enclosure. The utmost
secrecy was, however. maintained as Ia
what was going on in the Jail, into
which only the prisoners friends. the
pastor and the officers We're admitted.
| Meme of the members Of the Bryan
family from Greencastle. Ind. were
present, but they were represented by
Attorney .silas A. Hayes. who appeared
for them on the prosecution.
Soon after the execution the crowds
left the streets surrounding the jail.
| hut they did not leave until after the
/ bcdies of the men had been taken away.
The remains Of Walling Were taken to
his mother at Hamilton, Ohio. to-day.
/ The remains of Scott Jackson were in
1 cinerated tonight at the Cincinnati
crematory. His mother Is opposed to
cremation. but had the body incin-
Grated so she could take the ashes TO
her home at Greencastle. Ind. and not
suffer the modification OF being refused
burial there. There are many rumors
tonight about additional confessions
that both men are said to have left
with their friends. but no confidence Is
| paced in any confession.
| jackson and W8lling were unmoved and
| Indifferent. Both told their friends there
was nothing true In their last confessions
to Governor Bradley. which were their
| last card They wrote some letters TO rel
atircs this morning. The lever was ar
ranged so that with one pull both the con-
demncd men would drop together from
double trap. The scaffold. painted white,
! In the sunlight presented a ghostly APP
| pearance. The kaleidoscope people at
1 tempted to take the execution.
Shortly before the march to the gallows
Deputy Maurer gave Walling letter
from his sweetheart Miss Roberts She
sent her love and told him TO die game.
| Walling and Jackson shook Maurer
warmly by the hand Jackson burst into
tears as Maurer left and the court house
bell began tolling.
At s:l5 II was announced that Jackson
had made complete confession. Gov
ernor Bradley was telegraphed in the in
torest Of WHlling. This effort to save Wal
ling delayed the execution. which was to
have occurred at . o'clock.
In his confession Jackson said Walling
was not guilty of the murder. jackson
had Pastor Lee, the death watch, Walling
and all stand up az he repeated that Wal
ling was not guilty. This proceeding
stopped the march to the galows. Sheriff
Plummer called In Walling's attorneys.
who telegraphed Governor Bradley jack
son broke down completely just as the
march 10 the gallows WAS ordered to star,
and wcpi like child rs he cried out
.