The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-20

Newport, KY, March 20.-The weather
is pleasant and people are pouring into
the city to witness the execution of Scott
jackson and Alonzo Walling for the MUIR
der of Pearl Bryan. The condemned men
spent restless night and were up at $50
and ate hearty breakfasts INDUCED in
cigars and had a good time. At s o'clock
the Jail yard was full and vast crowds
were outside of the enclosure, but Jack
son and Walling were unmoved and in
different. Both told friends there was
nothing true in their last confession to
Governor Bradley and they played it as
their last resort They did some writing
during the morning. but their missiyes
were To relatives. The directors OF the
cemetery at Greencastlc, Ind, have re-
fused to let Jackson's body be buried
there and his remains will probably be
buried at Jersey City, y. j. Greencastle
Is the home of the Bryans.
The lever was arranged so that with one
pull both of the condemned men would
drop together from the double trap. The
scaffold was painted white 1t stood in
the Jail yard and in the bright sunlight
presented ghastly appearance The
camera men were on hand and the kinet-
sscope people attempted to take the execu-
tien. Shortly before the march to the
gallows was commenced, Deputy Maurer
entered the Jail, with letter To Walling
from his sweetheart, Miss Roberts & In
IL she sent her love and told him TO die
game. Walling, after reading the note
shook hands with Maurer, and then Jack.
son stepped forward and shook Maurer
warmly by the hand. As he did so he
jackson was still weeping. At that time
the court house bell was tolling.
At 9:15 1t was announced that Jackson
had made "A complete confession. Gov
ernor Bradley was then telegraphed 20 in
the interests Of Walling. This effort to
save Walling delayed the execution, which
was to have occurred at o o'clock.
jackson broke down completely just
as the march TO the gallows was ordered
to start. He wept like child as he cried
out that Walling was not guilty. The
crowd outside the Jail was kept fully adj
vised and became very imPtdeHt as the
confession was generally considered an
other dodge to gain more time for Jack
son as well as a respite for Walling. Wall
ing dropped a note from the Jail window
to the newspaper men saying: jackson
has freed me" In Jackson's confession
he said Walling was not guilty of murder.
Jackson had Pastor Lee, the death watch,
Walling and all stand up as he repeated
that Walllng was not guilty. lhlS pro-
ceeding stopped the march TO the gallows
rs Sheriff Plummer called in Walling's
attorneys and they wired Governor
Bradley.
AT 1910 o'clock the report gained cur
rency that Governor Bradley had ordered
Sheriff Plummer TO hang jackson and
had given four days respite TO Walling.
II this was true the Governor must have
countcrmanded the order for at III 80
o'clock the death warrant was read to
both men and they again protested their
innocence. The march to the scaffold
was then resumed.
Walling and jackson were placed under
the beam from which hung the ropes
which were to end their lives. The
nooses were arranged, the signal given
and both bodies dropped together at
IL Az O'Clock, while at the same moment
a shout went up from the immense
throng.
Both died in agony.
They were evidently strangled as the
necks, were not broken. The struggling
was more than usual Both We're nervy
up to the drop. jackson was dead in
six minutes. Walling died first