The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-19
JACKSON AGAIN C0NFESSES.
Nobody Relieves His Statement as
to the Murder of Pearl bryan
The scaffofd Is Ready.

FRANKFORT. KY. March lS.-As
last desperate resort TO extort a respite
from Gov. Bradley or cemmu;atton oe
sentence OF himself and Alonzo NJ Wal
ling, Scott jackson has made another So
called confession and Waiiing has signed
H. Upon their arrest one year and six
weeks ago each confessed that the other
committed the murder Each has been
in the confession business frequently ever
since. Those written individual confes-
sions signed by their respective authors
were vague and evasive.
Now for the first time comes a confess
sion prepared by Scott Jackson in the Al
exandrja taH and signed also by walling.
20 be sent TO Gov. Bradley. The confess
sion IS now in his hands II Is Volumin-
Gus. somewhat eyasive and not a little
foggy. IL iustifies the general exclama-
ton. who will believe it," which was
heard everywhere on the streets today
when the announcement was made that a
confession had been obtained.
II was secured for a big money consid-
Grafton. the proceeds 10 go TO the mothers
Of the condemned men. It's distinguishing
characteristic - that IL contradicts in al
most every particular the theory OF de-
fense in the long trials OF each OF these
men During the trial witnesses were
brought from Bellevue. 4 village just
above Newport. 20 prove that Jackson,
Waning and Pearl Bryan were seen in
that village about noon on the Thursday
before the murder The defense attacked
the veracity Of John Foster. one of the
witnesses. and tried 10 show that Drug
gis. Dcrtmeyer. a second witness had told
contradictory stories about seeing the
murdereTs and their victim.
In this confession. the scene Of the i'm
= esiiate preliminaries 90 the murder. is
transferred 70 Bellevue. Ky on Wednes-
day and Thursday night. January % and 20
iSs6 Dr. Wagner. Of Bellevue. Ky. Is in
volved in the murder by the confession.
L took Scott Jackson the whole OF one
afternoon and night 20 write IL. To anyone
who has read carefully GOV. Bradley 5
statement Of his reasons for refusing re-
spite or commutatlon of sentence. Il viii
be at once apparent that one purpose Of
the confession Is TO give him possible
ground for favorable action that was lack
ing IN former applications
Meantime adVices from Newport are
that the scaTold aud ropes for the hang
1uE are In readiness.
From Alexandria where the prisoners
are confined comes the announcement
that the new confessions have caused
great excitement in Campbell and ada
cent counties in Kentucky. that Il has
been brought by people from the country
70 the towns in no genial mood, and while
the prisoners would be in no danger from
the citiEeus of Alexandria. set there S. no
knowing what violent result might follow
A communication of the sentences Of Jack
son and Wailing unless tne grounds for Il
should be better than any one be ieves ~
IS possible for them 70 furnish
Fred Bryan and other relatives ~ the
murdered girl viii be- IN Cincinnati tomor-
row TIE prisoners VIII he removed 20 tire
Newport jail tomorrow aighf. ard by noon
tomorrow company 81 militia alil be on
the ground 20 guard Newport tail
IL Is rot believed here AZ midnight that
GOV Bradley viii interfere further
Head Not Accounted For.
FRANKFORT Ky. March Is-The
confession az Scott Jackson and Alonz0
Waiting was tonight presented 20 Gov.
nraa5ey bF special Eus essen gers The con-
fesssan says pr Wagner administered
medicine .r attempting % perform an
aheruau. uuasF whica FcaT} Bryan died
ana rh4t ScotS JacAsoa hel3 her across
hts lap Enie wagner cat her head oT
after whtca ur W3z6er wrapped tas
hc1a ln r.eak aad took 3, home. After
wards BE became Insane. They 60 not
Know. thsy say, where thc bead was
taken