Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-24
tissue OF EAl SCHOOL
Jackson and Waiiing Repudtate ThcIr
Confess,oaS-Nev,r Heard OF Dr. wAr-
ner Untu the Trial


Confess'oas-Nvv,r Heard OF Dr. SAr-
nrr Untn the Trial
NEwTcHr. Ky. March 90. Scott
Jackson has repudiated and denied
his confession.
Hardly had that signed statement
Leg; the Alexandria jail by special mes
SeOSer on is way 10 Gov. Bradley be-
fore the doomed man who wrote it.
PscinC the cell which ne was soon 10
leave for the scene OF MS execution.
was once again protesting &is inno-
ccnce OF Pearl organs murder. and
crying aloud his lamentations for the
mistake which he had made.
II was an extraordinary and dram
! attic scene
His sister, Mrs. Edwin Post. of
Greencastle, was with him at the time.
and she is the authority for the state
mcntS which follow
jackson and his sister were talking
of the confession JUS. made by
the convicted murderer. aud Mrs
Post did not at that time. nor
until she read it in the papers.
know that her brother. over Us own
signature. had branded himself a muir
derer under the laws OF Kentucky.
She did not know what story he had
told OF the fatal night
Suddenly Jackson, turning upon
Mrs. Post, cried out:
sister, have made n mistake. an
awful, terrible mistake"
What have you done. Scott?" she
asked.
Il have sent Gov. Bradley false
story. l have written To him that |
knew how Pearl Bryan died, and |
gave him the details, but they arc
false"
Was not your story the truth?' ex-
claimed the unhappy woman. appalled,
NJ her brothers words
The TRUTH exclaimed Jackson.
NO! not line. Not a word,
l did not realize until now VIVA,
! nave done. For the past four or
/ five days l have been driven almost
! to distraction by those whom |
thought were my friends, who have
urged me To confess that killed her.
They said the governor had absolutely
! refused To Interfere unless some en-
! tircly new statement was made.
! They spoke TO me about DIR. Way
/ ncr, OF Bellevue, and said he was ia "A
! lunatic asylum.
II did not know what TO do. Wall
ing and | talked it over. and finally
decided, as the last chance, ON
desperate attempt To put it
on Wagner. We thought We might do
II, or least say enough to make the
! governor grant respite"
At IL o'clock Friday night Jailer
Bitter ordered hamburger sandwiches
for the two men. Jackson, with an
appetite that never seems to be an.
pcased eat three OF the sandwiches.
while Walling ate but one. and oN-
pressed himself rs thoroughly salts.
ed
While the men were eating the
sandwiches the rumbling OF wheels.
as though OF carriage, were
heard driving down Fourth street.
jackson went TO the window, pccred
out and saw, not a carriage. but Tn.
| dertalSer Costigan's wagon, driving IN
10 the enclosure surrounding the scat
fold with the coffin that viii bc used
TO take his body from the scafold ia
the undertaking cstablishm cnt where
it will be prepared for burial
The coffin was a plain one. and a
better caslSet Will be used to ship the
remains east Saturday evening at $3.50,
over the c. & O. road, TO New Jersey,
where the intcrment will take place.
The grewsome sight did not disturb
Jackson's equanimity, as he lighted a
fresh cigar and began TO smoke.
There was startling rumor going
the rounds OF Newport Friday night
that Scott Jackson will confess every
thing even 10 the whereabouts Of tn,
head when he mounts the scaffold Sat
| urday