The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-20
By THE SAME ROUTE
To-Day Jackson and Walling Will
Swing Together.
PEARL BRYAN'S MURDERERS
Governor Bradley VIII Not Inter-
fere, So the Two Must Pay the
Penalty OF tho Most Afro
clous Crime of the Age.

Newport. Ky, March t9.-All efforts
having failed for interference to-mor-
row with the execution % Scott Jack
son and AlOnzo Walling for the murder
of Pearl Bryan. there Is much excite
ment here Tonight over the coming
event. Ever since the arrival Of the
prisoners this afternoon from the Jail
al Alexandria. the jail has been sur
rounded by large crowds. jackson
and Nalling concede that they have
appealed To the court NJ last resort in
vain; but they are as defiant aud indif-
terent as ever Both OF the men retired
after darkness and were reported to he
spending the night In their usual
manner sheriff Plummer will not an
nounce the hour of execution, hut IL is
thought that the men win I've hung
together tomorrow morning early,
Frankfort. Ky, March l9-The fol-
lowing Is the text Of Governor Brad
leys refusal To- respite jackson and
Walling: The common law concerning
the crime. admitted In the confession
tn have been committed. is In force In
this state. The confession shows that
Pearl Bryan was killed by drugs ad-
mlnlstered 10 produce abortion. II this
he true, she being quick with child. as
shown by the evidence, the child was
killed also. Her death was caused hy
drugs deliberately administered. the
effects of which clearly manifest AN
utter disregard for human life. Either
the physician who administered the
drug knew. or had every reason Io sup
pose. it would cause death, or should
have known it, Under either state uf
the case he was guilty of murder. and
Jackaon and Walling were and are
equally guilty under the statute of
Kentucky. All this must be conceded
IL The confessions are true.
The confessions. however. are at war
with every statement that each of the
defendants made on the witness stand.
IL is urged that this should be- over
looked, because they were then swear
ing for their lives. Conceding that their
false statements were made to escape
danger then pending. II may well be
asked how much greater " the danger
that now confrOnts them when they
stand in the shadow of the gallows?"
After reviewing the confessions Of the
two men. the governor continues: Not
only il the confession conirado tion of
the evidence of both defendants. but Il
lat contradiction Of the letter OF Wall
ing. sent me only few days since and
claimed tn have been written by him
under a sense of RAPIDLY approaching
death. II IL be established that on.
criminal. after such conduct as this
can. by mere pretended confession
obtain a respite. then every other is en-
titled to like treatment. The wounded
hand Of Pearl Bryan solemnly points tc
j MT a. "A 10 n
beheaded. That could have been infllct.
cd only when during the terrible agony
of her decapitation. she raised IL ir
order to ward Off the cruel knife. DIR
Wagner Is in the asylum and Is the
man of all others, by reason of his con-
dition, at whose door the defendants
would most naturally lay this tcrribl,
crime.
"To grant respite in order that th'
defendants might lie used as witnesses
to procure his conviction would result
In a delay of at least q year. as expert
ence In the trial of the defendants has
demonstrated. Tho claim that Wallina
was under the influences of jackson
and therefore deserves clenency can
not lac considered. ,Ic shows himself
the willing and ready assistant. Thell
confessions show that they committed
an atrucious crime. Life is precious 4
them. hut no more so Than II was &
their victim. Their poor mothers arr
entitled to sympathy. but no more thar
the mother of Pearl Bryan. Twelve
men have passed upon the guilt of each
The circuit judge and appellate Judges
have affirmed their action. My oath I,
that I viii see that the laws are faith
| fully executed The jury fixed the pen
atty, | have plain duty to perform
/ 1t is not my province To make laws bu
| to enforce them. neither IL II my prov
. incc to fix the death penalty. nor II ]
proper that ! should intervene to pre-
/ vent its infiiction when the law and th'
] evidence authorize IL. The respite Il
/ refused. iSicned).
civilian o. BRADLEY.
Governor"