The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

about by Sheriff julie Plummer Of Camp
bell county. Kentucky. who had followed
the slender clues furnished by the shoe
and garment to successful issue. rms
discovery also identified Scott Jackson and
Alonzo NJ. Wallug as the perpetrators OF
the crime. These young men We're room
mates and w-students in the dental
college at Cincinnati. Scott Jackson spent
several months Of the summer ana early
autumn of 1895 at Greencastle Ind, as a
member of the family of his brother-in-
law. nr. Edwin L. Post. a professor in the
Depauw university, There he became ac-
uuainted with VIII Wood a lad 20
years old. Il son of the Rev. Delos NJ.
Wood presiding elder of the Methodist
Episcopal church, presiding at Greencas-
tie Through VIII Wood who was sec
ond cousin TO Pearl Bryan, he Obtained an
introduction TO her and visited her ire
uuently. She was graduate OF the Green
castle high school, was vivaclous, pretty
fond OF society, and very popular jack
son. when absent, kept up a correspond
encc with her. which was continued until
within a fortnight of the day OF The muir
dor The last Two or three months OF TINS
,orrespondence was carried on clandcstlhe'
lv viii Wood was the medium at Green
castle by which those letters were passed
to their destination. Jacksons lasi WISH
TO Greencastle was In the holidays OF
1Sq5-G few persons at Greencastle, con
hdants of Jackson, knew that Pearl Bryan
was In delicate situation. 40 one vi
these. Dr. Gillespie, a dentist with "hohl
Jackson had worked. also relative oil
Pearl BRYAN. Jackson admitted thal ne WIS
tho author Of Pearl Bryan's trouble. GU
lospio during the holiday vacation, advised
Iacl son to marry her. He said that nc
would NOT do ANYTHING Of the kind. Ineie
wore others who knew ebout this anair
euong them VIII Wood and Mr. Early q
telegraph operator at Grcencestle' Througn
WIN Wood some time in December. lh'o
,acl,so, had scut Pearl Eryan letter
containing a prescription OF ergot, oil rye
and ether ingredients intended to pro.
duce an abortion. The girl never GOT II
hllod jackson visited her In the vacation
and DESTROYED the letter and presorlptlon'
Meantime Jackson and Walling were ar
reatod in Cincinnati In their possession
,vero found letters chiefly from VIII WOOD
IN Jackson In regard to Pearl Bryan fearl
Bryan's pocketbook and her vallse. Np'ch
was stained with, blood, were iouhd "ne4'
| Iacksnn had secretod them. WalllnSs pan :
| .slcons we're taken from his locker at inc
dental college and they we're muddy ahu
sDotted with blood. Jaoksons coat heekea
all over with blood was hsheh out OF q
sewer in when IL WAC i"u"H ~
| direction. ri, aozcr
In Jackson's pockets were nan COZ ior
handkerchefs which were Afterwards luei y,
tiiied as the properly OF Pearl bryan ~
the examination by CHIEF Dei'en lhs pD
oners admitted that Pearl Bryan had eo'le
here MonGoy. January 81, and that both ol
them had been with her until wednesday t
afternoon. after which each charged tn me
other with having her in his care aha eh ha.
declared that ne had seen nothing OF hs'
a,,ar,yards. Both admitted that on the SAT,
nrsay night following the murder they ma.
gone 10 the suspension bridge on the r'y s
and dropped her bloody elothins IN MN, Ins
liver 10 hide IT and 10 conceal the erlne,
a., rr,aay risht Mt o'clock Jackson was
e seen TO leave pave walllngford's saloon =, y
The tenderloin district with Pearl , hTyan s ;,
hack and at the same I'll time %,v wsIns ate,
nnar before the murder Walling was seer
S %eb Pearl Bryan at Central Union station u
Where ,n he detained her until the last tran