The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-19

from Governor bradley or a commuta-
tion OF the sentence OF himself and A1on-
20 NJ. Walling, Scott Jackson has made
another Bo-called confession and Wall
Ing has signed II. Upon their arrest
one year and six weeks ago each con-
| fessed that the other committed the
murder. Each has been In the confess
sion business very frequently ever since.
These written Individual confessions
signed by their respective authors were
vague and eVasiYc.
Now for the first time comes q confess
| sion prepared by Scott jackson IN the
Alexandria jail and signed also by Alon-
20 n, Walllng TO be sent to Governor
/ Bradley. That confession i8 now In his
hands. 1t Is volumlnuus, somewhat
eVaslve and not a littlc foggy. 1t justi-
iieB the general exclamation: Who will
believe it?" which was heard every
where on the streets to-day when the
announcement was made that confess
sion had been obtained. It was secured
for a big money consideration, the pro-
ceeds to SO to the mothers OF the con-
demned men. It's distinguishing char
/ acterlstlc is that It contradIcts in al
most every particular the theory Of the
defense In the long trials Of each OF
these two mon. During the trial Wit
ysS
q village Just above Newport, to prove
that jackson, Walllng and eParl Bryan
were seen in that village about noon on
the Thursday bsfore the murder. The
| defense attacked the Verac!ty OF John
Foster, one Of the witnesses, and tried
to show that Druggist Foertmeyer, a
second witness, had told contradictory
stories about seeing the murderers and
their victim.
Now In this confession the scene Of
the immediate prellmlunTies Of this
murder Is transferred to Bellevue, KY,
on Wednesday and Thursday nights,
January % and 30, 1886. Dr. Wagner, Of
Bellevue. KY, Is involved in the mur.
| der by the confession. At the time Of
the trial there was trace OF o rumor
that DIR. Wagner might have had some
completely In the affair. This was ef-
fectually slleRced by evidence believed
at the time that DR.. Wagner was ab.
| sent during the week OF the Pearl Bry.
nn murder. Since that time he has
been an inmate Of the lunatlc asylum at
! Lexington, Ky. Mrs. Wagner Btlll per-
sIstS that her husband was absent dur.
ing that week, ard, furthermore, that
she never saw Jackson or WRllinE or
Pearl Bryan. and In this her daughters
| join her
Should this attempt 10 implIcate DR..
Wagner succeed in moving the Eover.
nor. an indictment by IA grand jury
would be expected to follow, ana trial
Of DIR. Wagner In which Jackson and
| Waiting wouid be the only witnesses.
By many this is regarded as the motive
OF the whole thing. It took Scott Jacks
son the whole Of one afternoon and
night TO write It. III
Meantime adViccs from Newport are
that the scRiIold and ropes for two are
In readiness for the hanging OF the
criminals on Saturday. News from Als
exnndrla, where the prisoners are I'm
INJURED, Is that the announcement OF n
new confession has created great eX-
element In Campbell and adjacent
counties In Kentucky that It has
brought people from the country to the
town in no gentle humOr, and that
| while the prisoners would be IN no dam
ger from the citizens OF Alexandria, vet
there is no knowing what violent result
might follow n communication Of the sem
tenccs OF Jackson Hndl Walllng,