The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-27
TWO MURDERERS.
Scott jackson and Alonzo Walling
Hanged for an Awful Crime.
At the Last Moment jackson Made an
Effort to Save WaIIing, hut to No
AvaiI-Brief History of "a Most
AtrOcious Crime.

NEWPORT, Ky, March 22.-Scott
Jackson and Alonzo Walling, dental
students of Cincinnati, convicted of
the murder of Pearl Bryan, were
hanged together on double trap in
an enclosure in the Jail yard here at
11:411< o'clock Saturday. The con-
demned men spent quiet but restless
night and were up at $50 o'clock, ate
heartily and indulged in cigars and
had good time. At 9:l5 o'clock it
was announced that jackson had
made complete confession and
Gov. Bradley was telegraphed to
in the interest of Walling. Jackson
declared that Walling was not guilty
of murder.
Jackson was given five minutes to
make a statement and to tell how and
by whom the crime was committed, and
to specify to what extent Walling was
blameless. At the end of five minutes
jackson stated that he could not swear
that Walling was innocent. This set
tied the fate of both prisoners and in
q few minutes the march to the scat
fold was begun.
Just before leaving the cell Walling
said: Il will tell you now at the last
moment of my life that l was not there
and am innocent of the whole crime.
jackson has said as much, but it seems
it will not save me. l cannot say any
more. | will say no more on the scat
fold"
Story of the Case.
A soldier from Fort Thomas KY, while cross
ing field in the vicinity OF the post on the
morning of February I, 1895 found the head
less body OF Il young woman behind some
brush The condition of the body showed that
the woman had passed through struggle be-
fore being murdered, her corset having been
nearly torn from her body and the palm of her
right hand bearing deep cuts. where she had
evidently tried to hold the knife Of her mur-
derer
January %. 1896. It was found Miss Bryan
had left her country home ostensibly for visit
at indianapolis. but had gone direct to Cincin-
natl When the parents arrived in answer to
the advices from the police. they recognized
the clothing and body as that of their dnugh-
ter. The girls parents had many
letters addressed to Scott Jackson, Gin
cinnati, and told the police of his at
tentIOn to the girl and they arrested him IL
hours after the body was identified. Jackson
made confession in which he implicated
Alonzo Wallfng. his roommate. and third per-
son whose name he would not give but inti-
mated that 1t was William Wood. Of Green
castle
The inquest was held February IL at New
port. Ky. On both sides of the river the peO-
pie were wild with excitement and as the testi-
mony developed they were open in their threats
of lynching should the prisoners not be given
death sentences. Jackson identified the blood
stained coat as his own, but said that WallinR
had worn 1t, and when Walling's razor
shown he claimed tina: Jackson had taken it.
These articles. with some of Pearl Bryan's
clothing. had been found in a sewer
ply sician swore that Jackson had told him
that he had betrayed Pearl Bryan. and others
testified that there was poison in the girls
stomach. Jackson's defense was very weak
and the principal effort seemed to be to show
that Pearl Bryan killed in Cincinnati and
then taken TO Kentucky and decapitated This,
II successful would have saved the prisoner.
as he could not be tried for the same offense in
Cincinnati
Walling's trial was begun the last week in
May. He laid the murder almost entirely on
Jackson. His witnesses were as contradictory
as JacksOn's had been, and the jury found him
guilty and recommended death sentence