The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-20
PEARL BRYAN AVENGED
Scott Jackson and A1onzo
Walling Hanged This
Morning at New
port, Ky.
GOVERNOR BACKED AND FILLED
Jackson Declared His Partner Was
Innocent But Would Give
No Details.
GOVERNOR BACKED AND FILLED

jackson and Alonzo WalIng were hanged
at 11:40 this forenoon WalIins was
strangied and died very hard Jackson's
neck was apparently broken, as he never
moved muscle
AT 11:55 DR.. Tarvin pronounced Walling
dead AT 2:M jackson was pronounced
dead. Both bodies were then removed
from the scaffold
Jackson's body will be removed to
Jersey City. N. j., for interment. Wall
ing will be buried at Hamilton. Ohio.
Al Il O'Clock last night jackson and
Walling ate substantial lunch, consist
illg OF beefsteak, sandwiches, coffee and
pickles. Jackson, who had been slightly
sick before, said he felt much better
Iney lighted cigars after lunch and sat
IN their windows calmly smoking and
chatting. AT one o'clock Walling retir-
ed to his cot and within FIVE minutes
was sleeping as soundly as healthy
babe. jackson evidently was not inclined
TO seek reDose and did not retire when
his partner did. He remained awake
laughing and joking with the death
watch. AT twenty minutes before two
o'clock Sheriff Plummer arrived at the
place of execution, having in his posses
sion the straps and black caps When he
entered the Jail he found Walling sleep
ing soundly. Jackson was still awake,
and the Sheriff asked him If he expected
to make any final statement upon the
scaffold.
II don't think win have any to make, .
replied Jackson
The Sheriff then notified Jackson to be
ready at seven o'clock this morning and
instructed the death watch to have WALL
ing awakened in time. AT three o'clock
jackson had still refused to go to bed
and was sitting at the window. 1t was
evidently his intention not to sleep at
all, but to brace his nerves with whisky.
He finally stretched himself on the bed,
however, and was soon asleep. AT 5.45
he got UP and fifteen minutes later Wall
ing arose The prisoners then partook
of hearty breakfast after which the
Rev. Mr.. Lee was admitted to the room.
He commenced singing, Home, Sweet
Home in which the condemned men
Joined. AT 7:30 they were ordered to pre-
pare for the end.
AS the time approached for the march
to the scaffoid of Jackson and Walling,
a curious crowd. composed principally
of deputy sheriffs and militiamen, stood
just outside the jail waiting for glimpse
of the condemned men, Walling showed
himself at the Jail window several times
while he was donning his. suit for the
execution. He tore up a number of letters
in front of the crowd and seemed to be
trying to attract attention by his action.
At eight O'Clock jackson sat down by
his window and began writing something.
After finishing he handed note to Wal
ling UI and folJ
and put it in his pocket. Both prisoners
were in better spirits, it was evident,
than they had been during the night
At 7:35 o'clock the condemned men were
ordered to prepare themselves for the
last. Rev. Mr.. Lee prayed with them
and they sang three hymns, "The Sweet
Bye and Bye, Walling's favorite GOD
Be With You Till We Meet Again. and
THE Half Was Never Told
Then the minister offered another
prayer A message was handed to Wal
ling from Miss Emma Roberts. 1t read.
Die game"
He told the bearer that he would do so.
Wallng then made a touching appeal
that he be permitted to see Mayor Rhi-
mock. The request was granted.
When the Mayor came in he was asked
70 sign despatch to the Governor to
give him reprteye of thirty days. Wal
ling said
but he won't. I have tried in every way
to get him to do It. but he will not He
ought to save me-.
Now, Lon," said Mayor Rhinock ST
want you to tell me where the head isl
Mayor Rhinock, before God, whom I
snab soon meet, | do not know. 1 will
Chief of Police Pugh Of covington
Shook the mems hands when he bade
them good.b1e. Jackson's hand, he said,
was Wringing with perspiration During
the singing Of the last hymn Jackson beat eat
time with his hands and entered into the
singing with fevor
Sheriff Plummer came in at this juno
ture and asked the prisoners If they had
anything further to say. jackson replied
that he wanted to clear Walling of any
connection with the crime. He then sat
down and wrote the following message
10 governor Bradley
.'Walllng is not guilty of this crime. I
SCOTT JACKSON"
The telegram was sent at S:55.
At 1915 the Governor telegra nl,ed the
5nerlH TO proceed with the execution or
5nchson ia tbe So and fqoa i + he made confession
tence In Walling.s case until further di
rections. s'AeA -
On Saturday morning, February. 1876.
the headless body of a young worn,
an was found on the farm of Iohn r
Lock, near the end of the Fort Thornas Z
electric car line, south of Newporf Nv,
No marks of Identification could he dis
covered. and no cards. letters. or any
thing calculated to solve the mystery
could be found
The body was taken to an underta lxer.s
In Newport and a further examination
showed that the dead womar's shoes
were stamped Lewis & Hays, Greencas
tie, Ind"
with this clew the detectives went to
work, with the result that the corpse
was identified as Pearl Bryan, aged 22
daughter of Alexander Bryan, a well-to-
30 farmer living half a mile south of
Greencastle.
On January "a Pearl Bryan left her
home ostensibly to visit friends at In
dianapOlis, but instead came directly to
this city to meet Scott Jackson, a student
at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery.
Jackson failed to keep his appointment
With the girl and after wandering about
the city she went to the Indiana House
and registered under an assumed name.
The next day Jackson called at the hotel
y TO see her.
On Wednesday, January 20, She left the
Indiana House with Jackson and a fellow
student named Alonzo Walling, and from
hat day until her body was found at Fort
Thomas nothing is positively known as
10 the movement of the trio.
postsnortem examination OF the
corpse revealed the fact that the dead
yirI was about to become a mother
Jackson and Walling were arrested at