Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-20
HEMP AWAITS THEM
jackson and Walling Must Both Die on the
Gallows Today.
GOV. BRADLEY DECLINES TO INTERFERE
Kentucky's Executive Decides to Let the
Law Take Its Course.
PRISONERS LAST APPEAL OF NO EFFECT
Murderers of Pearl Bryan Must Expiate
Their Fiendish Crime.
MILITIA AT THE SCENE OF EXECUTION
Friends of DIR. Wagner, Implicated in
the Confession, Claim to BE
Able to Prove HiE
Innocence.
MILITIA AT THE SCENE OF EXECUTION

NEWPORT, KY, March 1s.-AI efforts
having failed for interference tomorrow
with the execution of Scott Jackson and
Alonzo Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan, there is much excitement here to-
night over the coming event. Ever since the
arrival of the prisoners this afternoon from
the Jail at Alexandria, the jail has been sur
rounded by large crowds. Many are coming
into the city tonight, and enormous crowds
are expected in the morning Jackson and
Wallng concede that they have appealed
to the court, of last resort in vain and their
doom is sealed But they are as defiant and
Indifferent as ever. Both of the men re-
tired after darkness and were reported to
be spending the night with their death watch
and the guards In their usual manner. They
were not at all concerned about the large
~ crowds that surrounded the Jail. The mi
litia arrived tonight and is on duty. Sher-
iff Plummer will not announce the hour OF
execution, but it is thought the men VIII
be hanged together tomorrow morning early.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 19.-Governor
Bradley has issued an official statement OF
about 700 words, refusing any further eXecu-
tive action in the case OF Jackson or wall
ing, who will hang at Newport KY, tomor-
row. The friends Of Dr. Wagner were among
those who asked for respite, in order to give
DR.. Wagner an opportunity to prove that ne
had no knowledge of the crime
The riot alarm sounded, calling the militia
together at 2 O'Clock this afternoon, and be-
fore them the governor gave his final refusal
to interfere in the Jackson and Walling
cases. The soldiers left at o'clock, carry
Ing with them the decision of the governor,
which said in so many words. that the exc
cuton must go on tomorrow. The militia
marching through the streets was the first
intimatton local people had that the fate of
Jackson and Wallng was forever sealed
GOVERNOR BRADLEY's MESSAGE,
The following is the full text of Governor
Bradley's refusal to respite Jackson and
Walling:
The common law concerning the crime
confession shows that Pearl Bryan was
hboTton abort If If This be true She being quick
with child, as shown by the evidence, the the
by drugs Deliberately administered. the eff
feet of which clearly manitests an utter
pioyed was not only one from which death
or great injury would probably result, but
from which its rapid }bsr 9Rfraon gs
physician who administered the drug knew;
or had every reason to suppose, o,'r 1t would
Under either state of the case he was guilty
of murder and Jackson and Wailing We're
and are equally guilty under the statute OF 81
Kentucky. All this must be conceded if
the confessions are, true.
The confessions, however, are inconSiSt-
ent and contradictory. utterly at war with
every statement that each of the defendants
that this should be overlooked, because
they We're then swearing FOR taelr nVes.
made to escape danger then pending it may
well be asked how much g,rnter Is the dan
ger that now nov onfTonts IS them her Whe% thgy
they are excusable for false swearing then,
how much more are they eXcusaeie ana hoW nov
-- speak falsely now.
one of them says that the body was taken
away In a cab the other that 1t was taken
in a wagon. This conflict would be quite
immateral but for the fact that Jackson
becomes material W@ng tS says bth5 rh9t WaT bo
jackson says that Wagner did It,, The re-
moyal Of the corsets might have @ taken place ice
through tho system or they may have been
loosened when the injection was admins %
conveyed, to the place where she was found.
The whole confession bears striking sim
son for it is now admitted that the body
was removed by both Jackson and Walling
ancanIfated dec HAT mus destrovlng the defensive
theory on the trial that the tracks were
made by others The note S or letter tier, SAID al.
Wagner, asking that the clothing Of Pearl
Bryan be sent TO him and stating that she
its absence in any way accounted for.
Not only is the confession a contradiction
fiat contradiction of the letter of Wall
Ing, sent me only few days since ana
runillV nnnrDlplinp
pending death. These men have not only
trined with human, life, but have trihed
and set at defiance the laws of God and
man, II 1t be establishes that one Grim
inal, after such conduct this can by a
mere pretended confession obtain n respite
then every other criminal Is entitled TO
like treatment. and this would result in
cution OF laws into contempt. The wounded
hand of Pearl Bryan solemnly and surely
points TO the fact that she was not dead
when beheaded. That wound could have
been Indicted only wheni during the terri;
il in order to ward Oft the cruel knife
DR. Waener is in the asylum and Is the
man. OF all, others, by reason of his con,
most naturally lay this horrible crime.
To grant a respite in order that the de-
procure his conviction would result in a
delay or at least a year, as experience In
the trial of the defendants has demon
defendants statements, no jury would or
could, believe any statement that either of
them might make and consequently Wag-
ner would not be convicted Such delay
would only add fuel to the flames and
furnish further incentive 10 mob violence
in this state.
The claim that Walling was under the
influence of Jackson and therefore deserves
clemency cannot be considered He shows
himself the willing and ready assistant.
Each OF them have clearly exhibited a
reckless disregard for human life. Their
confessions, taken in connection with the
facts and circumstances proven In the case
show that they committed an atrocous
crime Life is precious To them. but no
more so than 1t was to their victim.
Their poor mothers are entitled to sym
Pathy, but no more than the mother OF
Pearl Bryan, The law has been set at de-
hance and the fair name OF Kentucky
stained with another booay murder.
Twelve men have passed upon the guilt
OF each The circuit judge and appellats
Judges have affirmed their action. My
9ath s9,tha IL that Il VIII see tnat the laws are
The Jury lXed the penalty l have u