Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-19
JACKSON AND wALLING AT THEIR
OLD TRICKS AGAIN.
THEIR STORY IS NEW, HOWEVER
INVOLVES 4 THIRD MAN IN THE
PEARL BRYAN MURDER.
One DIR. Wagner Declared to Have
Had Hand in It-LarEe sum
Paid by IL Cincinnati News
paper for the Con-
fession.

sort 10 extort Il respite from Governor
Bradley, or u communication of sentence of
himself and Alonzo NJ. WallinS. Scott
jackson has made another so-called con-
fession and Walling has signed it. Upon
their arrest one year and six weeks ago,
each confessed that the other committed
the murder. Each has been in the confes-
sion business very frequently ever since.
These written individual confessions.
signed by their respective authors. were
vague and evasive Now, for the first
time, comes Il confession prepared by Scott
jackson in the Alexandria Jail and signed
also by Walling to be sent to Governor
Bradley. That confession is now in his
hands. 1t is voluminous, somewhat evasive
and not II little foggy. 1t justities the gen.
crai exclamation, who will believe it,
which was heard everywhere on the streets
to-day when the announcement was made
that IL confession had been obtained. 1t
was secured by a Cincinnati paper for Il
big money consideration. the proceeds to
90 to the mothers of the condemned men.
Its distinguishing characteristic is that
il ccntradicts, in almost every particular.
the theory of the defense in the long trials
of each of these two men.
During the trial, witnesses were brought
from Bellevue. Ky. village just above
Newport to prove that Jackson, Walling
and Pearl Bryan We're seen in that village
about noon on Thursday before the muir
der. The defense attacked the veracity of
John Foster. one of the witnesses, and tried
TO show that Druggist Dortmeyer. second
witness, had told contradictory, stories
about seeing the rnurderers and their VIC
tim. Now, in this confession, the scene of
the immediate preliminaries of the murder
day and Thursday nights, January q and
80 1856. DIR. Wagner. of Bellevue. Ky. is
involved in the murder. by the confession.
AT the time of the trial there was trace
of a rumor that Dr. Wagner might have
some completely in the affair. This was
effectually sienced by evidence. believed at
time that DIR. Wagner was absent during
the week of the Pearl Bryan murder
Since that time he has been an inmate of a
lunatic asylum.
Mrs. Wagner still persists that her hus-
band was absent during that week and
that. Furthermore, she never saw jackson
or Waling or Pearl Bryan, and in TINS her her
preparations for the murder were made in
Bellevue depends for confederation on the
testimony of John Foster, Druggist Dort-
MEYER and woman who saw the parties
from distance, all of which was, tiercely
resisted by the defense in the trial.
Wagnc, succeed in moving the governor
an indictment by grand jury would be
expected TO follow. and Il trial of Dr. Wag-
ner. ix which Jackson and Wailing would
be the only witnesses. By many; tins IS
regarded as the motive of the whole thing.
II took Scott Jackson the whole OF one
afternoon and night to write it, 10 any
one who has read carefully Governor Brad
ly's statement of his reasons for refusing
respite or communication OF sentence. II Will
he at once apparent that one purpose OF
this confession is to give him a poSslble
ground for favorable action that was lack
ing in former applications.
The confession says DIR. Wagner admin
istered medicine in attempting to perform
an abortion. under which Pearl Bryan
died. jackson held her across his lap while
Wagner cut her head off. DR.. Wagner
wrapped the head in his cloak and took it
home. Afterward Wagner became insane.
The confession declares that Jackson and
Walling do not know where the head is.
the SGaffold and ropes for two are in read
mess for the hanging of the criminals on
Saturday. News from Alexandria. where
the prisoners are immured.is the announce.
ment that the new confession has caused
great excitement in Campbell and adjacene
coun~ses in Kentucky: that it has brouSht
people from the country to the town in nCS
ors would be in no danger from citis
zcns of Alexandria, yet there is no know 1
ing what violent result might follow II
communication of sentences of Jackson and
Walling unless the grounds for 1t should
be better than anyone believes is possible
for them to furnish
Fred Bryan and other relatives of the.
murdered girl will be in Cincinnati to-mor-
row. The prisoners will he removed to the
Newport Jail Tomorrow night and by noon
tomorrow a company of militia will be on
the grtSind to guard the Newport Jail. 1t
is not believed here at midnight that Gov
ernor Bradley will interfere further. If he
does not Jackson and Walling will hang
Saturday.