The record-union., 1897-03-21
Scott Jackson and AlOnzO N. Mailing Fay
Penalty for the Crime.
Both Executed at the Same Time ana
on the Same Scaffold.
The Necks of Neither Broken, ana
Both Struggle Hard in the process
of Strangulation-Both Drop at the
Same Instant, Though waning
I;noers a Moment Longer Ihan
Jackson.
Jackson.

LlngerS MOWChI
Jackson.
NEWPORT Ky), March 2O.-The
,ourder of Pearl Bryan fourteen mohths
ago was avenged to-day by ooup,e
hanging Scott Jackson and AlohZo M.
WaIling were executed at 1l:14 d. H.
from the same scaffold. There was d
double trap, but only one lever anu
when Sheriff Plummer pulled the Ie'ei
both dropped the same instant. " an
ing however. fingered moment ION
ger than jackson. The neck Oh nei'lieI
one was broken, and both struggleu
hard in the process of strangulatloh'
The arrangements were complete anu
the performance was so perfect tnat II
was without any incident unusual Oh
such occasions. Both men were herNy
10 the last. and on the galloWs protested
tbair innoe ence. and died with their Sc
crets. so that it may never oe hiio" !,
what was done with the head OF feaii
Brvan or where she lodged the W.
nights previous to her murder, OF WHAT
part each took in the decapltatloh vi
whether others were implicated. 1iiei
were over 800 men within the lhclosure
to witness the hanging, and many thou-
sands around the jailyard, Dut the
militia. special deputies and ponce
maintained order.
The execution was quickly dispatched
as neither had anything to say on the
~pallovs except to declare his innocence
and Rev. A. J. Lee was brief in his SER
vices There was however. long de-
Law as Jackson and Walling continued
+bair tactics of false confessions as long
as possible
sheriff Plunmer intended to hang the
men at a. m. so as to avoid the great
crowds that assembled later in the day.
ON account Of the promises of confess
sion the execution was postponed until
s a. m. and then to a. m, when jack
son declared Walling was not guilty.
Then Geographic communication open
ed with Governor Bradley. When the
crowds learned that jackson was sun
making confessions, and the Governor
was considering the respite or waning
there were many demonstrations IN the
large crowds assembled, but the ponce
and militia kept all at a safe distance
Both men had been making confes-
sions for some weeks and contradlctlng
them next day Both of them repud1-
ated all their confessions before they
died.
When Governor Bradley and Sheriff
Plummer finally pressed jackson Tor
details and definite information about
Walling. the former said he could not
saw on the eve of his death, that the
latter was innocent. Governor Bradley
then ordered the Sheriff to proceed,
and when this announcement was made
TO the crowd there were cheers and
marked demonstrations for the Gov
ernOr.
The ingenuity of able counsel and
friends had been used during the past
week to influence the Governor by false
confessions and other adroit schemes
to give Jackson more time and modlfy
the sentence of Walling, but Governor
Bradley enalyzed the case too closely
for these plans to become operative.
From 8 a. m. until the time of the
execution many false reports were CIR
culated about Wallirg being respited
and these reports caused the greatest
excitement around the jail.
The scaffold was in the open air of
the court yard. and outside the crowd
was easily kept advised as to what
was going on in the Enclosure. The ut
most secrecy was, however, maintained
as to what was going on in the jail,
into which only the counsel, friends,
pastor and officers We're admitted. The
excitement extended into Covington
and other suburbs while in Cincinnati
signals were used and large crowds
surrounded the newspaper offices, Elk
- he no l.
tanned the rumors about the probable
respite of Walling, and added to the
excitement During the noon hours.
when the streets were crowded with
people going to luncheon, the black
flags were put out announcing the exc
cutions, and there We're crowds every
where expressing qualification.
None of the members of the Bryan
family from Greencastle. Ind, We're
present They were represented by At
torney Silas A. Hayes, Fred Hayes. s.
Renick, William Hiawer. A A. Black
and w. f. Starr, friends of the Bryan
family.
Soon after the execution the crowds
left the streets surrounding the Jail
but they did not leave until after the
bodies of the men had been taken
away.
Tonight the city is as quiet as usual
1t has been disturbed by these men
for over year.
The remains of Walling were taken
to his mother at Hamilton, Ohio, to-
day.
The remains of Scott Jackson were
incinerated tonight at the Cincinnati
crematory His mother is opposed &c
cremation, but had the body incirerat-
ed so she could take the ashes to hei
home at Greencastle, Ind, and not
suffer the modification of being refused
burial there The widowed mother was
unable to bear the expense of taking
the remains to their old home in Maine
as at first contemplated.
The friends of the Bryan family who
were here to attend the execution stat
ed that no cemetery in that vicinity
would give a permit for his buria
there.
There are many rumors tonight
about additional confessions that boil
men are said to have left, but no con
fidence is placed in any confession
since the men said before their dealt
to-day that they had made a mistak,
in listening to those who advised thu