The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-21

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tive. had invented a story and employed
Trusty 10 testify TO it. " other witnesses
had been employed to corroborate
they refused to DO so. In fact, they
had informed the prosecution of the scheme
beforehand and continued TO play their
trap. Six months later john Seward pleaded
guilty to subornation of perjury and
Trusty TO perjury. and were sentenced TO
the penitentiary for two and one year. re-
spectively.
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
The main effort of the defense after this
was to show that life had been extinct be-
fore Pearl Bryan was beheaded. All of the
numerous experts examined on both sides
testified that blood could not squirt from
the veins of the human body after the
heart had ceased 10 beat. The dead leaves
of those privet bushes testified. by the
blood that stained their upper surface and
hung like drops of crimson dew from their
lower sides, that this blood was thrown by
the beating heart from a living body. This
condition OF the leaves was proved by a
multitude Of intelligent witnesses. The tes-
timony of the inanimate sentinels was fatal
was dead before il was beheaded.
The courtroom during both trials was
crowded. Feeling ran high against the
prisoners and the court and the sherlh
enforced the most %tringent order IN the
courtroom. All persons were admitted by
tickets issued by the. sheriff. equal in mum,
Der 10 the seats. and every seat was hlled
in both trials. Scott Jackson's own testi-
mony, in which he tried TO throw the re-
sponsibiiity OF the murder on Walllng:
made a bad Impression. During parts of
the time in the trial the prisoners mother
sat by his side. In another part OF the
room were the father. mother, sister and
Nothing in the two trials surpassed In
dramatic interest the scene when the jurors
came in to render their verdict in Jackson's
case. On each side of the prisoner We're
two armed policemen. All through the
room among the spectators were .distrib-
uted armed officers in citizens clothing.
Fred Bryan. the murdered girls eldest
brother, took his seat within six feet of
the prisoner. The court admonished those
present that a large force of officers was
distributed through the room. The ex-
eme was intense. Had the verdict been
other than murder in the first degree. with
the death penalty. there is no knowing
nouncement of the verdict a bare beginning
of a demonstration of approval was sternly
checked In a few moments the courtroom
was empty and the prisoner in Jail.
Alonzo Walling's trial began May 20 and
ended June IS with a verdict of guilty and
the penalty of death. The same counsel
appeared for the commonwealth as in
JackSOn'S trial. Walling's counsel We're
Col. George Washington. of Newport. and
Richard Shepherd, of Hamilton, o. The
defense was ably conducted. It's attorneys
had the experience of the trial of Jackson.
As in the Jackson trial the main effort of
the defense was an attempt TO show that
the girl was dead before she was beheaded.
The same testimony that broke this line of
defense down In the Jackson trial broke il
down in Walling's trial.
THE DEATH SENTENCE.
Meantime. several days after the trial Of
Walling. Judge Helm pronounced the death
sentence. For the first time Jackson's re-
markable seif-possession seemed to desert
him. He looked appealingly to his attor-
ney. who came to his side and bade him
be seated. Walling received his sentence
with the same unmoved s~tolidity that had
characterized him during the trial.
\ short time after both men had been
sentenced some of their fellow-prisoners
broke out of the Newport jail and escaped.
Neither of the condemned men dared follow
them. An immense mob. on hearing this
news, rushed to the Jail. but dispersed
when il heard that Jackson and Walling
were still In IL. Both men said the reason
they did not try to escape was because
they knew that the jail was the safest place
for them. Immediately afterwards they
were removed TO the Covington Jail, where
they remained until taken to Alexandria
and later TO Newport.
After removing the prisoners from Cincin-
natl members of the press were not gen.
orally permitted to see them. but they were
visited by thousands of others. and were
the recipients of gifts of various kinds
ISIS. Il III one NlSllOT WHO
since the death watch was put over them
had been permitted free access TO them
was their spiritual adviser, the Rev. j. A.
Church. aiiglH
Scott Jackson was twenty-five years old
His height was five feet six inches. He
had a little, wiry figure, blonde complexion
and hair. cold, glittering, blue-gray eyes
lacking in depth. and a head that resembled
the head of II. Fl. Holmes, the multi-mur-
derer. He was born in Maine. crossed the
ocean fourteen times when a lad with his
father; who was a sea captain. and lived
after his fathers death, with his mother
IN New York and Jersey City. He was
Jointly indicted with one Lett in Jersey
City for robbing n railroad company, in
whose employ he and Lett worked i'm the
same office. He escaped by turning States
evidence and sending Lett 10 the peniten-
tiary. His mother lives with her daughter
the wife of DR.: Edwin f. Post. professor
of Latin in DePauw University. at Green
castle. Ind. To the home of Professor Post
Jackson went In 1894, just after the Jersey
CITY affair Ia the winter of 1894 he attend
made the acquaintance of Walling.
AlonZo M. Walling was five feet nine
inches high His hair was dark and his
eyes hazel. under heavy eyebrows hat al.
most met. a peculiar configuration of his
face gave him the appearance of having a
and morose, with little force of character
which made him all the more plant too
OF jackson. His age was twenty-one years
or Iull -FOUR years younger than Jackson.
After the conviction of the two men me-
EFFORT was spared by their friends TO save
them from the gallOws, but all in vain.
Jackson's New Jersey Record.
NEW YORK, March 2O.-Scott jackson
who was hanged at Newport, KY, TO-DAY
for the murder of Pearl Bryan. lived In
Jersey City from early boyhood until three
years ago. He became unfavorably known
there as the witness who turned state.
evidence in the trial of Alexander Lett.
for embezzeling $4,000 from the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company. Jackson was
brought up under good influences. Hi.
mother was a widow in comfortable cir.
c~omstances, and his sister is an excelIent
young lady. His father died when Scot
was a child. Scott was a member of the
trinity Methodist Sunday school. Wher
he became of age he secured a position a.
accountant in the Pennsylvania railroad
freight office. Let's was the assistant cash
Ter. Jackson fled when Let's was arrested
Letts's first trial resulted in a disagree
ment. AT the second trial Jackson. on tn,
promise of immunity. gave evidence for tn.
State. The second trial also resulted in
disagreement. Conviction was obtained a
the third trial. and Let's served the tire,
years imposed upon him by Judge Hud
speth. Soon after he and his mother anC
sister left Jersey City.
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