Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 8 May 1896 — Page 8

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TOLD HIS OLD STORY

Scott Jackson Says He Did Not Sea Pearl After Wednesday,

TELLS OF HIS CHILDHOOD DAYS.

H!b Coming: to Greencastle and Fir* Acquaintance 'Villi tho Deceased—Claims Wood Induced Her to Visit Cincinnati,

Admits Taking Her to Walling ford's Saloon—Letters Were Head*

Newport, Ky., May 1. Only one witness was examined yesterday and he •was Scott Jackson. All forenoon and afternoon, with very little questioning, he told how he did not murder Pearl Bryan and how Walling must have done the whole thing himself. His statement admitted his partnership in the scheme that brought Pearl Bryan to Cincinnati for an unlawful purpose, and also an active complicity with Walling in dropping the murdered girl's clothing into tho Ohio river. His attempt to explain why he was active in hiding the girl's clothing is looked upon by many attorneys as lame.

Jackson's Clillhood Days,

Jackson's recital began with his youthful life, telling how he had lived up to the time of his arrival in Greencostle, where he first met Pearl Bryan during the holidays of 1895, to whom he had been introduced by Will Woods. "I had known Wood since 1894," continued the witness. "I only saw Pearl twice during the holidays. I saw her nearly every day during the spring and summer of 1895. She lived about a half mile south of town. I was not at her house more than seven or eight times. I did not see her at Indianapolis. I did see her at the oratorical contest at English's opera house on March. Will Wood had arranged for us to meet. I met Wood at the college. I took him to my house. He said: 'Pearl and Minnie are down here today. They want to see you.' I only went to Pearl's house seven or eight times. Will Wood told me of an intimacy between him and Pearl Bryan, lie asjted me one day: 'Why don't you cotne up to see Pearl more?' He said, "It's a good thing.' I told iiim not to talk that way.

Told of Pearl's Trouble.

"When I came to Cincinnati I went to the college there. I attended lectures regularly up to the Christmas holidays. I went home for the holidays. 1 stayed with my mother." "Jackson, did you ever have improper relations with Pearl Bryan?" "Yes, sir." "When?" "During the Christmas holidays."

Continuing he said: "I had never done it before. I had a conversation with Dr. Gillespie, in which I was told of Pearl Bryan's trouble. In letters I had received from Will Wood he had told me."

Then, interrupted with objections and wranglings by the attorneys, the accused told of letters that had passed between himself and Wood and admitted that he had supplied the latter with two prescriptions to be used by Miss Bryan.. These having proved inneffectual, lie said, he had after much solicitation agreed to secure a friend who could help Wood out of his trouble. This friend was Alonzo Walling, and Wood afterward sent the girl to Cincinnati. Of future movementsTie said: "He did send her. I got a message by a boy at the dental college, when I was at lecture. I have not the note he brought it is lost. I showed it to Mr. Walling. That afternoon I was out with Pearl, and 1 took out the note and said: 'You have not improved your writing much.' In response to the note, I instructed the boy to tell 'Miss Stanley' I'd come down. The note was signed 'Miss Stanley.' I went to lecture. Mr. Walling- and myself went to the Indiana House. I went to room 114. I found Pjaarl Bryan there. I had a conversation' with her. I stayed there six or seven minutes. I took her valise, went out. I took the large valise. I went to Heider's restaurant. I met Walling there. We took lunch and then went to my room. I took the valise and put it in my closet. I had talks with Walling about getting a room for rMiss Bryan. Walling said, 'What made Wood send her down here in such a hurry? He said he would have to hustle and find a place for her.

Movements I11 Cincinnati.

"I next saw Miss Bryan a.' 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Race and Fourth streets. I was aloue. She and I walked around the city. We went into various stores. I pointed out the points of interest. I left her at 4:30 and went to my room. I arranged to meet her at 6 o'clock. I waited for Walling. He came and said that he had been unable to get a place for Pearl. I saw her at 6 o'clock. I had left Walling at Wallingford's saloon. I took Pearl Bryan there. We went into a wineroom and sat at a table she took a drink. I gave the order there to an Italian bartender. After the drink we went out. I had been in Wallingford's before with Walling. I borrowed some money from Wallingford. He gave me silver. *1 paid him back $1.75. After leaving Wallingford's on Tuesday night we walked around a while, and Walling left us. Pearl and I took a Norwood car and rode to Walnut Hills. We got back at 10 o'clock. When we got back I took her to Heider's restaurant. She went to the Indiana House and I went to my room. "Next morning I attended lectures. I saw Pearl at 11:80 at Race and Fourth. This was our meeting place. I made an appointment with her for Walling. Then I went to dinner. Afterward I went to my room. I next saw Pearl Bryan, or tho body of Miss Bryan, in the morgue. Her mother, brother and sister were there. With the exception of the time I saw the body, I have never seen Pearl Bryan since I saw her on Wednesday at Race and Fourth."

Denial of State's Evidence.

The witness then proceeded to make denial of having been either on the Licking pike or in Bellevue on Tuesday or Friday, saying he never went there, nor did Pearl Bryan. He entered general denial to the statements that he had been in the Kentucky places named or under the circumstances mentioned in prosecuting evideuce. The prisoner said that on the afternoon of Friday he went to call on a young lady friend. He did not want to tell her name, saying: "I'd like to keep her name out of this if I could."

Being informed that he would have to answer, Jackson said: "It was Miss Hattie Ganz. I spent an hour with her and went back to my room. I left it to get some ink. When I went back I stayed until morning."

Jackson Recalled.

"After getting the ink I returned to triy -00m intending to write, but did not do so. Walling and I started to play cards. Fred Albion and another barber named Frank came in. Albion went after some beer. We played cards and chatted until 10:30, then I retired. The other ttiree left the room and what time Walling came back I do not know, as I was asleep. His coming just partly aroused me. "Saturday morning I arose about 10 o'clock and went to the college looking

for a letter from my mother with some money. Went to Heider's after that, I think. Saw Dr. Littler after I had dined. Was at the college at 12:30 to treat a patient. Did the necessary work for preparing a tooth. After that I remained until after rollcall and then took my dental tools at abojit 5 p. m. and went back to the college from Ninth street. Shortly after Walling came in and we went out for a walk before supper. Did not see Walling after Wednesday afternoon until Thursday afternoon at the college."

In telling of getting money from his mother the prisoner said: "I was short of money and sent home for some. I went into Wallingford's saloon with Walling Monday niglit. My mother had only sent me 91, all she had to spare. It came as a bill. I wrote that I would have to have money to nav m.v board, and she then sent a check ior *14. 1 went to Mr. melds' ana got it cashed Saturday evening. "Saturday evening I went to Theobald's saloon and paid the bartender $1 I had borrowed. Then we went to Heider's for Supper. There I read an account of the finding of a headless woman at Fort Thomas. Told Walling what I had read and he said he did not want to see or hear anything about it, but wanted to go to the room before I had finished my meal. We then went to our room and Walling produced a bundle and said: 'Throw these away, Jack.'" "What for?" I asked. "Never mind," he answered, "about that time I was panic stricken. "Then take this valise,' walling said 'and the bundle and throw them in the river.' I did so. I walked out on the suspension bridge and there were a good many people there. The bundle became partly undone. I walked farther. Then when I

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ot a chance I threw the bundle away. I not see a chance to throw the valise away, as I thought, and I took it back.

What tho Bundle Contained. "It was after 6 o'clock when I went down to the bridge. When I got back to Legner's it was about 7 p. m. When the bundle came open I noticed lady's underwear in it." "After I left Legner's I went to the Palace hotel and I saw Walling there. He had got rid of his bundle somehow. I don't know how. We met a fellow by the name of Scott and went to the theater that night." "Tell more fully what happened in the restaurant." "Well, when I bought a paper and saw about the finding of the body I said: 'Great heavens! what is this. Walling?' He said not to read it out loud that ne didn't want to hear about it there. I said: 'This can't be your work, is it?' He said:'I don't know anything about it.' I asked more questions, and he said: 'I threw it overboard. There, will that do you?"'

Crawford asked what Walling said about buying a room for the girl. "Walling said if he did the work, it woukl have to be doue on the street. I told him I guessed we could agree to that. He said he didn't want anyone to know where the girl's room was."

Not Cross-Examined.

The announcement of the prosecution at the close of Scott Jackson's testimony that "the commonwealth will not crossexamine this witness" was made at 4:45 o'clock. Court then adjourned. The main purpose of the defense to prove an alibi by Scott Jackson will be supported, if possible, by the testimony of other witnesses. Jackson stated that he did not know Pearl Bryan was in Cincinnati till Tuesday, Jan. 28, when he received a note from her at the dental college inviting him to visit her.

All the testimony of the witnesses, Mrs. Weeks, the spiritualist medium: Mr. Pinkard, who saw him and Walling with Pearl Bryan on College street the day before the murder, and of Foertmyer, who saw him in Kentucky with the girl shortly before the murder, he empathically branded untrne. He admits taking Pearl Bryan to Wallinford's saloon in the tenderloin district, but says it was 011 Tuesday night, Jan 28, instead of Friday, Jan 81, the night before the murder, as testified by Wallingford. He said Walling agreed to relieve the girl secretly and when all was over and she was fit to be returned home would turn her over to the witness. He says he took her valise, the one afterward found stained inside with blood, carried i* to his room on Tuesday afternoon, tried to return it on Wednesday, but could not find Walling, to whom he intended to give it. He said that on Saturday night of the day the body was found he and Walling dropped some clothing into the river which Walling withont further explanation told him was unsafe to keep in their room. When he made inquiry about the matter Walling told him to ask no questions. His explanation of his shifting that valise around was very awkward. When called to explain why he participated in hiding Pearl Bryan's clothing he said he was actuated by fear that the part he had taken to bring her here to save Will Wood might implicate him.

Jackson's Landlady Testifies.

Miss Rose McNevin, proprietress of the house in which Jackson and Walling roomed, was the next witness. She described the location of the various rooms in the house. Walling engaged the room on Jan. 4. Jackson came to room with him on Jan. 6. She testified that she first noticed that Jackson had had his beard shaved off on Friday night, Jan. 81, He came into the diningroom at 8 o'clock on that night, and a number of members of the family spoke of the change in his appearance. The witness said that she had seen Scott Jackson in the house each day during the preceding week.

At 8:80 o'clock Thursday evening Walling came into the diningroom and passed around a paper of apples. Some one else was in the room above, which Jackson and Walling occupied. Witness heard some one come downstairs from the room. She looked out and saw that the person was Jackson. He went out, but returned in five minutes to the room. That was at 10:30. On Friday morning at 10 she saw him go out again. The witness was confident that Jackson was in his room all of Thursday night. Miss McNevius went on to corroborate everything in Jackson's testimony concerning his goings and comings at the boardinghouse. The witness said that if any one had left the house before midnight 011 Friday she would have known it. Two persons slept on that night in the bed in the room occupied by Jackson and Walling. She went on with an exhaustive description of the circumstances leading up to the arrest of Jackson and Walling.

Cross-examined by Colonel Nelson— The witness described in detail the movements of the rooms during the week preceding tho murder. She said positively that she knew every night when each of her 12 boarders went out and came in up to 11 o'clock at night.

Mothor of Accused In Court.

Mrs. Jackson, the mother of the prisoner, came into court irly after dinner looking much worn. There were dark circles about her eyes and she

seemed just recovering irom a serious illness. Mrs. Jackson has an intellect-1 ual, -and Yery attractive countenance, and is a woman of more than ordinarily' impressive ciirriage. Sho took her seat to tho right of the chair occupied by Jackson miring the trial. A jail guard brought tii.i prisoner in at exactly 2 o'clocic. He :«uioa over and kissed his mother be?!*•« ho took his seat. She handed him bunch cf lilies of the valley. Me Dili.iic.t tao fragrance of the tiny wmte ii-.. ami then lay them down upon r.h. tabic before him. Mother :.id son thi'ii conversed earnestly for a Ifv.v annates in low tones, neither disj^ivyi :itr any sign of extraordinary emotion. They were interrupted by tho entrance of the jury, and as soon as the jurymen wore seated Judge Helm appeared upon the bench and court opened.

Mrs. Jennie Garver, a sister of Miss McNevin, was the next witness. She was examined on exactly tho same lines as Miss McNevin. She testified that Jackson talked to her sister Jennie'three quarters of an hour or more on Friday night. Miss McNevin had not told of this extended conversation. She had merely said that Jackson spoke to her sister.

The witness was asked by Colonel Nelson if she had not made this statement in her deposition: "He was in his room every night until we retired, which is generally 11 p. m. His door was ajar and I could see."

His landlady's Sister.

Miss Minnie McNevin, a handsome young lady in a swell spring costume, was next called. She is the person who had the interesting toothache which received the conjoint attention of the several dentists in the house, including Jackson and Walling.

She said that Jackson talked to her early Friday evening and told her that if her tooth ached at any time during the night she might have him called aijd he would treat it. This statement caused something or a sensation in court, as it seemed a positive indication that Jackson had no intention of leaving the house on that night.

Professor Post's Evidence.

Professor Post, Jackson's brother-in-law, was called and said concerning the relationship existing between him and Jackson. He also described Scott Jackson's early life, and the manner in which money was usually scut him.

The deposition of tho child Alma was read, and the little one described the clothing Jackson wore 011 the Friday night before the body was found. Miss McNevin corroborated the child's testimony on that point.

The deposition of John H. Morris of Greencastle was next read. Tho witness deposed that the reputation of Scott Jackson in Greencastle was good. Alva Brockway, a Greencastle bank clerk, deposed to the same effect. So did Thomas E. Darnell and William I. Groom.

Got the Wrong Witness.

George Dayton was then called. He said: "I live at 320 West Sixth street. I lived there five years. Iam a bartender., In January of this year I was in Cincinnati. I don't know where I was on Jan. 81. I was not near the corner of George and Plum streets."

Colonel Crawford stated that the defense had been misinformed and that this was not the witness he wanted. Colonel Nelson, however, decided to examine the witness and after a tilt between the attorneys he was handed a paper by the commonwealth attorney and asked if he could tell whose handwriting it was. The witness said: "Detective John Seward's. He gave me that letter on April 7 in the library in this courthouse. I have had many interviews with Seward. I met him on April 24 at Herman's hotel."

Colonel Nelson wanted to read the letter to the jury, but was not permitted to do so. The jury was asked to retire while the lawyers discussed the matter. He claimed that by this letter the state could prove that Detective Seward, in the employ of the prisoner, had coached witnesses and told them what to swear to and that a fraud had been attempted upon the state of Kentucky.

Sensational Story.

William R. Trusty, Jr., was then placed on the stand and said: "I live near Champaign, Ills. I lived in Kentucky before that. I am a raiiroad man. I am now in a tile factory at Urbana, Ills. I have been a brakeman on the Cincinnati Southern. I was a farmer before I was a railroad man. I am single. I have a father, brother and sister. My family lives at Urbana, Ills. I was in Cincinnati looking for a job. I was there on Friday, Jan. 31."

Colonel Crawford—Did you have anything to do with a dead person that day?" "Yes sir."

Continuing the witness said: "I got here in the morning. I met a girl I know, and we walked up Sixth street to Plum. She was to meet me after dark that night. I went back there and met her. I talked to her a minute and we walked to the corner of George street. We went east on George street. Then I got on a cab and drove off. Before that, as I walked up George street, a woman was ahead of us. While we were standing there talking a cab drove up. It had glass doors and an iron gray horse drawing it. The man that drove the cab was a big man and had on a silk hat. He got off the cab and went into a house with a woman. She waited outside. Pretty soon two men came out carrying a woman between tki-m. One had her feet, the other held her around the arms. The other woman walked alongside. She carried a hat in her hands. I opened the door of the cab and helped them put her in the cab. I had hold of her hand, and it felt cold. I did see her face. Her mouth was open and her eves rolled back in her head. I am sure she was dead.

Says Ho Drove the Cab.

"I got on the cab and drove if off. I drove it over the Newport bridge. I had been directed which way to go. The man gave me a bridge pass. I drove two blocks from the end of the bridge: then a man who had been waiting got 011 the cab and drove with us. He had a doctor's case in his hand. I drove away out in the country. When stopped I noticed a house on the right hand side. We drove on by that, then we stopped. The man paid me $10, and then he took the bouy out of the cab and took it over the fence that was there. I turned around and come back. I left the vehicle with the cabdriver, who met me f.t the foot of the bridge. "The man I met on the corner directed me how to drive. I was told where the body was taken out to bring the hack back. When I got back I left it standing there. I walked across the bridge, and then I went to the Central street railroad station. I sat down in the restaurant. I don't know how long I staid there. I dozed off. When I woke up it was 6:20 o'clock. Then I went up toEd Bradley's in Richmond street. I am Bradley's cousiu. The Bradleys live in Ludlow now. They were in bed yet. They got up and let me in. Mrs. Bradley got breakfust for me. After breakfast I went back to the depot, and along in the moruing I left the city for Indianapolis. There I looked for work. From there I went to Urbana, Ills. I did read about the finding of the bod.v as I traveled from Indian­

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the story as soon' as I got home. I told Captain John Seward about it afterward. I The woman I met on the evening of Friday, Jan. 31, is Georgie Baker. She is known here as Evans.

Witness Crossed-Examined.

Colonel Nelson—Will you please be kind enough to write your name here, please?" The witness did this. On cross-examina-tion he said: "I came in on a freight train. The conductor's name is Charley Ayers. I don't know who tho cabman was. I don't know who the pepole were that went out there with me. I walked over the bridge coming back. I don't know what became of the dead woman. I don't know what became of the 'doctor.' The last I saw of the doctor ho was going over the fence. I came here this time on the second of the month. I know George Dayton. 1 have not advised George Dayton what to testify to am n. distnnt relftti vaof John Seward. 1 am his thira cousin. John Seward sent me a ticket to come here. I have never been in the detective business. I know that John Seward is a detective. I know he has been in the Kentucky penitentiary. I have not been employed in this case. I first' talked with Seward on Feb. 14. I have been boarding at Herman's hotol. He is living there. Dayton eats his dinner there. Wallace board's there. I don'.t know what street my cousin Bradley lives on in Ludlow. I lived in Fifth street, Cincinnati, with John Seward. I first saw Seward at Urbana, Ills., about Feb. 14. He was there three or four days. He talked about this Fort Thomas case. I don't know whether he was employed on the case."

Colonel Nelson—Will you look at this paper and say if you ever saw it before?" Witness—That's my father's handwriting. I did not know that my father had written to anybody about the case. The letter was then read to the jury. It was to A. S. Bryan, Greencastle, and. contained anoffer to Mr. Bryan to tell him of the doings of a certain detective employed by the defense. The writer said that the defense would try to prove that Mr. Bryan's daughter was killed in Ohio, and not in Kentucky. It was signed by William R. Trusty.

Another letter of the same kind was read. It was addressed to Silas Hays, Greencastle, Ind. In speaking of Seward in this letter the writer said: "He can

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et you some good testimony. He used to a lawyer, but was debarred for subornation of witnesses. He is used to getting all kinds of testimony, either for or against."

Letters From Trusty's Father..

The witness William 11. Trusty, Jr., was kept an the stand much of the afternoon under a furious cross-oxamiua-tion. He said his father was a third cousin to John Seward, or Svard, as he sometimes spells his name. He identified a photograph of John Seward as the same person as an engraving on the outside of a pamphlet in the hands of the prosecution, which pamphlet was entitled "The Confession of John Svard of His Complicity in a Murder in Casoy County, Kentucky." It also developed in the testimony "of this witness that John Seward served a term in the Kentucky penitentiary. Furthermore, it transpired that John Seward had visited Urbana, Ills., in Februrary and had talked with the witness, William R. Trusty, Jr., and his father, William Trusty, about this murder.

Furthermore, letters were shown from William Trusty, Sr., to Mr. A. S. Bryan and to Bryan's attorney, Mr. Hays, in February, offering for a sure consideration to thwart the defense in its purpose to procure evidence to prove Pearl Bryan died in Cincinnati and taken to Kentucky and beheaded. It was shown that John Seward had coached the witness, George Dayton, who made a complete flunk on the stand yesterday afternoon. They produced written directions prepared by Seward and given to Dayton to testify to. He failed to deliver the goods when the time came. The prosecution anticipated this testimony of witnesses produced by Seward and have counteracting -witnesses here. Depositions from the dental college consumed the rest of the afternoon.

Trusty, the Self-Claimed Cab Driver, Jumps His Bond—Colonel Crawford Will Have to Settle—Rebuttal Testimony Is Damaging Jackson's Case.

Waiting's Trial Postponed.

Newport, Ky., May 7.—Not a whit does the public interest in the Scott Jackson trial abate. The same faces of lawyers, for the most part, are seen within the bar. Outside the bar the public admitted on tickets present, for the greater part, new faces each half day. The attendance of women grows larger daily. There wero over 100 present yesterday.

During all the proceedings the most perfeot quiet is preserved. It is rarely that any one leaves the room. All seats are full when court opens and they remain filled till the hour of adjournment. Testimony in rebuttal will likely consume today at least. The trial of Walling, set for next Wednesday, has been postponed, but to what time has not yet been fixed.

Trusty Cnnnot Bo Found.

The first witness called by the commonwealth was Charles Akers, who said: "I live in Somerset, Ky. I am a conductor on the Cincinnati Southern railroad have been for seven years. I have charge of a freight train. 1 brought a train to Ludlow on the night of Jan. 30. about 5:30 p. m. I did not get in here on Jan. 31. I do not know William Trusty, Jr."

Colonel Nelson then asked for William Trusty, but lie was no where to be found, but the following telegram from Pineville, Ky., was handed to the attorney for the commonwealth: "William Trusty worked in the mines here. He left December last. Beat his board and stole a pair of shoes."

Charles Akers, continuing, said: "I saw William Trusty in the Witness room. I do not remember having ever brought Trusty to this city on my train. I never bring in any passengers."

Charles Owen was then called, and said: "I live in Cincinnati. On Jan. 30, in the evening, I was at the Grand opera house. On Jan. 311 spent the evening with my uncle. I went home about 11 o'clock. As I went home, I saw the Caldwell guards drilling." In reply to Colonel Crawford: "I am manager of the Cincinnati Barber college. I told this story first to the chief of police. I told it voluntarily. I saw there was a question about the drilling, and I thought I better tell what I knew. It is not possible that I am mistaken. I remember it was raining on Friday night. My brother and my uncle were with me. I am not sure that the comany was the Caldwell guards. It might have been another company. They were not in uniform. I should say there were about 40 or 50 men.

Cabman's Reputation A No. 1. J. J. Clark was then called. He said: "I am in the shirt_business_. I know George

ja. JacKscm. ne woraeu iui mc iur two and a half years. 1 know his reputation for honesty and truth and veracity. Ionly know of my own deuliugs with liim. I do not know what the neighbors said about it."

Colonel Crawford objected to the witness testifying as to reputation when he knew nothing about it. A long argument ensued between counsel, during which Colonel Crawford tried in vain to .have the jury taken out of the courtroom. The objection was sustained and the witness dismissed.

Frank Rabster said: "I keep a livery stable. I know George II. Jackson. I know his reputation. It is A No. 1."

In reply to Colonel Crawford: "I did not hear any one say it. I knew it myself. When a man works for me a couple of years I know what kind of a man he is. I nave talked with no one about his reputation."

Colonel Nelson—I wonder whether we can find friend Trusty now, or John Seward.

Sheriff Plummer—Mr. Trusty is not in the city. We are unable to find him. "I move we adjourn," said Colonel Nelson, with a laugh.

Mrs. Anna Pinkhard said: "I live in Covington, Ky. I saw a company of colored men drilling on the evening of Jan. 81 in Race street. I do not know whether they were in uniform. I should guess there wero between 20 and 25 men. It was very dark. It rained a little. It was 12 o'clock before I got home. It did not rain until we got home. I aid not have an umbrella up. The men were not drilling in the rain."

Mr. Pinkhard testified to about the same facts as his wife, but took much longer in doing it.

Denial of Trusty's Story.

Carrie Evans was then called. She is one of the "star" witnesses on rebuttal. She said: "I live at 672 West Ffth street, Newport. I have been associating with John Seward for the purpose of getting testimony for the defense. I know William Trusty. I first met him on April 8. He was witb John Seward. I saw him last evening going over the Newport bridge. I never saw him before April 3. I made no engagement to meet Trusty at 8:80 on Jan. 31. I never went to Mrs. Stoker's with William Trusty. I never was with Trusty when a cab drove up to a house on George street and two men removed a body of a dead woman."

The witness went right through the story of William Trusty and denied every detail of it in the most emphatic way. In reply to Colonel Crawford: "There are many women in Cincinnati by the name of Carrie Kvans. My proper name is Virginia Catherine Williams. I have talked with no one about this case but Johu Seward."

Judge Helm—Do you -know if you are the woman Trusty referred to? Witness—Only by the way Johu Seward told me he testified.

She said further that she knew Seward's handwriting, and she identiiied a letter as one brought to her from Seward by W. R. Trusty. Colonel Nelson tried to introduce the letter iu evidence, but the defense objected, and was sustained.

Lena Stoker testified: "I do not know William Trusty. I know John Seward. There was no dead woman taken out of my house on Friday night, Jan. 31. I was in bed at 11 o'clock. Myrtle Hudson lives in the front of my house. It is a tenementhouse. It is three stories high. There are about 14 rooms in the whole house. I have only three rooms."

Myrtle Hudson was then called. Sho said: "I live at the house, 53 George street. I was at home on Friday night, Jan. 31. I went to bed at 12 o'clock. There was no dead woman carried out of my house that night. I can hear every word that is said from my room. There are wooden steps in front of my house. They are the only wooden steps between film and Plun streets." The cross-examination of thii witness developed the fact that the on hallway and front door is used by all the people in the housa.

Charles Helm Crossed the Bridge. Charles Helm was then called. He is a *n of Judge Helm. He testified that he had driven over the Newport bridge in his father's carriage and had driven back again. This evidence was introduced to contradict that of the bridge watchman. On cross-examination he said he did not. pay any toll.

The next witness was Detective Doyle of Jersey City, who said: "I am a detective in the employ of the city of Jersey City. I know Scott Jackson. He used to live in Jersey City. He was in the employ of tho Pennsylvania railroad. He was also in. the saloon business with a man named

A question as to whether Jackson was evur indicted for embezzlement was objected to and the witness was withdrawn.

Mrs. Hamilton was placed on the stand. She said: "I remember Friday night, Jan. 81. It was the birthday of my nephew. I saw a colored company drilling in Cincinnati. They had a drum and a fife corps. It was some military company."

On cross-examination, the witness said: "I do not know that the colored company was the Caldwell guards. There were about 50 men in the company. They were not uniformed. It. was raining that night. The men drilled in the rain."

An Important Witness.

The most important testimony of the day was that of Carrie Evans. She is the woman in the story of George R. Trusty, alias Trustee, who is wanted but cannot be found. Trusty said her assumed name was Georgie Baker and her true name Evans. She says her assumed name is Carrie Evans and her real name Virginia Catherine Williams. Trusty said he had known her six years.

Carrie Evans says she never saw Trusty till John Seward and he met her on April 3 and never saw him again until Tuesday night when she met Trusty with Johu Seward. Tho court asked her if she talked to Seward and Trusty. She auswered "Omy about what John Seward told me to swear to."

In this line Lena Stoker,- Myrtle Hudson and Mrs. Julia Hersog, who are tenants occupying all of the house 58 George street, which is the one the fugitive, Willian R. Trusty, finally designated as the one from which the dead girl was taken, all testified that no dead body was taken from that house on Jan. 81 also the only dead body taken from these tenants this year was Mrs. Hersog's baby.

The testimony of these four witnesses completed the demonstration that William R. Trusty's testimony was forgery and perjury.

Detective Michael Doyle of Jersey City said Scott Jackson's character was very bad. In cross-examination he said Jackson came from New York voluntarily to testify in Letts' trial in Jersey City.

He was asked by the defense if Jackson was not dogged by detectives in New York before the Jersey City trial. He answered "Yes, but wo could not catch him he hid in the Atlantic highlands."

Other afternoon testimony went to prove George H. Jackson's good character by men here who have employed him from four months to four years.

John Seward, after this trial is over, now under bond, will be arrested. The three negroes who deposed in Ohio one way and swore in Kentucky the other way, were liberated yesterday. They will be arrested in Ohio for perjury.