Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 17 February 1896 — Page 1

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Another Link in the Pearl Bryan Murder Mystery.

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"The §5 looked like a big pile to me." said Jackson, "but I refused to take the job, as did also several others. The •man finally called me to one side and talked to me a while, and I finally agreed to drive the hack for him. I asked him where his money was and he said that he would give it to me when we returned that he did not propose to pay me until I had done the work. He then explained that lie was a doctor and that he and another physician had a very sick patient whom they wanted to take to her home near Newport. He told me to wait about half an hour JLnd he would drive the cab down George street. "I waited fully three-quarters of an hour it seemed longer than that to me, and he surpri^i! me by driving south on Elm street instead of coming down George. I also noticed when he drove up that he had a surrey and not a cab. Pie directed me to get in the front seat, aud lie then entered the back part of the vehicle, where, I learned later, there was another man and a woman. I was directed to drive rapidly toward Newport. and this I did. When I reached the other side of the bridge I could not understand the directions, and did not know which way they wanted me to go, and one of the men, the same one who had engaged me for the job, came around and sat on the front seat with me. "About this time the woman began to moan and cry in an undertone, and there was a sort of whispered conversation between her and the other man. This continued for some time and finally I discovered there was something wrong. The woman acted a« though she was suffering great agony, and, though I could not see her nor the man with her, her cries and moans frightened me. I got so scared that I finally said to the man next to me: 'Here, I don't want any more of this job there is something wrong with that woman back there, and I don't want to have anything more to do with this.' I handed the lines to him, but instead of taking them and allowing me to get out, he placed a gun at my head, and, calling me a terrible name, said that if I did not drive on he would put a bullet in my head and drive me to hell. "I saw there was nothing more to do but to drivo on, 'cause I didn't want him to kill me, too. I did this, and all the way the woman seemed to be getting worse, and at times she almost screamed out loud, but the sound seemed to "be muffled. Seemed like she had her head buried in her lap, or something like that. When we got to a place up on the road, which I am quite sure is near to Fort Thomas, and where there is a lane leading down to a bushy spot, I was directed to stop. I pulled up to the side of the road near the entrance to the lane, and the man in the back seat got out and lifted the woman. He had to drag her from the buggy, and she seemed unable to stand on her feet. JJ^"After he got her out and was holding her in his arms the man who was on the seat with me said: 'Now, you d—d black nigger, you turn around here, and when we are ready for you we will whistle. If you try to get away or ever say anything to any one about this job we will kill you and you see we are prepared to do it. If we ever hear anything about this we will know you told it, and your life won't be worth a fig.' '•He then got out and walked around behind the carriage, and the two men carried, or rather dragged the woman down the lane. I followed directions, drove up the road a little ways and turned around. I then heard some fuuny noises coining from the direction in which they had gone, which sounded like they were scuffling in the leaves. I could hear the cries of the woman, which, as

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Some Doubts About His Story. CINCINNATI, Feb. 17.—The mystery

surrounding the beheading of Pearl Baryii is gradually being cleared up. The missing link in the chain of evidence against the men Jackson and Walling, under arrest for nearly two weeks for the murder of Pearl Bryan, has been supplied.

The driver of the vehicle that conveyed the unfortunate Indiana girl and her slayers to the Kentucky Highlands, and for whom the police and newspaper reporters have sought in vain for 11 days has been found. Rather he found himself. He is a young colored coachman named George H. Jackson.

Jackson first broached the subject he desired to rid his mind of to Officer Swain, who patrolled the beat on Mount Auburn, that includes the residence of Major W. S. Widdifield, on McGregor avenue, for whom he has served as coachman. He subsequently repeated his story to Lieutenant Thornton of the Corryville district, and told it again for a third time to Mayor Caldwell, officers and citizens in the mayor's office, always without variation.

Jackson gave an account of his movements on the evening of Jan. 81 and said that while he was in a saloon at the northwest corner of George and Elm streets a man came in and asked if anvone present wanted to make $5. Jackson asked him what service he wanted rendered and he said lie wanted a hack

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COLORED MAN.

He Claims to Have Driven a Horse and Surrey Containing Pearl Bryan, Scott

Jackson* and Alonzo Walling to the Spot Where the Girl's Body Was Found.

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ered, but it was so dark that I could see nothing. "I got so scared at this that I made up my mind to get away from there just as quick ap could. There was a hitching weig'M. i.: ie carriage 1 threw this out on t'vj tul, fastened the horse to it, ami own the road, walking about as

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past or a quaxrer oi 4. What becuiiio ox the men alter I left there 1 uo not know, and I do not know where tiiey took the carriage."

Jackson then irave a description of the horse and surrey, and explained his silence l»y saying that he was afraid as th« men had threatened him with death if he ever told.

After he had told his story he was driven to the county jail. There his identification of Walling as the man who occupied the driver's seat and who held a revolver at his head was complete. Jackson's identification was only partial, thouerh he had said before that he did not think he would know the man who rode in the back seat with the lady.

The man's reputation is of the best, his story is accepted to the full by the authorities, and he will be allowed his full freedom.

The police and mayor are now satisfied they have now a complete chain of evidence against the men, Jackson and Walling. Some mysteries remain to be probed. There is first the disposition of the head of the murdered girl then the whereabouts of Miss Bryan on Thursday night, and finally the owner of the conveyence that George Jackson drove. These, it is believed, will ultimately be brought to light.

THIS IS DIFFERENT.

Jackson's Reputation in Springfield, O., Is Not of the Best. SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 17. Cabman

George Jackson, connected with the Fort Thomas murder, is wanted here for the embezzlement of $27 from the United Brethren of Frendship. Last September Jackson claimed that he was assaulted and robbed by William Melvin, I. at in police court Melvin proved that lie was over two miles away from the place of the alleged assault at the time.

Jackson is a sufferer from epileptic fits and is imaginative and likes public notice. Dr. Vance, his employer here, substantiates the above, and says that he don't believe Jackson drove the cab, because he was too cowardly. The same believe exists among the colored people here.

Soldiers Held

ill Heartiness.

Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 17.—The McCreary Guards are held in readiness to respond to the orders of the adjutant general to report to the sheriff of Campbell county. They have had 2,000 rounds of ammunition issued to them.

NORTH POLE NEWS COMFIRMED.

Dr. Hansen Believed to lie on His Return ume. London, Feb. 17.—The British consul at Archangel, capital of the Russian government of that name, telegraphs er.uft^'ung the report that Dr. Nansen is safe and returning from the north polo.

The news of Dr. Nansen's success has created intense interest in this city. The report received from Irkutsk, Siberia, was generally discredited at first, altliough more faith was placed in it than in the previous rumors which have reached London during the past 12 months. The dispatch from the British consul at Archangel, given above, is regarded as conclusively showing that the Norwegian explorer is homeward bound, even if he has not discovered the pole.

Dispatches received here from different parts of the continent indicate that the same interest in the news from the north is manifested throughout Europe, and it is also generally credited at the European capitals, although even Dr. Nansen's wife and relatives did not believe the announcement which came through Kouchnarefi". 1 n•• a:.,t it of Dr. Nansen, near the nn.- Lena liver, residents of wiiu-n locality frequently visit New Siberia.

Later advices say that the news of Dr. Nansen's safety was sent by Kandaroff, the local Russian official in the Yakntsch region, who was a member of the Siberia-Koffs expedition.

Dr. Nordenskiold, who is in Christiana, is inclined to believe the news of Dr. Nansen's safety at any rate, even if it is not true that he has succeeded in discovering the north pole.

According to the opinion of Arctic experts here, when the Fram left Karasea in 1893, she may have found the sea, northwards, free of ice and pushed on until she was locked in. They add that she may then have been allowed to drift until the expedition came to land around the pole, and that Dr. Nansen and his party may have returned in sledges to the Siberian islands.

At the Siberian islands, it is believed, Dr. Nansen and his companions may have been stopped by the broken ice.

Dr. Nansen wrote to Baron Toll, from Yugoro straits, saying that he expected to return to Koteny, Siberian islands, where dogs have been awaiting him.

Mr. Scott Keltie, a member of the Royal Geographical society and the agent of Dr. Nansen in England, in an interview said he was surprised that he had not received a telegram, from Dr. Nansen, but he thought it probable that I the explorer had returned after reachI ing the pole. He added, however, that he did not know exactly how Dr. Nansen would prove he had been there except by his report and observations.

Steamer Disabled in the Ice. DETROIT, ii'eb. 17.—Walter B. Camp

bell, presiueut of the Detroit, Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry company, received directions yesterday evening to dipatch two of tne company's steamers to the rescue of the car lerry steamer Shenango No. 2, which has been disable in the ice in Lake tine off Kings ville for six days, he lerry steamers Promise and I Fortune will leave as soon as they can be goueu rcauy, which will probably be late tonight or tomorrow morning.

These steamers are powerful and well adapted for icebreaking.

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