Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 February 1896 — Page 8

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Luru MAI HOLDINGS WORTH FIGURES IN THE FORT THOMAS MURDER.

She Tells a Disconnected Story About the Movements of the Murdered Girl, Pearl Uryan.

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SHE MS ®I TOLD ALLSHE KNOWS.

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WHERE WAS THE HDBDEBED OCBL ALL THURSDAY NIGHT?

It is Believed Pearl Bryan'« Head Was Cat Off With Jackson's Razor.

Indianapolis, :In3., Feb. 9.—The Ft.

Thomas murdter mystery lis n'o^w imearer

a saluitloja 'than "it has been since the

iefad£ess body of Pearl Bryan was

found. Lulu aftxy HollLn!gSTVort!h, o-ffle of

Pearl Bryan's girl friends, has been

boaffdinig: ait 1 Henry street and proto-

sJbly knowsjis good

3e,al,3Jbout

They called on Mis* 3 HoMnigsworfch. She

was not inclined ito be camimumlcative at first,

t'hey totok frer ito police head

quarters and she wan questioned "by Superintendent CoTberti. While her story is 'not complete in del baiil, it shows that she knows a good des 1 about tihe "death of Miss Bryan. Miss Hollingsworth says at on t)be aftetrnoon of January 28th utile was at the tTn'ion Station and met Miss Bryan. She h'ad visited In I Gree'nca'stle anld hiad become acquainted with Miss BTya.n 'there. After ithe •*. usual' greetings were over, Ml as Bryan (bald iher she was in, deep -trouble. She explained ut4s natuile and said Jackson ,! wais responsible for iher condition. She bqIM lit would never \3o 'for iher people to

I (hear oif her 'disgrace tan'd she wals going to CincLnmaitfi to iharve an abortion pertformed. She aiskedl Miss Hollingsworth it!he natiure of the -drugs used in such cases and Miss HoUPiigsworth Hold her what tfhe 'had hfard was good.

At this point 4n "Her story Mi'ss Holfingswor'th wiavered. She «Jaid certain Id-rugs had 'been pua-chased!h.«ereand that tfour drug Stores were visited. She Would not tell the names of the drugs Ibut said that whisky 'formed a large ipart off the mixture. S'hie said the stuff purchased cost 45 cents. She admitted th'at'the stuff wui3 purchased by a woman. Miss HolHngsworth said she was acquainted with .Tacltson and Wood tout Oi'ad never met Walling. The same evening Miss Bryan took a C., H. & D. •train for Cincinnati.

Wood c:ne toe folio win*- Friday and M'i'ss H-oLMnpsworth was at tihe depo't. Both of them being acquai'nted With \M&3s Bryan they tainted aiboult Tier troubles. Woo?1 was on his wiaiy to South Bond. Ip.d., and left shortly otflter (his arrival here. 'Miss HolMngswor'th's manner of itellfing.her story convinced the officers 'tWat she was holding- 'something back. She Was subjected to a most rigid examination and on Sevenal occasions tosfc her (temper. She said she had not heard of t'he murder urJtil two days ago. STie ihad no idea that it would turn out so (badly. "I a.m posilt'ive that Pearl was not (murdered," she said. "Well, how do you know?" "I know, said the girl, "but I cDo not propose to .tell." "Why not?" "Simiply Ibeoause I do 'not intend to incriminate .myself. Tihere was an occurrence 'between Jackson, Pearl Bryan knd 'myself t'hat were I to tell of would clear uip the mystery surrounding her Xeath." "Why don't you tell of it .and set the Jn'inds of her folks at rest?" "For thi's reasofi: it would incriminate me. However, I do not propose to those boys hanged, and When t'he st hope is gone I will tell what I know order to save their necks. They did hot kill Pearl." ''How do you know they did not kill )ier?" ''Because she died of 'her own lhand. I hare a theory. Pearl took the .medicine herself. 'She 'was in Jackson's room at the time. It 'had a different efJflect from what sihe expected and she Vi*ew sp "bad that Jackson saw she was going to die. He knew that it would Jiwer do to have her die in t'he house, £o 'he secured a hack, and assisted toy Walling, took .'her across the river. She #nay have died on the way or may have Ibeen dead before they got her out of }he room and their oToj-ect in taking her there was to 'hide t'he crime. When near Ft. Thomas they out off -her head iuid disposed of it in order to avoid idenlifllcation. See if it Idon't come out thait )Ray." 'Miss 'HolMngsworth will protoably be aken to Cincinnati tomorrow.

Dater tonight Miss Hollingsworth told the police 'all phe knew. She said she bought for Pearl Bryan three kinds of iBrirgs here anrt instructed her how to Vniv amitlier drug in Cincinnati, but to be careful of it", as it wa^s deadly poison Vr.d woii-M kill her if not wed correctly. Mips Hollingsworth says Pearl Bryan ther. said to her: "I will go to Clncin? ^iati aind take the stuff and if iit kills )rie I will be near Jackson and he will )ieve to swirtrr for it."

Miss Hollingsworfch further says that f*earl was very bitter toward Jackson, Vho was responsible for her condition. •Miss HolHnpsworth is the daughter ft J. IT. ITolli-ncr?worth, the defaulting fcx-brea^urer of Knox county, Ind. In February. 1S92. whTle a student at Coates College, Terre Haute, she espa'ieil fnirni the 1nst!trit5"Ctn a.nd was fouivl emp eyil a common domestic"1

t'h'ls ^id she claimed that she ran nv^ay u?o her uncle, who was gnaaxUan «»f i1 *r money, would not pay lier millLnerv 5: is. It developed, however. that she believed her fellow students were '1 i.c xset'F to ostracise her beoouse of the trouble into whEo'a her •father had fallen, and, being high strung and sensitive, she would not subjnr:it to their sneers and jeers, The girl, after much persuasion, finally acoompanied her Catiher, tout wit(hiin a year or two s^gped here, where ^he has

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the 'tra.g-

icdy. M'iSs Htflllngsworth's knowledge

of the easel' wajs brought to light today

.through a Setter .written !to Marshal W.

E. Sbairr of ter,eenfc£ustle. The man who

rwro'te the 1 etter ds H. E. RatclLffe, a

traveling 'salesman from Baltimore. He

advJsad (MiarWhal St'arr to investigate

ttih'e anaitter tanVI 'flie marshal came here

fthlis afternoon. Detective Frank Wil

son wais '•detailttl rtio aissist the marsh'al.

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lived quieitily' on iher own inheritance, aflded by Employment as a bookkeeper.

PEARL BRYAN'S HAT.

It ta Found Near Fort Thomas Containing a Bloody Handkerchief. Cincinnati, Feb. 9.—All day the detectives from three cities have been busy searching for furt/her evidence in the murder of Pearl Bryan.' All search for •t'he head has been fruitless. Thlts evenJnig l0tectiV€S Crftn and Witte found fhe girl's hat. Tn it was a bloody haind kerbhlef atid a bUg stone to keep it froih bQown away. 11 was found to an angle between the Ft. Thomas Electrd'c Railway atnd tlhe Ohesapetake & Ohio Riailroad, near itheir toterseotlon southeast of Newport, Ky. Wihen t'he detectives arrive thiey will show t'he iiat to tihe prisoners. It answers the description of the hat worn toy the girl.

The mystery of ithe whereabouts of the girl on Thursday in'igihlt, January 30th, the -nilgiht before 'the murder, remiaiims u-nsoilveid. From 'her arrival here Monday, Jamuary 27th, tip to 11 clock Thursday forenoon, her movements have (been traced. Then oomes a hiatus until '7 o'clock Friday evening, when she was last seen alive. This was ait Dta/ve WaJlltaigford's saloom, where she and Jackson were seem, and she drank a glass of mineral water. The rest of •the story has ibeen Wild, barring certain gaps in lit which t)he detectives are now trytog 'to fill.

The finding of the Wat tonight weakens the theory that a cab was used to take "the murderers and their vi'ctim to Ft. Thomas. It looks very much as if they went by t'he Electric Railway to Ft. Thomas, committed ithe deed and then walked back to the city, and, finding this h'ait too conspicuous to be hidden, left ift where lit would be most likely to be unobserved.

Jackson's razor, found in Waiting's trunk, was .turned over 'to the police today. Medfical experts say the girl's head was cut off with some very siharp instrument—a razor or a surgeon's knife. There are stafJns on the razor, but they are imconspSeuous.

Late this afternoon both Walling an'd Jackson repeated theiir accusations of ea»ch other. Jackson was anxious to know -the 'state of public sentiment in regard to t'he deed, but would eay nothing more than he has already said. Meantime eaich day "brings some new circumstan'tiial reveflation. Before another week the whole story will doulbtle'ss come out. Tihere is scarcely a, doubt that Kentucky Will have jurisdiction of the case 'in tlhe courts.

Alien Johnson, t'he negro at Dave Wallinigford'B saloon, who, with WalliTOgford, swore 'to seeing the murdered girl the n'i»ght before the murder, was arrested tonligfot. There is a question of veracity between -hiiim and Albilon, t'he barber. The me'gro says Jackson had w'hiiskers oin Friday night and Albion, t'he barber, 'Pa^-s 'he shaved them off for Jackson oin Thursday nig'ht. The negro was shown the (hat and'identified it as the one worn by the girl on Friday evening, January 31st. The negro was allowed to go on 'h'is own recognizance. At m'Mniight the officers are se'arching for Alb km.

REVIEW OF THE CRIME.

How It Was Committed, According to the Latest Developments. Cincinnati, Feb. 8.—Owing1 the many confliictdng confess ions" made toy Jaokson and Walling a clear statement of the murder of Pearl Bryan is not obtainable. There has been no doubt in the minds of the .police officials since Thursday morning that they had t'he right men under arrest, and that it would toe but a question of time when one or both would fbreak down and admit t'helr guilt. The persistence with which the men have stuck .to their plan of each trying to lay the blame on the other, and of telling such things as would seem most damaging to the other, has .made much additional work for the detectives, tout' each interview has served to leave .behind some additional sioent upon which tihe sileut'h hounds of t'he law might continue to .follow t'he trail leading to the ultimate solution of te mystery.

The things 4)ha)t .have most bothered the officials .the past two days were how, when and where tlhe murder was- committed, and what disposition had been made of the murdered girl's head. Friday's developments, it is 'now fully toe•l'ieved, have cleared up a part of 'tihese mysteries. The mayor and chief believe they have at 'last established the •manner, tlhe time and the place of the killing. They base tiheir relief upon the latest statement of the man Walling, distinguished as Jackfeon's room-mate. If the theory Is correct, and there seems no reason to doubt it, none of tlhe blood curdling and diabolical features that the condition of the toody when found indicated attended the death of,the girl are missing. The story of the .murder, a's now accepted (by the authorities, is a sickening one, and must serve as a terrible lesson to women who trust, their lives 'In the toandis of comparatively unknown men. The story is a's follows:

Jackson was determined to toe rid— not of "tihe shame of being the father of the girl's unborn babe—tout of the trusting country girl he toad ruined. For days before 'Pearl Bryan's arrival in the city he had been reading up books on poisons. Walling, as 1MB roommate, says toe was constantly tporing over these bookia. and admitted to .him he was hunting for a 'poison that would kill quickly. He evidently gave up t'he idea of using acid, wihich, the iphysician frien'd toad suggested, and decided upon cocaine. He ibought the drug at the store of Ulen & Koelbel's, on Sixth street, near Plum. Jackson admits this purchase.. Taking twenty grains of 'tihe dangerous drug, he dissolved it in eighty grains of water, making what is known as a 25 -per cent solution, and an extraordinarily strong one. A 4 per cent solution is the one uised for ordinary medical purposes.

This solution was prepared in the room of the students on Ninth street, and doubtless after the arrival in the city of Mdss Bryan. Jackson's acknowledged interview with toer at the Indiana House, on Monday evening, seems to have strengthened Ihis previously formed and expressed resolution of killIhg Miss iBryan, and taking two lives thereby, instead of oner. With this lit' tie via'l in his pocket, and the razor that •has ibeen missing from the students* room since Friday in the other, Jackson kespt his trust with Miss Bryan. His plans toad doiibtless all been laid. He must have had one or more assistants, as what follows will indicate.

Tne Potion Administered.

Jackson induced Miss Bryan to accompany toim to Dave Wallingford's saloon, at George and Plum. What inducements were necessary to do this cannot be told. __The girl's rearing was not such as to indicate 'that i3he was other than a stranger to such surroundings. But she had evidently come here to toe relieved of toer unborn toabe, and looked to Jackson for -the desired relief. Having sufficient confidence in hhn to do ttoat, it is rea&ooiaMe to (suppose she

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was ready to do whatever !he suggested. That they went to Wallingford's saloon on Fridayrevening-between 6 and 7 o'clock there is no doubt. Wallingford a-nd liis porter, Jofonson, are absolutely positve'of this.

They took a seat In the ladles' shifting room and Jackson sent in an order for a big drink of whisky and a glass of sarsap&rilla. The wtoisky he drank toBmself. The sarsaparilla was for Miss Bryan. But when she drained the glass she had taken more than sarsaparilla. Whether (by tHck or wjth a iplaiusitole excuse, Jackson emptied the deadly contents of h'is little vial into the saraaparilla, and Miss Bryan drank down tihe 25 per cent, solution of cocaine. It was an interesting moment* -for Jaokson. Upon toer consent or refusal to swaillow the cocaine depended largely the success df the plans he had so carefully prepared. Tlha't she drained the glass to the dnegs Is certain. Two empty glasses were carried black to the 'bar aflter the couple had departed for the Hiatal ride. Jaickson: was deliberate to tots methods. When he or&ered the drinks toe sent -word in to Wallingford to Wave one with him and "the queen." Wall linigiord took a drtok and sent tolls regardis back 'to the man and woman.

Agiaiin Jackson's plans reached a crucial point. He had proceeded thus fair Witihoutanyimtorsey. Leaving Miss Bryan alone in the sitting room, he went in to the front 'bar and asked Wallingford for the loan of $2. Wh'at toe would have done had Wallingford refused the loan is open again for conjecture. He came near not getting the mtoniey. Wal linigiford Said Thursday night thait 'he debated for moment about lending the money, for Jackson had a (big Batch el With toim 'atid" he thp-ught Jacikson might toe lea\ing town and would (beat •h'im. But he got the money on h'is promise to return it either on the (morrow or Monday.

Pearl's Last Ride.

Taking Mites Bryan toy the aTim and with ttoe fateful satchel that was to contain in a few hours the same pretty head that at that moment graced her shoulders, and from whiSh two confiding eyes looked into his, they passed ou't df the saloon and took seats in a ve hicle that, stood outside. The colored porter says Walling Was outside, and foMowecl Jackson' and Miss Bryan into the vehrtcle. Whether that vehicle .was a cab or a carriage is not yet known. That lis the one great remaining mystery—what the vehicle was and where did it come from. There must have been a driver. He is also yet to toe found. From Wallingford's saloon the vehicle was driven across ttoe bridge into Newport, and up the winding hill to the region of Fort Thomas. No one can be found who remembers seeing the vehilicle after it left Waliingfiord's saloon.

Arriving near Fort Thomas, the girl was taken from the vehicle and to the spot where her toody was found. It is believed she had to toe carried there. According to physician's, the cocaine solution would produce a state of coma, but would •hardly kiW. If in a state of coma, she could not walk. Another point in favor of the theory that she was carried 'is the fact that toer overshb-eS were free from mud wWileto 'have reached the spot it would 'have toeen n'ecessary for heir to pates through mud. It was a rainy .night. The unconscious girl's companion or companions were not certain whether she was dead or not. To make sure, her throat was cut.

Physicians are of the opinion that thle touch of 'tlte knlife would have been sufficient to irou'se her from 'the coma. There was a struggle. Her hand were raised for self-prote'ctian, and elaaped the keen-edged razor. The stiffened fingers of the corpse are cut to the bone, proving the struggle, and ttoegM's desperate efforts to seize the knife and to prevent its reaching her throat. The blood did not 'burst from the severed jugruiar vein's as it would normally, Ibecause of the weak puTsatio,ns of the heart,, th'e result of the effects of the cocaine. Miss Bryan had toy this time been stretched prone upon the ground. The murderer had kneeled at her head to fin-Ssh the task of severing the head from the toody. The contortions of the limlbs caused t'he disarrangement of the skirts. The man who kneeled a't her side kneeled in Mood-soaked mud, and the fasit-elbblng 1'ife blood spattered upon his pantaioon legs. In a locker at the Ohio Den'tlal College—Jackson's individ'ual locker—were found by the poMce a pair of trousers. Upon the knees were dried mud amd blood, and upon the •legs were other, blood stains. Jackson and Walling each claim the trousers toelong to the other. That they were found in Jackson's locker is considered by the police evidence in favor of Walling.

A Fatal Error.

The toead removed, it was placed iin the euitctoel that Jackson had carried Into the eafipon of WalTingford, and which fis now in 'the possesion of the police. Then there was a hurried search for identificaitiou marks on ttoe clothing. Some of 'this clothing was removed. Thf shoes were overlooked. It was a fatal error, for upon ttoem toas h'inged every subsequent development. The head, the satchel and the ganmeflts were toasti'ly gathered u.p a.nd the party of one or more returned to the cab. The police believe there was more than one. Whether ttoe*-driver asked any questions ii mot known. The police would like to frrad 'him. They consider his silence a 3 most damaging evidence against to ton.

This is the theory upon which the police are now proceeding, and which is generally accepted. Jgickson admits having gotten away with the dead ginl's cQO'tihes, but he claims to have dome it for Walling. There is little doubt in the minds of the officials of the participation cf both. If the head of the murdered girl could be found the ca-se *wouild be quickly closed up. and there would be more rejoicing in police circles on botto sides of the river than there has toeen for many a day.

H. C. TTlen, the druggist who sold Jackson the cocaine, was seen at his store. "I remember very well selling the drug to Jackscn," said Mr. Ulen, "and I 'Identified him «!t omce when I went up to see him at t'he police station today. He came into ithe store about 2 o'clock, or poss'Jbly a little later, on Wednesday afternoon, and asked for a drachm of qooatoe. I fc)a.d not 'that much in the store and told him so. 1 agreed to.sen'd ou't for it, asnd he said he wcrnld be back in a/bout an hour. I had it when hg returned, in about an hour and a half. When he learned that the price of a bottle containing a drachm was 75 cents he decided he would not pay for that much, buit saM he would take one-third of it. "I broke ttoe bo title for him, gave toilm the twenty grains and tote gave me 25 cents. I had no hesitation about selling him the oocaime, as it is a common thing'for dental etudents,\md dentists to buy that drug. I do remember, however, that I registered the purchase, and I wonder now thialt I cBd, for I had previously questioned htm closely and made sure toe was a dental student"

Special rocker sale at Willis Wright's today. Don't miss .ft.

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to jpure. 25c.

TUESDAY

THEY COME TO GRIEF

AXAFATtRI BELLE FAIXS 127 LOT* WITH A-YOUTHFUL SOAP VBNDBB,

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Dashlng* Dwda Collins Follows J. tl Coppage to fhii City Where the Couple ,•. Are Arrested—Coppage Jailed.

DOCIAtS IRATE PAP1 TO COME T0DAY.

QUASTEBEO AT A BOARDING HOUSE AB MAN AND W, 'i

Willing to Marry the Girl If Her Papa WU1 Consent—Docla Says Bhe'U Not Desert Her Lover.

J. G. Coppage, at yotmg man who

claims Crawfordsville as h'is Jiome, and

wtoo has been 4n Terre Haute th'e past

two weeks Introducing a new brand of

soap, was jafflgfryesterday afternoon by

Detectitves McRae anid Dwyer and the

significant word "suspiicikm" stands op

posite to'is nalme on itlh'e jaii'l record Coppage is am fenooewt appearing oUy

tongued 'germ of inamtoood, but, not

withstanding t^ese facts, hte aJdveait

-wiithin ithe wa'lls of the Vilgo bastifle

w1!!! result in the dMalosure of a bliit of

romance to which th'e captivating Cop-

page will figmre as a Ihe'avy VillaLnJ ., .*

While the youn'g man 3s watching "the

face of the court house clock from his

cell dn ithe jadil dashllng Doicia Collins ifs

weieping unavailing itears at tihe Home

for th'e FrtfeffKHess and in paAniful sus-

penise awaits the arriviail of an ira/te father, w'ho will be to Terre Haute from Dalfayette sometime toidaiy.

Coppage, witli' another young main nlamed JaimeS ifeQilock, (travels over the country advertistng a -soap of wonderful Cleansing powers. Some weeks ago tlhey were in Lafayette, Where Coppage met Docia Whi'ie she wais out on ttoe streets seeking whom 3he might "imash." It wa9a case of love at Sight and whiQe 'ttoeyoiunig man was diistribultr tog toils soap 'literature about tine tolsr toric battle ground of TippecaTioe h.e atnid Doctfa «njoyed gay timea "when 'the sun went down."

At 'last the time came for Coppage to leave, and as he ibaide 'Docia good by.e toe promised toer toe would arrange for her to come to him in a short time, when they would (be married aind forever and a day revel in a realization of their blissful dreaims of domestic felicity. The young man came to Terre Haute, where toe .resumed 'his iwork of "soaping" tlhe ipulblic and after a few days concluded that this was a pratty good place to locate. He was not prepared to marry, but he wanted Docia with him, so decided ito send for her and after she arrived there Secure her .4 job at wihich she leo-old work and thus toe self supporting for the He accordingly wrote the 'girl a letter telling •her t'hat toe toad secured toer a position at the Terre Haute House. To make sure the girl would come, he enclosed the railroad fa.re in the letter. Docia came and Coppage met 'her at the train'. When they met he was forced to tell toer that toe had failed to get toer the position promised toiqj for 'her and that they would just lhave to get along the toest they could until "something turned uip." The girl was penniless and a Stranger, and tihere wa 9 nothing left for her to do, she thought, tout accept her lover's proposition to go with 'him to some (boarding house, where they would remain as man and wife until sHe could get emrpJoy.menit or it was convenient for' him to .marry iier.

Irate Father in Search1."

Saturday the politee department received notice to be on the lookout ifbr the runaway girl. The notice stated she would prdbaJbly be found ito the cotmpany of Coippage, the sterwer cf soap literature and surplus, and thts made it an eafcy matter to locate the couple. Detectives McRae and Dtwy'er began the search fbr the runawaj^B yesterday morning and about noon lbaate'd them at a boarding house op Slouith Fifth street. They5'had given the landlady to understand they were m'ati and wllfe and when the detectives disturbed them the youthful couple were taken entirely by surprise. They first 'insisted when shown the notice from the truant girl's father, they weakened and confessed their wrong. They insisted, however, it Was theur intention 'to be married and were Just living at the boarding house until the prospective groom oou.ld comple'te the airrangem'ents for the all-essential event.

The girl claims 'to be 19 years of age, tout i.t is certain she is attempting to mislead the officers as her appearance does not indicate her to be a day over 15. The couple' begged to not toe .arrested and when taken to the ipolice station both broke down and began crying. Docia was sent to the Home for the Friendless to be detained unt1!! the arrival of her father and Coppage was sent to jai,l. A charge of suspicion was placed against hi'm pending the arrival Of the girrs father today. If the father insists on prosecuting .his daughter's betrayer the charge tVill be changed and the young man will toe immediately arraigned on a criminal charge.

Docia StandB by Her Lover.

Coppage realizes that toe is between two fires—*tihe law anld an 'irate father— and, while toe says toe -is not prepared to eimtoark on the troubled sea of matrimony, toe is wi'llUng to bake ttoe easiest way out to liberty of the dJilemma. He says 'If they will an3iy let town out "of tihe gloomy old jail

!he

will marry Docia

and do 'the best toe can by her. The girl saij's, notwithstanding she hats been 'betrayed, che loves Coppage and will miairry 'btea if they will only give her a chance. She says she rain away from home to remain and will not return, no matter What pressure her father may use to force her to do so. If they won't let htsr marry Coppage she will go to work ail whatever she can get to do, but she* WHi not go back home and leave toer lover hi Terre Haute. ., •Docla is apiparentl^'atoout 15 years of age, of medium size* graceful carriage an'd exceptionally feood looking. She is a decided 'brunette

and her snappy

black eyes can be- taken as an indicartion that she '&as a toead of her'own/' She would not listen fo any proposition to desert her lover arid return to Lafayette. Ttoe girl is the daughter of reputable parents of Lafayette. The family, until a few days ago, consisted of the father. Docia and an elder sister, the mother toavfcng been dead some years. Docia beiiag ttoe (baby was allowed to do pretty tmich as she pleased, and site 5wis of ft wWd- disposition,

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title' was & fifM-ntng mark for the transient mashers who visited! Lafayette. The termination of Docia's escapade wirtl be today. If the fattier forgives, there wiTl be a wedding. If toe don't, Coppage w®l toe arraigned on a criminal charge.

PaSlock, Coppage's (partner, who was stotpfping with tfhe couple Bit "the Fifth street (boarding house, was also arrested, but as no dbarge cotrld toe placed against toim and toe disolaimed (having taken any part in the inducing the girl to come here, he was pleased. v* 3 spi t."<p></p>DAY

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(Oonltinued from Sixth Page.) stole Iwfit hlome. He insisted that toier tracks were found teading to Kellar's house. H'is (story of the old fodks' am»iety and the search for ttoe missing girl was crowded to pathetic 'language and many were to (the audience dn tears. He paUd a tribute to Dan Shanks, who Sltood by hfc) sister to life 'and after toer deiaith isaugiht to average toer murder. •Mr. Puelit's \nod'ce waB begtontog 'to him and

olt

11:30 toe aisked the court

to grant a recess until 1:30, which was done. In cotmmenoing agadn tods argument Mr. Pueltt Stated t'hat toe feared Ms voice would nott hold ou't tout thfat he would make every effort that it might not be said that the facJts as seen by the prosecution were not clearly presented. He spoke oif the tracks lading to the Kellar house and said that ClaHa Shanks could not have toeen drowned. Thlfis point he wtanted to knipress on ithe jury's mind and then toitSefiy he would faring out the points which he 'thinks tend to •prove that it was the defendants who killed the girl. These defendJa-nts saw Olara Shanks go to the pool. If there was no other sltattement and no other ev idle nice 'the condudt and actions of the Keilams would be to Mm convincing evMence .that beyond a reasonable doulbt •they murdered toer. What would th'e common sense view.of it be? They daiw the girl go toward the pool and do not assist as neighbors in searching for her. What object do they totave in telling her faither that she went eadt? Why to throw 'the Shanks off their guard. To leave no in iference that Clara had gon"e to the KeJlar home. "We win lhave to judge this dase in the Tight oif hfenan actions. What do you men oif th'e jury th'in'k you would toiave done under the circumstanices? Would you toavep laced a guard at the east side of the house and then have lain down under a 'tree to watch developments? This Was a rural district where a game of (ball a short distance away would have Interested Kel'lar.

Why did he stay away? Why are the dooirs oif the Kel1a.r house closed and .the window blinds drawn on that hot ^Afternoon? Why did KelJar go to Shanks' and ask for tobacco when as it ^vas proved he had tobacco in- h'is pocket? It is not the single incident that is

:to

be regarded but the clus:t'er cif unusual oircumBtances that surround the actSons of the defendants.

Continuing Mr. Puett called epec3al lattention to the fact that the Kellar women had kep»t Dan. Kellar posted on every movement made by the searchers. "That action," said the attorney, "speaks to me 'the truth of where Clar(a Shanks llay ait that moment." He told then of the feelings of the mother as sihe awoke after thte vision of her delad daughter, saying with great eloquence: "I would 'thalt the legislature would pass a law that whenever women, have ibeen foul'ly dealit wi'tih as dn this case, woimeun inlgiiit sit on the jury» for t'hey •have that finer feeling of the wrong 'thiat has been done their sex that only a woman has. Butt I believe that in, a jury of twelve men such as I see before me now there is also a response to 'tW:s feeling that will cause them to see the injustice thiat Was been done."

Then, returning to the incidents altjtha pool, th'e finding of 't'he 'body by Iain Shanks wiais detecrlfbed. A photograph of the .pool was shown to ithe jury and •I'hey were asked to find If 'they could jagged iroicks at 'the po'Jnt Where the bedy was Couind that would have caused d'eaitto. The testtteomy of the four boys w»as recalled—.how they 'had pHayed '-in the waiter and one had climbed ou)t and dlived into iihe pool sevena.l times right at t'he point where the dead girl was found.

It was ch&.rawter'ized asian absolute physical imposis.ilb'!'li)ty fhait the girl could have 'been to this pool and r.iot Wave been discovered by these boys. Mr. Puet't said: "I suppose the defendants would have you to believe that t'he wounds on Olaira Shanks' head and face were made by these boys who •scratched .her wilth their toe naiils without noticing ttoe body."

Them the blubbers t'hat were found albout the girl's mouth were referred to amid Mr. Puett s'tated that they were blubbers of blood an'd nott froth, such as would be the caise if she were drowned. Then he 'accounted for the blubbers of blood by saying that as Clara Shanks wa® dying she must have been choked in order that be outcries might not be •heard. "Mr. Puett concluded his speech at 3:30 o'clock, when 'the court adjourned unltiil Monday at 1:30.

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