to me."

"Bert" in the letter means Pearl. In that portion of the communication
which explains that "he has not been at "I." "I" evidently stands for
Indianapolis.

After the letter from Jackson to Wood was opened and read, a reporter
went to Jackson and asked him if he wrote the letter.

"Yes, sir, I did."

"What does that signature, the letter D., mean?"

"Why, he called me 'Dusty,' and I signed it for that."

"Who is meant by Bert?"

"That is a nickname we had for Pearl. We always called her Bert."

"Then Bert means Miss Bryan?"

"Yes, sir."

"Now, why did you write that letter?"

"Walling told me to write it. He said that something had to be done, and
I did it."

"Did he dictate it?"

"Oh, no, I wrote it Wednesday evening after supper."

"Why did you tell Wood to be careful what he wrote?"

"Because he was writing vulgar letters. He wrote me two postals to the
college that were awful."

"What did you do with them?"

"I tore them right away. Besides all this, I din't know at what time I
might be arrested."

Walling was then visited and told of the story of Jackson.

"No, I didn't tell him to write it.

"I met him on the street Wednesday afternoon, and he told me that he was
going to write."

JACKSON'S COAT FOUND IN A SEWER.

As a result of one of the lengthy cross-examinations to which Walling
was subjected in which he said that the coat worn by Jackson when he
committed the deed had been deposited by himself at Jackson's request in
the sewer hole at the corner of Richmond and John Streets.

Detective Witte was at once sent to the scene, and, found a bundle
wrapped in a newspaper in the mud. It was drawn out and found to be a
black coat. On the lining of the sleeves were found blood stains, and in
one of the pockets a lot of tansy flower, which, made into tea, is used
to produce miscarriages. After a thorough cleaning, it was placed in a
box and removed to headquarters, where an examination was made. Blood
spots were found on the sleeves and front. The coat was of a blue black
material, similar to the clothing worn by Jackson at the time of his
arrest.

Walling was told of the finding of the coat. He displayed no surprise,
but remarked:

"Well, I knew they would find it. I told them not long ago where it was;
that I had put it there myself."

"Whose coat is it?"

"Jackson's."

"Why did you put it there?"

"Because he asked me to."

"Did you know for what purpose?"

"Ye