one having blood stains on the inside, in which
we believe the missing head was carried from the scene of the murder."

Detective Crim was excused and Detective McDermott was called. He
corroborated Crim's statements. Sheriff Plummer was recalled and gave
testimony corroborative of the two detective's statements. Dr. Robert
Carothers submitted a report of the result of the post-mortem which was
held by order of Coroner Tingley.

Dr. W. H. Crane, the chemist who made an analysis of the stomach of the
murdered woman, regretted having no written report of the analysis, as
it had not then been completed, but testified to having found cocaine in
the stomach.

A number of other witnesses testified as to the finding of the body, the
discovering of the foot-prints, blood, etc.

The examinations were completed, and after the court-room had been
cleared the jury entered into a discussion of the examination.

The evidence as taken by the court-stenographer was carefully gone over
and debated. Every little technicality was examined and passed on
unanimously, and after an hour's session the jury returned the following
verdict:

THE VERDICT.

"We, the jury, of Campbell County, Kentucky, find that the headless body
of the woman found on the premises of John B. Lock, near Ft. Thomas, on
the morning of February the 1st., was that of Pearl Bryan, a resident of
Greencastle, Ind.

"We further find that cocaine had been administered to Pearl Bryan for
some reasons unknown.

"We further find that the decapitation took place while Pearl Bryan was
still alive.

"We further find that Pearl Bryan was last seen in company with Scott
Jackson and Alonzo Walling. The three got into a cab on the Plum-street
side of a saloon, corner of George and Plum Streets, and were last seen
in the cab turning toward Plum Street.

Illustration: CHIEF DEITSCH. SCOTT JACKSON. ALONZO WALLING.
Mrs. Stanley sobbing heavily cried: "Mr. Jackson, I come to you and ask
where is my sister's head?"

"We further find in the end of justice that this verdict, and the report
of the post-mortem, the chemical analysis of the stomach and the report
of the Court-stenographer be filed with the verdict."

On the Wednesday following, the grand jury of Campbell County Kentucky,
in session in Newport, returned an indictment against both Jackson and
Walling, charging them with the murder of Pearl Bryan and alleging that
the crime was committed near Ft. Thomas, Ky.