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| Scott Jackson continued to insist to reporters he had been wrongly convicted. |
During Pearl Bryan's sensationalized murder trial testimony of unreliable witness accounts were used
because neither Scott Jackson nor Alonzo Walling confessed to the crime.
A Star Witness
Two of the witnesses at the
trials testified they saw Jackson enter Wallingford’s saloon with a blonde lady
the night before Pearl was discovered dead.
Later Jackson and Walling
left with this lady in a horse cab driven by a third man.
This cabman could not be
found so several newspapers offered large rewards to anyone who could identify
this man.
A black man by the name of
George Jackson came forward to claim the reward. He was later convicted of
perjury in another trial.
He told the authorities that
Walling had offered him 10 dollars to drive a doctor and his patient across the
bridge to Kentucky.
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| Alonzo Walling |
Later Walling drove up in a
carriage and he took over the reins.
When he heard a woman moaning
in the back of the carriage he tried to leave but he stated Walling drew a
pistol on him and forced him to continue.
When they arrived at their
destination he saw another man exit the carriage with a woman who could barely
walk--as they went into the woods he took off on foot.
George Jackson’s story was
highly unlikely. Later the police chief and his former employee in Springfield
publicaly stated that they believed he was lying.
He was a known conman who
craved notoriety.
When he was taken to the
prison to identify Scott Jackson--he didn’t recognize anyone until a guard let
Jackson’s name slip at which point he pointed him out.
His story was put into
evidence and used at the trials. His testimony turned out to be the most
controversial.
People
wondered why two experienced horseman--Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling would
hire a witness to their crime.
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| George Jackson was ordered to recreate the fatal journey. This time with 3 police officers in the back. |
Final
Thoughts
The story of Pearl Bryan’s death was horrific enough without all the exaggerated myths and rumors that were spread at the time.
These myths are often given
as the reason why Bobby Mackey’s Music
World in Wilder, Kentucky is haunted by Scott Jackson, Alonzo Walling and
the most active of the three ghosts--Pearl Bryan.
Pearl probably haunts this
building because it is near where she was decapitated.
But the two men probably
haunt it--not because of some exaggerated story about them being members of an
occult group--but because they possibly might have been convicted and hanged
for a crime they didn’t directly commit.
The real truth is lost to
history and a poor investigation and trial.
Haunted Night Club
Bobby Mackey, a popular
country music star, bought an old wooden building located in Wilder, Kentucky
in 1978. It was on this site where the original slaughterhouse building stood.
There is a sign posted on the
door that states, “possibility of paranormal activity enter at own risk.”
His nightclub is a popular
spot to hear good music, it is also a place that many paranormal investigators
visit.
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| Sign on door. |
Three Ghosts
Witnesses have stated that
they have seen both Pearl’s and Alonzo Walling’s apparitions in this building.
Yet another newspaper
reported Walling just before the noose was slipped around his neck
stated he intended to return and haunt the area. Many feel he followed through
on his promise.
A psychic stated that she saw
Scott Jackson having an argument with Pearl. She saw him yelling at Pearl as
she fretted and held her head in her hands stating, “My head, my head.”
He yelled at her, “It was
your fault.”
One female employee at the
bar states that as she walked into the club one day an unplugged jukebox
started to play The Anniversary Song.
This jukebox does not include
this song on its selection boards. This employee feels that Pearl has a
romantic side and it was her that played this song.
Several women patrons, pregnant
at the time they visited the night club, have started that Pearl messed with
them.
Bobby Mackey’s wife Janet
while 5 months pregnant--Pearl was 5 months pregnant when she died-- was
grabbed around the waist and thrown to the ground by an unseen entity.
The sign posted on the
door--warning patrons to enter at their own risk--was placed there at the
recommendation of a lawyer after a female patron had her clothes ripped in the
restroom by a disapproving entity.
In Part l of The Murder andGhost of Pearl Bryan, I share several of the bizarre rumors and myths that
surround this case.
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