Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-05-22

mixed the drawer ne that Of SeoEeld-s, hav-
ing painted 10 some time before.
By Defence. The head was under the
door. never saw the prisoner at the store
Of deceased. ScoEeld was CAUTIOUS man.
would not open his door after retiring, he
slept up stairs. the cash drawer Was char
red on the inside, there vas stove in the
store.
By the State. The bed Of deceased was
some distance hack from where the door
opened. the position Of the cash drawer
was under the poet-office desk. fifteen feet
back from the door and the stove was on
the outside Of the counter and nearer the
door.
DIR. Bronze called By the State, knew
| Sco6eld we'll. vas at the ruins on the morn
ing OF the 4th, the sills Of the house were
still burning, saw the remains behind
where the door was, they were lying trans
versely. knew them to be human bones.
they were the bones Of q man about the
sire Of Scofeld. saw the bones Of dog in
another part of the building.
DR.. r. Jones called by the State, had
known Sco6eld for long time, saw the
remains g, the burial. they were the bones
ola human being. knew them to be the
bones Of q white man from the occipital
portion of the head being smaller than that
Of n colored man or an Indian and lrser
, than that OF q woman, noticed an indenta-
ton on the left parictal bone as " made
By hammer or the eye Of a ha.chct and
ut an sn,lc OF Is degrees upwards. as if
| inflicted BY party standing below his
victim, and also evidences Of blow on
the back of the head as if made by club.
the blow on the occipital portion of the
head would have stunned but NJ, have ne
ccssarily produced death. Scofeld had
rather large head and the skull seen was
large. discovered hair on the pelvic region.
showing that he must have fallen on his
face, the hair was that Of white man.
BY Defence. The falling of timbcrs.
etc, Of the house would not have made
snch regular indcntation.
George Barber. colored, called by the
State. has known the prisoner 6 or s
years. in the latter part Of last Summer or
early in the Fall was at prisoners store,
! that prisoner said he wanted word with
him and took him outside of It re and
proposed to witness to join with him in
raid on Mr.. Sco6eld. giving as reason
tina. they could get goods and that as be
(Scofeld) had killed young man. West
ley Thomas. some &C ilcut should happen
to him.
by Defence. I stated this conversation
to James Bealc about two weeks ago, had
escaped his mind until after the murder
of Scofelt.
James Bealc, colorcd, called BY the
State. has known tn" prisoner long time.
rented store from witness. sometime du-
ring last Fall prisoner said to witness that
he thought Seoficld was not properly pun.
ishishcd for killing Thomas. and there
ought to be raid Of some kind made upon
him, and proposed to witness to join with
him.
BY Defence. Why did you not tell of
this conversation before? Because Jack
son was a friend os mine aud l didn't
think he meant it.
By the Court. George Barber told me
about two weeks ago of his conversation
with prisoner. Barber did not know ut the
time that prisoner had made any PROPOSE.
ton to me.
by the State. Prisoner made the pro-
position to witness two or three times to
raid upon Scoield and said also they could
get some things from him.
BY Defence. Told prisoner the first
time that | would consider it, but at las,
declined
Benedict Biscoc. colored. called By
State. Knows prisoner well. met him at
Mr.. Jarboe's store sometime after Christ.
mas when prisoner called him aside and
asked him if he (witncss) did not want to
knock around to get something to live on.
witness asked him where. prisoner replied
on the lower course about Scofcld's. say
ing that he (Scoheld) had plenty OF mo-
ncy. had knocked man in the head and
cheated people and ought to suffer for il.
witness said that he might get himself in
the penitentiary or Sco6cld might kill
him. TO which prisoner replied. that he
need not be afraid. that they could crack
Scofcli up and as he opened the door
they could knock him in the head
BY Defence Never spoke Of this con-
versation until last Saturday and did not
speak of it before because he was not cal
led on, never had any difficulty with pris-
oncr. had no ideas about this CONVERSE
ton, did not know whether he meant it or
not.
By the Court. Prisoner lived about
or miles from witness, but they did no:
visit each other.
VIM. F. Ford called BY the State. Am
a constable. scachcd prisoners house on
the 9TH inst and found therein certain
goods. (thc goods were here shown wit
ness). the goods presented are the same
found in prisoners house. the ribbon.
stockings. betting and some c"ppers we're
tied up in sort Of wooden bag. witness
produced sample Of 4 piece Of calico
which he had bought from Sco6cld short
time before his death. compared it with a
piece which was being made up BY pris-
oner's family. and found they correspon.
dcd.
BY Defence. Some Of the goods were
in trunk an1 some in bureau drawers.
all were locked up. the keys were handed
to witness by prisoners wife.
James Il. Thomas called BY State.
5cugh. piece Of goods from Sco6eld two
days before the murder. bought IL yards.
(thc gods found in prisoners possession
were here handed witness and he compar.
ed a remnant among them With sample
from 4 piece he had purchased ofScoield)