The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-15
The Scott Poisoning Case.

County, on january 18th, 1874. Mrs.
Scott entered the room at fifteen min
utcs of o'clock, p. M, accompanied by
Sheriff Oyster. The names Of forty
three jurors were called, which resulted
in effecting.the following pannel: Adam
Jesbarger, John Kun,zelmann, Hiram
Hewitt, Louis Garner, o. B. Fitch,
John Taylor, Henry R. Moore, Thomas
L. Mexican, d. s, johnson, John
Meyer, Frank Showers, William James
The case opened by District Attorney
j. X. p. Hall. Court adjourned.
JANUARY 10, 1874.
Andrew Jackson sworn-I know the
prisoner. | knew Mr.. j. 8. Scott. They
resided about half mile below the
mill at Whistletown. lived.at Whistle
town mill. This is In Elk county, Rijg-
way township. She (the prisoner was
called Mrs. Scott. She and Scott lived
in one house. Mr.. Scott died sometime
In June 1878, saw him the evening
before he died, and when he died. He
died at 4 o'clock in the morning. / was
there about 7 or o'clock in the even
ing, was with him one-half hour. He
was sick at the time he said he had
rheumatism of the knee; it was swollen.
He didn't complain much He was TAX
ing medicine ; said he had taken some
that afternoon that he didn't like the
taste of it; it was very bitter; couldn't
get the taste ont of bis mouth not with
alcohol. | went home again. Along
in the night a young man came alter me;
said that Scott was worse. William
Sturdevant came for me; I went with
him. 1t was near midnight when 1 got
there =; he was much worse than in the
evening", was 10 bed, and in great
distress Of the bowels, wanted drink
when out Of these spells; gave him
water; be lay on his back, and would
stretch out as far as he could; seemed to
TEST on his heels aud back of his head;
every nerve and muscle seemed to be
effected while in these spasams, his legs
were spread out some, and he was in
great pain all over. He wanted me to
bear down on his bowels when he was
in these spellsj could not hold him down;
spells came on very fast until he died.
His face looked natural only flushed
up once iu a while; he was naturally
red-faced swallowed well enough he
would reach out his hand and motion for
water. He was in his right mind all
the while. When first went in he
said, "I am poisoned man." l asked
her what he had taken. She said she
had given him nothing but the medicine
Doctor Hartley lett for him. Scott was
sixty years old or over
Cross examiued-Scott was sixty
years old. Distance from where they
lived, to town, was two aud one-half
miles. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott treated each
other as husband and wife. l was not
very much acquainted; knew him about
a year; as far as know they lived happily
together. | went there between six and
eight in the evening at that time he
complained of twischng in the legs and
arms, and spoke of it; his legs we're
twitchy. He said the id doctor had
poisoned him; that he had taken some
of the medicine the doctor had left him;
but only one dose in the night. He
could not talk; said he was poinned
man. She said she had given him the
medicine the doctor lett. She took as
great care Of him as any woman could
have done, and when he died took it
very hard. This was in the night and
by poor dim lamp-light don't know
whether she or he sent Sturdevant after
me; he was steady boarder there;
said Scott had been getting worse ever
since evening; the spasams started low
down in the bowels and worked up; he
would catch at his breath, when over;
when coming out Of these spasams, COM
planned Of pain all over. They told me
the spells had worked on him ever since
| was there in the evening; there was
another man there; think his name was
Gordon. He was there when / went in !;
don't think he remained there until
Scott died. Scott was a lean, spare
faced man. There was alcohol given
him once in the night, from a bottle she
brought from another room; he asked for
it; said he had taken alcohol in the af-
ternoon. There was two kinds of medi-
cine there in two kinds of papers; there
was about one-half dozen left. There
was brown paper; large powder in
blue paper, the other was a small white
powder; said it was morphine. l asked
him in particular what be had taken,
and he said nothing bnt what she had
given him, and that was nothing only
what the Doctor had left; he had had
the rheumatism ten or twelve days be-
fore. DR.. Hartley had attended him;
Scott said the doctor had been there
that day; saw no women only Mrs.
Scott. Scott worked with me; be never
came to work very early; was generally
behind time. There was something
said. He died Friday or Saturday at
. a. m. Of the day of the post mortem.
| didn't see Mrs. Scott the next day.
| didn't tell Dr. Hartley what had oc-
CURED or anyone else.
Redirect examination--Mrs. Scott
came away in the m rning 10 get some
things she was to have come back BY
noon but didn't come.
Grove G Messenger sworn-I am