Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-11-03

State Of Ohio VS. R, k Scott !
The Testimony.
The last witness called for the defense was

The last witness called for the defense was
DIR. II. B. HARRISON,
who upon taking the stand testified substantially as
follows: Am resident of Napoleon and engaged in
the practice of medicine and surgery; have been
practicing about 25 years served a surgeon in
in Kneelanks drug store; know Robert X. Scott; was
called TO Kneeland's drug store on morning of the
25th Of December, about O'Clock; saw the body Of
Warren G. Drury lying on the floor between the desk
and the counte remained in the store about an
hour and half, Drury was dead when reached the
store while there examination of the contents of
the pockets was made; think some keys were found ;
the acting Coroner was there when 1 aiived; there
was blood on the left side of the head, which had
from the wound; also, some which had run from the
nose down both sides of the face there pool of
blood about the shoulders; blood had issued from the
eyes and nose to a small extent; I examined the
wound with my inger he had been dead probably
three-Quarters of an hour or possibly an hou. when
got there; went out and returned about O'Clock:
the body was then In the back room; there YVES no
wound upon the hand itselt there was blood on the
floor near where the hand lay; it was from the head
Mr.. Reeder was in charge oft the body when return
II; by request of the Coroner was present and eA
amtned first the external wound took the position of
that; being unable to determine the cop-se of the
ball. had to remove the Skill
of the wound showed 1t to have been made by gLn-
shot edges of skin turned in the ball entered qua
ter of inch below and half inch in front of the
left ear the Jaw bone round and much fuller than
is usually the case the ball did not hit the jaw but
went through the skin at that point: the wound would
admit the end of the fore finger; it little oblong
in shape from in 'front.' backward; probably fourth
longer than vide: the occipfta aud temporal bones
fractured as to permit Of the entrance of the
finger only about thrcr -fourths Of an inch; jaw
feshy; the ball entered just back Of the auditory
canal behind the ma1toid process of the temporaI
bone: it passed upward obquely entering the skull
in front and inward of the mlstoid process of the
temporal bone; through the digastrio fosse at its
juncture with Il occptal bone through the groove
of the lateral sinus at the middle third of the petrous
portion of the temporal bone. cutting off the lateral
sinus which is the large blood vessel carrying the
venous blood from the brain thence passing through
the left hemisphere of the cerrebelun, small BRAIN
Ii inches from the medulla oblongata, the upper
portion OF the spinal cord passed upward and to the
right, through the posterior lobe Of the cerebrum
and lodged under the dpra mater one-quarter OF an
inch to the right of the longitudinal assure in the
median line and over the inner and upper border of
the cerebrum and two inches from the posterior
border. (Thc ball taken out Of Drury's head was
shown to and identified by the witness. 1t was IN
two pieces and much battered and out of shape. A
piece of bone was imbedded in one of the peces.)
After the removal of the brain found fracture Of
the occptal bone; also extending from the right
side of the foramen msL Iun o1liQuely upwards; the
orbital plates and the cehmoid bone were fractured
| by conclusion.
Cross. examined by Mr. Scribner: blow may be
received upon the head and its effect seen i'm
| the body.
THE DEFENSE.
The witnesses for the defense were then called and
the first one placed upon the stand was
| n. Il. SCOTT,
who testified as follows: Live in Napoleon, Henry
county, Ohio; am 55 years Of age; have lived in
Henry county thirty years in August, since came
| to the county; when first came into the county l
was aphyscian and practced medicine for about six
years afterwards went into the merchantile bust
ness and remained in it until '6l, the commencement
| of the war: after the war was made Assistant Com
| missioner of the Erppdman'H Rurpau in S0uth
Carolina 1868 was elected c vernon of South Carolina
and reelected in 1870 retu led to Ohio to reside in
| the summer of 1878, since that time have resided
most of the time here; we were somewhat unsettled;
have resided here permanently since the fall of $780,
| on the Path of December, 1880, we had rooms and
were boarding at the Miller House; my family con-
siss of myself and wife and one SON. the latter was
in this place on the 24th of last December, having
returned home from school, he was is on the 10th of
October, 1880; knew Warren G.. Drury at that time
had met him not more than twice, our acquaintance
was only casual one, that evening was at my room
at the Miller House, after or O'clock: had been
in the country that day; at my wfes request went
down town and to ewelry store for the purpose OF
purchasing presant which she desired to give our
son selected two rings which were placed in box,
| and then took it over to Kncelands drug store
gave it to my son, and told him to take it to his
mother; he did SO; / left soon after; next saw my
boy about 10;3e, in my room; he requested per
mission to go down stairs and stay awhile " til 0
friend, the clerk from the drug store, young Drury
he received permission to go fer half an hour; and
resumed my reading at II O'Clock, as he hadn't re.
turned, went into the office and asked Mr. Stout
he had been there; the reply was that he had, but
had gone out for his watch and chain and had prom
iscd to be back N few minutes L had my slippers OF
and was Without hat or coat, just as 1 had beer
reading: Mr. Stout told me not to go out in tina
way; told him Twas not going and returned NJ
stairs to my room; supposed at the time that X. X
had taken his watch to jewelers. to be fixed, anC
had then gone after it; was N the Office orl,
about two or three minutes upon reaching my room
made up my mind to retire; my health was not good
while in the army 1 was taken prisoner, and Will
making an escape jumped from train and fel
down an embankment, injuring my spine; this in
jury caused me to suffer much pain, and nv physi
clans had prescribed as an anodyne medicine con
tanning opium or morphine, thehabit grew upon me
tried three times to give 1t up; was at that TIM
making an effort to give up its use and was greatl
prostrated thereby; went to bed and fell asleep a
most Immediately; sometime after my wife awok
me and told me to hoist the window and fsten
jumped UP and did SO, and heard commotion o.
the opposite side, hearing threats made against 10
Stout dressed very hastily, simply had on my shoet
pantaloons, shirt, coat and hat; 1t was night shlr
dressed in this manner went down into the ono
and passed out, think there were no other persons
the room but Stout; he unlocked the door ana let m
out upon stepping out of the room asked MrSto
If he had seen X. K; he said yes; asked where an
why he did not bring him in he replied that the fe
lows took him away from him., I asked where
!, was and Stout pointed across the street and sal
''he's in that crowd;' heard threats used in tn
crowd; walked across the street and found Juds
Meekison and Samuel Facey, who were endeavorin
to pacify the crowd; asked If the boy was Their
and was told he was not; some one volunteered tn
information that he had just gone down to the dru
store; walked down to the arug store and 5nocke &c
at the door, there was light in the rear end OF til
drug store which was either blown out or remove
while stood there: I returned to the crowd thinl
ing possibly to find him there; saw stout In lrol
of the hotel and went over and again asked hill
where r. X. was; he replied that he was either
the crowd or down to the drug store; asked him
go along with me, but he refused and went alone
went back to Bitzer's corner and asked again
r. X. was there: Mr.. NJ ,kison replied that ne we
certainly not that they he dnt seen him there; the
were several In the crowd who were intoxicated
went up into the hall in the Bitter Block, th1nkI
, he ght be there; met two gentlemen VINO to
me that they had seen him going down the dru
clerk Immediately started down to the drug store
upon arriving there Icommenced rafting the dot
with good zeal of force and perhaps kicked again
it; after short interval saw person coming d
J wards the door; said to him, 81 want my son.
He replied, ''He is not here;" said u nave bee
assured by numerous persons that he came IN Wit
you hut short time ago." he again replied tnat
was not true; insisted upon 1t and ne sald that
would go and get the key, let me In ana give me a
opportunity to look for myself said an rgnt slr,
and he returned to the rear end OF the store wate
some little time and he not returning thougnt
possible that he might let the boy out the rear doo
ran around to the rear to see; couid see notnlne
went back and Drury was just then unlocklng u
door; stepped up to the door, and on entering 70
clerk said. New, sir, you can walk IN ana 100
around and satisfy yourself that your son Is nc
here;" walked in. * a.5gr ~.
| At this noint thc examination was suspended III