Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-07
THE SCOTT TRIAL.
Proceeding of the Second Days
Trial.
THE TESTIMONY ALL SUBMITTED.
Arguments Will Begin Next
Each Side to Occupy
Two Hours.
SECOND pays TRIAL.

only new testimony Is the blood
found on Scott's shirt that he took
off after he was In Jail, and a shot
pouch that Sheriff Harris found at
Scott's house, with blood on IL,
hanging In its accustomed place.
The attorneys for the state claim
that this shows that the gun was re-
loaded for the second shot by some
one accustomed To hanging the
pouch back in its place, while a
stranger would have thrown IL
down, aud that the gun-caps wer
also taken from the cupboard, a.
some of them were spilled on the
floor, and the box replaced, showing
II knowledge Of the whereabOu OF
all OF the ammunition and n care ia
replacing 1t in its accustomed place
The first witness for defense was
William Scott. The defendent who
testified was 66 years of age; crossed
tue plhius III lOOO, llNco aOOut Out
mile from w. Y. Martins; pass
through three gates In going Ia
Martins; Martin was my most init
mate neighbor; slept with my wife
The night before the murder; was
married October IL, 1889; lived on
my place. the farm; wife had house
in McMinnville where we some
times went and stayed all night;
got up the morning Of the murder
about seven o'clock and built fires;
wife was sick through the night;
told her not to hurry about getting
up as it was Sunday morning; went
70 the barn 10 attend To the stock;
indistinctly heard a gun fired while
| was feeding the stock; / then
shoveled over some spoiled wheat
on the barn floor; heard n second
gun fire; about that time | started
to the house; heard the dog bark.
ing more boisterous than common;
thought 1 caught the glimpse of a
man running through the orchard;
saw my wife lying on the porch at
the same time; ran to her and spoke
to her and may have tried to raise
her up; don't remember, was so
excited; | then went into the house
and found the pillows on fire; put
them out and came out and went to
the barn, mounted IA horse and start.
ed TO Martins; came back with
Martin and hunted for tracks about
the premises where l thought saw
man running, examined the prem
ises with Martin; saw gun and mop
stick on bed; don't know how they
came there; never saw any other
wound only that in the forehead at
any time; only the most Intimate
and fond relations existed between
myself and wife.
ITO the question "do you know
anything about the murder OF your
wife, or who did it? he replied, "I
know nothing whatever about 1t; l
would be as glad to know as anyone
living, but / know nothing at all
about IT,"
When requested he described at
great length the premises and loca-
ton Of various articles offered In
testimony against him, telling the
story In a plain straightforward
manner beginning anew after each
question Of his attorney, occasion
ally interrupted by fit of cough
ing the entire jury paying strict at
tentlon TO the testimony. Frequent
ly the usually fixed countenance of
the witness would light up with a
smile aud his story would be more
animated, as the questions of his
attorney brought out the opportu-
nifty to show how the blood might /.
get on his clothing, as he had |
butchered his hogs in December and |
frequently marked pigs,
The attorney for the state objected /
10 the question, ITO what religious
denomination do you belong?" and |
was sustained by the court rs int
Scott said he took "A dose OF medI.
cine out OF the bottle OF patent
medicine on Wednesday after the
He took "a few drops and
poured the dregs-about teaspoon
full into the fire, This is the sup /
posed bottle that contained the |
stryehnine that killed the nat at the |
coroner's inquest, OF which Scott |
says he tried To get his wife 10 take |
n dose.
His testimony WAS practically the
same AS before the coroner's jury.
The cross-examination made little
change In the testimony.
Ms. Martha Addison, daughter Of
Scott, testified; Went to her ia
theirs house on Tuesday after the
murder; found him sitting by the
fire weeping; used some of the
patent medicine eferred to for
neuralgia aud tNothaehe; swallowed
SOME; Coroner Fellows and Judge
Laaghary told all of t..e relations To
~ home on Wednesday aud TO not
return until Friday.
Characterization, Never said
my step-m0ther MAS willing for
father to marry was about a tea
spoonful OF nlsdlelns ia the bottle.
Robert Addison, husband Of Mar.