, 1890-06-05


were spilled over tho foor. Ills wife,
pcrceiving his purpose, regainod hor feot
and ran shricking out TO tho side porch,
distance OF thirty feet, where the muir
dcrer again took aim and fired, Tho
heavy charge msdo n hole In tho back
In which one could place his list. Tho
woman ieli against tho kitchen door.
covering II with blood, and then
SANK down upon tho porch,
JUST ~ she was found
by tho neighbors whom they arrived.
The murderer must have returned to
tho sitting room In which tho bed was,
drawn the covers up toward tho pill.
lows, and laid tho gun upon the bed be.
sido a mopstick. IT was impossible TO
touch tho gun underneath tho guard
with any part OF tho mopstlck, so the
gun could not have been fired In that
way.
scovr's STATEMENT
The alleged murderer states that he
was st the farm attending to his horses
when he heard two shots fired, but paid
no attention to them. lie did not at
tempt TO relieve his wife when he found
her lying groaning upon tho porch, but
passed over her body into the house,
whore no found the pillows aiirc.
Stamping out tho blaze, ho mounted u
horso and rode q mile and quarter
away to the residence OF w. Il. Martin.
SUSPICION AROUSED.
The neighbors' suspicious were
aroused by scott's queer actions aud
words. He went to the barn with an
old coat on his arm, which he
seemed 70 be trying to hide, and which
no was seen to thrown into some rub
bIsh and tino straw. which he kicked
over it. y was aftsrward found covered
with blood, and was identified as one
that Scott had been seen to wear on the
previous evening. No footprints could
bs found except those made by the
farmer himself.
POSSIBLE MOTIVE or THE CRIME.
The old mans son, vardemon,
was much opposed to his
fathers second marriage, and
treated his stepmothe with contempt,
oftsn using tho vilcst Language TO her
face. The reason OF this was tho fact
that the old mans will, which had been
made In his favos, was abrogated by
this second marriage. lie wanted to Sc
cure possession OF the farm, but Mrs.
Scott refused TO sign the deed for It's pur-
chase or even to allow him to rent IL.
II Is supposed that tho old man, favor
ing his sons desires in this respect after
quarrel With his wife, made UP his
mind 10 kill her.
m. corxsr,
Scott has retained as his counsel
Mcssrs. James Mccain, J. T.. Magers and
y. w. Fenton. the three best attorneys
in famhill county. and eyervthing that
y, o,.,, ~ I.,..t I.ssas, - =, n, -
vs.. ''a.""s 70" W. WIN '"
sonS 70 s,ve M NE nsSs lIon tno hnng-
th,s di.,,tc, a. IIan $500 y nuu'onhfy uu 10.
Is a,h us.us M ~ ION. ~; n nugn.r Oh
scorrs TESTIMONY At tn. ,ssursr.
Following IA his testimony as reported
hv tho .ornn.~,
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~" .ue nusoAnu oi ueceaseu. we
nave been married four months. We
nave always lived together agreeably, as
far as know. l got up this morning
about O'Clock. My VITO was lying In
the ped wnen i lett tho house. She had
boon sick through the night; toward
morning she got little easier. kissed
her and told her to lie in bed and rest
while went to tho barn To attend vork
Ao.r h.d ~, a. ~, -, -,
nI'e' nso peen 70 'nc Darn snort
tinie heard shot- In about twenty
minutes heard a second shot. When
l got to the house my wife was lying Oh
the porch. She was moaning but un.
conscious. stepped into the room and
,ounu y .ho oeu pinow' On 're put tne
A. came from ,he harm ,ho Ina W.. :.
barking down toward The orobnrd'
glanced that way and / think / saw a
man running down through tho orchard.
About the same Tine l saw my wife
,yyihg on we Pvreh anu ga not notice
i wouId not swear positiyely ibat tbcre
was a man running, but / think So
think the gun was lying ON the bed
when came in, but did not touch or
move y l think the mop stick was on
shons AZ IL o,,r @ bnsIncas a,airs % u" do no,
think INV wife had an enemvn
raE PRISONER rsrERyiswEp.
Tho nrisoner was interviewsd bv . IN.
In ,a;, n. vas d,s,n.I;rad "
III. y Iii,
nocence, nor any appearance of remorse