Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-06
IS SCOTT GUILTY?
Evidence Against the Accused
Very Strong.
OF A ClRCUMSTANTIAL NATURE.
Finding Of the BlOOd-Stained
ClOthing--Trial Will Last
Three Days.

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the cOroner's inquest, with slight
change ia the coloring brought out
by the cross-examinatlon. The sher-
iff exhibited a blue woolen shirt,
with blood stains on the bosom, that
Scott took off after he was put in
jail. The jury is composed Of sub
,tantial intelligent farmers. Scott's
leighbors generally believe him
guilty.
The following gentlemen cUmpos-
ed the jury: Isaac Lambright, Will
liam Nelson, Henry Hopkins, w. f
Davis, john Redmond, w. F. Rails
ton, John Parrot, A. NJ. Hoskins,
c. Marls, b. r. SPARKS, George Bry
an and A. NJ. Detnlering, and it is
pronounced by all to be an excellent
jury fully competent to try the case.
Opinion ls divided az to the ver-
dict of the jury. The prevailing be-
lief IL that there will be no convic-
ton, as one of the jury is a Quaker
and is opposed to capital punish
mcnt.
Judge Loughary made state
ment of the case to the jury, giving
A detailed account of the murder,
how the murder was committed on
The 18th day Of last February, the
shot being fred into the murdered
woman's forehead while she was
still in bed in the early morning,
out It was not instantly fatal; how
the deceased struggled out Of bed
ma onto the back porch, when
second shot was fired into her back
where she fell and expired in her
night clothes; that Scott had pre-
tended TO find her where she fell
bleeding and dying; that he hastened
to find neighbor, w. Y. Martin, q
mile and quarter away and told
him that his wife had committed
suicide; that Scott had gone away
from his dying wife without offering
to assist her in any way. He as
| signed as "a cause of the suicide
when asked by Martin. that his
wife had had severe headache and
had stated that IL she had knife
she would cnt the pain out. An
other cause might be that her son,
who lived in California, had writ
that he was not coming to visit her
this winter.
Mr.. Mayors followed for the state,
stating that it was the duty of the
jury to divest their minds of all
doubts as to the innocence of the
accused; spoke at some leangth of
the possible mistakes in the testi-
mony Of the state, as detailed by
Judge Lougary; also of the testi-
mony of the defense.
When the examination of witness
es was begun the courtroom was full,
many ladies being present. On
motion of the attorney for the de-
fence, all of the witnesses were
excluded from the courtroom, except
c. s. Scott, son OF the defendant,
and Frank A. Cook, son of the
murdered woman.
District Attorney Hewitt ques-
toned the witnesses on behalf of the
state, and Judge Caples on the part
OF the defence.
The first witness called was Sheriff
Harris, who made the arrest six
days after the murder,
w. Y. Martin, the next witness,
testified that he lives about u mile
from the Scott place; was intimate
ly acquainted with Scott; was ut
Scott's the evening before the muir
der; talked with Scott and his wife;
brought their mail out from Wheat
land and was thanked IN II friendly
way by Mrs.Scott; did not seem to be
bs suffering from any mental NAL
adyi saw Scott coming TO the wit
ness house Sunday morning, riding
horseback, hurriedly, without sad
die and bareheaded, and calling To
witness TO come quick, IA his wife
had killed herself went with Scott,
who stated that the cause of the deed
was M stated by the attorney for the
state at the opening of the case 10
the jury. Scott stated that his wife
WAS about dead when he left, but
was moaning. Found the body
lying OH the porch dead, with
wound in the forehead, and the face
mutilated and blackened from pow
der burn; followed Scott through the
kitchen into the bedroom; found
shotgun and mopstick on the bed
lying in a position indicating sui
eide; saw blood on floor in the kitch-
en-, aud tracks therein of about
a No. 5 boot or shoe. Scott told wit
ness that the gun belonged To his
son NardamOn, aud that he had
borrowed Il Of his son some days be-
fore 90 Kill China pheasant. Scott
picked up his hat near the fireplace.
The witness detailed At length the
hnding ~ the various articles otfer-
cd In evidence, aud the outline OF
the premises A. indicated on mag
shown. The cross-exAminAtiou
made some points that seem TO favol
the defense.
Marion Townsend coTroborato'
Martin.
A. G. townsend testified tina
= Scott cAne 70 the ~ltneas' house o
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