Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-03-27

SCOTT'S TRIAL.
WITNESSES BEING EXAMINED.
Prosecuting Attorney Martin and Msi. n
n White Present the Case to the
Jury for the State and De-
PENDANT Respectively.

PENDANT Respectively.
The Scott-McGehee murder trial
was promptly resumed this morn
ing at 8 o 'clor't. After the Jury was
called into the box the prisoner, T.
j. Scott, was brought into court. He
looked pale and emaciated and there
was Il vacant stare in his eyes and
he appeared entirely Indifferent to
his surroundings. His eyes are blood
shot and his beard, which is inclined
to be red, reveal an intermixture of
gray. He is dressed in dark blue
coat, cutaway style. and dark pants.
His son, S. r. Scott, Of Little Rock,
is constantly by his fathers side.
Mrs ] NJ. McGehee and daughter,
Della. were in the courtroom this
morning. Both were in tears and
showed great grief.
Prosecuting Attorney Smith c.
Martin. when the jury was called
into the box. reviewed before them
the history of the ease. which he
presented in very strong and for
chile manner
Maj. Y T White, one Of the at
torRey for the defendant, then pre-
scented his clients case TO the jury.
He called the attention OF the Jury to
the grave responsibility that rested
upon them, and said that they held
in their hands the life OF Il fellow
man. He then went on to establish
the defendants plea of insanity, and
said that the defense would show
that al the time of the murder the
defendant was not mentally respon-
sible for his crime The defense, he
said, would not only show that
Scott was insane at the time, but
that insanity was hereditary in the
family, and that at one time in Mis-
sissippi the DEFENDANTS relatives en-
deavored to place him in an insane
asylum.
After the conclusion of Mai. Whites
presentation of the case the jury was
granted a short recess while arrange
ments were made for taking testi-
mony.
THE FIRST WITNESS
examined was Harry Holderness.
Il am an undertaken and reside in
Pine Bluff was his answer to the
Gehee, and found four wounds on
his dead body; two were on the
right side and seemed to run 70
gether, coming out behind, one other
was in his right arm and another in
his forehead, ranging down toward
the BRAIN His other testimony
was to the effect that he dressed the
body and prepared 1t for burial.
Judge J. NJ. Porter was the next
witness examined. He stated that
before the murder he had heard Scott
and MeGehea discussing civil ease,
during Which conversation he heard
Scott say that the courts had gone
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tended to get even with McGehee, ii
it cost him lawsuit in hell. .
Judge Porter also testifid that he
] talked With Scott the Monday eve
ming after the killing, and that Scott
was drinking and raving like a
/ drunken man.
r. X. Adams was the next witness.
He stated that he had known Scott
since 1876 and had conversed with
him the Sunday before the killing.
Scott stated that he WIS going down
to Lincoln county and expected to
get into trouble. and asked ii he came
by the witness house ii he could get
a horse To ride.
j. ID. Murtaugh next gave in his
testimony. He stated that he had
had Il talk with Scott about his suit
with Me6eheee. and Scott stated to
him that ii Actsehee didn't pay him
that he intended to kill McGehee
This was about five days before tht
killing occurred.
Eugene Williams and Giles Baker
colored, next testified to Scott's hav,
ing hired n horse at Fies' stable, al
which time they discovered pisto
in his pocket. Scott asked ii the
horse could carry a fellow out o
trouble, at which time one of then
J remarked to Scott that he must bt
J after somebody
/ Eugene Taylor was the next wit
lness. He testified that he lived Il