The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-14
SCOTT SENTENCED TO HANG.
TO PAY TIE DEATH PENALTY FOR
THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE.

Was n Cold BIOodcd and DiaboIi-
cal Crime, Judge FaIIigant said
in Passing Sentence-Scodt Made a
Very Weak Statement. Claiming
Accfdcnt-WUs COof and UncOn-
cerned Throughout the Trial and
Received His Sentence without a
DEMONSTRATION COunty's Good
Record for Prompt Trial and Con-
VictiOns.
Isaiah Scott was convicted of the murder
of his wife Marie Scott, in the Superior
Court yesterday, and was sentenced 10
hang July y. The trial occupied about
two and a half hours and the jury remain
ed out nearly two hours longer. After
the verdict sentence was Immediately
passed by Judge Falligant
Scott, who had remained stolid and in
different throughout the trial, showed no
emotion when he found death staring him
close in the face and when asked by the
judge if he had anything 10 say why SEN
fence Of death should not be passed upon
him he replied that he had not.
The verdict is exactly what was ex-
pected by all who were familiar with the
case, and in fact there was some surprise
that the jury should have remained out as
10 the position OF one juror who was I'M
willing to agree with the other eleven up
on a death verdict, but gave no reason for
his position.
The evidence has shown that your
crime was cold blooded and diabolicaI. ."
said Judge Falhgant Ia passing sentence
upon the prisoner. You have mad fair
and impartial trial and have been ably de-
tended. Your crime was heartiless and
pitiless. l thoroughly approve the jury's
verdict"
Scott is % TO a years of age. His feat
ures are good and he is of an intelligent
appearance. That he should have seemed
80 INDIFFERENT TO his fate was somewhat
Of a surprise.
Although the evidence of the state was
entirely cIrcums tantia., it was confirmed
by SCOTS own statement and the confess
sions which he made to the superintendent
OF police There was practically no evil
dence IN SCOTS favor and there was not
the slightest doubt of his guilt.
The killing occurred on The night of
May o. ana the story was told in the
Morning News the day following. Scott
walked into the police barracks and sur
rendered himself on the might following
the killing ana told a story of the wo-
man death having been the result of an
accident Among those who listened 10
the story was Henry Lee, respectable
old eolored man the father of the muir
uered girl When Scott had finished Lee
VINO mad regarded him composedly
throughout said: Isaiah you killed nv
daughter deliberately, and without any
reason She was a good girl and you know
4. am sorry for your mot her but you
nave murdered Marie. and the law will
punish you I'll am satisfied to let it take
rs course. The events of the trial proved
lhaL The old man was right and that his
confidence in the ability of the law to
ayenge MS daughters death was not mis-
The prisoners own mother was one of
is me SnaeI %llhesses against him. Her name
Is BETSY Mazique, and she lived with her
son and daughter-in-law Other witnesses
were Susan Bradwell, who lived next
door Amanda Fields, a woman who cali
ca az the house after the crime had been
committed and before Scott had left. Cor
oner Goeue, who reached the scene short
y after the crime was discovered and
Supt ScreYeu and Detectives Scully and
Hons.
The story of the killing was outlined
py Witnesses for Ihe state Betsy Ma
zique ief6 the house of her son, in Duffy
street lane, about O'clock, 10 go Visiting
AFTER her departure Francis Fields went
70 the house and finding Scott there in
qulred for Betsy. Scott invited her into
the front room. telling her that his moth
er mad gone out visiting. She did not see
MARIE ana noticed nothing unusual. This
was between 1880 and s O'Clock The
crime had evidently been committed AZ
ms time. a little later Scott came out
locked the door of the house, and gave
the Key TO Susan Bradweil. woman liv-
ing next door, TO be given to his mother
Mhen she returned. Half an hour later
Betsy Mazique returned, spent some time
~ gosslplng with Susan Bradwel and
then taking the key, entered the house
next door. A few moments later her out
cry brought the neighbors to the scene
The body of Marie Scott was found living
on the bed IN the rear room with a terri
Die cash over the left ear. Blood was
spattered on the head OF the bed and
on the bed clothing. but there was none
on Inc uoor or in the yard outside. There
was no evidence OF a struggle, and the
a . taaTa The a.
young woman. very light skinned and of
quite attractive appearance Scott on the
otner hand. is dark, and later develop
mehts made II very plain that this differ
ence IN complexion was responsible for
me tragedy. Jealousy was suspected as
the cause, but no evidence has developed
10 substantiate this theory. SO far az
known the woman was "a model of con-
The story told by Scott when he sur
rendered to the police was that his wife
had asked him 20 cut some wood and that
When ne started 90 comply with the re-
guest the AK flew off the helve and struck
the woman in the head The story was
seen TO be very improbable for the reason
that Scott stated that he picked up the
woman, put her on the bed and instead
OF calling a physician went back and
mended his ak, washed and dressed him.
sell and left the house, giving the key to
next door neighbor.
scott told several other stories but The
sunday afternoon following the killing he
SEM ior Capt. ScreVen and said thar he
me Killing, saying that he and his wife
had had a row about their difference In
color she tainted him with the fact tina
she was the whittier of the two He became
9ngfy and picking up the ak hit her in nc
hsau. lie did not intend to kin her he
claimed superintendent Screven testified
10 SCOUTS confessions yesterday as ala also
DetectiNe Scu.ly and Policeman Collins
coroner Goette testified 10 statement that
Scott made to him to the effect that his
wiie had called him black niger and he
had struck her with the ak, but did not in
tend to kiil her
Scott departed from these confessions
yesterday and returned 10 his original
Statement that the killing was an accident
IN making his statement to the Jury he
sad: Friday afternoon, gentlemen of the
jury, which would Re May s. / and MI
VIE were sitting down In front in tht
bedroom about 8 O'Clock. She said to me
you are feeling so well you had better gl
ana cut me some wood ] said an rleht
VIII 90 and try and with thai ] siariei
on out Sac said, hold on, | want 10 ash
you about something l heard on IN,
street | said what Is it?' Then She startae
20 tel me some rlgmarole she heard on IN,
street about me. 1 said, don't pay nnv al
tenlion o al those things you hear in IN,
etreet They are not so. Ii is an foolish
ness with that ] walked off whistijne
She gfUNu.11 and tf1nft 80