The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16
NEWS OF GENERAL CITY
TRIAL OF ALLEGED MURDERERs
 OF sCULLY ON.
Dr. Ross, State Chemist, Tells of His Analysis of the Contents of the Dead Man,s
 Stomach.
Advertiser Bureau.
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Advertiser Bureau Selma, Feb. 1e. The trial of Pearl Scott, Clay Hiilmau and Florence Leftwitch, charged with the murder of John Scully. December Q, was begun in the City Court of Selma to- day. and adjournment was not taken un- til 6 o'clock this afternoon, when 1t was announced that court would convene again at g o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Three witnesses were upon the stand this afternoon, Dr. B. B. Ross. Stase Chemist, being the most important. He was on the stand for two hours and his direct testimony was completed, but he will take the stand for cross-examination tomorrow. His evidence was on the ana lysis he had made of the stomach sup posed to be the stomach of Scully.
 Court was called to order at Il o'clock when the auditorium was filled with spectators. Judge J. W. Mahry presided with J. B. Evans clerk of the court, F. M. Blackwell sheriff and J. J. Townsend and R. L. Key deputies. Hon. w. w. Quarles. Solicitor for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, is States counsel and the de- fendants are represented by George H Craig and Chambliss Keith.
 In addition to the venires of regular jurors venire of special jurors had been summoned and at 1:aO the following jury was empannelled.
 w. T. Coker, J. W. Livett, J D. Duna- way, W. H. May, H. B. Glide. Quintus c. Miley, John P. Logan, M. w. Walker James K. Graham, l.. A. Slaughter, J. H Rodgers. c. M. Ethridge.
 The court then adjourned until s:30 D. m
 Court convened at 3:3O this afternoon and the State begin the examination of witnesses.
 Shearen Brislin testified that he had seen the stomach and other parts taken from a corpse supposed to be the dead body of John Scully, and that he had given these, enclosed in a box. into the hands of the Southern Ex- press Company's Agent in Selma, fer shipment to pr. B. B. Ross, at Auburn, Ala.
 W. Roberts, agent of the Southern Ex- press Company in Selma, testified that he had received from Shearen Brislin a box said to contain parts of Scully's body and that it had been shipped to Dr. B. B. Ross at Auburn. Ala.
 Dr. Ross, the next witness. took the stand about o'clock and when court ad- journed at o'clock the State had just completed it's examination, which was conducted by Solicitor Quaries.
 Dr. Ross's testimony was in brief that he had received at Auburn a box contain ing a stomach and its contents. with other parts of human body. said to be that of John Scully; that he had made a qualitative analysis of these parts and found evidence of morphine in them; that he had made a quantative analysis and found in the contents of the stomach about three-fourths of a grain of moi phine. He estimated that this would mi indicate what quantity of morphine might have been in the body. He had made nc quantative analysis of any parts besides the stomach.
 pr. Ross stated that he was acquainted with the character and effect of nor phine and with its action upon the hu man body. It is deadly poison. th' quantities necessary to produce deati varying with the individual and the con dition of the individual It has to b. absorbed to produce death.
 Nearly every question asked by the So licitor and nearly every answer made b! Dr. Ross was objected to by counsel fo defense, and nearly every objection wa overruled by the court, an exception be 1 ing noted.