Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-11-23
RUSSELL & WESTON COMPANY 1so-1s2 WATER ST, AUGUSTA

talked for some time Scott walking back
and forth on the house with Il pistol in
his hand. Presently Scott came down and
the men We're where l could not see them
well. | heard Scott telling the engineer
he must jump overheard, and then heard
Il shot and Il splash, and the engineer
cry out astern. This was about or $50
o'clock.
Next | heard the mate and Scott. and
it looked like Scott was trying to put him
overheard ard he would not so. He was
Pleading for mercy. Sawyer said he was
going to him, and | said | was afraid to
go:, Sawyer said he believed the pistol
was empty and he was going anyway
He started and Scott pointed the pistol
at him and ordered him back. He came
back: When the mate saw Sawyer com
ing he begged him to help him. Scott
theIs fired two shots into the mate and
threw him overheard.
Then Scott came forward and then
went off again. and / heard some more
deck---lAfter a while ! saw Scott bring
the cook out of the galley and TIN Nv
him overheard. The cook was "a small
man.
1T was about l. o'clock when Scott
said: Boys, / want you to do as I tell
you or will killtyou.' He then. ordered
water and let her go; He said We will
take the vessel III and say the boat was
swa,nred and we swan back to the YES
sci. He said he would kill all of US if
we did not obey him. We thought the
best thing to do tWas to get him down and
hold nim. as none of lis had guns! He or
dered Sawyer to get supper. and VIC went
aft. Scott went forward. We agreed that
the best thing to do was to tie Scott if
we could get hold of him. When Sawyer
relieved ne | went to supper. Directly |
forward Coaklev and Sawyer had Scott
down. Scott said he had two guns, but
one of them was in the forecastle We
tied him with n chain, and he said: %
h.,x- Il I-.t bow T.l-
orod sailor He said the dew would be
cold, and asked me to put a coat over
him, and did it.
Later Sawyer saw light and Sawyer
went into the spanker rigging and | went
into the forerigging. When pretty near
down, ] heard shooting. We went or top
Of tho house and Scott had shot Coakley
and he was lying on top of him. We
pulled him off. Scott w;lS tied so he could
not get aim to shoot us, and we managed
to get hold of his hand and beat 1t until
he let go OF the pistol. Coakley was
heaving and Sawyer said: Go forward
for him Ito gargls his throat. Before
could get it, though. Coaklcy whs dead.
Sawyer told me to so forward ard
signal the boat whose light we had seen.
1t was Il steamer. We raised the signal,
hut the steamer did not come. In Il short
time we saw another vessel and it came
near us: Sawyer called out: Schooner
aEoy. For Gods sake, come to our as
si.tance" They came and took us on
board, and as each one of us got on board
we were handcuffcd. We were put in the
laZarette."
in commenting on the verdict of guilty
returned in the case of Adams and Saw
yer. Il Wilmington paper says:
The verdict caused considerable sur
prise. There were few who thought the
men would be found not guilty, but il
was the opinion of a good many of those
who heard Ill the evidence that a YER
dict would be returned recommending life
Imprisonment. If a jury should return Il
verdict recommending life Imprisonment
in SCOTS case it would cause still great
er surprise. for he is regarded as the
arch conspirator and ticnd incarnate. He
admitted his guilt some weeks ago. but
later went bIck to his original story that
he had killed only one man, Coaliley, ard
that in self defence.
In Il later issue the paper says:
Each day the public becomes more
and more doubtful of the guilt of Adams
and Sawyer. and the great majority Of
those who arc heard Ito speak of the case
say they should not be hanged. The more
familiar the public becomes with the case.
the stronger grows this belief A petition
to commute the sentence of Adams and
Sawyer to life imprisonment would he
largely signed. and by those most familiar
with he evidence. Several court officials
who heard all the evidence express the
most serious doubt as to Adams and
Sawyer being guilty"
In its issue of last Saturday, the paper
SAYS: THE fate of Scott is settled, but
for Adams and Sawyer there is still some
hope of a new trial.