The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-07


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MURDERER |: HUNG | n [
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Circuit Court OF 1906, being held in VIII
min gton in November. Scott was the main,
witness presented ~ the government and
testified that Art hur s Adams and N the
negro az Coakley "a were the tS rlutl-s
5neers- the murderers. He told no w they
had caused trouble aboard Z the BerWind,
and how. while the yesesl was In Mo bile.
Ala, they tried to induce him to prepare,
for trouble which they said would prolboia:-l
bly, occur on the home voyage and how
the three had gpurc chased reyol yers from
a pawnshop inIi Mobile. 4 Then he gave
a vivid descripti lion X OF the /: ira gedy,s or
rather OF the alleged manner IN which l
Der 10th, following n In the wake Of 5a
storm at; sea, when the elements ragged
violently and the entire crew had to work,
in unison to save 4 the ship, the three.
negroes had arrow with the steward about
coffee being given them, and then the
three slew the Il four white men Of the
crew, &, throwing y. their bodies overheard.
Aocptt) - NY. -.
nlenain ao p e ne III him.
a8struggle with sCoakle he admitted kill,
ing this negro. # %, SSss5
sSwur e Scott Alotfes Did / II + q
IN iaarniss and sawye III DEF tse OF them
selves testified that Scott. was the lone
perpetrator OF the Killings. That hat single
\ handed he Il slev he our y me m. though
they didfnot really see the captain killed,
nor his body thrown oYerb oard.. They saw
steward. { They saw the engineer.
drenched with blood. pleading with Scott,
" han shot and iS while II still 53 breathing
throu,, overhoa ~. 81 ter the mate was
LiIIad Nv sontt N TIe also plead FOR n ercy.
ana ~, whan / he :. wa 4 tossed oyerboard his
ia ~ ane,iish linRared Y r. the wake
ari,ha p,oa - ~ ,nad On =, eft
scn ~ 1pent a, dawn into tha rallev Shots
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u .s Dous .ias ls1'S
ana WAS eng utleo ~ .uo ius y asp
me remarkable 1eat q % 5death iaad at,tn
door Of scott a!on 2, taxing lhto
consider atlon the ume that elapsed Pc
tween each killing, was TOO much fornthe
jurors to believe and IN 2 very short time
SAWYER and Adams 2. n;
Hi s3 Scott on Trial ri As Z d
80. - -, y, y,
g ~ 40 - ~ tha rovernrnsnt amn,ed
,it u = ion = adaS : once one tin,a
th f he had Killed tie steward and the
finding OF a. slung-shot and i bag OF
bullets in the berth he had 4 occupied
4 aboard the BerWino., 55
\ II Still the Jury was reluctant to convict
4 as the conviction OF Sawyer and Adams N
stared them n the race. and the ASSIGNED
counsel for the defendant. ex- City At
torney william = selamy made pTll.
fact & that the government had USED, Scott
to convict Adams ana sawyer say and az g was
now using aWyer. I. ana ADAMS IAN. % Wy
and convict Scott; asking 70 pelleVe, put
not to believe. e y, 81,
The Jury got me case Ihursday AFTER
noon, November s ~ ana remained out
untli SATURDAY 81 - o"eYef'
3veTdlct o. . suA.y was ~ ~.
~ 20 =, h,,4
hang N January, Dut az appeAt. - tae
case. OF sawyer aha .Aaams Drougnt f.,
spite from me rres.aent 1or .sscoIt uht.!
To-Day. as ~ was 1e 'n's!t
again pc Hseaeo g - new
trlal vas relusaa ~ ne 1s supreme G9ur.,
Viii While ag = wers resentenc ed1this time
to die Friday, August 18th, III az N B ~
Y But to-day when death seemed newt
able to Sawyer and Adams. the confess
sion came from Scott that they are not
guilty. & fs8 Ss{f 81 81 ,j 3itt vi 3 N .,l
Read from &tle C1allovys!
~ Y J - - Ton ,rorn scott q M Ice
iAe comless!o.' i'us. ssotI cane t1tsa
tne puEstlMs 81 ',''o :
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