The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-01-08
SCOTT JOHNSON ON TRIAL
BEFORE TWO JUDGES
Lresponsiby, Due To Epilepsy The Basis Of His Defense
II Remarkable Family History Told
On The Stand

and lcit together. He did not see
Scott afterwards until he was arrest
, cd nor McAllister till he saw him
dead at the inquest. Both had been
drinking but Scott showed it most
They left about dark. Witness could
not find his hatchet, lathing one
The h&tchet found at McAll;ster's
house was shown him and he said it
looked like the one he had missed, He
did not hear Scott or McAllister quar-
rel nor did they drink in his presence
Scott had been working for month
for Mrs w. P. Cummings before he
came to work for witness. Scott and
Nc Mister were seemingly on good
terms and Travelled around together
Scott is g years old, and McAllister
was between As and so.
The statement made by Mrs. Cath
arne Mc\llister. so years OF age, at
the September term OF Court was then
read. and its substance was that she
lived on the Broughtou place in May
and June with her niece and son. The
latter disappeared from the potato
patch at noon on May 81. That even
recognized in Court (ScotD came to
her house. He came again, knocking
on the door, entered and went up
stairs to her bedroom door, and ask
cd for 'Jim's" Cher son's) gun. She
1t light, went downstairs with him
and gave him the gun. He went out
and fired it off. She asked him where
her son was. and he replied: oh!
He's all right" Miss Broughton, her
| niece, was at Mrs, Jackson's. She
would not sleep on the premises for
fear oi the JohnSons. Scott came to
the house between dusk and dark.
Her son wsS IS years old but looked
younger. He was fond of liquor as
he had been given whisky and eggs
when a boy by physicians orders.
Mrs. Alice Johnson. SCOTS mother.
said: She was living on John Hail $
place. rear Pennington. five miles
| from "lm's' house, last May. About
$50 % clock on the 3GSt some one call
| cd. She recognized SCOTS voice and
let HIM in and he spent the night
there In the morning he said he was
going to his sisters. She wanted him
to go back to Jim's for harvest He
had double barrel gun with him and
said when he left. Ma I've brought
my old gun and will get it when
come back" lie set it down and she
thought it was one that he had taken
| away from home with him. Her son.
Liner, l@ter get it and rhFoke it-@iips
| She spoke OF the gun, and that was
how he came to get it. Scott was
| pretty full when he came with the gun.
lie was often drunk and was certainly
pretty iull that night.
Mrs. Sarah Mcconnell. OF Pleasant
Hill, SCOTS sister. told uf his COM
ing to her house ON June /. He ask
ed for a shirt he had lett there and put
| ii on in place of the one he was wear
ing. which he put up under the raft
ers of the kitchen shed. He told her
ii WAS full ri vermin. and she'd bet
ter burn il. He did not stay over ten
minutes She gave him something to
cat. and he lett
Mrs. Newton Nick,e. Mc.\llistcrs
sister, stated that after her mothcr
lett her home her effects were brought
I" her II use and among them was the
la, ,linp hatchct, shown in Court. and
supp 81 t. be I'm J"hnSonS. Her
brother vas Is years old. He was a
drinking man
/ lh,m1> C&dle, who lives on Mrs
judith I"mC'S farm. told OF coming
un"n the body oi McAllistcr ON lure
20 while taking walk through the
woods rear the dead mans home.
Knew it from the clothing and the
I.arkin watch McAllstcr carried and
which WAS found upon the corpse
The spot where i Law was in the Sew
cnth district oi Cecil county, Mary
land
DR.. W. G. lack described the dead
mans wound which was ON thc ripht
side al the skull. made nv . blurt in
ir,,,, ,, ,,i'' ,i'' 'I,"'' NIs Iue !" S""cE
been crushed
Sheriff Mc.\lli>tcr then Deputy.
told ol going with Mr. Constable to
Scot,'c ,,rnth,r's ,rd E,J;r, ,Lo ,..