The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18

was. to build on a fire. asked Char
lie If he hit Mrs. Scott, and he said
he did. l said to him that is q good
woman and asked him why he did it.
And he said that he wanted to see
that little girl. Then someone came
In and he did n5t say anything more"
The only other witness OF import
ance examined was Mr.. E. w. Harp
er. Piho testified as follows: 7 was on
tbs premises of Mrs. Scott on March
II. One Charlie Logan was then un-
der arrest On suspicion, and after
quite good deal OF talking with him
he made n confession of doing the
deed. He said that he entered the
window and struck Mrs. Scott with
hammer. He did not give any rea-
son for striking her.
The fifth and last witness examin-
ed was Mr.. A. L. Scott, son of the
lady who was murdered. He testified
as to being called from his home near
his mothers house after the attack
upon her, and. as to the condition in
which he found her. when he arrived
Struck With Wrench.
That portion of the testimony
which states that Charlie Logan ad-
nlitted hitting Mrs. Scott with ham
mer does not coincide with bit OF
evidehce uneartked by DR.. Kirkpatrick
In making an examination OF the
roone The physician stated yester-
day that he discovered upon examin-
| ing the wound in Mrs. Scott's head
that It was not made with hammer.
He began looking about the place and
soon found a heavy wrench in IA
crevice between the mantel piece and
the chimney. The wrench, he stated,
had fresh blood on 1t, while the ham,
mer on the floor was free from
blood stains: Furthermore. stated
| the physician, the character of the
wound in the old lady's head showed
that it was made with the wrench
and not with the hammer.
Suspicious Circumstances.
Citizens OF Lowndesville are not at
all satisfied with the explanation OF
| the crime that Charlie Logan gives
There are number OF suspicious
circumstances connected. with the ae-
fair, and circumstances that might
lead one to believe that the murder
1 was the result OF conspiracy among
several persons. Officers sad clti-
| zens OF Lowndesville are working on
theories along this line, and 1t may
be that there will be other Develop
ment in the case ere long,
| Among these suspicious cireum-
stances is: the whereabout of Ben
Massey on the night Mrs. Scott was
killed. Massey contended yesterday
THAT he and another negro. Earl Bur-
ton. came to Anderson Tuesday night
and spent the night here with ne
gro named VIII Davis, who is broth
er-in-law of Burton. Another circum-
stance the officers and citizens OF
/ lLowndesvilie are not satisfied about
Els that when the little Scott girl ran
Ito the home of Reedy BUXTON, te get
! the negro woman TO 60 20 her .'ncle
/ Aif SCOTS with her to give the 3 arm,
/ the negress kept the white girl In
the house for an hour and half,
and only consented to go with her
after the child had stated that shs
would 30 to her uncle's house alone
] Well Known Here.
i Mrs. Scott was well known and
lhigfly respected In her community.
she wac the mother OF Mrs. j. Ban
ALLEN wife of Mr.. =. Ban Allen, well
! known farmer iiTtng near the city.
The funeral services OF Mrs. Scott
/ will be held today at the home, after
witch interment viii be made In the
cemsteFy just north OF LoEndesyilIe
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THIs-AND FIVE CENTS,