The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
Burt Says He Won't
See Innocent Man Die
for SCOTS Murder

Wnnt Hoft or man IN Joseph Scan.
Ion. alleged murderer OF Deputy
Sheriff Robert G. Scott and others7
Here's how his former pal. volney
Burt. describes him:
"A killer a murderer Mt heart.
Big. brawny. beartlosA crafty.
treocherous coward
He's got a jaw that sticks out
vieiousiy. hard as iron. but he's yell
low when he's cornered-
Hes brave as a lion UP there In
the Jail nj Vancouver because he
knows they haven't got the evidence
70 convict him Of kicking that poor
devil Of n logger 70 death.
But fetch him back here and
he'll weaken. He'll come clean when
he sees that moose a.swinging. The
noose--that1l get him He'll talk
then, sir. Then he'll tell how he
killed Scott and his own pal. cady."
BERT II NERVOUS
FOR LACK OF DOPE
And Burt, what sort is he
Tall. nervous. sick for the want Of
his fiji OF dope" fiercely determined
10 tell what he knows and 10 10 the
penitentiary or 10 a government hos
piial where he says he wants 10 stay
two yearn and come ont cured OF his
habit and 20 back TO his wife.
Burt went with the Devil Dogs"
70 France. He wasn't a morphine
addict then. He was with them at
Beiieau Woods and Chateau Thierry.
He WIS hhell-shocked. lie was taken
10 the hospital. screaming and quak.
Ing violently In every limb.
Morphine Soothed him. he became
an addict. Returning 70 the United
States he was sent to hospital by
the government and paid s95 a
month pension. He continues to
draw his monthly allotment.
After three months In the hospital
they turned him out cured"
But ] wasn't curvd." he said.
They can't cure an addict like me
In three months As soon az got on
the pavement ] became nervous.
went back 10 the dope
II Joined up with the flying
squadron sir. had n big touring
car. and ! took them around from
one town 10 another where Jobs
were pulled
CADy AND sCANION
BOTH DOPE ADDICTS
II knew Cady weii--he was de-
cent chap. In his way. You'd have
liked Cady. he was . morphine nd.
diet. too. Scnnlon--'Mack.' we called
him. for his name II McGovern--he
was . cocaine sniffer. Cocaine Is
different. but n all costs money.
"Nncty.five dollars . month
wasn't enough 10 keep me in
dope My morphine cost me
S56 day. on the average.
TO get DOPE would do anything.
kin a man II necessary. That's why
became afraid Of myself. I don't
want &c get out on tho street I'm
afraid I'd kill somebody. the way
am That's why Two chucked this
bcang . crook and sent my wife back
East to walt for ma
III I 20 10 the penitcntiary, !
won't kick. All I want 10 . sure
cure I'm young-2z years old---and
got long time yet TO nve I want
TO sct cured: then can 20 straight
IL ] get out Of this without going TO
prison. I'm going 20 q government
hospital for two years and get fixed
up. and the governments got to take
me. They can't turn me down I've
got their contract"
Burt hates Scanlon. he sayR BE-
cause he killed Scott. and Burt had
known sco;ts reputation for being q
square shooter" But mostly he
hates him because he killed caddy.
HE KNEW CADY
WOULDN'T SHOOT A PAL
He told me- said Burt. that he
was afraid Cady would shoot him. or
saueai about the Scott murder. But
he knew Caey. the same as did.
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