Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-03
SCOTT MAKES LAST
PLEA FOR SLAYER

SCOTT MAKES LAST
PLEA FOR SLAYER
"Gentlemen of the jury" began Mr.
Scott. I'VE have now. happily for this
Joung woman, reached tn" conclusion
OF this case. 1t has com" after two
J weeks and YOU receive it as you sit in
Judgment. TO weigh th" evidence that
has been offered
II take it that this il not a hard
case for YOU to com" to some conclusion
In. Nou have heard the ease presented
bv the District Attorney. who has acted
with great fairness. but he has pre-
sented in this case evidence which was
not evidence of entire transactions.
II am going TO take the evidence ~
presented by his own witnesses and
nm going to analyze il. and | am
going TO show thar the hand Of this
ninety seven round woman was not
guided hv her mind on saturday after
noon. January u, but was guided hv
an unseen power that her hand had
no control over.
"You have heard the story Of Wit
nessps: you have heard the story of
the man who heard q shot hreI. and
ran M the areaway of that building At
1914 Walnut street. and saw the
shrinking form of this woman running
up and down the second landing in her
madness.
YOU have heard the Story of Me-
Lead. young reporter who saw her
condition. Who talked with her after
the shooting. You have heard the
Testimony Of his colleagues. who saw
the clothing Of Oscar Roster rs he
lay on the floor "f his advertising Of
fce.
Cites StOrie, Of Reporters
''Nou have heard III. story "t Leigh.
ton. the other reporter who told in his
quiet but effective way how h" sat in
that office and saw her actions. hys-
tpricnl and distraught. He told you
how she got on her knees and bpggeG
him to go to the side Of her husband.
and you hav" heard him tell how Si."
expressed her love for her husband
You did not hear them called on by
the District Attorney t" say wh"th'r
she was normal woman. Ii" would
not ask them because they had IN.
scribcd in their minds Il graphir d"
tailed picture of the happenings "t that
Saturday afternoon.
"No-what does he do: He goes down
O. Moyam.nsing Prison and drAg> up
the keepers. bar. thank God. ,nera are
some traces OF humanity even in th"
prison. lnu heard the story of Mrs.
Day, Won heard her dos 'rhe the con =
y
heard the t,ry of Mr.. Johnson. thar
gray haired old woman. I"I heard hcv
toll of this poor ,:cattireS condition
she told YOU how this little woman.
this broken hearted woman. this hyS-
fprical woman. cried. Sh" told you how
khe could not sleep. And then that
good soul gave to her Il pi"c" of cloth
to Ocrupy her distorted mind t" make
q purse. And then she told you how
she returned To til" col! some tnlc
later and talked oi this cute little
purse and how Mrs. Roster remem
bered nothing about -naking it.
Il will leave il 70 YOU gentlemen
TO decide who was telling tn" truth
And then ynu heard tn" inatrnn "a
Central Station telling oi the prisoner
conduct when she was brought there
following the murder. She sad thai
she was daze,.
Called woman Without Pity"
The District Attorney called rthrr
among them. l'r. Wilhelminia Nelson
physician Mt the prison. You saw he
actions. You saw her manner. You "a"
her face as she told YOU and the res
of the court that this broken down l!ttI'
woman was sane.
"Gentpmen. | don't know VIII" Gu
the rest of her story from th" d!r"r
examination. bur as | lookcd int" h"
harsh face. the !ac" nI Il woman Tia
never knew Il mOmen' rf pity. tn" fhr
Of woman VIII" could not feel tvr th
little soul. 1t cam" I" me thar she wa
keeping something back and then hi
little girls counsel asked h"r II NUss
ton. You remember how sh" 'suapn"'
the answer ont when ! asked her II >h
had not spoken 10 III" superintendent
about this girls mental condition an
had said that she was d"!ertiv". lo'
remember her reply: Yes. and | sup
pose he hold YOU.
''Mrs. Roster was taken from lHl.
Walnut street TO ii" Jefferson Hospital
You heard Or. Thomas shallow an,
four other dortorS testify. l"u haV
heard them drSrrih" the scenes at IN
hospital when thuS" 'Wo bodies w"r
taken there and when Mrs Rosi"r Wa
taken there.
but YOU did n"I hear n" u.>tr.r
Attorney ask one OF these physicians !
she was insane. He did not IL" tina
because he was afraid 10 open IL" d"o
for me. lie has Haunted b"tur" you HI
fairness. ! am going l" tax" us cas-
and show you thcr" is fairness in hi
argument that /" did not Iut IL tA"r
himself.
He went 10 the station house an
he brought one witness here. l'r. l'aI}
He asked DR.. DAILY what was his op!n
ion as to whether this poor little w"n'
an was sane or Insane when ic Sn
4 her in the station house. lT, DaI
said he thought she was sane. Al
then Mr.. Speiser asked what the Goct'
hrd prescribed for her. and h" mann
=. medicine and later Under cross "A
animation the physician told !n' III
medicine was for her nerves.
Asserts Previous Mood
"Now. gentlemen "f the lary.. WH
didn't Mr. Sp-isrr call l'tte't.ve INsol
the man who saw her jump up on h'
feet and rave, yes. rave, aboIt n'
husband: Why was not lie called al
asked whethey She WAS sane or insam
"NOw. gentlemen said Mr. SEQ
In n low and confidential voice. don
be fooled. dent b. mis!ed by the Di'
trict Attorneys prctense Of !airnas
He has no desire To show YOU Il
light in this case. This sam" r"hdU
was manifest when he tried 10 ke'
out the testimony of Honest Margar
Mace. 1t was manifested when
tried 10 keep sealed the lips OF Putr"
man Hates. when asked him IN GRO
examination where the two - calib
bullets were that had disappcare
This same conduct was manifest wh'
h II did not ask Detective Tyson abo
the dress being taken to the cellar al