The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-12-14
STATEMENT MADE
BY PR E N TICE IS
GIVE N TO JURY
Given as Dying Statement,
Implies Lott Shot Without
Any Provocation.

introduced as a dying statement
declaration made by W F. Pfen.
tice a short time after ne vas
wounded, and after he had been Ia
} ken TO St Ann Hospital WIS feaa
to The jury in the Lott murder
trial yesterday afternoon by { S
Attorney a G. Shoup Il implied
that the assault on him WIS an-
/ provoked and made because Prsti-
/ tice took him to task about some.
thing Lott was supposed to haze
said about the woman Winnie Swan
berg.
Taking the witness stand himself,
Mr.. Shoup testified that he had
put Prentice's words into writing
! as the wounded man claimed he
was unable TO use his arms end
hands. Prentice he said. when
( asked to sign the statement refused
saying his arm was paralyzed The
wounded man, however. under oath
declared what 1t contained to be
the truth. The statement was made
in the presence of Mr.. Shoup, u.
s. Marshal George d. Beaumont,
DR.. L.. p. Dawes, DIR j.. w Pigg
and Chief of Police T. E.. p Keegan.
Text Of Statement
The statement as read by Mr.
shoup and Introduced as evidence
( in the case read:
my name is William Prentice.
/ I believe ! am about to die and make
this statement in anticipation of
death as my dying declaration
"This evening, July 4. 1921 at
10:45 p. m. In Harry's Grill In
Juneau, Alaska, was shot by Billy
Lott, negro.
/ az spoke to him about something
Lott had said to my wife while {
was away and Lott pulled ont his
gun and commenced shooting and
fired five shots into my body
believe I am dying from said shots"
Faulkner Enters Protest
III. L. Faulkner. attorney for Lott,
protested against admitting It as q
dying declaration He said he hal
mo objection to Mr. shoup testiiyins
what had taken place and to his
lusing the written document as a
memorandum to refresh his memory.
II was not dying statement OF
Prentice. he argued, as It was not
Stoned by him. He was over-ruled
/ bv Judge Reed and the statement
/ admitted
( other Witnesses called by The
Government during yesterday after
Moons session told of the same as
sertions being made by Prentice.
These included Chief Keegan. Or.
pigg and DR. Dawes The Two III
ter testified as to Prentice's condi-
tion when they saw him short
time after he had been placed in
the hospital.
/ DR.. Pigg's version of the statement
was virtually as 1t was read by the
District Attorney. He remembered
Prentice refused to sign 1t and
that he had said his arm was para
lyzed Asked II Prentice's physical
condition was such that he could
have signed his name, he said 1t was.
Borland Describes Wounds
| DIR. w. A. Borland. who had
charge of Prentice's case from Few
hours after he was shot until his
death, said it was caused by internal
hemorrhages and septic poisoning
/ from the wounds inflicted by Lott.
/ He described the five wounds MI
nutely. The bullet that entered the
back, he said, remained in the body.
DR.. H.. c. Devighne had testified
earlier in the day that 1t had emerg-
ed from underneath the right arm.
1 Either of the wounds, said DR..
Borland would have proved fatal
and two others might have been.
On cross examination DR.. Borland
said at no time after he took charge
of the case did he hear Prentice
say he was going to die and that
he showed no sign of believing he
would not recover until Immediately
before the end came.
The clothing worn by Prentice
1 when he was shot were brought
in and Mrs. Swanberg Identified
them. They were introduced and
i bullet holes in the various garments
shown to the jury. Mr.. Shoup was
the last witness for the Government
and It rested it's case shortly after
: 3 p. m. yesterday.
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