New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
JUDGE ISSUES
 EXECUTION STAY
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since his incarceration Is months ago in the county jail,
 After asking a few perfunctory questions Judge David immediately announced that he would sign the order and within twenty minutes from the time court h4d been con- vened, the stay of eFtfution had been granted. Robert F. Grove, states attorney was not present or represented at the court session and apparently did not know of it. George R, F. German. his assist. ant, who prosecuted Scott, when in- formed of the action. said;
 State To Fight It
 "I have not thing to say,exCept that they tried 10 fool the governor q week ago and now they are try ing 10 make fool out of Judge David. We will fight 1t to the end, This man deserves the rope and he will get it before we are through" "
 One of the reasons assigned by Attorney Stewart for believing Scott insane was his refusal last night to broadcast by radio an appeal to his brother, Robert Scott, indicted with hi.3 but never apprehended, to sur render and save him from the gal lows. A microphone had been plac- ed in Scott's cell but he refused to utilize it.
 Thank God" Wife Says
 Mrs. Scott, driving madly toward Chicago after once having become lost, was met by reporters at the outskirts of the city and informed of the court action.
 Thank God" she murmured and was whisked on into town.
 Scott, it developed today. issued q last minute statement last night to a newspaper reaffirming his innocence and stating that his hanging Twill be the great crime committed in the name of the law by the state of Illinois," explaining his wish to spend his last few hours alone as he insisted on doing, the note said:
 "I need these last few hours to try and remove the bitterness and anger from my heart against those who are deliberately responsible for this awful injustice. This is going to be very, very hard God have mercy on them not only for this which they do to me, but for the unspeakable and indescribahle suf- fering and anguish they bring or those who love me-
 Report Thought Hoax Almost at the same time the stay was granted word came from Port Huron, Mich, that Robert Scott, the condemned mans brother, was be- lieved to be critically ill there. Of ficials, however. were inclined 10 be- Heve it was another of the many hoaxes sent in concerning the whereabouts of the missing Robert Scott's case within the last few months has risen to dramatic heights that have aroused the inter est of the entire country, although i'll the beginning no special interest was manifested i'll his fate.
 History of Case
 On April ?, 1924, Joseph Maurer, a I19 year old drug clerk, was shot tc death in the hold-up of a drugstore only a block from the city hall.
 The next day Russell Scott wal arrested for the murder. Later ht with his brother, Robert, was in dicted.
 Scott, 30 years old, and at one time promoter of $SO,00O,OOl bridge to connect Detroit and Wind sor, Ont, and later author of books on business ethics. actor, bootlegger and robber. at first pleaded guilty on the advice of young attorney assigned to defend him. When the court indicated that the death pen alty would be pronounced, Scott and his attorney burst into tears and asked to be allowed to withdraw the plea. Upon a technical error, the request was granted and Scott stood trial,
 Blamed His Brother
 Testifying in his own defense, ht maintained that his brother Robert and not he. fired the shots and tha