Evening star., 1947-01-24
Inquest 10 Get
PoSf-Mortem on
Scott Tomorrow
Judge Nelson Tells
Of Recommendation
For disqualification

Findings of two independent post
mortem examinations of Charles W.
Scott. "a, colored, will be presented
to coroner's jury tomorrow when
the inquest on circumstances of his
death in the District Jail last Nov
eniber 2 is resumed at 10:30 am. in
the Morgue
The hearing was adjourned at
1922 am. today by Coroner A. Mag
ruder Macdonald after an extended
session, during which testimony in
cluded that of Municipal Court
Judge George D. Nelson.
Judge Nelson recalled SCOTS ap-
pearances before him the day prior
to his death when he was being held
in connection with an accident
in which Police Detective Harry E.
Hamilton was injured fatally.
Impressed by Condition.
d " was very obviously and visibly
impressed by his condition." Judge
Nelson testified, adding:
HE came before the bench in a
limping condition as though he were
dazed He was bandaged and the
bandages were bloody"
Further, Judge Nelson told the
jury:
Il recommended that he be given
disqualification, and I added the
statement at that time in open
court that I couldn't understand
I,ory tl,o mon ho1 t,ooy, bro,,rl,f In
court in that condition.
The judge reviewed SCOTS re-
peated appearances in court that
day-first on a stolen automobile
charge, later in connection with the
death of Detective Hamilton, who
had been clinging to the side of the
Car driven by Scott when it crashed
into a truck at New York and Flor
ida avenues NE. early that morn
ing.
Appears Third Time.
Of the last arraignment, he COM
mented:
Il looked up from my desk, and
I was astounded to see Scott before
me again-for the third time"
He said other injured prisoners
had appeared in his court; "but this
was one of the most aggravated
cases that I had observed"
WAS it your intention that this
man be hospitalized immediately"
asked Curtis P. Mitchell, attorney
for Scott's family.
Absolutely" Judge Nelson re-
piled.
Earlier, his clerk, Charles Dris-
coll, had testified he had used a
rubber stamp to enter Judge Neil
sons recommendation of hospitali-
zation on Scott's commitment pa
pers for the jails which he said was
the customary action on such a
recommendation.
Deputy marshals testified Scott
later went to the Jail in regular
consignment Of prisoners and stated
they had no instructions to give
Scott special handling.
Inferno Cross Examined.
DR., William Ronald Strong, a
inferno who treated Scott
at the jail under instructions of DR..
Leon I. Nathanson, was subjected
to extensive cross examination by
Mr.. Mitchell after he had told of
his care of the prisoner patient.
The inferno testified it was his
opinion Scott,s wounds, originally
treated in Casualty Hospital, could
have been closed little more tight
ly."
Mr.. Mitchell asked whether their
partially opened condition on the
occasion of the examination at the
Jail might have been caused by "ap-
plication of an external force"
"He means blow" interJected
DR.. Macdonald. .....
"No, don't think it could have,
the inte1he said.
1t was he who had administered
the antitetanus and anti-gas bacil-
lus injections to Scott, together with
other treatment directed by DR..
Nathanson. Before deciding to hold
an inquest, DR.. Macdonald had held
the cause of death to have been a
shock reaction to these injections.
The inferno told the jury he had
given skin test which had indi-
Gated Scott could be given the In
jections safely.
DR.. Nathanson declared Scott's
wounds had been treated properly
from the first and confirmed the In
structions Inferno Strong said he
had received about the case. DR..
Nathanson said, in response to a
question, he concurred in the in
terne's independent decision to ad-
minister adrenalin when SCOTS con-