Evening star., 1949-06-29
Scott Prosecutor
Pressing Case;
Killing Admitted
Surprise Statement
Blomes Deoth es Girl
On Criticism OF Friend
3, seksss G. seIisss,

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waved nv ssFTssss~ eefeass
axsra s&sstsga ftat Dana Mare
Weaver -. mast s~4ih at tsss
iaxsstss ~ few s>cost stss STATE te-
eAs sel csas ia prove sss t%sFes
murder charge sEagnAf sts naEh
~ ta<sc4 athbe'e
In = dramatic cs~uafak stais-
ment 10 ti1e ismAH ga;N C'hass
Defense Counsel T wKGfvn Nss~
s4ck eene~aets that ttse gNspu!af
alsh NC sse~sl ltanlay sAs Allied hv
10. wear old Scps; IL she fstShen
a. Chggst Episcopal Church pag4sh
lleaase Ga the eyvGsnE q: MAY 0
But ,fss ATTORNEY Dreaded II wAs
a KILLING which sas 0fssntFfs iA0taAl
and which sas aso41Tht about BY
the is-Yw&r~elsf Ettis statements
cafscea nlnE another jefferson Hlsh
* hkxl youth testg ssSoit Rd'
niFed and wogslalssed
All that AK a ysse5 Nj
Messlca told the ga~ u that Nsa
ngflci upon Ire s1aeh ps4nist&itteas
as the laa ot shls STATE authorizes
and as has honor Hastings Ctsstf'
Judge Duk A kusk wlil lnsisNsct-
Acts 10 Avert flrst Degree Nsrdsst.
lie deserves punishment est
the punishment he - 10 receive -
the punishment the court vii tell
you IN the instructions ytsa Ssll he
authsgiEea 10 impose
Thus the defense counsel .oaa
tho frst steps tn seeGin. to prevent
A verdict of fAfst or second degree
permitted under The lndgt-
ment returned against the EasIe
Scout and choir singer Convictlsan
OF fifa degree murder carries .
possible ieAih penalty
In brief and calm OPENING
statement, Beverly FITZPATRICK.
assistant Commonwealth alter
ney and one Of the three prosecut-
ms attorneys. asked the Jury -
punish iec Scott secortsinR Ia Tie
Law but Nj, Fltxpauaek ehafErd
that the crime sak w1l3al.
and pretneditaird muf-
der
Discovery ef Reds Described,
Mr. Fitzpatrick described hos
the church tanitor found the
cruelty beaten body ot Dana
Marie Weaver on The u,ornlns ~
May q He said st1e Was WINS on
her back In y pool ni blood her
skirt and slip up above her wals'
There saS a sash on the glFis
head. he told the Jury marks an
her throat and = badly diScoiored
mark" under hsf chin The nails
on all fingers Of her left hand and
shoss on the middle and index
fingers Of her right hand eer~
broken of and. he continued.
there vas a large blue spot en-
her les midway between hst kaes
and thtEh. apparently made by
a shoe "
The prosecutor said evidence
would show that Scott. who sas
arrested al the hish school the
OF May 10. after an anon
ymous telephone call 10 police at
iirst denied he Vas at the church.
but later admitted IL.
Coroner WIN he Called
In contrast TO Mr., FIixpstTKk
matter -of fact charge. MIR Mrs
sick al times aimos, shouted His
voice rose as he told the jury the
evidence will kiios there IL no
question Of Sex involved in this
case
Or. Charles NJ irwin. u1s rttY
coroner. who said Dana Marie waa
suffocated, possibly with Q larEs
cloth coffee bas, aiii be called 10
the stand. Mr.. MesAirk Eaid
Mr.. Messlck SAID Lee vent 70
the church. where he was q mem-
Der OF the choir and the Sunday
school, to meet another boy Pfsd
Bradley. He said Dana Marie
came In vhiis Lee Vas there and
that they went upstairs to The
kitchen 10 have soft drinks
says Girl Critisif~S Friend.
As the pair stood in the kiiehe,
the attorney ffintsd.
Dana bryan critirtxinr hrr former
boy friend. Jimmy Wrbh. witiI
whom she had broErn up after
quarrel about q month before
They stDans and Buddy act
In o heated argument over Jimmy
Webb. his friend whom he sd
mired and woFshipped because ~
The boys athletic ability MF.
saekkick Told the iury ~tshs erEs.
rix~d him. said he was no Eoesd--~
that he'd won the sssts wrestling
BY luck
'L~~ demonstrated wtth tssf."
MFR. Aesslck sass
She criticized Wsbb soaas rrants
CT lt4cixed this friend wlso was .
hero 10 Buddy Scott that
boy hit her with q bos1ts
then nssy got Into o fxlai anf
sfae eiawed him sith her lnng
He Grabbed hr' and
taokeo her"
Mr. Messaek AGAIN asserted that
boy didn't know Until II oele.eg
The n~xt A.ay tsaat Ire
xsrl was dead Earlier tlss &C.
'ense attorney kasd evidence sosiad
ssaow that Lee suffered temporary
zmrr&sa
scott. nls attorney saac. ted ,ts
ruth sb<ysst yfsai hspp~nsd ~nsis
under the influence Of truth
which wR. aEamsnaasr+sss
With tire consent 81 ali concerned
10 May Al,
After . Jury os II m~n ard two
fasssi Of tsaesn Seaf~uss.
had been packed late yesterday.
Fuaag Scott wAs RsTaaEn<6 liz
IMPRESSION remained unchanged
IA he stoe.d and hsasd tsss court
.ssrk read tfs< indictment AGAINST
slm. Ars Scott. vino haa s&t
s~ssssse her son sarn~ ths tTakl
exan Mondsy, eowsd beg hssd