Show ROBERT SCOTT ADMITS MURDER New Legal Tangle Ap- Ap Ap Appears pears May ay Brother Anyway CHICAGO July H BY 21 By The Tho Associated d The Press celebrated celebrate l Case caso of ot Robert and Ruell R 6 Scott convicted murderers which has spectacularlY surged its lis t way through t the he courts here for tor many month came Into Inta public attention again today with L a a nt l by y Robert to tho the Herald and er Cr that he fired the shot hot that thai slew Joseph Mauer Statler a 0 drug clerk Robert who was returned here front a n California prison recently pleaded guilty to the tho murder be Judge loro toro more Judge William N Gemmill and waa was sentenced to life imprisonment after he lie had denied on the tho tholand land that ho he tired fired the fatal tatal shot hotIn In his hi to the tho paper ho I lied to save savo avo my neck hii Ilia 1113 elder brother Russell Hussell Ru about whom has hall ha revolved re some somo ome of ot the most Intricate legal maneuvers In American jurisprudence jurl earlier pleaded guilty gull ty also was sen sentenced to death withdrew hi his hll plea Was found guilty by a jury and after acter a 0 halt half dozen trials and ancl reprieves now IS awaiting death on In October That the purported lon of Robert will result In new legal le wa warfare war warfare fare to save savo Russell Hussell from Crom the noose r seemed certain The possible ef- ef effect ef effect of o Roberts Robert's statement teas VIlS wa be- be beIng being be being ing discussed In legal circles the herald 1 and Examiner quoting cut alt au authorities on criminal law as de- de d de declaring daring claring that nothing could be done to change hI his life Ute sentence to one of death I The courts have lost jurisdiction over the case now as far as aa the murdE r Is concerned they concerned they believed believe The opinion likewise was held thit that the tho courts court are done dono with Russell anol that tho the statement cannot help him directly although lh It was point point- pointed pointed pointed ed out that he could be bo pardoned by the governor |