| Show NOT NOTI I SCAFFOLD IS ISI s I SCOTTS SCOTT'S FATE I II I Justice Loses and Crime Wins Prosecutor Says II of Verdict 1 WIPE WIFE IS' IS JUBILANT Jury Puts Approval on Plea of Cell Shock to Save Slayer CHICAGO Aug 7 7 P In OP In In nt no II ln asylum instead of ot on th Ih gallows Russell Scott erstwhile Canadian C financier will e the murder of Cr a 1 drug clerk i 10 ia a holdup Cell shock from front 5 months m In Jail and ind tn t of ot two narrow s eSlao form the noose no was ose was the of a n Jury last larl night in a R sanity test which sved s him The Jurys Jury's finding and amid Scott Scotts s mo al I to time tIle Chester Ins Ins n m or today tommy ended a fight for tor life liCe that probably was the tho most desperate In Cook Coole county criminal annuls annIs Seven Sev n and oo tho th hours and 40 HI minutes minutes' ton tion were before b lre he o IO Jury agreed Five IVO times Ince Joseph Manor was ws killed In a RI dru drug store opposite opposite site the city hall hail In April 1941 Scott has ha faced raced death deith WI hili the last thre weeks a a. few bourn before the tho death march Scott wis W saved sand once Vy ly a weeks week's r and again by b a stay st Y of or execution Issued at 2 o'clock in the morn morn- mornIng Ing by b Judge Jud- Jud Joseph David on a petition declaring him Insane DRAMATIC DnA Had ho he been b en found sane Jud Judge e David have Imposed a t. t death de th I once more Even In tho the asylum Scot faces death dea h or tio t th I gallows should ho he ever eyer be found to have regained his sanIty Warned arned against a demonstration ton tion spectators and principals 1 tho the verdict with wIb n a dna dra dramatic matic silence Scotts Scott's ics jover Iver let lest the slip of ot papery paper t Jury Jur foreman passed pas ed to a bailiff who w o gave It to the clerk His Ills twitched nervously and he crt el Judgment entered ho he was Wl hurried away by guards His Ills relatives e heard beard the verdict with Tit Ith expressions lons' lons of ot emotion Ills His wife Catherine whose untiring efforts brought funds after th th defense fight tight left len tho the amity lamPy per per- s leaned leane forward In nn an atti nth attitude attitude tude of ot prayer His Ills mother mothel wept welt and his aged age age and crippled fathe athe Thomas on n whose whoso birthday Scott was as sentenced I. I stayed close to his son PRAYER I A Thank God for tor the v the father rather said later tho the poor boy needs Is to be s nt down there I 1 knew It would happen the tho wHo said stid J have worked ant and an prayed praed for Cor this and have ha not had hada a n. nights night's sleep In weeks Jacob Maurer father of oC the slain youth who attended each day of ot the sanity hearing was dis disappointed appointed Its the tho law But Dut I didn't expect Justice My boy 1 ii I gone I find no consolation 1 tt la latho 5 tIme the verdict The verdict was a disappoint disappoint- disappointment ment likewise Iso to Harry r I I assistant states state's who rep rep- represented represented resented the tho at the sani samY y hearing Justice loses and crime wu wits WillS s sa a n big victory he commented comment Im disgusted A majority ot of the Jurors Juron favor favor- J Insanity from the start tha thu nut first I ballot being I 1 to 5 Seven ballu I were were taken The fhe Jury began Je- Je Joaner I liberating after aner five the alienists tc tC 1 tc- tc tRied titled that the prisoner had bo- bo como Insane and other alienists alienist and I 5 icy liy witnesses for tit tic state slate said he was mentally normal Scott cott rated three years ears ago IH IHa 5 a n. millionaire and promoter of ot r. r bridge bride enterprise in Windsor Oi- Oi 0 Ottario tarlo tario at one time pleaded guilty guilt to killing Maurer laurer but changed chans d l his plea when tho the Judge indi indicated a a. death sentence would Cal fol follow tollow low Later at his lila trial he main maintained maul main tamed his brother Robert never found fourd was the actual layer r Convicted and ant sentenced t- t thang Uhan t thang hang han In April Scott was vas grantor a day 90 reprieve Little Interest 1 had been manifest publicly lu 11 luthe Im the case until this time whon wh n hIs hi wife mind father Cather Interested Detroit and Windsor Ontario friends and alJ appeals were made mado to lo Governor Small and President Coolidge Six hours before he waa was to die eI July Jul 17 Scott was granted reprIeve when a message sIgned I I Robert Scott was sent from D D'- D' to Governor Small Ing guilt and amid promising r I The rhe message was tas found Cound to bt bo a it 1 hoax A dw week w later the ngOr governor orth ro- ro I tU d further t action Less than thail four tour bouts houis leforc the march in 11 inthe t the scaffold William Scott Stev St.- art newly retained as Scott Scotts counsel obtained ined a 1 stay stav of ot exe Ut execution cution cullon from Judge David DIVIt t al at J I o'clock in time the morning the test Attorney Stewart in g the insanity verdict for tor his liU client won the tho unique distinction of ot hav II having log ing won bom botn sides of ot in an Insanity to 0 o halt bait ex-cullon ex tx While an asi tant sit Sr cral erat years yeara ears age a i full Cull opposed on effort of IC a ilian sentenced to die to 10 escape tIme he gallows allows on omi onu omin u n n Insanity plea 01 |
