 The Whitewright Sun
Thursday, April 29, 1926 pg. 1 Jim Scott Accepts Two-Year Sentence Jim Scott, Pink Hill farmer, convicted of manslaughter and given two years in the penitentiary by a jury in the 59th District Court March 18, after one of the most sensational murder trials held in Grayson County in several years, withdrew his motion for a new trial and accepted the sentence Wednesday morning of last week. Charged with murdering Dr. W.C. Gould of Bells at the Scott home on January 6, 1925, Scott contended in his trial that he fired in self defense the s hots which resu lted in the death of Dr. Gould, a nd introduced testimony that Dr. Gould had assaulted Scott's daughter in a Dallas hotel several days before the shooting. Scott remained in the county jail after March 18, pending action on the motion for a new trial, which was filed March 19. No request for a hearing on the motion before the court was made and the motion was withdrawn by the defendant Wednesday morning. Judge F.E. Wilcox formally sentenced Scott Wednesday morning to serve two years in the penitentiary in accordance with the verdict of the jury. Jim
Scott was carried to the state prison in Huntsville to serve his
sentence. At the time of his being processed, he was married and
55 years of age. He was born in 1870 in Texas, his father was
born in Texas and his mother in Georgia. His height was 5' 8", weighed
163 pounds, and wore a shoe size 8. He had fair complexion with
blue eyes and brown hair. He was of the Baptist faith. He
used tobacco products. He had attended school for 7 years and
could write and read. His occupation was that of a farmer    The Whitewright Sun
June 17, 1926 pg.1 Pardon Sought For Jim Scott of Bells Sherman, June 16 - A pardon for Jim Scott of Bells, who was convicted of manslaughter and given two years in the penitentiary, will be sou ght by C.T. Freeman, attorney for Scott, in Austin Thursday, Mr. Freeman has said in letters to Sherman officers asking recommendations for the granting of an application for pardon. He states in the letters that a number of officers have written letters recommending that an application for pardon be granted. Scott was convicted in the 59th District Court on March 18, 1926, of manslaughter in connection with the death of Dr. W.C. Gould of Bells at the Scott home near Pink Hill on the night of January 6, 1925. The trial aroused considerable interest in the county. Jim Scott left the county jail here for the penitentiary May 1, according to the jail register. Mr. Scott was pardoned by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson January 11, 1927.   FELONY Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |