Stetson Weekly Collegiate

STETSON WEEKLY COLLEGIATE OFFICIAL STUDENTS' PUBLICATION OF STETSON UNIVERSITY. VOL. XVII. DE LAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1905. NO. 23 State vs. Schofield. Exciting Trial and Excellent Speeches. In the life that centers around Science Hotel, nothing has been thought of but the recent violent death of D. O. Rogers who had been found in his room with a wound in his left breast. Suspicion had fallen upon his valet, George Washington Scoifield, but there was little to be found directly implicating him. He was summoned and indicted by the grand jury, however, and popular interest was at high tide when on last Thursday Practice Court opened, and the qpurtroom was packed. Judge Bly presided in the place of Judge, now Senator, Massey. Geo. C. Bowles as clerk announced the first case as State vs. Scofield. The prisoner was arraigned by Prosecuting Attorney Wright for murder in the first degree. From the venire as summoned by Sheriff R. S. Geiger the following jury w'e're impaneled: Messrs. Lenfesty, Jones, Kling, Blocker, Reamy, Moffatt, Sparkman and Leitner. After the jury had been sworn in, the prosecuting attorney read the indictment and made a brief statement of the state's side of the case as it was to be shown in the trial. The sheriff went upon the stand and testified that as he was walking in the corridor of Science Hotel in DeLand he heard an outcry for an officer and burst into the room, where he found D. O. Rogers dead with a bullet hole near his heart. Just as he came into the room, the accused also came in by another door. Dr. Fitzgerald who had made the discovery accused Scofield. Scofield admitted that the pistol lying there was hrs, but denied having anything to do with the crime. On the body of Rogers was found an empty pocket- book. W. C. Johnson was put upon the stand and testified to a conversation with Scofield and Smith in which Scofield confessed to having bought a pistol, to being a good shot and having a "governor" who carried an immense amount of money. He also testified as to the identity of the revolver found near Roger's body. F. Y. Smith who claimed to be a detective was put on the stand testifying to the same conversation. The counsel for defense put him through a rigid cross-emamination, only to bring out more fully Scofield's criminal record. Dr. Fitzgerald testified substantially as the sheriff as to the position of the body wound, and admissions of Scofield which closed testimony for the State. The jury were sent out of the room while the attorneys for the defense Messrs Ira Hutchinson and Kelsey Blanton moved the court to direct a verdict for the defendant. Their motion was overruled, and when the jury returned, Mr. Hutchinson outlined briefly the defense which was given by Dr. Fitzgerald and Fred Botts. Some expressions of intentions on the part of the deceased to kill himself were shown and the evidence closed. The assisting counsel for the State, Mr. Fred Fee opened the argument. The two counsels for the defense followed, and as the time allowed for trial was short, the prosecuting attorney in closing contented himself with a few words in reply to defending counsel, and a scathing invective against the accused. The jury retired and in a few minutes broughtvin a verdict of acquittal, thus closing one of the most exciting trials ever held in this court. Informal Musical. Saturday evening an informal musical was given in the Auditorium by Miss Westlake and Prof. Morse. Miss Westlake of Lake Helen who was visiting Miss C. Palmer is an accomplished musician and plays brilliantly. Selections by Prof. Morse at the organ and Miss Westlake at the piano were excellently rendered and immensely enjoyed by the audience of students and teachers from Chaudoin. Stetson vs. Winter Park. Two Easy Victories for the Home Team. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, a team picked from the Rollins college and Winter Park nines played Stetson on the athletic field, losing in two decidedly slow games. The visitors were certainly no match for the 'Varsity team, but neither team played good ball and the series was rather disappointing to the baseball enthusiasts. Pelot pitched the 'first of the two games, but his work was by no means up to that of former games, although his pitching for the last few innings was much better than when he started out. The support he received was poor, and not until the last few innings of the game did the team pull together and make a show of playing ball. Hall a former member of the Stetson team, pitched for Rollins, whose best player he was. His pitching evidenced considerable steam, but his lack of control and headwork marred the game. His only times that Rollins came near home were when Stetson made errors. Mickle gave up three-hits, struck five men, and allowed one base on balls. Burrell yielded ten hits, struck out three, and gave three bases on balls. The score by innings was as follows: Stetson 0 1131001 2—9 Rollins 0OOO0O00 0—0 Although the team did not play in their usual form, they are to be commended for doing as well as they did, when we consider the support they received at the hands of the students. Out of nearly three hundred students, hardly more than fifty were present at the first game and even fewer at the second. Friday and Saturday our boys enter a game which will require every ounce they can put into it. and every student should be right behind the team. BASE BALL SCHEDULE Showing Games Played This Season and the Scores of the Opposing Teams. 1905. DATE. PLACE. STETSON. OPPONENTS. February 17 Ormond February 18 Ormond March 3 Bartow March 4 Bartow March 10 DeLand March 11 DeLand March 17 DeLand March 18 DeLand March 25 Gainesville . March 26 Gainesyille . March 31 Ormond April 1 Ormond April 7 Lake City... April 8 Lake City... April 17 DeLand April 18 DeLand 2 Ormond 7 2 Ormond 13 1 S. F. M. C 0 5 S. F. M. C 1 13 E. F. S 1 10 E. F. S 7 7 S. F. M. C 0 10 S. F. M. C 0 fi E. F. S 2 G E. F. S 1 3 Ormond 6 8 Ormond 3 2 U. of F 0 1 U. of F 2 8 Rollins 3 9 Rollins 0 Union Meeting. Y. W. and Y. M. C. A. A little after the appointed six-thirty the two devoted bands of young people gathered to hold their second service together since their organization. In opening the meeting Mr. Fred Fee read references from the life of Abraham, Elijah, and the last chapter of the Old Testament to illustrate the topic, which was the "place of the Association in Our University. Mrs. Eccles, Professor Sears, Messrs. Gibbons,' Reamy, Staley and others spoke in hearty appreciation of what the associators had done, are doing and can do for their members, attendance and the University. The joint meeting drew a great many visitors and on all sides it was said that the meeting was thoroughly enjoyed. New Student—WThat is Prof. E. G. Baldwin's full name. Old Timer—Why haven't you heard? When he was a little shaver his folks could tell he was going to be a Latin shark so they called him Exempli Gratia Baldwin. Good guess wasn't it? support was far from perfect. In the first few innings Rollins tallied three runs, but after the 'Varsity team warmed up they did not even sight the home plate. Stetson tied the score in the seventh inning, and in the ninth put five men across the plate. The score by innings was as follows: Stetson 0 0 0 1 01 1 0 5—8 Rollins 10002000 0—3 Pelot allowed five hits, struck twelve men and allowed two bases on balls. Hall gave four hits, struck twelve, and gave two men base on balls. SECOND GAME. The second game was much better than that of Monday, but neither team really played ball. In this game Stetson clearly outclassed the visiting nine, although her game was far from her usual form. Mickle pitched a good game, notwithstanding a severe injury to one of his fingers. He received better support than was given Pelot. Burrell pitched for Rollins, but the Stetson batters were too much for him, and his support could not hold up the hits which were made. From the first the game went all one way. and the Attitude of Rollins. A great deal of dissatisfaction, not to say disappointment, has been felt and shown by various students and friends of Stetson University, on account of the recent action of Rollins College in canceling the engagement to play our team a series of four games of baseball this month. A word of explanation is only fair to our neighbors and friends in our sister college. The Athletic Committee wrote to President Blackman, of Rollins, immediately on receipt of the intelligence of games canceled, and received a prompt, and very courteous reply. While President Blackman is not desirous to have his letter published in full, the main facts may be here stated: The Rollins team has been the victim of a series of very, very unfortunate mishaps. By accidents, sickness, absences and discipline six out of the nine men were incapacitated from participating in the game, and substitutes almost entirely wanting. Of course, the college could have gone ahead with the series, and played off the games from a strong sense of fidelity to promise, as Stetson did a year ago, in the Lake City and Tallahassee games. But President Black- man offered to do all in his power to arrange an "All Winter Park" team, of town and college, if that would help our boys out, financially and otherwise, and his offer has seemed so fair and gentlemanly that two games were at once arranged for on that basis, both to be played on our grounds . We appreciate this action of the College very much, and hope, as President Black- man says, that the friendly relations of the two Institutions will not be at all impaired by their action of this Spring in canceling games. Our management feel, however, that a little earlier notice of the games being called off. and a fuller explanation of cause for the action would be greatly appreciated, and do much to make friendly relations perpetual. It is only fair to Rollins, however, to say. that they have "been in hard luck" this Spring. We join their President in hoping for better things next year. E. G. B.