Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 14:23:38 EST Message-ID: \SE A;NATION;AMERICAN SCENE;EAST \BY FROM WIRE DISPATCHES AND STAFF REPORTS S=NEW STORY Man sentenced in Stuart case BOSTON - A friend of Matthew Stuart's was sentenced yesterday to a year in prison after pleading guilty to hiding evidence linking Stuart's brother Charles to the death of his pregnant wife. John McMahon, 26, entered his plea eight days after Matthew Stuart pleaded guilty to similar charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice. McMahon was sentenced by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Robert Banks. Charles Stuart and his wife, Carol, were shot the night of Oct. 23, 1989, after they left a childbirth class at a Boston hospital. Stuart claimed the attacker was a black mugger. But Matthew Stuart later told investigators he met his brother at the crime scene and retrieved Mrs. Stuart's handbag, containing the probable murder weapon. He and McMahon decided to hide the evidence, and it was McMahon who threw the gun into a river, authorities said. Charles Stuart committed suicide by plunging from a bridge Jan. 4, 1990, the day after Matthew Stuart implicated him in the slaying. S=NEW STORY Boy, 11, wins right to choose own lawyer NEW YORK - An 11-year-old boy won the right to fire the court-appointed lawyer chosen to represent him in a custody battle between his parents. Justice William Rigler of Brooklyn state Supreme Court appointed lawyer Nancy Duncan to replace law guardian Goldah Magill, whom the boy did not like. Justice Rigler's ruling Friday was reported in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times yesterday. At the request of the judge, neither newspaper published the family's name. The Journal identified the boy as Shane P. Shane had asked to be represented by Martin Guggenheim, a professor at the New York University School of Law who specializes in children's rights. Justice Rigler vetoed Mr. Guggenheim, saying the boy's father had been too involved in choosing him. Instead, the judge appointed Miss Duncan, who was recommended by Mr. Guggenheim. S=NEW STORY Teen killed girl, 5, kept body in box ERIE, Pa. - A teen-ager choked and stabbed to death a 5-year-old neighbor and kept the body in a box in the basement, showing it to friends. Scott Schroat, 17, pleaded guilty Monday to murder, and prosecutors agreed in return not to seek the death penalty. He will receive life in prison Dec. 9. Schroat also pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse and other charges. Assistant District Attorney William Dopierala said Schroat in April took Lila Ebright to his bedroom, choked her and stabbed her with a pocketknife. The teen-ager kept the body in a box for two weeks, showing it to other youths. The body was found in a trash bin. Schroat was arrested the next morning. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM