Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-10-22
A Father Tries to XIII his son-The Son kin.
HIS Father.

ing account OF a most terrible affray
which occurred in that place last
week. W. have seen nothing so fear
full in many a day as the vindictive !
spirit Of the father chasing his owns
son for hours to get a chance to kill
him:
On Tuesday morning this commu-
nifty was shocked to hear that a father
had attempted to kill his son. On the
evening of the same day, a thrill of
horror was again sent through the
people, by the intelligence that the
son had shot his father. Almon Case,
proprietor of the Central Hotel, was
the father, and Scott Case, the son.
1t seems that the beginning of this
sad affair was caused by a dispute be-
tween them about the title Il a card
ing machine, and the pay for w"rl
carded in il. Scott Case has been
tending the machine during the sum-
mer, and claimed at least part of the
proceeds Of said machine. On Mon
dayshis father demanded the key Z
the machine, which he delivered uD
promptly. In the morning a custo.
mer came for his wool, and Scott ask.
ed his father for the key that he
might get the wool. The father re-
piled that he would attend to deliver
ing the wool, receiving the pay, &c,
himself, and said that he would go
down 10 the machine when he got
ready. Scott then went down 10 the
machine effected an entrance and was
standing in the door when his father
and the customer came up. The ia
Their, without a word passing between
them, commenced an assault upon the
SON with a cane which he had in his
hand, w%hereupon they clinched and
Scott, in the struggle, got possession
Of the cane, and his father picked up
an axe, with which he struck at him,
aiming at his head, and saying shy
Cd I'll kill you" Fortunately Scott
lodged and warded off the blows and
soon left his father. The father was
afterwards arrested and tried before
Justice Kellogg upon the charge Of
an assault and battery with an at
tempt to KILL" During the trial the
father confessed that he would have
killed his son-that it was his inten-
ton to kill him if be had advanced to-
ward him, and with a ~reckIessness;
not often observed, said that he cared
nothing for lfe-that he was ready
to die.
The result OF the trial was that ho.
was bound over 10 the next term Of
the Circuit Court, and on refusing to,
give bail, was committed to prison
He remainedlin Jail till sometime i'm
the afternoons, when he heard thaks
! his son hadsstnrteds to- Bort Wayne, /.
and had nroeureddthe ruserof his bug
gy Il make the trip; then he asked for
bail, andi afiergetting it, started on !
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ofScott. Fear
ing that ON the event Of a meeting
between4th the father and son, m
thing serious would be the result, MIR.
Covaut had previously been sent after
Scott to getthe buggy, and warn him
of the anRroach OF his father. Ac-
cordingty, when Covault overlook.
I S,cotphe gave him his horse TO ridc,-
and Fe-(Covault) took the buggy, andj
bothi started back. They had mott
come far till they met the old genllcA-
many:hes manifested a disposition TO-
attack Scott there, but was prevented
by Covuult, and was finally induced
toaget into the buggy and lead his
horse behind. In this manner theY
came on to town.
After their return to town il was'
observed by many that the old gentls--
man was frantic with madness. He
looked wildly, paced the sidewalk be-
fore the hotel hurriedly and impatil
entlyy mores indeed, like, a wild ami
NAL than a human being. A. short
time after dark he heard that Scutt'
intended to start that night for Forti
Wayne; soon after he was seen .taA
king a glass of liquor, an. act unusualI
with him, after which he started down
street. He went into the store of
Townsend, Freeman e. Co.,. where
he found Scott, and followed hims
around the store He afterwards.
went into the room, ocoupiedI by Ns.
Van Horn, above Van. Horns groce--
rv,.and not finding Scott there, no
immediately descended the stairs andi
crossed to, the drug store, where he.
stood on the side walk nntili he sawv
Scott come to the Har-roem door oFi
Deara5s Hotel, when he immediately,
started towards. him;. he went into'
the bar-rOOm, and Scett,. stillldesirouS;
Of stunning his father, entered into
the hall that leads TO the dining room,
at the same time followed by his faith
err, and told him that he wanted 10 go
away, that he didn't want anything
more to do with him; but his father
rushed towards him swearing that he
woNld kill him; ~whereupon Scottdrew
a pistol and fired; Scott then ram
throGgh the house,met DEAN and told
him what he had done, and expressed
a desire Of being delivered into thu
hands of the officers. He was soon,
afterwards confined in jail, where no.
remained Till next morning. There
being no charge against him, and no.
person being willing to make one, he.
was released, and he is now here N
joying his liberty.
Mr.. Case after he was shot, walked
to his own hotel, where he was atten-
ded by physicians Immediately. The
bullet entered his right side, in the
region Of the short ribs, passing thro'
The liver and lodged against the skin
near the back bone. Mr.. Case is stil
living. but the physicians think there
is not much prospect Of his recovery.