New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-16
A VINDIC TIVE FATHER-A PARRTCfD8--

The Ponies Press of Blnii,on, Wells County lad o.
gives the following account oi a most Terrible afFny
which occurred in that place last week. We hsv~
seen nothing 40 fearful many day on the VI iosi'c'
spirit of the father chasing his for hours to get r.
chance to Kill him.
"On Tuesday morning thus community WAS al ekcd-
to hear that u ather had attempted to kill hts Suc I'm
the evening of the same day, athrlll oil horrSH wss
again sent through the people, by the intel Is snc~
that the son had shot his father Alnon Case pro
picor of the Central Hotel the father, and soott
Case, the son.
Il seems that the beginning of this sad sashr vas
caused by dispute between them about the it'll 70 .
carcug machine and the pay for wool carded "
Scott Case has been tending the mwhlne dunn a"
Summer and claimed at least, part ot the pro c ~
of said machine On Monday his father dsm' snsssd
the kew to the machine, which he denversd up
promptly. In the morning customer came er nv
wool aud Scott asked his father for the Key ths ns
miyht ret the wool The father replied that no o. -
attend to delivering the wool, receiving the pay 40,
himself and said that he would go down tc the mac hi"
when he got ready. Scott then went down a. tie
machine, effected an entrance, and was standing .hs
door when his father and the customer came up. Ihe
father without word passing between them ON.
menCed an assault upon the son with cane who's ne
had in his hand whereupon they cluched and 81 or,
in the struggle, got possession OF the cane AMI hie>
father picked up an ak, with which he struck at hdn,
aiming at his head and saying by Cd l II kM Du.
Fortunately, Scott dodge1 and waried oil the bio wss
and soon left his father. The father was aiterw ard
charge of MI assault and battery with an attempt 10
kill During the trial the iather confessed thai he
would have killed his that it was his lntentioi' Z"
kill him if ne had advanced toward him; aud, WIN
recklessness not often observed. said that he cared
nothing for life; that he was ready to de-
Ihe result of the trial that he WAS bound over
to the next term of the Circuit Court, and on renshS
TO give bail, was committed to prison. lie remained
i'm ail till some time in the afternoon when be heard
that his son had started 10 Fort Wayne ard had pro-
cured the use of his buggy to make the trip then hs
sked for bail aud after getting IT, started or morse
back IN pursuit of Scott. Fearing that, oL The event
of a meeting between the father and son, something
serous would be the result, Mr.. Coyaut had been
previously sent after Scott to get the buggy, and
warn lin OF the approach Of his nther. Accordingly.
when Covault overlook Scott he gave him his horss
to ride, and hc (Coyaut took the buggy. and both
started back. They had not come tar TIL they met
the Old gentleman, he manifested iisposihop to al.
tack Scott there, but prevented by Covault, ad
was finally Undue ed to get into the buggy aud lead hs
horse behind. In this manner they came on To town.
After their return to town il was observed by
many that the old gentleman almost frantic with
madness lie looked wildly, paced the sidewalk be-
fore the hotel hurricdy and irnpatcny more. nfee4.
like wild animal than human being short tim.
after dark he heard that Scott Intended To start tnat
ualt for Fort Wayne; soon airr he was seen tnk,ng
olass Of liquor an unusual with HIM, alter which
he started down street. He went into tho store OF
Townsend Freeman & Co., whore he found Scots
and followed him around the store ne ai1fwaiu
went into the room occupied by n. Van Hsrn. abovr
Van Horns grocery and not finding Scott there, ne
Immediately descended the stairs aud crossed 10 the
drug store, where b. stood on the sidewalk untn
ne Jaw Scott come to the bar-room door o Dcam's
Hotel. when he Immediately started towards him;
he went into the bar-roou, and Scott, stu desafo
Of stunning his nther, entered into the hall that
lead. to the dining room, at the same uuse
followed by his father, AMI told him that no
wanted him To 90 away, that he didn't wsot any
thing more to do with him. but his father rushed TO-
ward him. swearing thnt he would Kill him.. where
upon Scott drew a pistol and fired. scott then rs"
through the house. met DEAN ami told him what ma
had done, and expressed desire OF being dehversc
into the hands of the officers. lie was nherwsro
confined in ia where he remained til neat norniog.
There being no charge against him, and no pessee
being willing to make one he was released, ace 70
now here enjoying his liberty.
Mr. Case after he shot, walked 70 hLS owa
hotel. where he was attended by phynieians lu,ns-
dately The bullet entered his night side, in the re
zion II the short ribs passed through the byeE aud
lodged against the skin the backbone. Mr &. -
It'll living but the physicians think there Is not maca
prospect Of his recovery.
:" There is no excitement prevailing now, asd n
might b. proper Ia say that the ctzens who arc so-
quainted with all the circumstances OF the antl nsso
bnt itte sympathy for the intef, but nne" ioe tnS
son..