Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-19
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Peopl6's Fress, of Button. Wells County, Ind,
gives the following account Of a most terrible
ARRAY which occurred in that place last week.
We have seen nothing SO fearful in many a day
on the yindictiyc spirit of the father chasing his
son for hours to get chance TO kill him.
con Tuesday morning this community was
shocked to hear that father had attempted to
kill his son. On the evening of the same day,
thrill of horror was again sent through the
tpeope, by the intelligence that the son had shot
his father. Almon Case, proprietor of the Gem
trail Hotel, was the, father, and Scott Case, the
son.
ltssecins that the beginning of this sad affair
was caused by dispute between them about
the title to carding machine, and the pay for
/ wool carded in it Scott Case has been tending
the machine during tho Summer and claimed,
| at least part of the proceeds of said machine
4 On Monday his father demanded the key to the
machine, which he delivered up promptly. In
l the morning q customer came for his WOOL
!. might get the wool. The father replied that he
would attend to delivering the wool, receiving
/ the pay DC, himself, and said that he would go
down to the machine when he got ready. scott
I.then went down to the machine, effected an en-
trance and was standing in the door when his
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1 without word passing between them, COM
Imenccd an assault upon the son with cane
which ne had in his hand, whereupon they
-iclinched, and Scott in the struggle got posses.
ision OF the cane, and his father picked up an AK,
aiming at his head, and saying by Cd I'll kill
lyou. Fortunately, Scott lodged and warded off
the blows, and soon left his father The father
vas afterward arrested and tried before Justice
4 Kellogg, upon the charge ofan assault I'd bat
terry with an attempt to kill During the
trial tho father confessed that he would have
killed his son; that was his intention to kill
him If he had advanced toward him; and, with
a recklessneSS not often Observed said that lie
4 cared nothing forlife; that he was ready to die.
4 Ehe result of the trial was that hewaS bound
over to the next term Of the Circuit Court, and
Ion refusing to give bail, was committed to prs-
on. He remained in Jail till some time in the
ofternoon, when he heard that his son had star
ted to Fort Wayne, and had procured the use
lof his buggy to make the trip; then he asked
for bail, and after getting it, started on horse
back III. pursuit of Scott. Fearing that, on the
event of a meeting between the father and son,
IsOmething serious would be tho result Mr..
4 Coyault had been previously sent after Scott to
tget the buggy, and warn him of the approach
Iof hisfnthcr. Accordingly, when Coynult over.
took Scott he gave him his horse to ride, and he
llCovaulO took the buggy, and both started back.
They had not come far tilthey met the old gen
tleman; he manifested disposition to attack
Scott there, but was prevented by Covault, and
was finally induced TO get into the buggy and
lead his horse behind. In this manner they
came on to town.
after their return to town it was observed
by many that the old gentleman was almost
frantic with madness. He looked wildly, paced
the sidewalk before the hotel hurriedly and i'm
patiently; more, indeed, Ikea wild animal than
a human being A short time after dark he
heard that Scott intended to start thabn for
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lglass oi5liqnor, an act unusual with him, after
which he started down street. He went into
the store of Townsend, Freemen & Co.,
where he found Scott, and followed him around
the store He afterwards went in the room
occuppiel by N. Van Horn, above Van Horns
g grocery and not finding Scott there, he
Immediately descended the stairs aud crossed to
the drug store, where lie stood on the sidewalk
untlle he saw Scott come to the bar.TOom door
lof Deans Hotel, when he Immediately started
towards him; he went into the bar-room, and
Scott still DESTROYS of stunning his father, en-.
tered into the hall that leads to the diningroom,
lat the same time followed by his father, and told
him that he wanted him to go away, that he
didnt.wa anything more TO do with him; but
his father rushed toward him, swearing that he
would kill. him, whereupon Scott drew pistol
land fired Scott thensran through the house
met Dean and told him what he had done. and
depressed desire of being delivered into the
hands of. the officers. He. was soon afterward
confined nIjaiI, where he remained till nex
morning. There being no charge against him
and no person being willing toinake one, he was
released, and ssnow here enjoying his liberty
2 'sMF. Case, after he was shot, vailed 10 his
own hotel, whore he was attended by phssiciaut
Immediately. The bullet entered his right side
Iin4the region of the short ribs, passed through
the liver, aud lodged against the.skin near the
back bone Mr.. 9. is still living, but the ply,
sicians think there is not much prospect of his
recovery.
.Thereis no excitement prevailing now, and
it might be proper to say that the citizens, who
are acquainted with all the circumstances. OF the
affair have but little sympathy for the father
butmuch for the son. !"
Mr.. MoRrnY IN PARrs--The extraordinary
feat'of playing eight games at the same time
without seeing the board. was performed on
Monday, at the Cafe de Ia Regence, by Mr.. Nor.
ply, the young American player. The portion
of the Cafe la Regence more particularly appro.
priatcd toathe use of chess amateurs. was OPEN
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