Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-24
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Man killed and Another Danger
OusiS wounded at Wayne Furnace
-TwO Boys II and 10 Years Of Age
the Murderers.

Ous;N wounded at Wayne Furnace
-TwO Boys IL and 10 Years Of Age
the Murderers.
From the Waynesboro Review, July 49,
Last Saturday, morning the unusually
quiet little Silizge Of Wayne Furnace was
thrown into excitement BY the murder of
William Scott, and dangerously wounding
of William Rhedor. 1t seems that Mr..
Scott and one Lerue was working an ore
bank together, and they fell cut as to the
oYuership thereof. When they met last
Saturday at the Furnace, after having some
words an alteration took place, and while
they were having fist and cuff fight, when
two little boys of Lerue's were standing by
pulled out their EniEes. Mr.. Rhedor was
backing Scott, when one of the boys stuck
him-With his knife, while the other STUCK
knife in Rhedor, infieting a dangerous
worind. The boy that struck Scott was only
twelve years 6f asa. The other was fifteen.
Mr.. Scott lived only few minutes. The
blade of the knife was very small and ne
bled inwardly. The wound was made just
under the left shoulder blade in the region
of the heart, causing immediate death.
The two brothers at once took leg bail
for parts unknown. Word came imme-
diately to town, and officer Love summoned
a pose and went IN pursuit. They followed
them for several days, going first N the di-
rection of Lawrenceburg, and then towards
Henryville. They were followed or through
Lewis county, near the cid Napier iron
Works, where they were captured ana
brotisht bsck TO this place on Monday
night. The sight was one to be long re-
membered. Just the idea OF two Doys,
hardly old enough TO be out OF their molh-
er's control, arraigned for murder. One OF
them; the smallest, seemed to ''accept the
situation ard didn't eareI but the elder
seemed to hate the matter.
The trial was commenced on Tuesday
before Justices Joice, Hill and Morrison.
R. P. Cypert & Bro. appeared for the pros
ecution, and Judge Jonathan Morris for de-
fendant. About ten witnesses for the State
appeared-were swofh. Enquiry was made
by Mr.. Cypert of Judge Morris If the de-
fendant was ready-not ready-no witness
ses. By special agreement they concluded
TO examine witnesses for the State, and at
ter the witnesses for the defendant, should
anv appear, would be examined. Prisoner
plead not guilty of the charge OF man
slaughter. Question Of whether defendant
had a right to separate trial-Court decides
had right.
The sum and substance of the testimony
is that Larue and Scott were standing close
to the store house at the Furnace, and were
quarreling, when the old man Larue came
up and told Josiah Larue if he did not
fight Scott, he tthe old MANI would,
Josiah then picked up two rocks, and threw
at Scott and struck him on the head, and
missed him with the second rock. Scott
struck Larue with stick. They tusseued
for some time, during which the two boys
commenced using their knives. After the
row was over Larue started OIL saving,
"Come on boys, 1 have enough Of it,
Scott walked OFF and got on a rock, and
said he felt very bad. Afterwards he went
into the shop and lay down and In about
twenty minutes died. Some questions as
to whether 1t was the rock or the knife that
killed him-the rocks weighed about four
pounds apiece and were rather large pieces
of iron ore. A post mor:em examination
showed that the wound made by the knife
bled inwardIy, and about two gallons ol
blood were found inside of him.
The fuss originally commenced ABOUT
the ownership of an ore bank, and one vii.
ness testified that she heard Scott say thai
he intended to kill Larue that day.