The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-19
An OHIO TRAGEDY.


4 Nsgrs MAJ n1ardsrs His WHO ana Sheer
Hsms~If In >prins nesa.
Rrom the Sprinaneid lOhio) Republican, Feb. Is
Living between Centre and Market streets, IN tne
extreme southern portion OF the cay. Is quarter
Wnich has been known Tor years by the Title uI
sAInca" from tne TACT that 1t Is inhabited almost
exclusively by coiored peope, some OF wnUm Dul
BY NO means ally are among the lowest eenen s VI
our population. This place was, ON last (wednes.
dayl Disnt. Tue scebe OF as bloody and terrlbe a
erimecursed city. Tue name o. the muldei er and
wUulu-oe suicide Is kopert W. scott; the victim was
ms wlIe, caroline scott ana the deed Was com.
manner, aud with due reconciliation. II any hing
was lacking TO show lnis, the following copy OF
paper iouuu upon the person Vi scott the mar
Ger would prove the lact beyond doubt
FEBRUARY II, 1877
,..s my me- thoush. would give her csaaos DO
% die NINE. but think Is both Of our times to ae fnsy
= '-''' ~ '0' : n /. nUSeRr w. SCOTT.
The writer was upon the spot In q snort time af-er
s S Ssrass. ana r.mersons present, ns,sn1ors .:
ect gathered the to.iowtag detailed statement re-
earning tne snocking anair:-ocott anu n Is VIE mad
been married seven years, QUO ne uid not care lur
his lalnilJ AZ man should, 00ing Little for tneir
support great part OF the Time Some CINE IN
June lass ~ near IA could Ue t0ia, they separated
AMI. aAnougn the husband mad more than
once made overtuies Tor q settlement OF dll-
refused. as she SAID, 10 i've Win sucn ssany
man," telllug MN Ut one Time, ABOUT September
!as tnat sue mad got along without n,m SO long.
anu guessed sne could yet awnIe." SO matters
Went ON, the man fostering q ieciing Of haired
against his wife, wnicn ended, as inllcated the
ADOve DECLARATION. 10 "hdve her or All ner." With
Snis ieil purpose nXed liz his murderer's heart he
Went ~ inc house, mere caoln oI two small rooms.
Oh Ine east side or Wintcr street. aud entering the
1r0ut room, SAT down 70 await tile coming Of Mrs.
ocOtts VINO was assent. Several persons were in
and Mr. thurman Tnis was early in the evening.
About nine O'Clock the woman came home and
entering the house, SPOKE ea antly TO her nusoacd
a Nn nj may
conversation. but what was SAID was not audible
70 those wlthid. BON came In ana secoau time
1nIs time the woman came IN first, but was iul.
medisleiy followed ~ scott, VINO said oniy, '.Weu.
anu unknown to any but himself, prou0uuclug her
death sentence. Tue murderer nesitaleu Dus = few
the otDer men to leave the house. Scarcely mad
!ney ooas 80 oeiose ne sSoke steray ana SAID,
uclpallnK That some nlng serious was about 70 oc-
cur. arose without word. That instant. present-
1ns sevoi yer urge sized sx-snooter-scot
woman. ine shot LOOK eneci In lower part OF
her iace Ste advanced sep or two, AID
the front yard, repeated the sno1 wn,ca
entered Just over the right eyeD4li, passed
Snroux IN the woman's head anu imueddeu iLsef In
the wool Vi the uack door, bringing LaiOine Scott
~ the ground corpse The nOrriled spectators,
among the the sl-year-old daughter OF the cniel
actors la lniS bloody drama, set up the most
piercing screams, and rushing out over the body Or
sne maraered woman, aiarmei the wn0le negh0or-
adding " the terrible con- uslOn. AS soon as tnis
portion OF his work was accomplished Scott ran
toward Market street. am wnen IN the rear Of Mr..
Obencnaln 3 stable attempted 10 finish the gnastly
@00 W sending bullet crashing tlrOagn hs own
brain. lhe pistol wnen I0und, mad Lnree empty
CHAMBERS Although morray woun ieI the strong
man ran at least two hundred 1eeG, aud was pickel
up IN front VI Mr. Wards residence. the east eide
OF MurkeL street.
He Was carried, In state OF inscnsblity. back 10
tne 0tuSe, ana put down upon the moor IN TIE Ded.
room adJ0Inlng the room IN when the vIc.lm was
etTetched out, also on the n00r cold and sem In
0eath, presenting slckening appearance,
WIN the blood slowly 00Llny from nOstTlls and
mouth and the features much distorted by Tue
wouad IN the eye. When our reporter arrived at
the nt use Inc man was lying win the most O. his
body uii0er the bed, grovelng AMI welering IA q
small pool oil blood which had flowed from lne
wound. small portion o brain also made ls way
INTO sight 10y tue sa.. e means. He was not so i;r
gone but that when his name was demanded ne
count inuJter .'3Ob ScOtLn
scott ~ large. powerful man, negro, appa-
rentiv thrts.fve or forty years or age and pas
terer by trade. lie has lived here some years, but
We arr unable to pronounce reliably 10 ms CHAR.
ecter. His vile Was mulatto or "JellOw' woman,
ABOUT twenty-five or tnlrty years Of age, llsnliy
built ana OF rather prepOSsesslnl appearance. Sne
supported herself AMI culli by sewing and taxing in
Washing, and Is represented as capable ald o. an
amia0le disposition, but evidently not lacking IL
spirit