, 1873-03-29
A BROTHERS ANGER:
A Fatal Shooting ARRAY on tho West Side.
A Sfstor tho Cause Of tho Trouble.

a shooting affray occurred lant ovoning. at llalf
past O'Clock, ut tho corner Of Onnhl aud Enrri-
son ntroots, in which Ed Hcanlon shot, and, 1t is
bolovod, fatally wounded. o voting man we'll
known to the poIico namod +" Billy Scott" Tho
faots, in brief. aro thoao
For aomo time paat, Scott Inns boon pnying his
addrosses to ecanton's niBtor, much against hor
brothera wishes. sho llas mot him CLAM
dcstlnoly, when ho was not permitted
to call upon hor at hor homo.
Bcanlon objected to her. keeping company with
him for many roaHona. Some Of them aro theBo.
Scott h4a charactor Of tho most unenviablc
aeparnted from lis wlfe, ali by law.
THIS, however liz nothing .vory nm
sSS se Ills ae 1hss1 az by 80 asvora '1 little 'Gs9 af
faira has become woll known to tho police author
it!ea Despite those things, soanlon'a Bstor went
with hlm., I1or brother grew distressed about it.
Il no not snaa % for sans 5 ngs t. soc had 5 i ony they
About two wooks ngo ho told Scott that f1o must
nt onco coaao Lis attentions aud, II ho over mot
him With hts slstor, hc would separate them
II wny neithor gontlo, nor mild; Scott tannted
bad moro Influence with tho girl than ho Ind:
shoot him ' n''Ala Il 10 ID did mt not II at " onoo
oeaae all association with his sistor. They then
evening. In tho maontlmo, Scott. and the girl
bad mot many times, and scanlon, knowing this,
became almost fronzied with distress.
Yesterday evoning, at tho hour before named.
corner Of, Harrison aud oanal stroots. 1Io
homo with linn. sho heaitatoa aomowhsSt,
ad !, hSfore The eo sho had decided s% a,4 what
On the eidewallt, Scott being on top. He struck
scan}an few blows, When tho Histor cried him
IT, quit, and l,o did 80. About this time n driver
Of ono Of Pnrmoleo's omnibusos, named Druhor,
leaping from his soat pulled Scott away from
scanlan, and thus separated them. scanlon Baid
nothing whom he got up, but walkod backward to
the edge Of tho Sidewalk on Harrison street,
time standing against the building. Whom
| Scanlon reached tho edge OF tho walk, llo
pulled revolver from his pocket and fired, tho
ball taking effect IN scotta loft side, two inchcB
tho arm, and walked hurriodly south on Canal
stroot, in tho direction Of their home, No. 122
Forquer street. Scott said nothing, but Walked
around the corner to Uanal street, whero ho fell,
saying, u u am shot" Driher, assisted by AIr.
Simpson, lifted him into tho omnibus, and took
him to Ills fathers house, No. 278 Clinton street,
which Ia in tho aamo block whero tho shooting
Dr.. iW. Il. Plice and DR.. Andrews attended
him. They doomed it dangerous to probe tho
wound, aud could not tell tho exact location
Of tho ball. They pronounced tho man
i9 . very precarious condition:
Not being able to ASCERTAIN tho direction the bull
had tnken, they could not tell certainly whether
tho wound would DO fatal or not. Scott was
aliyo at IL o'clock lust night, but .was in very
low condition. scanlon, at last accounts, waa not
arrested. squad OF police were Bent In search
Of him eoon after the affray occurred. He was
Was Informed TINT he would surrender hims0lf
this morning.