Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-24
SWIFT RETRIBUTION.
yhe MARYLAND Outrage and Hanxia5

THE STAR OF yesterday mentioned the ,act
that an outrage had been committed ,, Me-
Nelson, living or the Motley Hal esta,e In
Maryland. opposite Alexandr' nv n perro
John Henry Scott who was taken
from tie constable ana hanged by tho resi-
from the scene OF the tragedy are 10 the effect
that Mr.. Nelson Ter his horne Monday even
ing for this citr Intending to return next
ne cnase, az. IT his wife at home, as Also
ne lent hls re volver for protection of his wife
and proper v. Scott slept i'm the lower part
OF ne house; About ~ O'Clock Monday night.
while MS Nelson was asleep, he entered her
room With a lamp in his hand She was
akned by the noise, and rising up in bed
Sskea aim m what he wapts AT t this he he
sSrmed her OF his purpose, saying that IL she
refused he would kill her and her baby, which
lay by her side, and is Is months old. She
tried by every possible effort to make him
desist, but was unsuccessful. BY main force,
holding the revolver in his hand, he accom-.
plished hls purpose and left the room, leav-
ing her In an unconscious state. He returned
TO her room about an hour after and said he
intended to kill her child and herself, and
then himself, as he was tired of living, as
his sister had become the mo her of an lille
climate child, and he was dlsgraced thereby.
He then told her he intended TO outrage her
again. and by the same threa IS he succeeded.
Then leaving the bed he said he knew that
he would be killed for his acts, and that he
would save her husband that trouble by
shooting himself, which he did, shooting
himself i'm the left breast. Mrs. Nelson, TAX
ing advantage of this, ran out of the house in
her night clothes with her infant in her arms,
ard informed neighbOr, a colorei man, re-
siding near by. This man, named Morris,
Immediately ran TO the house, where he
found Scott suffering from his wound. Mrs.
Nelson was unable TO say anything, except
that "JOhn shot HIMSELF Morris then ran
after DIR. Bayne, who lives near by, and also
Justice X. Walter Brooke, who with DR..
Bayne soon arrived at the house. Towards
daylight Mrs. Nelson regained her senses
and told what occurred, when Mr.. Brooke
took her affidavit. He then ordered the COM
mitmenf of Scott to Marlboro Jail, and de
putiZed Curtis Smith to take him there. Mr..
Smith started with the prisoner shortly after
O'Clock, when lie was met at the door by
crowd of at least 100 persons, white and COL
ored, all of whom were masked. They told
MT: smith frn1 OF 1.-The their PHrP0Se and took Scott
they rode him into hollow, where placing
new MANILA rope about his neck, one
erd of which was tied to a black walnut tree.
they drove the horse away, leaving his body
swinging in the March wind. The crowd then
dispersed quietly, the colOred people in the
crowd making arrangements to roast his
body, having gone so far as to collect a guam
tIty OF wood and brush for that purpose
This, however, was not allie wed, and the body
was LETT hanging 10 the tree. 1t was cut down
about 3 o'clock, and a corOners jury sum-
moned, who, after hearing all the evidence
returned verdict ''that the deceased was
hung by persons unknown to the jury" The
oCuy was lntI pldceu In comm ordered from
Alexandria, and was to be buried today
Mr.. Nelson has resided at Motley Hall for
I'VE years, and is greatly respected by all
persons. white and cOlOred, i'm the neighboi-
hood. Scott was . years of age, and had re-
sided with Mr.. Nelson for one year He had
often been left in the house with Mrs. Nelson
having some months since stayed there three
weeks while Mr.. Nelson went to his home i'm
Madison county, New York, to attend the
funeral of his father. Mrs. Nelson last even
ing was In very nervous condition, but out
of danger. The affair naturally created the
greatest excitement in the neighbOrhOOd.