, 1879-07-13
CRIME
ROW AT A. DANCE.
sorc5ol E.-cc.c.: to lNe Tribune.

Special T.cc-.se.: to 1Hf I37oN"cs
ST, LOUIS, Mo-, July IA murder was COM
mitted ut 2:30 this morning by Scott Hunter
colored roustabout, who killed Eugene Blank,
also colored, By shooting him in the head with
shotgun. Hunters house is situated little
back OF the Natural Bridge road, about halt
mile from the Fair Grounds. Yesterday WAS bis
birthday, and to celebrate It he gave ball,
to which all the colored arstocracy OF the
ncighborhood we're invited at the small
price Of admission Of 10 cents. Hunter
hired two hddlers, laid in stock Of
lemonade, besides q supply of whisky ana
beer. Between 9 and 10 o'clock the darl1es re-
sponded to the hop, and about forty came up
smiling, paid their dime and, although the ther-
mometer was away up in the hundreds, dancea
with more vim and yigor than grace and ele'
ga1lce. Among those at the ball were the muir
dcsed man, Blank, and his sister, Ben George,
Ben johnson, and Charlie Williams. The mop
passed off pleasantly till nearly O'Clock. Inc
fddlers addled, aud the dancers danced. The
9cEspad0s sbohs ecoee s1a Ts Gaa nnntsE nns
came into the crowded ballroom and
The shs men wanted vat to break no the bali. She also
said the gate OF tue fence of her house was
broken, and sLe wanted them to go. Some one
Hunter said scorufully, Yes, a two-legeed
cow.n This epithet offended the fastld,ons
ears Of the darlzy damsets present, aud tneir
escorts took up tho matter, aud war Of WORDS
ensucd between bali dozen and Mrs. Huntet.
Some strong languagc was indulged 10, when en-
scott Hunter intcrfered. anti said re-
sharp reply followed. and from words
the party almost got to blows. A scuttlc first
ensued ems between Charley johnson and Hunter.
The crowd separated them, and showed Hunter
into room, Hunter then got musket whtch
be had in The bouse- The colorcd men mean-
while had gone out on the porch and into me
garden, while the women stood outside the
Icucc, Hunter went out OF the house aud made
ono or two demonstrations with his gun' winch
was then not loaded, aud, finding they did not
| N AXE much impression, he rc-cntcrcd ne
house and loaded the weapon With WITH
bukhot eatge arg md
where two men were standing near the porch OF
| his house. One OF these men was Ben George,
the other Was Eugene Blank. As Hunter came
round the corner on the porch nc shouted, WITH !,
He Immediately fired George did not catch
the words that Hunter said, but, hearing a
noise, turned his head. when he behcld Hunter
| aiming at him with his musket- he IN
simultaneously d1eked his head, thus tsuos'nf, say,
| bis left arm near the shoulder, carrying
| away some of the flesh. Blanck, who was quito
unaware Of Hunters presence, did not muve,
and received three shot ip hts head Il p'oweo
| a throw on tho top OF bis head, scattering tue
brain. He was struck on the side and near the
throat The fatal shot. however, was through
the brain Death occurred instantaneously'
| The man fell back without utterlng word
George Immediately rushed on Hunter, ana tns
! men grappled. The other darsics rushed te
Georges assistance and mauled Hunter pretty
severely. At last, however, Hunter managef
TO make bis escape, aud was free man until i
o'clock this morning. when ne was arrested Q!
a police officer, who found him hiding in ths
| cellar of his house.