The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-01
SCOTT AND IEIS YTCrTJr.
Hhe Statcmnot Made by the Counsel OF the
Ex-Governor--Iti IL Claimed to Have I,een
nh Accidental Shot,


/ h Accidental Shot.
Special to the New York Herald. 1
DEFIANCE, Ohio, December 90
1onf correspondent called upon Gov
crnor Scott to-day and was referred 10
his attorney, G. Fl. Scribner, of'roledo
who is hero and whose statement of
tho tragedy ut Napoleon, Ohio. on
Christmas morning, is as follows:
Governor Scott, wife and son oro
boarding at tho Miller House, in M.
p0leon. The son is about fifteen vcors
ofago. On Friday evening there wos
o great deal of bad conduct on tho
streets, tho young men Of tho plaoo
drinking and carOusinyswith q great
deal Of loud talk. Mrs. Scott became
alarmed at the absence Of her son and
got u hotel clerk named Stout to look
t9r him. Tho Governor had retired.
and some time after, hearing persons
uttcring threats on the street about
shooting stout, Mrs. Scott urged him
TO go and hunt for the bov. The Gov.
crnor dressed himself, and, having
found Stout, inquired if he had found
ms son. Stout said that he had, md
had brought him to the hotel, but q
cicrk at drug store named Drurv had
got him away from him. The Cover
nor started out in search of the bow,
and was informed by young man on
the street that Drury had him in the
drug store. The Governor went to
the front door, ratified and called, and
finally succeeded in arousing the clerk.
who opened the door and said tho boy
was not there, and insisted upon the
truth or his statement. Governor
Scott told him that from information
hc had he knew he was there, at the
same time walking towards tho rear
cnd OF the storcroom and again telling
the young man he must find his bov
ana take him home. Tho Governor
started to 80 to ihc door opening from
The StOrCrO0m into another room.
when young Drury placed himself be-
fore him and told him if he attempted
to enter that room it was at his peril.
Again the Governor told him he
must get his boy and made q move
incl't rs II TO enter tho room. Drury
reached over, as If to take weight or
otllcr weapon from the counter, and at
liic same time made n movement like
drawing a pistol from his pocket. At
the same moment. Governor Scott
drew pistol from his ovcrcoat pock-
ct, when it accidentally exploded. The
governor says his first thought was
that he had been fired at by some one.
but soon saw that the young man was
hurt, as he sank back on the floor.
imlncdiatcly afterwards the Governor
heard his son calling from up stairs.
lie went into q back room and up the
stairway, and found his son in an in
toNicatcd condition locked in q room
ut the head Of the stairs. lie brought
him down, hurried him to the hotel
ana sent mon over to see how badly
the young man was hurt. They found
him dead. On examination tic sur-
gron found. the ball had entered under
the left jaw, ranging upward into the
brain, showing that the pistol was not
fired Oh a level. Governor Scott was
brought here last evening by the au-
thoritics and has been placed in con-
iincmcnt over Sunday.
tIoMIcIDE IN Rock HILL.-From q
resident OF Rock Hill the particulars
OF homicide at that place last Satur-
day arc learned. Bob Gordon, young
white man, about twcnty-one years Of
age, ut about nine O'Clock D. m. went
to livery stable ut which Henry
Curcton, colorcd, was employed, and
asked for q horse to ride. Curcton
oc I" as 'hS' lie oGro1h G1 TTt %as !" drink mix ond
he had received orders not to let any
horse out Of the stable to a drunken
man. Gordon insisted on having tho
horse, and Curcton was obstinate. uu-
til Gordon, becoming cnragcd, drew
his knife and cut Curcton's throat
from "Ar to car. In five minutes tho
negro VAS dead. Gordon was arrested !
aud put iii tue guard house. at two |
O'Clock tho same night it was discoy-
crcd that tho guard house had been
broken open and Gordon had cscaped. |
llc was seen in the ncighborhood bv |
some one after that hour on the same |
night. Sunday morning Gordon was
gone and horse Of DR.. Fcwclps was
missing. Nothing has been heard of
Inc man since. by those who have
known him for long time Gordon is
dcscribcd as desperate, reckless
The negro seems to have |
ncen well thought Of in the commu-
n'ty. Again, as usual, whiskcy seems
10 nave been the leading cause Of the |
Observer.
FOUND DEAD ON TIE ROAD.-A cor
respondent Of the Ne'cS ana Courier.
Wrlting from Jacksonboro, a station on |
the charleston and Savannah Railroad, |
tells the following sad story: "On
CHRISTMAS morning negro who works |
"ith INC came up to my house and |
,o!d me there was a dead white man
lying down on the railroad about four
miles from this place. | took my |
~ J to tho place indiG4t,,rfd
and found nIcd-G':inn.se4, 1o6r7y-dress.
cd iad, lying dead near u spot where
ne had built fire to keep himsclt
from freezing, for it was cold ant
RAINY. on Christmas morning. I found
in his hands, which were claspcd
across his breast, the following little
notc:,, 'Whocvcr finds nc, please bury
me "hcrc ! am. My name is James
Maxcy Timmons. Of IGrccnyillc. $. e
Farewell torcvcr!' According TO his
request did bury him where lie died
1T was pretty place, too. dressed
nm nicely, and put him in very neat
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