The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-06
WILL HE BE HANGED AT LAST.
r-Govcrnor Scott Shoots Young Man In
Ohio.
PARTICULARS OF THE cnlMI

PARTICULARS OF THE CRIME.
NAPOLEON, ONO, December %
The following are the particulars Of the
murder of young Drury by II. X. Scott,
the x.Carpetbag Governor of South
Carolina Drury was clerk in Know
lands drug store, and celebrated Christ.
mas Eve with several young companions,
among them being Scott's son, who drank
too much, and no. wishing his parents to
see him intoxicated accepted an offer Of
Drury TO share the latters bed at the
drug store. About IL o'clock a gentle.
man, sent by Mrs. Scott to find her son,
discovered his whereabouts, but failing to
induce him to 60 home returned to the
hotel and reported the facts to Gen.
Scott. Tho General then went to the
store, called Drury up and asked for his
son. Drury denied that young Scott was
there. The father insisted on going to
the bedroom. Drury preceded him aud
OH reaching the door Of the room turned
round and refused to admit Scott. The
General dew II revolver and fired, rs lie
claims accidentally, the ball passing
through Drury's brain, causing instant
death. Scott got his son and returned
to the hotel, reported the shooting and
was arrested and taken to Defiance for
safe keeping, there being much excite
ment and talk Of lynching here. His
preliminary trial occurs on Monday.
Drury was to have been married on
Tuesday.
THREATS OF LYNCnING.
CINcINNATI, December ga dis.
patch from Toledo to the C5niuuerciaf
dated last night says "The shooting of
Walter G. Drury at Napoleon, Ohio. by
Gen Robert X. Scott, formerly Colonel
of the Sixty-cighth Ohio Infantry and
afterwards Governor of South Carolina.
occurred this morning. Intense excite.
ment prevails, and the danger of lynch
ing is so great that q company of mill.
tary tonight guards the hotel where
Scott is detained by tho Sheriff under
arrest"
THE DEFENDANTS VERSION OF THE
SHOOTING.
DEFIANCE, ONO, Dec. 26.-Your
correspondent called upon Governor
Scott today and was referred to his 1T.
torney, G. H. Scrihnor, of Toledo, who
is here and whose q atement Of the trap.
edy Mt Napoleon, Chic, OH Christmas
morning, is ss follows:
Governor Scott, wife and son arc board.
ing ut the Miller House, in Napoleon.
The son is about fifteen years of age
On Friday evening there was n great deal
of bad conduct OH the streets, the Young
men of the place drinking and carousine'
with great deal of loud talk. Mrs
Scott became alarmed at the absence of
her son, and got hotel clerk named
Stout to look for him. The Governor
had retired, and some timo after hearing
persons uttering threats on the street
about shooting Stout, Mrs. Scott urged
him TO 60 and hunt for the boy. The
Governor dressed himself, and, having
found Stout inquired If he had found
his son. Stout said that he had and
had brought him to the hotel, but clerk
ut drug storo named Drury had got him
away from him. The Governor started
out in search of the boy, and was in.
formed by young man on the street
that Drury had him in the drug store.
The Governor went TO the front door.
ratified and called, aud finally succeeded
in arousing the clerk, who opened the
door and said the boy was not there, and
insisted upon the truth of his statement.
Governor Scott told him that from in.
formation he had he knew he was there.
ut the same t;me galking towards the
rear end of the storeroom, and again
telling the young man he must find his
boy and take him home. The Governor
started to go, to the door opening from
the rear of tho storeroom into another
room, when young Drury placed himself
before him and told him If he attempted
to enter that room it was Mt his peril.
Again the Governor told him he must
get his boy, and made movement SIS if
to enter the room. Drury reached over.
as If to take weight or OTHER weapon
from the counter, and at the same time
mado movement like drawing u pistol
from his pocket At the same moment
Governor Scott drew pistol from his
overcoat pocket, when it accidentally ex-
pioded. 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 Immediately afterwards he Gov
ernor heard his snn calling from up Stairs.
He went into back room and ND the
| stairway. and found his snn in or ,..aS
| icated condition locked in n room Mt the
head Of the stairs. He brought him
down, hurried him to the hotel and sent
men over to SEQ how badly the young
IIiHu was huri. They found him dead.
On examination the surgeon found the
ball had entered under thu LEFT Jaw,
ranging upward into the brain, Shaving
that the pistol was not fred on q level.
i Governor Scott was brought here last
evening By the authorities and has been
placed in confinement here over Sunday.
His preliminary examination will be
held In Napoleon tomorrow morning at
o o'clock.
A correspondent of the Charleston
Ne,cs and Courier, who was passenger
on the Charleston and Savannah Rail-
way, writing under date of January 9.
i saua. MPassenners ON The ilhnrlnstnr.