The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-14
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Ex-Gov. ScuTT As A MuRpERER. Toledo, O.,
December 26-At Napoleon, Ohio, last night,
Gen. Il. X. Scott, one of the carpct-bag Cover
nors Of South Carolina and now o resident Of
Napoleon, Ohio, shot aud killed young man
named Drury. The affair was the result ofa
quarrel in relation TO the son Of General Scott.
Drury was clerk in drug store. lie wasa
young man Of good standing in the community,
anu was TO have been married on Tuesday next
THREATS OF CnINC.-Cincinnati, December
"a dispatch from Toledo to the Commercial
dated last night says 1.-The shooting of Walter
q. Drury at Napoleon, Ohio, 10y Gen. Robert X.
Scott, formerly colonel Of the Sixty-cighth Ohio
Infantry and afterwards Governor OF South Car
oiina, occurred this morning. Intense excite
ment prevails and the danger of lynching is so
great that u company ofmilitary might guards
the hotel where Scutt is detained by the sheriff
under arrest"
PARTICULARS OF THE ECRlME.-Napolean Ohio,
December 2G.-The following are the particulars
of tho muysler Of young Drury by II. X. Scott,
the ex carpettbag @Govevner~ of Sot,th Carolimas
Drury was clerk in Knowland's drug store, and
celebrated Christmas Eve with several young
companions. among them being Scotts son, who
drank too much and not wishing his parents to
see him intoxicated accepted offer Of Drury
toshare the latters bed at the drug stor,. about
III o'clock n gentleman sent by Mrs. Scott to
find her son discovered his whereabouts, but fail
ing to induce him TO 90 home returned to the
potcLhHu TepOTteu tne luCtS 10 Uen. scott. The
Gcncral then went 10 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
and on reaching the door of the room turned
round and refused TO admit Scott. The Gen ,rul
drew n revolver and fired, as he claims acciden-
tally, the ball passing through Drury's brain,
causing instant DEATH Scott got his BOD and re-
turned TO the hotel, reported the shooting aud
was arrested and taken to Defiance for safe
keeping there being much excitement and talk
Of lynching here. His preliminary trial occurs
on Monday. Drury was to have been married
on Tuesday
X. X. SCoTr SENT TO JAIL.-Napoleon Ohio,
December 29.-Squire Payton before whom ex.
Governor Scott was examined on the charge Of
killing young Drury, pronounced the deed mur-
der in the first degree, and Scott was taken to
Defiance Jail. During the preliminary hearing
Scott's appearance was full of sorrow and deiec.
tion He pleaded not guilty to the charge of
murder in the first degree. The evidence was
about the same rs that produced before the cor
oner, only more complete. 1t sets forth the
killing and the excited and rcn orseful condition
of Scott Immediately after the decd. Evidence
was also produced making Scott say some time
ago that he would shoot dead in his tracks any
person who would in any way influence his son
to drink or would sell him intoxicating LIQUOR.
The SrARTANDURG AND AsHEvILLE RAILROAD
III bE OObD.-JuuSe DOnu has OruerCu the Spar
burg and Ashevile Railroad to be sold on the
frs. Monday in Agni! next. Tbs eass iR tSR wRqA
the United States Circuit Court ut Charlotte.
North Carolina. The principal question in
volved was whether the mortgage bonds wero
TO be postponed to the claims of contractors and
| to mechanics liens. which latter were filed SUBJ
.-eocrsfvrs%~e : e I'll
Judge Boud held that the mortgage bonds were
entitled to priority, and ordered the railroad to
be sold by the trustees of the mortgage deed.
a SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-As the north
bound freight train from Charlotte, on the
North Carolina Ralroal |, WIS approaching
the city this morning. just beyond the Sa-
lem junction the engine in charge, Mr.
Z. Orgain. saw white woman run upon
the track just in front of his engine. At
the time the train was moving at the rate
OF about twenty miles per hour. Mr. Or
gain at once sounded the alarm whistle and
reversed his engine, but the distance be-
tween the poor woman and the engine was
too short. Mr.. Orgain says she took no no.
tice whatever of the whistle, but began to
walk at more rapid pace right in the cen
ter of the track. She was picked up by the
pilot and thrown back on top of it. The :
fireman at once went out and took hold of
the woman and held her until tho train
could be stopped. Mr.. Orgain finding her
injuries of serious nature had her placed
in car and brought her to the city On
her arrival here it was found that the wo-
man was deaf and dumb. She was recog-
nized by friends as Louisa Walker, of Gull
ford county aged about 45 years 1t was
found that her skull was slightly fractured,
and portions of her body badly bruised
1t is feared that she cannot survive Miss
Walker was educated at the Deaf and
Dumb Institute in Rnleigh years ago.
Her brother and sister, both deaf and dumb,
were killed some years ago on the North
Carolina Railroad, between High Point and
Jamesto W. Greensboro Patriot
ANOTHER NEGRO ExoDUs.-Hon. Geo.
Williams, (colored) member of the Ohio
Legislature, has just returned from New
York, whittier he went for consultation
on project looking to new exodus of
colored people from the Southdrn States
MIR. Williams says n party Of capitalists in
New York have purchased over half mil
lion acres Of land in New Mexico, partly
mineral and partly agricultural, and their
plan is, during the coming year, to send
Trustworthy agents among Southern negroes
for the purpose of culing good material to
| form colonies on this land. The negroes
chosen for this project will be men of some
means, sound health, and, in word, men
inspected as for an army. Land is to be
sold to these colonsts at 81 ,25 per acre, and
time given fhcm to pay for it, and assist
ance in the way of reduced railroad rates
will also be arranged. The parties engaged
in this scheme are enthusiasts, and saw that.