San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-30
MURDER AND OUTRAGE.
A Ficndish Deed Unparalleled in
San Antonio.
Patty Scott, a MuIatto Woman, Horribly
Murdered and Outraged Aus
tin OutTiyalled.

One of the most brutal and cOwardly,
as well as horrible murders, il not the
most horrible ever occurring in San An
tonic, took place last night at the resi-
dence of Mr.. +. b. Chandler, a we'll
known citizen, living in the fine brick
house of ex-Alderman COrbett. at the
corner OF Arsenal and South Flores
street. The murder was not discovered
until about I O'Clock this morning
when the butcher boy, employed by Mr.
&. Speiser, who has been supplying
meat TO the family, called as usual at
the servants gate, on the Arsenal street
side, and called loudly several times for
the servant, Mrs. Patty Scott, q mulattU
woman, 10 come out for the meat. Re
Ceiving no answer to his summons he
descended from his cart, opened the
gate and looked in the yard and saw
the door OF the little Out-building used
by the mulattO woman as sleeping
room, wide open, and the body OF the
woman lying upon the floor, weltering
in its blood. He aroused the family and
Mr.. Chandler came down, and together
went in and saw the woman lying upon
the door on her back, knees raised and
legs spread out, and her under clothing
was torn Oh partially away, her arms
were spread out, and on the top of her
head. towards the back was deep
wound, made apparently with u
Ratchet, about two or three inches in
length, and laying open the skull.
another cut an inch long was visible
on the tip of her chin, extending to the
line. and black bruise on her cheek
showed where blow had been struck
by sOme blunted instrument. She was
living in the middle of the room be
tween her bed and q rocking chair
which was placed against the wall.
The bed had not been used that night.
Her upper clothing was on the body,
excepting her corset, hoop skirt and
hustle. which were found lying on an
other chair close by. Blood was
smeared in q great pool over the floor,
and the position Of the woman would
indicate that she had been struck down
and killed instantly, and lay mOtionleSs
where she had fallen and afterwards
been outraged by the fiend while the
corpse was yet warm. Suspicion rests
upon the dead wOman's husband, Will
liam Scott, rs the perpetrator of the
deed, and the basis of these suspicious
rests upon the fact that the pair had not
been living on very agreeable terms for
some time. lie was lined in the RecOr-
der's Court last November for beating
her severely and was afterward placed
under peace bond towards her. She
complaining that her life was in danger
and had been threatened by her hus-
band. She afterwards brought suit
against him for divorce, and the case
WAS vet pending on the docket or the
District Court.
Willis Webb, a relative of the dead
woman, testified before the cOroner's in
quest; which was begun this morning by
Justice Crawford at the residence, that
Scott abused his wife terribly before
they were separated, and afterward had
compelled her at the point of pistol to
submit TO his brutal desires. and Webb
also testified to hearing him threaten
her that il she left him and went out 10
service with Mr.. Chandler that he would
kill her some night. Scott is u labOrer
employed at the lime kiln near the head
OF the river, and the sheritfs, officers and
the police were securing the country
and city all of this morning in search of
him. Patty Scott WAS u fine looking
mulatto woman of about 2S years Of age,
and was born in San Antonio and raised
known attorney. She bore the character
OF being hard orking woman, a good
servant and the best cook in the city.
Mr.. Chandler testifies to the fact that
while she has been in his service Since
January y her morals have been beyond
reproach, no male visitor ever being
seen in her company. No servant. eX-
cept her and an old negro hoStler, were
employed on the premises. The build
ing Occapied by the woman was short
distance removed from the main house,
was a low one-roomed affair, with one
door. fastening with wooden button,
which was found to bear the marks of
bloody fingers. A bowl of water was
under the bed and a bucket of water in
the room, which was impregnated with
blood, where the tiend had evidently
washed his bloody hands and
bloody weapons after committing
the deed. A Ratchet and. crowbar were
also found In the room. Mr.. Chandler
says the crOwbar belonged on the prem
Uses, but it's place was outside in the
yard, and this the man must have carried
into the room. A piece of newspaper
was found which was bloody, as if it had
been used to wipe blood from something.
MIR. Chambers statement of his knOwi-
edge Of the events at his house since he
last saw his servant alive throws no
light on the murder. He says she served
dinner last evening as usual at o'clock,
and after the meal WAS over she cleared
the dishes away. The family retired at
about 10 and slept soundly, no noises
awakening them. He knew nothing of
the horrible event of the night until
awakened this morning by the butcher
IN vi q . nh. IL,
scribed results of the fiend's work.
Justice Crawford adjourned the in
quest until this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
when further witnesses will be examined
and the verdict rendered.
LATER.-Scott has been arrested and is
now in the county Jail.
The following is the diagram of the
room: