Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-14
AROUND THE CITY.
Scott Still Alive in His
HOVel.
HE STICKS TO HIS FIRST STORY.
A Madman Distributes His Coin With
Free Hand and Destroys
Two Windows.

Charles Scott, one of the unfortunate
principals in the Alameda-streett tragedy,
is still alive, and his attendant physi-
clans state that unless Inflammation
sets in there is chance for his recovery.
He still lies in the hoyel where the MUIR
der occurred, and is carefully tended
night and day by watchful nurses,
whilst outside the room there is ever a
policeman on guard to keepof intruders,
and also TO be on hand in the case of
Scott's desiring to make a confess
sion. 1t seems very improbable, how
ever, that any other statement than
the one he has already made will be got
out of him, for he stoutly maintains that
he did not do the shooting, but that an
assassin entered the room during the
early morning and committed the foul
deed. His partner, Bryan, was with him
good deal OF the time yesterday, and
the wounded man spoke freely to his
partner on the subject.
81 told you the truth yesterday" he
said earnestly, "and if the woman was
alive she would tell you that l am not
lying. We had no row at all, and she
kissed me before went to sleep. That
was the last l know of the affair until
the report awakened me-"
"How do you account for the fact that
you were shot in the right side of the
head, for if an assassin came in the room
he would have naturally fred from the
outside of the bed, and that would have
been your left" was asked.
81 always sleep on my left side," was
the immediate reply OF Scott, "and that
would have placed my head with the
right side up, would it not? The whole
thing happened in few seconds, and l
don't believe that | would have had
time to turn"
No matter how close the cross-exam-
ination, it was impossible to make Scott,
in his recital of the affair, contradict
himself, so the subject was finally
dropped. Those who maintain that he
murdered the woman and then attempted
suicide say that the reason he is go firm
in his denial of any completely in the
crime is because he does not think he is
going to die from the effects of his
wounds, and he is quite aware that if he
confesses any guilt he will only leave his
present quarters for the gallows. There
is something in this mode of reasoning,
for when called upon by his partner to
settle up and dispose of his affairs, he in
every instance stated, "If l die," laying
particular emphasis on the conjunction.
THE DEAD WOMAN.
The remains of Hortense Verehere,
alias Anna Pierre, his murdered mistress,
lay in the morgue all day yesterday and
we're viewed by hundreds of morbidly-
inclined individuals, both male and
female.
Coroner Merdith had intended to hold
the inquest during the course of the
eveping, but at the hour appointed it
was found to be. impossibleN to get
all the witnesses together, SO the
examination was postponed until 10
O'Clock this morning. From investiga-
tions made yesterday it was discovered
that the deceased was born in Roubai,
Department du Nord, France, and was
38 years of age. She came here with
Pierre, Frenchman, who was possessed
of considerable sum of money at one
time, but is said to have lost it in the
San Diego boom. He left here over
fortnight ago and went to Mayfeld
where brother of his resides.
POOR 'BoN.BoN."
An incident connected with the
bloody affair ably illustrates the
well-known sagacity of the ca
nine race. When the door was
first opened on the terrible scene small
black and tan dog, "Bon-bon," )" the pet
of the murdered woman, came whining
from under the bed. The poor little
animal had been present in the chamber
during the night and had witnessed the
tragedy. He seemed to thoroughly un-
derstand what had taken place, for he
looked up at his murdered mistress and
whined piteously. When one of the
officers lifted up the little animal and
handed him to bystander, who offered
to take charge of him, he cried so
plaintively that he was released and
allowed to re-enter the room where
he crouched in corner and watched all
that transpired, emitting low whines at
intervals. When finally the undertaken
came and removed the body of the wo-
man to wagon, SO as to take her to the
morgue, he attempted to follow, but was
frightened back and placed in the care OF
an inmate of house near by.