The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-07-24

70 venture hack 70 camp. Al rzrs iguozant
cf the Eaial work Of the baIlef anl Barclay
Kent CD 70 Issl1r ard asked hin for bis ~
voive- thzf be might put i awsy for hiua-
he xzs rszsrsef with powerful blow in tie
Esce. hat landed him the bushes bticE
xhe-e they ue-e sszndins. Eyisr fhen APP
proaesesi the infnrsz.es man and zskei siss.
Ee 4saf his revolver a~zy, but sui,ssssi when
Lehr shreztensd 10 shoot him
Scotf's body Was removed 70 ConHaenoe
Eherc an auiop-y Was performed hy Dr..
Fichtner. assisted By Drs Mountain and
Rodgers The physicians found on exami-
nation that the balles had entered between
The firth and sixth ribs on the lefs side about
two inches from the spine and passing dag
oasIly and upward, pierrei 9ae cf tie lars-
e blood vessels Of the heart Death was n
siznsaBeous- The bali was found in the
cavity Of the chest lyisg loose. a light fur
rox having been cut IN II by the spine
FsSBESs OF THE ooEoxEz's JrRx.
Esquire Gref iinpanel@s jury and afleT
examining all Of the witnesses zho had
been at the camp during The day. bound
them over for their appearance at court
Following Is the finding Of the jury
IxeuIsErIoS.
CoxN0SxxALTH oL PESx'A NrRDEK
COCSTY or SozEEsE-
An inquisiti0n indeaiel and taken at Con-
auencs. County and safe Aforesaid. this
sist day Of Jaiy. A D. Iss9 bef5re ne. O.
G. Grof. . Justice Of the Peace in and for
said County, upon the view Of the body Of
Charles W. Scott then and there lying. did.
upon the oashs Of JAMS A Bradley. A z
Bnmbert, Fred Ieagley, = n Black, J c
Shau, and Louis GrossmAn, good and law
fui men Of the County aforesaid, who being
duly sworn TO inquire on the part Of the
Commonwealth. when, where and how and
after what manner tie said Chas. H. Scott
came to his death, do say upon iheir oaths
ard sfiirmatioas that thesaid ChAs. H. Scott
came 10 his death from a wound pFodGeed
by bail fired from revolver in the hands
Of James Lehr, Of Allegheny County, Pa,
on the 2is; day OF July A. D. 1859. on the
farm Of Hiram Franiz in the Borough Of
Confidence, Pa.
In witness whereof. as vel as the afore-
said J. p as The Jurors Aforesaid have 10
thls inquisilion set their hands and seals the
day and year first abore written
G. G. Gro.f. J. p. J. A Bradley. A. r
HHmbers, Fred Yeasiey. Y u Black, J. C.
show. Louis Grossman
IKE ErRDEEED RoY's BODY TaKES HOME
Scoit's body was taken 10 lie city on the
night express. accompanied By his Eve COM
panioEs who had come with him 10 Conan-
enee the evening before for days sport in
the woods. He was tweuiy-one years Of
age and the son Of ell-knoxn Pittsburgh
contractor.
DISTRESS OF NExsEEs OF TIE cEcs.
All the young men composing the "Eare-
"a Fishing Cab are just vers;ng On man
hood, and a more hsart-broken crowd Of
boys It would be hard 10 imagine None Of
them could refer to The tragic death Of their
friend without weeping, and all fear TO re-
tnrn home where they viii have TO face their
Parents and friends The young men are all
from highly respectable Allegheny families,
and they fear that the impression viii 90
abroad that they came 10 the country for sn
annual spree. This i not the case, however.
e. al Of tie Teople of Confinence are vii
ling to testify tia, better behaved and
more quiet lot Of boys never visited their
toHa. This Is the fourth summer they have
been there and they were never known to
have any liquor in their camp before last
sunday.
SorHISe ESoVS OF LEER's FAMILY.
None the members Of the fishing club
knew much about Lehr. excepting that
he was cook IN Pittsburgh restaur-
ant and had been with them IN that czpacity I
last summer. Before coming TO camp this
Summer be asked to join the organization,
offering TO pay his own expenses ard do the (
cooking il the boys would permit him to 20
with them. They all agreed 10 do this but {
before leaving the city, Lehr asked permis- (
sion 10 bring Chss. Barclay along agreeiBg /
10 pay his expenses OCT OF his own poeke /
Barclay was 10 assist in the cooking. and !
was allowed 10 come with the cIab-
None OF the boys had much confidence in /
I.ehr as he was given 10 brsgadocis and was
want to loog for the wild and woolly 4
west where be could engage in punching !
cattle. He pracficed shooting with his re-
volFer constantly while in camp and bad +
grown 10 be quite an expert shot. Nothing (
Is known Of his family AID il is reported I
hat his parents are divorced, his father Iiv- (
ing in the east.
When on the way 10 Somerset Lebr ex- /
pressed hope thar the train might run OF I
the track and he would l'e killed rather than
that his parents and friends should hear Of I
the crime with which be Is charged
A friend Of Iehr's, from Pittsburgh. visit 4
ei him in the county jail yesterday afer-
noon. Il Is Tum0red that he returned TO the (
city on the evening ,rsia to secure TIE ser
vices OF Hon. Thos. Marshall 70 assist W H /
KOoniz, Esq in the defense.