Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-13

dme ago. left my revolver on the chair
overnight, but when l arose this morn
ing it was lying in the bed, where it is
now."
This last sentence anraveled one of the
mysteries that up to that stage had
sprung up, for the police had been dill
gently searching the room and found q
box OF 38-caliber cartridges on the
wind0w-slli, but no pistol. A
earch was at once made in the
bed. and resulted in the dis
eoyesy OF the weapon lying between
the two people close TO the left hand of
the woman. It was small American
bulldog of 38.calibre, and two of it's
chambers had been evidently recently
emptied. Judging from the position Of
the two victims of the tragedy, it was a
| case of murder aud attempted suicide.
for the powder burns on the head of
the woman showed that the muzzle
of the gun had been pressed
against that part of her body. This
would indicate that Scott had shot her
and then turned charge on himself, for
he was shot from right to left, and the
wall, chair, lamp and everything to his
left was spattered with blood, showing
that the discharge had been in that di-
rection. The question was repeatedly
put to Scott as to whether or
not he did the shooting, but in
every instance he kept to bis first
statement that some one had entered the
room and played the role of assassin.
District Attorney Kelly, who had
meantime arrived with a shorthand re-
porter, put the same Interrogation in
most impressive manner, telling Scott
that he was at the point of death, and
might as we'll tell the truth.
81 know / am dying" was the reply,
"but what have told you is true. I
did not do the shooting"
"Did she shoot you ?" was asked.
mo; the same person who fired at me
killed her. She must have beer, shot at
the time when the first report awakened
me-"
Hfs-PARTNER ARRIVES.
scott's partner, Bryan, who had been
sent for, came running in at this point
and, looking wildly at the bed, said
"Where's Charlie ?" evidently not recog-
nizing his comrade in the bleeding man
before him. He was soon stopping over
his wounded friend, who gave him in
structions about what to do in case of
death. "Write home and tell them 1
died." said Scott, "but don't say how it
happened"
1t was suggested that Bryan co1ld pos
sibly persuade Scott to confess, if really
the murderer. So the room was cleared
of all save the two partners and the short
hand reporter, who stood in coxner of
the chamber. The questions resulted as
before, Scott affirming that some one had
entered the room and done the shooting,
adding, pleadingly, to his friend, 'I
wouldn't lie to you. partner; you know
that"
Scott then asked that priest be sent
for, and in very few minutes Father
cleared whilst the reverend gentleman
performed the rites of the church, and
when the ceremony was over the padre
was at once surrounded by a crowd of
police, detectives and reporters.
"Did he say he did the shooting?"
they all asked.
The priest informed them that he was
not at liberty to state what occarred dur
ing the church confession, bat added
that Scott outside of this had declared
that he had had nothing to do with the
firing. 1t being decided to leave Scott
where he was, as removal would en-
danger his chances of recovery,
the HERALD. man left the blood
stained room and set about obtain
ing outside information. Interviews
with a number of people showed that
the two victims had returned the night
before in state of apparent sobriety,
and that no quarrelling was heard in.
their room or any indication of row.
One girl residing in the next shantv said.
that she was about until s. O'Clock, and
was certain that no pistol-shots had been,
fired up to that time, thus contradicting
statement that had been made to the
effect that shots were heard soon after
midnight in the vicinity, but that at
tempts to locate them had proved un-
successful.
THE YIGTElG.
The woman Hortense or French Anna,
as she was more comm only known, was
about 80 years of age, with rather good
looking face surmounted by brown hair.
She lived in San Francisco number of
years with aFrenchman known as Pierre
and had come with him to Los Angeles.
In this city she had become acquainted
with Scott and had gone over to him as
his mistress. Scott took her to
furnished rooms at 371s South
Los Angeles street. but she wearied of
the quiet life there and about g. week
dSO iOuuAACO W OO1 OlO uduutb Ou LILO
Alameda. Scott was in the habit of
coming down to her every night and re-
naming until morning, and evidently
supplied her with enough money to live
decently.
Scott, who is about 40 years of
age, is man of fine physique, and
is q, native of Montreal. Canada,
He came to Los Angeles from New York
about one and one-half years ago and is
said, by his partner Bryan, TO be first
ol ISIS mechanic.
The only theory supporting Scott's
statement that some outside person did
the shooting, is that Hortense was con-
tinually visited by some of her
French male friends, who endeavored to
persuade her to leave Scott. 1t is
said, however, that she was known to
remark that she was afraid to leave
Scott, for if she old he would kill her.
The man Pierre, with whom she lived
for many years, is beyond suspicion, for
he left the city for Mayfeld, in the north
ern part of the State, some days ago. As
to anyone obtaining an entrance to
the death-chamber, it would be al
most as easy as walking through
an open door. The room could
be approached either from Los An
geles street or by one OF the alley-ways
from Alameda, and as the window is
near the ground and not latched, one
would only have tostep inside: The pos