Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-15
ACCUSED BY HIS WIFE
William Scott Charged With the
Murder of Salvatore Tero.
A TRAGEDY In OHIO REVEALED
By a Quarrel Between a Couple in an
Alderman's Office.
THE STORY CONFIRMED In COLUMBUS

Salvatore Tero, an Italian, was taken
from a train at the Union depot. Columbus,
O., on the night of June II, 1889. and con-
yeyed to st. Francis Hospital in a patrol
wagon. An examination by hospital ply
sicians developed the fact that Tero was
suffering from gunshot wound in the right
eve and fracture of the skull. He was
registered on the records of the institution
as married man, "a years of age, his resi-
dence being at Gloucester, o., about two
miles north of Bishopville, Athens county.
Tero said he was railroader, and had been
in this country but three years.
Tero suffered fearful agonies for 10 days,
during which time the good Sisters in charge
of the hospital minlstered to. him faithfully,
and did all in their power to relieve his
sufferings. The physicians finally decided
as last resort to perform an operation upon
Tero, with the bare possibility OF saving his
life.
DIED UNDER THE KNIFE.
The operation was too much for the
already exhausted strength of the wounded
man, and he died under the knife on June
%, Just 10 days after his arrival in the
hospital. No friends of the deceased claim
ing the body, it was turned over for dissec-
tion to the students of the college in which
the hospital is located.
The condition of the injured man when re-
ceived at st. Francis Hospital was such as
to preclude the officials obtaining any in
formation from Tero as to the circumstances
attending the 1nfliction of the wounds.
These facts were obtained yesterday from
the records of the hospital and from the Sis
ters in charge, in compliance with tele-
gram from Pittsburg asking for information
of the death of man who is supposed to
have received his death wound at Bishop
vile, o. The manner in which the story of
murder was developed is peculiar one
and resulted from quarrel between hus-
band and wife in Lawrenceville.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Louisa Scott,
young colored woman living on Fayette
alley near Thirty-fourth street, swore out
warrant before Alderman Doughty, charg-
ing her husband with assaulting her be-
cause she refused to give him money. The
man was arrested, and at the hearing the
couple began to quarrel, and finally the
woman told her husband she was tired OF
MIN and was going to give him away, and
then and there accused him of murder.
A TALE OF MURDER.
Mrs. Scott then told the following story to
the Alderman: "About a year ago Mr..
Scott and myself were residing at Bishop
vile, Athens county, o. One night my
husband was out of money and asked an
Italian to give him some. The Italian re-
fused, and Scott went into the house and
soon returned with heavily loaded shot
gun. When he caught sight of the Italian
he raised the weapon to his shoulder and
fired. The load took effect in the italian s
breast, and he was picked up and afterWard
taken to the hospital at Columbus, o. He
died there about ten days afterward. The
place became too warm for us, and we fled
from Bishopville to elude the officers.
Several months ago we came to Plttsburg,
and have lived here since"
Mrs. Scott told her story IN a straight
forward manner, and her husband displayed
much uneasiness during its relation. Will
lam Scott is about 80 years old, of medium
statue, and does not look like man of
strong passions. He was committed to Jail
for court in default of $500 bail on the
charge of assault and battery.
Alderman Doughty has sent word to the
Bishopville authorities of the accusation
made by Mrs. Scott against her husband,
and the matter will be thoroughly investi-
gated.
DR.. J. A. Stout, who was attending ply
sician at st. Francis Hospital, in Colum-
bus, at the time of Tero's death, was seen
late last night by The DIsPATcH's s
Columbus correspondent. The doctor
stated when Tero came to the hospital an
other man was with him and told the follow
ing story: Tero was railroader and lived at
| Bishopville in the same vicinity with a
| colored man who was a miner by trade.
| The colored man borrowed 81 35 from Tero,
and after he had the money several weeks
and did not pay any of it back, Tero met
| the colored man on a highway one Sunday
| afternoon and asked him for the money.
The colored man invited him to his home
| saying he would pay it back with interest
| Tero according to the invitation went to the
home OF his friend and was met at the door.
| The colored man excused himself and went
| to the room returning in q few moments with
| q shot gun in his hnnd. Without any notice
whatever he raised the gun and shot the
! italian, thus paying back the money which
| he owed. It seems that Tero was poor
| man and little or no attention was paid to
| his death. A crowd of miners carried the
body to Glouster, where 1t was put on a
train and sent to Columbus.
DR.. Stout says at the time Tero was at
the hospital he made an effort to have the
matter Investigated. but without success.
| The post mortem was held when from II to Is
shot were found a number of which are in
the possession of one of the physicians.
They were removed from the brain. DR..
Stout describes the suferings Of the man as
having been intense.