The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-05
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has the fol Jri
Lawyers 10 ats lurpSy and y. Dick
shupe dros 81 5 b 2 Y out along the VAl-
ley Pike to ? 'ul-.ry yesterday ffernoon
on professional business. They left toSn
shortiy before O'Clock When about a
half mile tssond The FeTndale bridge they
saw Dorssy 2 Scott. the young contractor
He was standing near tree in the edge Of
the eAmp-mesting grove, = short distance in
from the Pike. IN one hand be held q re
EolSer, and j; appeared that be had been
shooting marx. "A short distance from him
stood his riga horse attached 70 q hack
board. As Mr.. Murphy and M shupe ap-
preached the latter called TO See.t net 70
I shoot while they were passing as their
horse would fIizhten. He smiled. waved
his hand, and made some remark, The Pur-
port Of which the gentlemen in the buggy
did not understand, and they did not stop
10 learn wha; be had said-
About half past O'Clock Messrs. Murphy
and shupe returned By the same route they
had gone oGt. As they rounded the curve
near tie camp ground. Mr.. shupe Observed
Scott in sitting posture under the irse nezr
which, when they saE him first, he had
been standing. His head was leaning over
on his right shoulder, and was rising and
falling. as II thus moved By heavy breath
ing. Blood v4s hoEing over his face and
shoulder and down The sleeTe Of his coat
Mr. Shupe CALCULATED: Ny God, Murphy,
believe The man has shot himseifg' and Mr.
Murphy, q; a glance, saw that such was the
case. They drove 10 q new house near by,
where three meu we're At work, ard related
their horrible discovery. The men returned
10 the scene Of the tragedy Scott was still
breathing Without attempting any exam
iaation or moving him al all, Mr.. Murphy
snd Mr.. shgpe started in their carriage for
the city, 10 summon 4 physician.
On the way they met Squire johnson C.
Wes; and acquainted him Of the terrible sf
lair lie started 81 once 70 investigate il.
Coming on 70 the city, aessIs. Murphy and
shupe called at DR.. II. F. Worsr's Office, in
the Seventeenih Eard. and informed him OF
the shooting. He Immediately started to
tie scene OF the tsgedy. Upon his arrival
there be found Scott still in 4 sitting pos
ture- He had deliberately gone shout his
work Of self destruction. Near him lay a
board into which be Lad empiied two eharg.
e. ofhis revolver, evidently for the purpose
Of testing the weapon. Bsaea;h him we're
the robes from his blackboard, formed into =
kind OF cushion. he had shot himself in
the forehead, the ballet entering about the
right eye. The pistol-a tLiuy-ivo oaliber,
was lying By his side. the muzzle pointing
toward his body. He was not dead, but
gave no sign Of consciousness A messen-
ser vas dispatched 70 the city f9r the ambu-
lance, and SSott Eas taken to Tie Memorial
hospital. Ehers. notwithstanding the efior;s
Of several physicians, he brsaihed his last
shortly before 9 O'Clock, no evidence Of con
sciousaess having Z; any time been observed
BY his attendants.
A note was found on the seat OF the back
beard explaining the reason for TIE rash
act. Il was written on a letter sheet, At the
top Of which was printed The following.
Sc D. F. Scott. Contractor. Dealer in sand,
Lime and Bricks, No. 354 Bedford Street
The note vas in pencil, and il read as fol
loSs:
September n, 1882
To WHoN r NAY CONCERN;
That J. the undersigned, have shot and
killed myself, and il vas financial trouble
caused Il. I should have liked 10 have lived
and paid al that ! owed. but my mind could
not stand L. ] have 2 man that VII pay
al thai 1 owe, and I made provision hFsi.
but must 90. should Of liked % have
lived and enjoy some Of this lie, but can't.
30. dear friends, goCd-by. Mr.. Wallace will
settle al! bills Creditors, send your bills 10
BeI -, JJh-stOEH-
There was nc signature 20 the uoie. The
box l22sl IN the posiofioe to which lie di-
rects letters 10 be siirassed was his own
private boE- He had held il fir a5oat three
months
After SCOTS removal fron the scene OF
the shooting. those Who remained behind
took charge u his horse and retained II 10
Dibsrt's livery stable, this city, where be
had obtained II about half pas; > o'clock foI
the purpose, he said, OF driving to JenEs-s-
town, bat evidently, in the ligb. OF subse.
quent Developments, with an entirely differ
ent object in vieT, although il IS not Ger
tain that be had, AT the tine o. hiring the
Tig, fully-determiEed purpose and xeII-ds-
fined plan Of sgicide, because, after leaving
the stable he drove about town for a few
minutes With another object in vieE, viz
To prevent the exposure Of 4 crooked finan-
era! Transaction
This consisted in The issuing Of a bogus
check lie had a iev days before borrowed
thirty dollars from r. 7. Snyder. Of Stoyes-
town, and had issued him check on the
First National Bank for the amOunt. Sny-
der came 10 town yesterday and vas about
to visit the bank 70 get the check cashed,
when Scott, learning this, and knowing that
exposure must follow the presentation Of
the check, because there was no money 10
meet il, hunted up and induced him to get
into the blackboard for ride, the purpcse Of |
this move being to keep him engaged until |
offer banking hours This however, did |
not succeed for, zfteE they hsi been driving |
ior few minutes, Snyder made an excuse |
that he must at once see his uncle on in
portant business, and he aiiEhted from tie |
vehicle. Badly Heeling the money f5T
which the cheek called, he at once visited |
the bank and learned that Scott had no mon
ey on deposit there, ard be never did have. /
He then started in search ofSc5tt. but the
izf.er was nowhere to be fJund. Hs had,
as later Developments revealed, started di-
rsclly for the locality in which be killed
himself, evidently having then finally de-
termirei dsath was p-eferabls 70 any furth-