Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-17
SHOT NEAR BENNING.
Possibly Fatal ARRAY Mt the Race
Track.

TRACK.
Last night about O'Clock there was a
sad scene witnessed in rear of the Presby
terrain Church at Benning, when several
policemen and citizens rushed to the church
because they had heard two pistol shots
fired. Arriving there they saw Edward
Scott, colored man. with two bullet
wounds in his left breast. Near him were
two pistols and the chambers of one of the
weapons were still warm.
Anderson Franklin shot me- said the
man. who was supposed to be dying. and
while the wounded man was cared for by
some members Of the party. others went of
to the woods and made search for the
man whose hameo had been mentioned by
the wounded man. The wounded man was
taken to- Providence Hospital after DIR.
Brayshaw had attended him, and this
morning Franklin was arrested by Police
man Robert nDyetp who found him in the
stable on the race track, where he is en-
ployed b.
The colored meM came here about two
weeks ago from Charleston S. c., in the
employ Of Mr.. Charles Mccoy, who Is a
horseman. tc T. &
Scott was foreman of the stables, and
Franklin was under him. Saturday Scott
left the stable and went to Benning. where
he spent some Of his spare cash for rum
and did not return to the stable until late
In the afternoon, He was In bad humor
when he reached the stable and gave orders
to Franklin to water the horses o.
..,.h ~, Formff Trouble
J.. Then there was trouble between them
and Sunday when, Mr., Mccoy visited the
stable he relieved Scott, and made Frank
lin his foreman. Scott moved his trunk to
an, adjoining stable. and the men did not
meet again until yesterday afternoon when
Scott, who had been drinking, was in a
quarrelsome frame of mind. He induced
Franklin to treat him. and on the way
down the road he fired three shots at him
TWO OF the bullets passed through Frank
ms clothing. but did Eot break the skin.
DIR. Brayshaw examine ed the wounds and
thought one of the bullets had injured the
spine. while the other, he thought, had
probably lodged in the left part Of the
back.
The Prisoners Statement.
Today when a Star reporter saw Frank
lin In his cell he denied the charge and
claimed that at the time Of the shooting
he was at the house Of a colored family
some distance up the road. He told of the
discharge Of Scott because of his intern.
perate habits. Scott he said, complained
because he Franklin) had watered the
horses, and they had agreed to let the pro-
prietor settle the difference between them
which he did by discharging Scott.
About o'clock Anderson said he started
back to the stable and on the road he met
Scott, who said: Hello. Ben; how are you
feeling?"
I'm feeling ali right" Anderson said he
answered How are you?''
Scott, he said, then said he thought he
had not been fairly treated. He repeated
this several times. and then said, so Ander-
son claims: IF I thought you had said
anything about me I'd kill you"
Anderson said he looked and saw Scott
had pistol in his hand, and then three
shots were fired. There are holes in his
clothing which were made by the bullets.
At that time Anderson says, he had an
empty pistol in his pocket, and he drew
1t; but, of course, could not use it. Later
in the afternoon he loaded the pistol.
He denies that he saw Scott after the
shooting affair in the afternoon, and says
, he can prove that he was at the house
during the time stated