The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-13
COLS0N'S CLASH WITH SCOTT.
FOURTH KENTUCKY's COLONEL IN
4 SHOOTING sCRAPE.

Difficulty Between Him and Lieut..
scott eliminates in Open HOSTILE
ties-COIsOn Entered a Restaurant
and After Words Fired Upon scott.
COIson the Only One wounded in
the Fray-CoId weather Prevented
Renewal of the Trouble.
Anniston Ala, Feb. 12-The trouble
that has been brewing for some time be-
tween Col. David G. Colson and First
Lieutenant E. d. Scott of the Fourth
Kentucky eliminated at late hour last
night in a pitched battle. in which Col.
Colsou was shot in the hip and Lieut..
Scott and many others had narrow es-
capes
The encounter occurred In the Mammoth
restaurant about midnight. Lieut.. Scott
was sitting at table eating with a friend.
Lieut. Brakeman of the same regiment.
when Col. Colson entered. He walked over
near the two men at the table, and after
looking at them few seconds, stepped
up and pulled Lieut.. Blakeman's ear. at
the same time applying a vile epithet.
Lieut.. Scott declared that Lieut.. Blake
man was his friend and he would not ais
low him TO be insulted.
CoIsOn Drew a Pistol.
At this Col Coson drew a pistol and
Lieut. Scott rose from his chair with a
pistol ia each hand. There were quite a
number of men in the place, and, while
some say they do not know who fred
first. several declare that Col. Colson open-
ed the fight.
Probably a dozen shots were fired before
the astounded on-lookers could stop the
fusillade Lieuts. Mckay and Phelps OF
the Fourth Wisconsin, on duty with the
provost guard, were In the room, and i'm
mediately took steps to bring the engage
ment to an end
Lieut. Phelps ran up to Lieut.. Scott and
demanded his pistol. The latter said he
willingly relinduished them to the proper
authority and gave them up. Lieut. Nc
Kay. i'm the meantime, had ordered Col.
Colson to disarm, but he refused to do it.
and the pistol was taken from him by
force.
Had Another Weapon.
ouick as a fash, Col. Colson drew am
other weapon and fred some say at Lieut..
Scott and others say at Lieut.. Mckay,
but without effect.
The provost lieutenant then bent his ef-
| forts toward getting Col. Colson's pistol.
and in doing 50 struck Col. Colson twice
with his fist, bruising up his face very
| badly.
As though by miracle, Col. Colson was
| the only man injured In the engagement.
| He announced that ne was wounded and
was carried to an upstairs room, where
physicians were summoned to look after
his injuries. A bullet had entered his hip
and ranged around TO the rear, where IL
was located and extracted.
The Colonel Was Furious.
Col. Co.son was furious and made franz
tic efforts to get up and secure his pis-
tolls Il was some time before he could
be quoted A friend Of Col Colson swore
out a warrant for Lieut.. Scott, and hc
was arrested to-day.
Both officers have many warm personal
friends In the regiment which was mus
tered out yesterday. As the trouble has
been brewing for some time and strong
and bitter feeling aroused between the
two factions It was feared that there
might be further trouble and the entire
| provost guard was ordered out
Owing to the lateness of the hour how
| ever. few people knew of the affair until
morning, and the services of the guards
were not needed.
Three inches of snow and almost zero
weather to-day have possibly prevented
amy demonstrations that might have otn-
| eTwise occurred.