The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-18
KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
Conflicting Stories as to the Colson-
Scott Feud.

Scott Feud.
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 17.-Thomas
Scott, of Somerset, KY, brother Of E.
D. Scott, killed yesterday by Col Colson,
passed through here tonight with his
brothers body. In an interview he said
that during the Republican state conven-
tion here last summer Col Colson and
his brother were both here, and that his
brother had sore eye which partially
blinded him. During the proceedings Of
the convention man named Gum Har-
grave saw Col. Colson stealing upon Scott,
stepped between them and thus prevented
trouble. He says that Rargrave testified
today before the grand jury, in Frank
fort, in the case.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Jan 17-Maj
III. Edward Goetz, of the Third Tennessee
volunteer infantry, who resides in Knox
vile, Tenn, and who was provost mar
shall at Admission when the Colson-Scott
trouble was ON there, while in this city
today said:
When Scott returned from Washing
ton, after he succeeded in getting the pro-
ceedings against him stopped, he refused
to go to his regiment and secured a room
in town, went to bed and refused admis-
sion to the orderly of Gen. Gilbert S. Car
penter, who commanded the corps in the
absence of Gen, Frank. I was ordered to
bring him to headquarters. When I en-
tered his room he tried to draw a pistol.
After an altercationa he accompanied me,
talking freely Of Col. Colson He said:
'Colson has the cards stacked now,
but if we ever get back. to. Kentucky /
intend to kill him
He was afterwards sent to the Denni-
son hospital. A private from my com
pany, who occupied a cot next to him,
told me that Scott declared that he In
tended to kill the colonel if they ever
met in kentucky"
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 1.-THE pail
of yesterdays tragedy, in which three
men were killed, seemed, to rest over the
people Of the state capital today, and on
all sides were seen evidences of mourn-
ing. The bodies Of Ethelbert Scott and
Luther w. Demaree, victims of Colson' s
bullets, were shipped to their respective
homes. Lexington and Shelbyville while
the remains of Julian, who was probably
killed by Scott, lie i'll casket at the res
iderfce Of his sister, where hundreds Of
friends called to pay their sad tributes.
Capt. B. B. Golden, who was also shot
by Colson, Is very much improved today,
and the physicians entertain hope of his
recovery. Golden says that he was hit
by Colson's first shot and that Demaree
was killed by Colsons recklessness. Col
son passed the night in Jail.
1t is regarded as fortunate that the
affair had no relation to politics, and
that both the principals and two Of
the dead belonged to the same political
party SO that 1t could not be traced to
politics by any sort of. reasoning. 1t is
believed the affair will have a terrorizing
and tranquilizing effect on everybody
here. The crowds in the city are smaller
than any day this week.
At the coroners inquest all Of the eye
witnesses who testified stated that De-
maree was killed by Colson Several wit
nesses swore positively Fthat Scott was
not the man who shot first, and described
the. man who began the shooting as
tall, handsome man, who used the long
pistol This tailed with the description
of Colson and his revolver.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
to the effect that Scott. Julian and De-
maree came to their death by pistol shots
fired by David c. Colson.t -