Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-17
KENTUCKY FEUD
LEADS TO DEATH
Continued From Page 1.

- - AAt.o ocSll PIeQCleu since tnaI
that one or both would be killed should
they meet as they did to-day.
Colonel Colson is in highly nervous
state resulting FROM excitement attend
ing the tragedy. and as he has never
July recovered from a stroke of paraly-
BIS sustained last year, his friends are
greatly concerned over his condition.
Accounts Of the killing differ, and 1t Is
Impossible to give details further than
while Colson and party of friends
were standing in the southwest corner
of the hotel lobby. 4
SHOT AT PHOSPHATE BODY.
Scott came in the hotel and when
near Colson tho firing began.
Scott after being shot walked back
ward toward the stairway looking to
the barroom and fell down the stairs,
dead as he reached them. His body
rolled over against the barroom door.
and as it did, Colonel Colson. who had
followed, shooting at every step, fired
one or more shots in the prostrot q
form.
Demarec, who was killed in the gen
eral fusilade. was shot twice. one ball
piercing the heart and the other either
penetrated the heart or went directly
under 1t. Those in the Immediate Col
son party decline to talk about the
AFFAIR. and while 1T is generally under
stoou that several others were engaged
In the shooting. no names are given.
The bodies or the dead were removed
TO undertaking establishments and all
OF the physicians in the city were sum-
moned to attend the wounded.
FEELING AGAINST COLSON.
The most profound sorrow exists over
the accidental killing Of Demarce and
Julian, and the feeling against Colson
among their friends is exceedingly bit
ter
Examination Of Scotts body shows
that he WAS shot at least six times.
The fact that part of the bullets were
OF So and part of 44-calibre indicates
that he was shot by somebody besides
Co!son, or that Coson had two re-
volvers. Witnesses to the killing say
that Demarcc was directly between
Scott ara Coson when the shooting
began a that he was killed by the
first sb fred Colson lives at Mid
dlesboro and represented the Eleventh
district III Congress for two years
Scott was n young lawyer, living at
Mount Sterling, and was Il lieutenant
in Colonel Colson's regiment in the
Spanish war. When the killing oc-
Cured the city was thrown into a state
OF the greatest excitement, it being
supposed at first that 1t was the result
of n clash growing out of the political
contests on trial in the Legislature.
Captain Il. r. Golden, who is thought
TO be fatally wounded, Is q lawyer.
who lives at Barboursvlle. and was
captain Of The kentucky cavalry troop
during tho Spanish American war
CAPTAIN GOLDEN'S STATEMENT.
Captain Golden made statement, in
which he said no words passed between
Scott (t0lSnO haf hn OH
and that Colson fired first. Golden and
Colson had had trouble before and Col
sons friends charge that Golden was
engaged in the shooting to-day.
Fifteen shots went home In to-day's
tragedy. When ii is remembered that,
so far as known only three revolvers
played Il part in the duel, it can be
seen that aim was for the most part
accurate. Colson's shots were true. but
this detracts nothing from the noted
skill of Scott, because he cmpticd his
revolver after several bullets had
lodged in him.
Following is the record of the marks
men: Scott, n bulletin tempt pie. one in
throat. two in lungs. two in back E:
Dcmaree, two in heart: Julian, bullet
in calf right leg; Captain Golden. two
bullets in spine; Colson, bullet splin-
tered left arm from wrist to elbow.
3uiietS tore MS cults and sleeves to
shreds. Nobody not in line of fire was
touched.
The death Of Julian Is most remarIka
BILE FIe walked to his room unaided.
His cousin, Judge Ira Julian, exam
ined the wound and congratulated him
on his escape. Doctors were busy with
the dying and Julian waited. He was
bleeding to death, however. and when
the doctors turned attention TO him he
was past recovery. Captain Golden
was alive at late hour.