The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-18
BLOOD IS SHED
KENTUCKY COLONEL KILLS THREE
MEN IN FRAN1EFORT.
Ex-Congressman David g. Colson
Uses His Revolver During . Quar-.
rel with Old-Time Enemies.
BY Wire From Frankfort. KY. Jan. II.

Ex-Consressman David q. Colson shot
and killed Ethelbert Scott and Luther De-
maree and slightly wounded q third man.
MAX Golden, yesterday.
The killing was the result Of 9 feud be-
tween Colson and Scott. which grew be-
tween them while in the army last year.
Demaree and Golden were bystanders and
were shot by accident. Colson was shot
in the arm, but not seriously hurt. After
Chief Of Police william near by and gave
himself up Later warrant was sworn
out by Clint Fogg. who witnessed the kill
ing. Fogg says Colson shot frst The
killing occurred in the lobby of the Capitol
hotel. which was densely packed with Poo.
pie, who are here attending the trial OF
the contests before the legislature.
HIT BY STRAY SHOTS.
In addition to Scott and Demaree, who
died almost instantly and others already
mentioned a. slightly wounded, II has
been learned that Charles Julian, Of Frank
fort. and Harry McEwing, Of Louisville.
were hit by stray bullets. but were not
seriously wounded. Persons who were in
the hotel when the tragedy occurred say
the first killed. was = nephew Of ex-Gov.
Bradley. Demaree was assistant postmas-
ter at Shelbyville. and q prominent Re-
publican politician.
The trouble between Scott and Colson,
which began In the army last year, resulted
In Colson being shot by Scott, and it has
been predicted since that one or both would
be killed should they meet as they did to-
day. Colson IL under arrest.
Charles Julian, who was thought to be
only slightly hurt, died at 1855 p. m. from
shock and loss Of blood, making the third
death.
COLsON'S FRIENDS ALARMED.
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and as he has never fully recovered from
. stroke Of paralysis sustained last year,
his friends are greatly concerned over his
condition. Accounts of the killing differ,
and it is impossible to give details further
than that Colson and a party Of friends
were standing in the southwest corner of
the hotel lobby. Scott came in the hotel
and when near Colson the firing began.
Scott after being shot, walked backward
toward the stairway looking to the bar
room, and fell down the stairs dead. His
body rolled against the bar room door.
shooting at every step, fired one or more
shots In the PROSTATE form. Demaree.
who was killed in the general fusillade, was
shot twice.
CAREER OF COL COLsON.
Col. David G. Colson was born April l.
1861, at Yellow Creek (now Middlesboro
Ky.). He resided on farm until 20 years
old. During a portion of this time he at
tended the common school, and for two
years attended college. He took the junior
law course in the law department of Ken
lucky university at Louisville.
In 1882 he went to Washington to accept
q position in the interior department, where
he remained two years, and in 1884 was
appointed special examiner for the pension
bureau, in which capacity he served two
years. during which time he Travelled. with
at Knoxville, Tenn.
In 1887 he returned to Bell county, and
was elected to the Kentucky legislature. In
1889 he was the Republican nominee for
state treasurer. In 1893 he was elected
mayor of Middlesboro, KY, which position
he resigned in December, 1895, to accept a
seat in the United States congress, to which
he was elected in November 1894. In 1896
he was reelected to congress.
During his service he vacated his seat
to accept commission as colonel Of the
Fourth Kentucky regiment for service in |
The war with Spain.