The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17

wounded.
Charles II. Julian, who was shot in the
| leg. died shortly after reaching a room,
death being due TO loss OF blood and the
shock to his nel.-cs system. Captain Col
| den was removed to q room and made a
statement that Colson was the aggressor.
Colonel Colson was removed TO the resi-
| dence OF Chief williams while the surgeon
dressed his shattered arm. and he was not
| taken to jail till o'clock. He begged to
be allowed bail. The grand jury is in ses-
| sion, and an indictment will probably be
returned against him tomorrow. Coroner
Meagher will also hold an inquest to-mor-
row morning. Colson tonight still declined
to talk. He is In a highly nervous state
and appeared to have been weeping when a
reporter called. He suffered partial stroke
of paralysis after he was wounded by Scott
at Admission. some time ago. and had never
| fully recovered from 1t.
Fiften shots went home In the tragedy
| to-day. When it is remembered that SO
| far as known only three revolvers played
a part in the duel, IL can be seen that their
aim was for the most part accurate. Col
| sons shots were true. but this detracts
| nothing from the noted skill of Scott, be-
| cause he emptied his revolver after several
bullets had lodged in him. Following is the
| record of the marksmen:
| Scott, bullet in temple, one In throat
| two in lungs, two in back. Demaree, two
| in heart; Julian, bullet in calf of right
| leg; Captain Golden. two bullets in spine;
| Colson, bullet splintered left arm from
| wrist to elbow. Bullets tore his cuffs and
| sleeves to shreds. Nobody not in line of
| fire was touched
| The death of Julian is the most remark
| able. He walked to his room unaided His
| cousin. Judge Ira Julian, examined the
wound and congratulated him on his es-
| cape. 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 re-
| ccvery.
| The intimation that Captain Golden
might have been engaged in the shooting
here to-day does not seem to be based on
| sound evidence. In fact, the evidence so
| far is that Golden had no pistol or at least
none was found on him, and he denies
that he was armed. At midnight the ply
sicians have slight hope of his recovery.
COLSON'S CAREER.
| Colonel Colson. who is charged with kill
| ing Scott, Demaree and Julian. and with
shooting Golden. has long been a prominent
| figure in Kentucky politics. He served two
terms in Congress and declined a renomina-
| tion at the hands of the Republican party
of the Eleventh district in 1898. In order
| to accept the colonelcy of the Fourth Ken
| lucky Regiment in the Spanish war. Scott
was a lieutenant and Golden was captain
of company In Colson's regiment
and the trouble which led TO the tragedy
| to-day began then. A feud sprang up be-
| tween Coison and Scott while the troops
were in camp at Anniston. Ala, and in this.
| 1t is said by Colson's friends. Captain Col
| den was a warm partisan of Scott The
| trouble between them at that time culmi-
mated in a meeting in a restaurant. which
! resulted in Colson being shot by Scott The
| regiment was shortly afterward mustered
out of the service as result of the feud
between the officers and the serious charges
and counter-charges which they had made
at Washington against each other as Of
| ficers. Since then the men had not met
| till to-day, and it has been generally be-
| lieved that blood would be spilled should
| they meet, as both were understood to be
| looking for each other.
| Colonel Colson was born April /, 1861, at
Yellow Creek (How Middlesboro). Ky. He
| resided on a farm until twenty years DID,
During a portion of this time he attended
| the common schools and for two years at
| tended 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 a position in
| the Interior Department, where he re-
mained two years. and In 1854 was ap-
pointed special examiner for the Pension
Bureau. in which capacity he served two
years. during which time he travelled, with
| headquarters 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 re-
signed in December. 1896. 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 a COM
mission as colonel of the Fourth Kentucky
Regiment for service in the war with Spain.
That death seeks a shining mark was IL
lustrated in to-day's tragedy. Colson was
the most widely known OF those who fig
ured In it, but none of the others was OBJ
scure. Scott was young lawyer of Som
| erset and a nephew of ex-Gov. w. o. Brad
| ley, his mother being a sister of the ex-
Governor. He was about thirty years old.
| Julian was one OF the wealthiest farmers
in the county and was active in local poll
4 ct Iafn is
among the best-known people in Kentucky.
| One brother. Henry. is a lawyer at Kansas
| City; another, Alexander, is wealthy shoe
man of Cincinnati, and cousin, Judge Ira
the Democratic nomination for Congress in
| this district.
| Demaree was about thirty-two years Of
| age, and in addition to being assistant post
master at Shelbyville was large real
| estate owner.
Captain Golden is one of the best-known
lawyers in the southeastern part OF the
| State and has long been leading Re-
publican polit clan In his section.
| Bota Colson and Scott were regarded as
dead game and both had figured In shooting
| affrays before.
COLSON AND SCOTT.
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