The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
Two Other Men Were
Wounded.
All But One of Men Killed BY
Accident.

Frankfort, KY, January i6.-Ex-Con-
gresham David G,Colson shot ana killed
Esheibert Scott, Luther De nsree and
Charles Julian, and wounded James
Golden and Harry MoEwing,in the Capt.
tol hotel today. The killing was the re-
suit OF a renewal Of feud bet ween Col
son and Scott whion grew mp between
them while In the army latt year.
Dsmaree, Julian, Golden and MoEwing
were bystanders aud were shot BY aooi-
dent. Colson was shot In the arm, but
net seriously hurt After the shooting
he went to the residence Of Chief Of Po-
lice Williams, nearby. and gave himself
up. Later warrant was sworn out by
Clint Fogg, who witnessed the killing.
FoSg says Coison shot brBt. julian
was thought to be only slightly burt, but
he died Of shock and loss Of blood.
The killing occurred in the lobby Of tns
| Capitol hotel, which was densely packed
with people who were here attending the
| trial Of the contests before the lsgisla-
ture. Persona who we're IN the hotel
when the tragedy occurred, say fully 70
shots ere fired. Scott, who YVES the
first killed, was q ssnephew OF ex-Gov.
| Bradley. Demaree was assistant postinas-
ter at Shelbyville and a prominent Re-
publican politician. The trouble bst
Scott and Colson. which began In tn o
army last year, resulted In Colson being
shot ty Scott, and 1t has been predicted
since that one or both would be killed
should they meet as they did today. Col.
Colgon Is in a highly nervous state result
ing from excitement attending the TRACE
dy, and as he has never fully recovered
from stroke OF paralysis sustained
last year, his friends ara greatly concerned
over his condition. Accounts of the
killing differ and 1t is impossible TO give
detail further than that while Colson
and O party Of friends wers standing In
the south west corner Of the hotel lobby,
Scott came into the hotel and when near
Colson, the firing began. SCOTT after be-
ing shot walked backward toward the
stairway leading to the bar room and
fell down the stairs, dead. as be reached
them. His body rolled over against the
bar room door and as IL did, Col. Colson,
who followed, shooting at every step,
fired one or more shots into the prostrate
form. Demaree, who was killed in the
general fusIlade, was shot twice. one
ball pieroing the heart and the other pen
etratiag the heart or going directly un-
der 1t. Those in the immediate Colson
party declined to talk about the affair,
and while 1t Is generally understood that
several others were engaged In the shoot
ing, no names are given.
The most profound sorrow exists over
the accidental killing of Demarsssand
Julian, and the feeling against Colson
among their friends Is exceedingly bit
ter. Charles Julian was one OF the
wsalthiest farmers Of this county and be-
Ionged to one of Kentuoky's best known
families. Examination Of Seott's body
shows that he was shot at least s.x
times. The fact that a. part Of the bullets
were 3s and a part Al calibre, indicates
that he was shot by somebody else or that
Colson had two revolvers. Witnesses to
the killing say that Demaree was direct
ly between Scott and Colson when the
shooting began and that he was killed
by the first shot fired.
Colson lives at Middlesboro and repre-
sentsd the 1lth district in Congress for
two terms. Scott was young lawyer
living at Mount Sterling and was lieu
tenant In Colson's regiment In the Span
ish war.
When the killing occurred, the city was
thrown into q state Of the greatest ex-
citsmsnt, 1t being supposed ut first that
1t was the result of CLASH growing out
Of the political contests or trial In the
Legislature. Capt. Golden, who 10 thought
to be fatally wounded, is lawyer, who
lives at Barbourvills and was captain
of the Kentucky cavalry troop during
the Spanish American war.