The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-17
FEARFUL RESULTS OF A FEUD

Jamas colson and Harry McEWing
wsre Wounded-Feud Started An
~. A.,
FRANKFORT ky'' Jan. lex
Congressman David G. colson shot and
killed Ethelbert Scott and Luther De-
,,o,.so ord .it,bt,v ,,o,,ndsd 1omes
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9olden' IN tne Capltol noFei' to-oay'
The killing was the result Of renewal
Of n feud between Coison ana Scott,
,.h,oh ,rsw I'm bstwesn ,bem while in
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ti'e ul..y .as. ~. sii'q' s. ',,S. -,
uen we're W ,' S.enusls' 'l,,u "ers SUI -
accluent. Solson wa, was snot ~ lne arm
put NOT seriously hurt, Al'er tie s,,.. shUo'- :.
ing ne wen, Went 20 'ne le.luence ol Ili,el VI
Ponce Wlll'ains' nearby anu gave nun
ser up LATER a warrant was smV.u ',l
Out Oy Cllnt Sogs' VINO Witnessed ttie
kllllng. soss says SoisOH sHO. ttse'
Ihe klllins occurred N tne 'VUDy ~
the Capltol hotei, "hlcn was pelse,s
packed win people VINO are mere ,e. az,
tending the trial OF the contesls Dslole s,..
the legislature IN ADDITION 70 seO.'
and Demarree, VINO uieu allh0st lnssal' y.
W Cnarles 9ullan' VINO was t,iolsH. ISu :"
be only slightiy hurt' uleu a' LOO =, n'''
from shock ana loss OF Dlool' rnaAt'is
the third DEATH
Colonel Colson ls IN a hlshly nervous
state resulting from excitement az
tending the trasedS' ana US ne hps
never fuily recovered from d STROKE ol %
paralysis sustained paA' eat' r,s ,2
friends are greatly concerned oSer i'''
condition
Accounts OF the killing diner ana "
Is Impossible 70 give de'alls urine. .
than that while Colson ana a party ol
friends were standing IN the soutnwest
corner Of the hotel lobby Scott came IN
the hotel and when near Co'sOh tne
firing began. Scott after neins sho1'
walked backward toward the .stelEwny
looking to the bar room ana lel Gown
the stairs dead as he reaenea thetn'
His body rolled over against the oar
room ooOr, anu aS u u'u' So'S,,s. ,S.,s. =.
son. VINO naa iolloweu' s.iVT'..s S,'a.s ,.ts ~
every step, NJ j. U"e y ~
'ne prosstu'e III I'm ,,,,. ,n,.d IN the gam
pemaIree "no @ "Is s,t tlt,sL .,,,,oa one han
etel iusi'.su, .s 80. "as S os ~ - otbsr none
piercing 'ne near o.iI .',v s,.oa,,,, ,,ndsr
t.A'eu ,,ss.s nv - t. ~. ,,nnod,ots colson
u. sns,,.. to,r " 80 w to,r ahout the anraIr
pur's ', uer.'"u " y, ,.aN aaDoso,,,, ,,ndsrs,ood
anu Mi.,e - 80 - $50. ,,o,.r onsaged IN
mat sesslu' oe"e.s -. 80,
lne snoO''s ~ ,i'',,ss ~, :, - % sa,,ov.d
ne DOs'.s 1,., : - Ht.S,,ss,,,a,,t. @ ana o,i
~ Tlusi .,.,,,a,s ,'a's T., tho sity were spn.
u 'ne pug 91.,',,l. 800 - ,ta ,nt,,rod Hnn.
inoneu ~ ,.a,,,a Ss,sS S,s,,od ~. ~ tbe SCENE os
ureus y, peOp's "St'es ..,'.Hss-sS tho tragIc
tns Al''tlS nt,',,., aII ~ rora,vol ~ the
scenes io'.Y%n's w. s.aS IA iro,, ,hs hotel
remains " .'.e ,'. ss'.a lo,o,,. o-IstS over
re .'SS,,.., iiiSss i,,,I,nc ~ nemarree and
tls nor'ss,'' 49, saa,1nr ayoIngt c,o,son
Julian ana tne ,..s lsenS !. .~saaSIngIy ~s SIt
a.'Oi's '
'er' -
Another account
Another account OF the Tragedy re.
lates that Colonel colson ana a party OIL
friends, among whom was Demarree'
were sitting In the lobby engaged IN
conversation as Scott ana captain Soi-
den came up the stairs from the par
room. When they advanced ABOUT haIl M
way across the room wa'NlnB IN 'ne
direction Of colson. the latter 1t u sala'
half rising from his chair hrea at scot .,,
VINO ms instantly .a.. heoo,ao ,e.sI gsnsrsi and by-