The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-20

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progress of the inquest dragged owing to
the fact that all statements were beng
reduced to paper in long hand :then a
stcnograph pher stepped into the place and
instantly the investigation proceeded with
a wilirl.
Beginning with the statement of Major
Myers the history of What is known OF
the crime was interesting Throughout.
Major Myers told concisely and briefly
how his attention had first been called to
Mr.. Scott, how he had 'p:io1ed for the
i.oiice to take away what he presumed 70
DC a drunken man, how, la ter he discoV-
cred that the man was Mr. Scott, the
son of an old time friend. and then of the
man received every attention possible.
AT no time had he dreamed Of the serious
nature OF the injuries. incidentally. he
brought cut the fact that his daughteE
lad heard q voice or movement indlcat-
ing that a second person was with Mr.
Scott at one time in front Of the Myers
l!ome-this was before the police had been
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summoned-and this was the first nail
driven in the established fact Of mur-
der.
HEARD CRIES OF HELP"
Mrs Bowie then told the story Of how
she had heard the cries of help, the pause
which followed these cries and finally o!
hearing The hammering on the door of Ma
Tor MYERS, home with the accompanying
cries from the injured man. Thus WIN
the first two witnesses was established,
practically. the fact that murder had oeen
comnlitteed Then. in reply to questions
Mrs. Bowie stated that she was out OF
he'd and AT the window within a min
ute possibly less. after the cries OF
help and saw nothing. II the murderer
had fed east OH Franklin Street. he
would have been compelled to pass with
III her range of vision. if he had gone
west. or had turned either way. into Be! :
videre Street. she could not have, seen
him at ALL owing to a iut out in the
house;
Mrs Cabell told of having heard the
cries at the Myers door, but she had not
\ he shouts for help. She corrobo-
rated the statement Of Mrs. Bowie that
il any one had passed east along Frank
lin Street he could easily have been seen.
and her evidence. taken with that of Mrs.
Bowie. possibly the first person who was
attracted by the noise which accom7
panied the crime. seemed to prove that
The murderer must have gone west after
the crimt. The sidewalk was light
enough to see. they both said
This evidence, taken with that given
later by Mr Ollie :. Hope. .of No. 4o3
South Pine Street to the effect that he
passed along Henry Street from Frank
lin, toward Main just a few minutes after
Two o'clock. was taken TO throw entirely
out of consideration the story of the man
in the light vercoat seen by Mr.. H. IS
aEerney. just after the crime. In order
to reach Henry Street from the scene OF
,ba crime it would have been necessary
for the murderer 10 pass cast down
,,ranE,in. and therefore within the range
az vision OF Mrs Bowie. This he did not
do.
ONE, HURT ACCOUNTED FOR.
Policeman Thomas accounted, in his
evidence. for the blow which split Mr.
scott-s right ear and left the severe con-
fusion above it He swore that as he
approached Mr Scott he being the ilrst
,.ch him. Mr.sScost raised up a foot
ere and fell back with fearful force
his head striking the edge of the stone
steps of the Myers residence, The po-
liceman ran forward TO catch him. and
saved him from another frghtful blow
on the head. The blow which caused
death. however. was lie one which
crushed the skull on the left side above