Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-19
MYSTERIOUS MURDER
J. w. Scott, Former Resident of Glen.
coe, Mysteriously Murdered at
Richmond, Va.
Was Prominent Citiz en- of Southern
City and Brother-in-Law of
Hugh Campbell.

Hugh Campbell.
In a mysterious murder at Rich
mond, Virginia, a former resident of
Glencoe, this county, lost his life. Mr.,
for a number of years and will be re-
membered by many old timers. He
was a Hbrother-in-law of Dugald and
James Campbell, of Glencoe. and of
Hugh Campbell, now of Richmond.
The Richmond Times has the follow
ing regarding the matter:
Mr.. John w. Scott, n of Rich
mond's widely known citizens, a scion
of a noted family of the city and state,
leaders in railroad: banking and social
circles, received his death blow and
was robbed about half past ! o'clock
yesterday morning, within two blocks
of his home, No. 712 West Franklin
street. With five ugly wounds on his
head, including two fractures of the
skull, he was found on the. stone steps
of the residence of President E. T. D.
Myers of the Richmand, Fredericks-
burg & Potomac Railway, at No. SIS
West Franklin, shrieking,. for help.
With his last remaining strength he
had tried to ring the door-bell to call
for assistance, falling back into the
stupor of death.
From every circumstance that has
been gathered thus far, forming a
somewhat incoherent whole, it seems
that Mr. Scott was struck down by
several blows. and from that time for
ward he never regained sufficient COM
mand of himself to tell anything of
the assault, although he was semi-con-
scious for an hour Of so after the
crime. He died at the Retreat for the
Sick on North Twelfth street at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. The fun
eral will be held Saturday ait noon.
There is no clue to the murderer.
For a time yesterday, as a host of
investigators turned their attention to
this strange crime, which is one of
the greatest murder mysteries Rich
mond has ever known, there was a,
new theory every hour. AT one time
in the afternoon the police abandoned
entirely the theory of murder; but as
the Investigation proceeded they were
forced to revert to it, and are 10
probing with that idea Meanwhile
they had entertained. and seem
ingly with some cause, the accidental
idea; again a theory that MI. Scott
might have been struck by an engine
on Belvidere street, and also the
street a idea, but all were finally
abandoned. Suddenly the police net
was spread and the ferreting out of a
criminal began.
There seems not the slightest doubt
that murder was done, although there
are those who do not believe in the
robbery theory. AS opposed to this
all inquiry, no matter in what direc-
ton, has failed to discover any one in
the world who had the slightest en-
nifty against Mr.. Scott, and in sup
port of the robbery theory there is the
fact that a valuable watch which had
been in Mr.. SCOTS possession, and a
purse mysteriously disappeared. The
murdered mans family think these
were, stolen by the man who'killed Mr..
Scott. Altogether there is a web, the
like Of which Richmond police have
rarely been called upon to ~unravel,
The murdered man leaves three
brothers, two sisters and his mother.
The brothers are Fred w. Scott, OF
Scott stringfellow; Edward Scott,
George Cole Scott; and his sisters are
Mrs. Hugh Campbell and Miss Francis
Scott
Mr.. Scott was forty-three years old
and had never been married. His life
had been spent in various parts of the
country, altogether an adventurous
| one, and his friends and acquaintances