Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-08-14

company for the heating apparatus.
This was properly installed and the
company had been pressing me to
obtain a settlement. I had been paid
all but S75 for my work and l had not
intended presenting this claim
until the affair was adjuSted."
Miss Schumate said that shortly
after Stebbings came in she heard
heated words from the inner office.
Il paid no attention to the matter
at the time" she said, until l heard
crash in the private room and the
door was thrown open. Then the
two men staggered into the outer
Office. They were struggling, hitting
and kicking each other. Mr.. Steb-
bings held the paper cutter in his
hands, and it flashed while they
fought. Mr.. Scott staggered back
from the door after Mr.. StebbingS had
rushed out.
ooh, my God, ne has killed me. NV
poor wife and boy he cried and I
don't remember any more, for | rushed
out for help. 1 do not know what led
to the trouble Or who was the aggres-
sor."
Scott was again unconscious when
DR.. McMartin reached his side, and
all efforts to bring him out of his
sw0On proved unavailing. Hypoder-
mic injections failed to stimulate
heart action, and though DR.. G. P.
Struggled of the Grand Pacific
Hotel worked with Dr. McMartin to
revive him, their methods were fruit
less, and death came within twenty
minutes after the stabbing.
"Mr. Scott is dead - the nhVSlcian
announced to Miss Shumate. "Do
you know how to reach his relatives?"
Not dead! Oh, no, he can't be-"
cried Stebbings, starving UP. When
DR.. McMartin gravely repeated his
statement the engineer sunk back into
his chair again in state of utter
collapse.
The quarrel which prefaced the
fatal encounter between Scott and
StebbingS arose from dispute about
the designing Of heating plant for
ScOtt'S wire factory at DeS PLANES.
Scott declared that the work was
| badly done and held up the final pay
mentS on the $4,000 contract. Steb-
bingS went into ScOtt'S office yesterday
to demand the money. A violent
quarrel followed, Scott ordering the
engineer to leave and enforcing his
order with kicks and blows. The men
had battled across the outer Office to
the entrance before Stebbings, hard
driven, plunged the paper knife into
SCOTS abdomen.
Stebbings was taken to the Harrison
Street Police Station, while Scott's
body, after his brother, Thomas B.
Scott, 305 Home Insurance Building,
had been informed of his death, was
removed to ROlStOn's morgue, where
the inquest will be held next WedneS-
day.
StebbingS, who is ffty-six years Of
age, tall and slender, while Scott was
ten years his janior and of athletic
mold, showed signs of severe
struggle when he arrived at the police
station. His right eye was swollen
and diScOlOred, his face was bruised
and he had numerous cOntuSiOnS on
bis chest and legs. Judge Wing had
photographs made of Stebbing's
wounds and will use the pictures as
evidence at the inquest, setting up
the claim that the engineer acted in
self-defenSe.
Walter Scott was president of the
Illinois Wire company and member
of the Union League, the Chicago
Athletic and Washington Park clubs.
he was 43 years of age and leaves a
widow and son, Herold Is years, both
Of whom are at a Northern Michigan
summer resort.
Previous to going to Chicago Scott
was president and owner of the Marsh
teld and Southeastern railroad. This
road was about 33 miles in length
and operated between NekOOSa and
MarShtield. He was also owner of the
Scott Lumber company and controlled
large amount of the real estate. On
entering the wire manufacturing
business Scott sold his railroad to the
Wisconsin Central Railroad company.
He still, however, retained his interest
in the lumber real estate inWiscOnsin.
Walter was born in this city in 1859
and received q thorough business
education for twenty years before his
fathers death. He assisted in the
management Of the t. B. Scott Lum-
ber company, one of the largest
lumber manufacturing concerns in
Northern WiScOnsil.
At the death of bis father in 1888
Mr.. Scott was elected president of the
company and continued at the head of
it until he sold his interest in 1891.
4 that time he removed to Chicago.
where he had resided ever since. He
continued large land owner in
Northern Wisconsin and even today
owned several thousand acres of farm
and timber land.
In 1882 ne was married to Miss
Nellie e. Wiley of Merrill