The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-03
DEAD;
SONS ARE HELD
j. A. Scott Shot to Death in
Business Place.
HE WAS TO HAVE MARRIED
Tragedy Which Stirred Lower Main
Street Late Last Night and Re,
suited in the Death OF Well
Known Confectioner.

Junius A. Scott. keeper Of the little
confectionery store at Twenty-eighth and
Main, was killed In his store about fif-
teen minutes to IL O'Clock last night.
pistol bullet was fired into the back OF
his head and has not yet been located.
The two sons of Mr.. Scott. Allen
and j. Tyler Scott-were placed und r.
arrest at 8 o'clock this NOR ing. They
are charged with being suspicious char
acters and it depends on future develop
ments whether or not more grave
charges shall be preferred against them.
Captain Shinb rger directed the arrests.
1t was apparently a cold-blooded mur-
der, without the semblance of motive,
for, so far as known, he had not an
enemy in the world. Suicide never en-
tered his mind, for he never looked 70
the future with more hope. lie was TO
be married in few weeks, and had
already told his daughters how he wanted
the house fixed up. lie frequently talked
also of enlarging his business In the
spring Of next year.
Ills BUN AVN
The first person to reach him after
the shooting was his younger son, J.
TYLER Scott. He tells the following story:
II was in bed when ] heard pistol
shot. 1 heard my sisters crying, Papa!
Papa!' and, jumping UP and slipping Oh
my trousers, ran down to the street anu
came in. at the front door. when was
open. / did not see any one ana, iooh-
ing behind the counter. saw my fatner
still SdSplNb
for breath. dragged him from under
the counter. BY that time my sisters
and brother Albert had come in. got
pillow and put his head on II.
This is Tyler's account. He was very
calm, and is apparently pr1sht yum
man OF twerty-one or tWo:
rho noIice heard what J. Allen Scott,
the older son, had to say, 49,
81 was in bed he declared, at
I, clock. I. did not heartthe pistol shots.
h,Ifawas walked BY my sisters screaming
Papa! Papa!'l rushed up stars 10,
was sleeping In the basement, 10 mo
nv brother and my sisters already IN tne
room" oo
annarentlv. One Of his sisters told the
nolice Officers that he had not slept at
home before Thursday night for Two
months. An officer said he learned that
Albert had been down the river on
scow. Albert was very excited In giving
his story, and resented. apparently, be-
ing questioned Young men who ran down
from Libby Hill upon hearing the shots
saw that Albert was almost wild when
they got there, running about the street
n front of the store in frenzy.
Upon being questioned more closely
TYLER Scott said that he came home from
from the Reservoir and coming through
the store saw Sam Greenstreet talking
with his father He went to his room, but
before retiring came back down stalrs
and went out the back way and got
glass of water. Greenstreet was still In
the store when he went UP stairs the
second time. about five minutes later,
he declared, 81 heard pistol shot"
THE CORONER CALLED.
Nessrs. Curtis and O'Conner, who were
at residence on Twenty-nnth Street.
we're told by Mr. Armtage that some
one had been shot. They rushed down
the hill and were the first, outside of the
family to reach the store. Mr.. O'Connor
phoned for DR.. w. II. Parker. who came
at once. But it was the coroner who was
wanted, and soon he was 'phoned for
Sergeant Werner, Acting Sergeant
Brown. officers Ogilvie, Hughes, john
son and Kughn were soon on the scene
and at once went to work to get all the
clues to the murder possible. The sons