The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-06


nonwcalth's Attorney Richardson and
Coroner Taylor, into the killing OF Mr..
Junius Scott, before the coroners jury
Sunday night. nothing was brought out
to warrant the arrest of any one. ~ YER
dict to that effect was brought IN, ana
the whole matter Is now In the hands OF
tire police. ...
nv the two sons OF the dead man, his
daughtcr-in-aw and his daughter, Flor
ence. Tho statements tailed III the main.
There were only one or two slight as
crepcncies and nothing new was added
to the story that has already been tod
the public.
The shooting was heard by Tyler Scott
and his sister, They made hurrleo
rush to the store from their rooms above,
the ono by way OF tho stairway, the
other down the pillar Of the balcony. They
saw the smoke Of the revolver waiter
on the night air through the store door
into the street, but they did not SEQ their
father, who was lying on the floor be-
hind the counter. Tyler ran out to the
pavement and down the side of the mono
n few feet hoping to see his father. Then
be ,eturned and his sister, Edith, was
standing at tho store door wringlng her
hands and calling frantically to her faith
err ls.F. ~
MONEY WAS THERE.
TYLER then ran into the store and be-
hind the counter 70 the money drawer,
expecting to find that it had been robbed.
He did not even then see his fathers
body which, he explained was una =, 70 'h ne
counter He found some money, $l.lV IN
the drawer. Then by some intuition, he
looked down and saw the PROSTATE body
OF his father.
The other members of the family had,
in the meantime appeared. Allen lead,
rushing up from where he had been sleep
Ing on a board in the kitchen. and they
raised the dying mans head ana placed
inflow beneath. a piece Of ice was placed
on his brow, and he was asked to speak.
','He tried to- said Tyler. but he
could not"
Then he died.
ABOUT A PISTOL.
In the examination the effort to locate
revolver was made. Mrs. Scott, the
younger, said there had been no such
weapon in the house for eight months
when Allen had one, which he sold TO
man in the meat market Tyler said he
had one about month ago. which be-
longed to another person, and which he
used to carry with him from his place
OF employment at the soda fountain at
Chimborazo. He had 1t one week and
upon reaching home. he gave 1t to MS
\ ia Their to keep. On ono night he took 1t
| to his room, and put 1t under MS Plllar.
His wife demonstrated with him. and
never did 1t again.
This discrepancy was only one OF any
Importance.
The jury did not get through Win the
case until midnight.
REWARD OFFERED.
The Scott boys called upon Mayor Tay-
| lor Yesterday morning, and after an In
| tcrview with him, that gentleman Of
| fered n reward Of 500 for the apprehen-
| sion of the person or persons who killed
| Mr. Scott
| The two young men supplemented this
| action on the part OF the Mayor by saying
they would give similar reward, and
that they would sacrifice their entire in
| terest in the estate toward tho arrest and
conviction of the murderer
POLICE ACTION.
In the meantime the detective and police
| are most active in their efforts to ferrlt
| out the mystery All rumors and theories
| are being run down.
The report that a man had been heard
| to threaten Mr.. Scott, with death early
Friday night, was run down by Serscahts
Gibson, Bailey and Werner.
It was found that the man had heard
| a threat Of the kind referred to. but
| that 1t did not apply to Mr.. Scott.
The other report that n man had been
noticed acting in suspicious way at the
house the night Of the murder is being
worked. and the man Is under surVell-
lance
In addition to this an entirely different
clue Is being worked UP by the detectives
who have what they think good grounds
Tor believing something tangible may
drop.