The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
A Man is Being Sought
by the Police.
A CONVERSATION
WAS OVERHEARD
Some One Was MenaCing the
Man Afterwards Killed.
CORONER TO HOLD
AN INQUEST TO-DAY
Description Of the Wound Received by
the Dead Confectioner-Two Clues
Being Worked by the Police.
Eithsr of Which May Lead
TO an Arrest at Any
Moment.

Captain Shinberger and his men of the
First District, and the entire detective
force. are concentrating their energies
upon the solution of every clue and
theory that may lead to the apprehen-
sion of the murderer of Mr.. J. A. Scott.
Even the slightest clues have been
run down, and while there is strong
suspicion In the minds of the officers.
the meshes of the net have not yet been
woven thick enough to warrant an ar
rest An arrest may, however. take
place at any moment
The police have put several persons
through the most severe examination
for which the department Is noted. but
still there are some threads lacking.
a motive for the shooting OF Mr.. Scott
has not bsfn shown. He was. SO Tar as
can be learned. without an enemy. Al
ways living an open, generous-splrited
life, he was not known to have an enemy,
and this we'll known fact has given
those in search of a motive for the crime
some trouble.
There are certain complications that
might arise concerning his estate. The
estate belonged to his wife, who died
about two years ago. leaving 1t to him
and his enjoyment during his lifetime.
After that 1t went to her children. In
view of the understanding that Mr.. Scott
was to be married In a short while, and
that he had already begun preparations
for that event. and that the children
were not entirely In accord with the ar
engagements, 1t was thought that row
had taken place between Mr.. Scott and
one or the other of his sons. but this idea
was dissipated upon closer inquiry. as
was also that of division of the estate
BY the death of the father.
NO OBJECTION TO MARRIAGE.
Both sons expressed themselves as hav-
Ing made no objections to the proposed
marriage. and that they did not take 1t
seriously into consideration. They have
also declared themselves as going into
the work of hunting their fathers muir
derer to the end.
The elder son some time ago disposed
Of that interest in his fathers estate
to well known lawyer and, therefore.
had no further claim In that direction.
That the shooting came from the In
side OF the store there Is little doubt.
But that little doubt may be applied to
| the supposttion that Mr. Scott was stand
Ing behind the counter with his back
| that way. In that event shot fired
| through the door would have struck him
on the right side OF the head and the
murderer could have scurred away. In
| deed, one of the daughters said she heard
| the sound of footsteps running down tno
eastern side of the store Immediately
after the shooting.
The location Of the house makes IT an
| easy point of attack. In the rear Is the
dark, clsmal Hollow" where the foul
| est deed could be committed, with Sigh,
| chance of detection. The back yard runs
to this hollow. Porches, easy Of access
| from the basement to the store floor,
| make 1t convenient for an assassin to
| creep into the rear room Of the store, or
| even into the dining room, from the door
| of which the shot could have been fired.
This line was followed up by the police,