The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-06-18
GLASS WORKER Killed ABE SCOTT C0[0RE5 over 50 CENT BET

neels.
He knew that the only way in
which the negro could elude the
hounds then was to take a train.
He figured correctly that the man
must be nearing Grafton and ac-
cordingly wired ahead from Elem,
ington TO Sheriff Means of Taylol
county, and also to the chief of the
Grafton police.
Patrolman Joe Fletcher, of Graf.
ton, Immediately started out to in
tercept the murderer on receipt oil
the message, which was received at
O'Clock this morning, and at 3:2C
o'clock, the officer, while walking
along the railroad tracks in West
Grafton, possibly quarter of a
mile from the heart of the city, met
the negro. He had a good deScrip-
ton and recognized his man at once.
The officer was taking no chances
and pulled his gun, leyeiing it at
the ncgro's head.
What yo' want of me?" Scott in
quired.
You know what ! want was the
officers answer.
No, ! don't. ies' came in from
Fairmont."
4 want you for the murder OF
that white man down at Clarks-
burg"
Then Scott weakened and made a
clean breast of it. I'm the man
ven want, all right, but | did it in
self defense" was his explanation.
lie was taken to the Grafton Jail
md held there awaiting instructions
fFom thc-sheriff. Fletcher was wir-
ed to bring him to this city on the
frst-train and accordingly the officer
and his prisoner were aboard train
Il when it reached Remington.
The officers and perhaps twenty OF
the original two hundred and fifty
who started cut in the evening with
he hounds, Joined the officer aud his
prisoner. No demonstration was
made against the Negro. The party.
pf friends Of the murdered man
seemed to be perfectly satisfied to let
the law take its. course. The party
arrived in. this city at 7:1S this
morning and the man Scott was
placed in the county jail.
4 newspaper man got 10 see him
for a-second and he freely admitted
killing Ridgeway, hut his attorney
At this point interposed and would
not allow his client 10 say anything
regarding the lnatter.
When the men Of Industrial and
employees of the plant learned Sun
lay morning that Ridgeway had exs
pired, feeling ran high and it is
possible that had Scott been found
at that time a lynching would have
resulted. However, as time elapsed,
.hey became cooler and by evening
when the hounds were placed on the
scent and had started ont on their
long chase every one was willing to
have the law take its course and aid
ed in the capture.
Sheriff Flanagan said Monday
morning after his return to this city
that "a crime cannot be committed
and tie guilty party escape for any
lcngtRSofs time when on. thessame
continent as the .Shrader hernds."
He has nothing but praise for the
clever dogs.
Scott, the murderer, has a bad
reputation in this region. Some
time ago he nearly killed a blower
named Parks at local factory. The
man Parks, who was a blower left
/ pipe to be repaired at the black
smith shop and when the work was
not done properly vigorously rated
Scott for it. Scott struck him in
the head with the pipe and for a time
his life was despaired Of. However,
lie recovered.
On another occasion it is alleged
that Scott horribly beat a picture
agent who had taken an order from
Scots wife. He is known through
nut this region as a bad man.
George Ridgeway, the dead man,
was twenu-eight years of age. and
resides in the Monticello addition,
and leaves wife hut no children.
His parents and several sisters also
reside there. one Of the latter being
tbe wife of F. L. Bennett. The
fnther's name Is Allen Ridgeway.
Abraham Scott. the murderer. is
a yellow negro Of about the same age
as the victim. He has been married
twicc. tie last t;tae but few
lmcnths ago. He has a son eight
years old by lis first wife. He was
born and raised at Good Hope, I'm
Al