The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-06-26
MAN FOUND y
MURDERED
James L. McAIIiSfer'S Skull
Crushed With Club Or Stone.
Scott Johnson, The Supposed
SLAYER, Not Yer Located

Thomas Cadle employed on Mrs.
tadith Tones farm, near Rowland
ville% while returning across the fields,
on Senday afternoon. from Granville
Pierce'S place. stumbled on a mans
body. lying along cowpath IN the
woods oi William McCummingS. which
proved To be that of James l.. Me
Allstcr. who lived with his mother,
Mrs Catherine McAllistcr. and All
aunt, Miss Belle Broughton, and dis
appeared on May 81. Search had been
made for him but without result, one
party passing within a short distance
of the spot where his body was found.
and efforts were made To get trace OF
Scott Johnson. we'll known charac
ter oi the Tick Ridge section. with
whom he was last seen.
The body lay face downward. the
left hand extended and the right one
under the side The right side of the
skull had been crushed w~h 4 stone or
some blunt instrument The news
spread quickly and large crowd
gathered. but the body was left where
il was found until Coroner Frazer ar
rived on .Ionday morning. He had
the body iut in a coffin and removed
to the yard II the dead mans home,
where an irqucSt wa, held with the
fuliuiug Jury. = e. Tush foreman:
Granville Pierce. Elliott Brown. WI
liam Boyd George Caldwell. J. 7.
NontVomcr... Lee Ewing. Elliott Gra-
ham. T. l. Hun. George blackburn
Stephen Woodrow and J. p Gather.
In the dead maif', pockets cheap
gold watch with nicklc lob, two Hat
keys and hall bag pi cut plug ,ohac-
CO were found
Jane, ard Iucl Johnson. brothers Of
Scott, and other witnesses testified AT
the inquest, and It was learned that
late on Memorial Day Scott Johnson
was seen To- stop and talk with Me NJ
lister. who wa> AT work ~ truck
patch AT hi, home Me Mister went
futo the house and took from the cup.
board some money in bag. less than
a dollar. wh.ch he had gotten inr egg,
that morning tie aud Scott then
went Ia Jane, and joel Johnson
home joel was absent, but James
recalled that Scott and Nc Mister sat
and talked while he was eating supper
Both appeared tu have been drinking
a'd he saw the dead man pay Scott
rom his money bag ior piece II plug
Iphacco The bag aud tobacc" were
not found OH the body They lett after
short time for Me \llistcr'S home.
but the latter never reached there, and
was killed IN the way. Dr ". G..
Jack. wh" examined the body. which
was greatly dccnmpoScd. could not
tell whether the wound IN the skull
was made with q club or stone. but
4 i
produce the fracture The jur- found
that Mc\lli,tcr came To- his death al
the hands ui partic, unknown but that
Scott Johnson. was open To- suspicion.
McAlliStcr was single man. about
" years al age. His mother and
sister Mrs Newton Nicklc. OF Row.
landvillc. survive HIM. His funeral
was held "n Monday. with services and
intcrmenr at Harmony Chapel
Johnson /, said tu have spent the
sight ni May ~ with hi, mother. near
Farm'ngtun. and To- have appeared at
relatives, near Pleasant llill, alter
wards, but would not spend the nigh
there. HE /, said Ia have been seen on
Tick Ridge IN June - hut nobody has
been found who has seen Kim since
that time lie WAS suspected when
McNlll>tcr disappeared. but could not
be located States Nttprucy Constable
has secured the rccdcd warrant iur his
arrest and he and Deputy sheriff Me
Mister searched iur him IN Monday
without result
Scott Johnson and IN, brother, inr-
mcrly lived ~ the Ridge" near the
State line Their father wa> killed a
icw years az" ia quarrel with A
ucighbor nomcd Reynolds. ni the
Hopcwcll. Chester county section. who
wa, tried aud acquitted ~ West ChcS.
ter Four ui fhc brother, were tried
here together about hvc wears ago for
stealing chickens. one al them. Fl
mcr. was given six months iur a brutal
assault upon George Back. ni Como
wngo. and 1t /, told tha, hc and Scott
threw Nc Nll,tcr on hot stove some
time ago They are said To- bc grand.
ncphcw> oi an artr hc'lum governor
ni Nlahama. aud connected with the
family ~ Pres dent Nndrcw johnson
ni Tennessee The County Cnmmi>-
SioncrS offer reward "f 500 ior the
suspects arrest