The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-20
WHO WOULD REVEAL NAME
OF PERSON SENDING Bull
LET THROUGH HIS
BRAIN
MAN IMPLICATED
IN SCOTT MURDER
While Victim of Assassin Was Be-
ing Buried Some One Shot
Earl Burton-No Hope of
Recovery

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victim Of a midnight assassin. who
2rcpt into her home near Lowndes-
vile late Tuesday night and crushed
her skull with blunt instrument
was being lowered in the grave in the
cemetery near there Thursday after
nooh between II ard / O'Clock, an
other chapter, fruught with baffling
mystery, was adde'/ to the tragedy
when Earl Burton, suspected of hav-
ing had some connection with the
murder OF the old lady, was shot
through the head with a pistol in
clump of woods some SEQ yards from
his home on the Scott place
The negro is no, yet dead, but the
wound in his head has paralyzed his
tongue, and. being bereft of the power
OF speech, and unable to write, lie
cannot give the name of his assailant
who he evidently knows, since
he mods his head in assent to the
question whether he can tell who
shot him. The attending physician
states that there is no hope for the
recovery of the negro, and unless
some way is found by which he can
mike known the name of his assassin,
he will go TO his grave with the secret
on his lips.
Among the Suspects.
Ben Massey, who was carried to
Abbeville jail last Wednesday togeth
er with Charlie Logan, self confessed
Stayed OF Mrs. Scott, and Earl Bur
ton, the negro who lies at his home at
Lowndesyille speechless from the eff
fects of the bullet sent into his brain
by an unknown assailant, claim that
on the night Mrs. Scott was attacked
they were in Anderson and spent the
night here with a negro named Will
Davis. brother-in-law of Burton.
While the funeral OF Mrs. Scott was
l,1ing held at the grave Thursday af-
ternoon this Earl Burton was shot
through the head with a pistol in
patch of woods some 500 yards from
his kome. The negro was felled by
the shot. but later regained his feet
and walked to his house unaided He
makes his home with hi5 mother,
Rcedy Burton. This OLD negress. it is
said, is the one to whose home little
Millie Leo Scott fed when she was
awakened Tuesday night by the at
tack upon her grand mother. and the
one who detained the girl in the house
an hour and half before she would
consoflt TO go to the house Of an uncle
attack upon Mrs. Scott
Pistol Ball In Head.
Earl Burton was shot with pistol.
the ball entering the left. side of his
head and stopping Just under the skin
OF the right side OF his head. DR.
Thomas KirkppIick was summoned
from I.owndesville to attend the
wounded negro, and he has stated
that there. is no hope of recovery for
the patient The wound in the negro's
brain has paralyzed his power OF
speech. When asked if he n ew who
shot him. the negro nodded his head
in assent. He cannot write. and SO
there is no way in which he can make
known to his questioners the name of
the person who shot him. Why these
onestioners have not tried the plan OF
railing off n list of names to the negro
and asking him to make some signal
If the right name was called. is not
krrawH. Bit il srch plan were tried
and an affirmative answer given by
the negro. 1t is doubtful IL such evil
dance would be competent in court
OF justice.
Are Many Rumors.
Earl burton is the negro concern
ing whom reports. were current IN
Anderson Thursday night to the ef-
feet that he had been shot and beat
en-. and brought to the; Anderson
County Hospital for treatment The
negro was not beaten. and he was\not
brought to the hospital. A Mr.. Speer
OF Lowndesvilie was rushed to the
hospital here Thursday might for an
operation and persons confused this
fact S'ith the shooting of Earl Burton,
spreading the report that the negro
had been brought to ths HOSPITAL for
sEV
Reports were also current In Aa-
derson Thursday night that second
negro had been shot at Lowndesvilie. /
'Pais report was also erroneous lnso1
far as the statement that the shoot
ing occurred at LowndesvilI.. The
facts are that a negro was shot in !
the leg on the plantation OF white
man living between Iva and Starr. |
This was the result of d personal |
difficulty between the negro and the |
white man who Is said to have shot |
him. and has no connection whatever |
with the Lowndesviile affair.
NO Whites Arrested.
Reports were rife on the streets |
yesterday that there had been other
arrests. including white people, in
with the murder OF Mrs. |
Scott. AS matter Of fact but one ar
rest has been made since charlieI
Logan and Ben Massey were plaoed /
lnder arrest the day OF Mrs. SCOTS !
murder. aud this person Is VIII J..an.
sall. who was y>,~~ested yesterday and /
rarried to Abbes A laiI by Magistrate
J q. Inckabees .ld assistants. Will !
ldhnspn Is tue negro who spent the I
nfght with chaflfa Logan the night /
Mrs. Scott was musdered.
I'm conversation over long dlstshce /