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Typed by : Becky Roberts
Judge Andrew Scott 1828
1828
Fatal
Rencounter. The Little Rock Gazette of the first June,
states, that on the preceding Saturday evening, Gen. Edmund
Hogan, and Andrew Scott, Esq. Late Judge of the superior court of
Arkansas Territory, with a number of others met at the store of
Wilson and Stewart., all apparently in good humor, after
returning from the execution of Strickland.
After a while the conversation of Hogan and Scott turned upon the
election in which they had been competitors for a seat in the
Legislature. At length warm words ensued, and Judge Scott called
Gen. Hogan a liar. This reply was followed by a blow from Hogan
which felled Scott to the floor, who, on rising, drew the spear
from his cane and have Hogan four stabs in the breast and sides;
three of which were mortal. Hogan walked to the door, commenced
vomiting blood, and was a corpse in less than 10 minutes.
Gen. Hogan was a native of