DEATH: Scott & Wisdon, 1874, Metcalfe Co. "The Murderous Pistol Again. The inability of a large number of the citizens of our State to go anywhere without a deadly weapon buckled around them has resulted, of late, in an epidemic of serious shootings and cutting affrays. We are informed that one occured in our sister county, Metcalfe, last Saturday, in which a former citizen of this place was assaulted and killed, after killing his asailants. The version of the affair, asgiven to us, was as follows: "Dr. WIlliam Scott and a man named Wisdom were neighbors, living five or six miles from Edmonton in Metcalfe county. Some time last week, Wisdom's hogs got into Scott's cornfield and when he came to take them home he drove off some of Sscott's hogs. This caused a difficulty between the two men, but no collison occurred at the time. Last Saturday Scott attended a magistrate's court in which he had in business. Wisdom was also in attendance, accompanied by several friends. During the day Wisdom and his party cursed and other wise insulted Scott, threatening to take his life if he resented. Late in the evening Wisdom approached Scott, cursing and villifying him and finally assaulting him, when Scott drew a pistol and shot his assailant through the heart, killing his instantly. As Scott turned to walk off, he was fired on by four of Wisdom's friends, one of the shots taking effect in the back and inflicting a wound from which he died in a few hours. "Only one of the parties who did the killing had been arrested at last accounts. Dr. Scott was a son of Esquire Samuel Scott, of this place, and was raised here. While he was considered a very exemplary young man. Esquire Scott left Sunday, to attend the burial of his son. He has the sympathy of the community in his bereavement." Glasgow (KY) Weekly Times, 10 Sept 1874. ______________________________