Aiken County ScArchives News.....A Life for Ten Cents-The Work of the Nimble Pistol March 3, 1885
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The Aiken Recorder March 3, 1885
A Life for Ten Cents-The Work of the Nimble Pistol.

On Saturday night about 10 o'clock a pistol shot was heard on Main Street in 
front of Mr. B.W. Moseley's store, which was quickly followed by a cry of pain. 
Policeman Gribben and a number of citizens were quickly on the spot, when it was 
found that James Parmento had been shot just below the heart by a pistol in the 
hands of John Scott. Both the parties were young colored men. Scott, who did the 
shooting, immediately ran through Mr. Moseley's store, ------ pistol under the 
platform --- the jail, where he asked the jailer to admit him., The jailer 
refused to admit him without orders, and advised him to return and deliver 
himself up to one of the police. He immediately turned on his track and ran, 
calling for the police, until he was finally taken in custody by Policeman 
Kaney. He showed where he had flung the pistol, and was immediately lodged in 
jail.

It seems that James Parmento the deceased, during the evening had given his 
little brother ten cents, which was taken away by Scott. This led to a meeting 
and a quarrel which culminated in a fight. Scott throwing Parmento to the 
pavement. In the fall Parmento dropped a pistol from his vest pocket, which 
Scott seized and fired at his adversary, who was only a few feet distant. 
Parmento died between 12 and 1 o'clock, on Saturday night.

On Sunday, Coroner William Harden, impanelled a jury with Mr. Henry Hahn as 
foreman, who after surveying the corpse adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday for 
the taking of testimony. Drs. Wyman and Edwards performed the post mortem 
examination.

On Monday the jury assembled and returned a verdict in accordance with the above 
facts, viz., that James Parmento came to his death by a wound from a pistol in 
the hands of John Scott.

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