▁was ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁h anging , ▁when ▁General ▁Hog an ▁entered ▁the ▁store . ▁General ▁Hog an ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁we igh ing ▁nearly ▁three ▁hundred ▁pounds , ▁and ▁stood ▁over ▁six ▁feet ▁tall . ▁Judge ▁Scott ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁man , ▁not ▁we igh ing ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁and ▁thirty ▁pounds . ▁The ▁conversation ▁went ▁on , ▁with ▁both ▁Scott ▁and ▁Hog an ▁taking ▁part , ▁neither ▁showing ▁any ▁anim os ity ▁to ▁the ▁other . ▁The ▁conversation ▁soon ▁diver ged ▁from ▁the ▁h anging ▁to ▁politics , ▁and ▁before ▁the ▁men ▁knew ▁it ▁they ▁were ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁old ▁Walker ▁and ▁Hog an ▁political ▁race . ▁This ▁seemed ▁to ▁rev ive ▁in ▁the ▁mind ▁of ▁General ▁Hog an ▁something ▁that ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁tri angular ▁race ▁between ▁himself , ▁Walker ▁and ▁Scott . ▁He ▁turned ▁to ▁Scott ▁and ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁writing ▁a ▁letter ▁which ▁was ▁der og atory ▁to ▁Hog an . ▁Scott ▁at ▁once ▁informed ▁the ▁general ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁mis in formed . ▁Hog an ▁re iter ated ▁the ▁statement ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁true . ▁Scott ▁denied ▁it ▁again , ▁and ▁apparently ▁accused ▁Hog an ▁of ▁lying . ▁Both ▁men ▁were ▁standing ▁up ▁and ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁Scott ▁made ▁the ▁last ▁remark , ▁Hog an ▁struck ▁him , ▁knock ing ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁floor . ▁Scott ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁for ▁a ▁moment , ▁apparently ▁knock ed ▁sens eless . ▁As ▁Scott ▁rev ived , ▁he ▁strugg