Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-26
A BALTIMORE DUEL.
1htrtees, Shots Exchanged and Both Men
Badly founded.
Baltimore Special, Dec. 20.

Baltimore Special, Dec. %.
| One of the most desperate and murderous
duels at short range ever recorded occurred
about II o'clock this morning between two
| members of the Fifth Maryland regiment.
Thirteen shots we're exchanged and both
men riddled with bullets and seriously if not
nortally wounded. The sanguinary encoun-
ter occurred in the basement of Moore &
Bros wholesale cloth house, in the business
center of the city. The principals were
Wood Kinds and VIM. NJ. James, and the
motive that prompted the attack was the
alleged seduction of James sister By
Kinds. James entered Kinds place of bust
ness and was directed to the packing depart
ment below. Upon meeting him James ut
tered an offensive epithet, and at once be-
gan firing. Kinds returned the fire, and
both men emPtied every barrel, and were
covered with blood from numerous wounds
James then dragged himself towards Kinds,
and was in the act of striking him with the
butt end of his pistol, when some of the
clerks inferfered and separated the combat
| ants. The wounds of the men were dressed.
and they were removed to their respective
homes in the West end. Kinds denies
positively the charge of seduction.
Kinds, it is stated, frequently visited Miss
James, the sister of VIM. M. James, but dur
ing the past year he has not been to the
house. James, it is stated, charged Kinds
with having ruined his sister. This, how
ever, Kinds strenuously denies. James in
sisted chat Kinds shouil iaarry his sister,
which the latter refusing, deadly hatred
sprang up between the young men, and
James, it is stated, frequently of late threat
ended to kill Kinds. Having been apprised
of James declared intention of killing him,
he prepared himself for an attack. 1t came,
however, when he least expected it. About
II o'clock to day James entered the store of
Moore q Co., and asked to see Wood, the
name by which he is familiarly known.
The people III the establishment, knowing
James to be friend of Kinds, told him that
the latter was down stairs. Kinds had few
moments previous to James entrance gone
down into the basement to get drink of
water, and when near table at the bottom
of the stairway on his return, was CON
fronted by James, who at once drew re-
revolver, and after calling Kinds an insult
ing name, commenced firing at him. The
young men we're not more than five feet
apart when the firing commenced: After
receiving the first bullet in the right side OF
the temple. Kinds at once drew seven bar
relied revolver and returned the fire. Al
this point bloody duel commenced. Both
men continued firing at each other until
| every load in James pistol had been ex
| hausted, when James exclaimed: "My pis-
tol is empty. l have had enough and
rushed in upon Kinds and attempted to brain
| him with the butt end of the weapon. Kinds
who had one more load in his revolver
struggled desperately with his maddened an
tagonist, and pressing his revolver close te
| James cheek, was about to fire final shot
which would doubtless have killed him in
stantly, when they were separated by clerks
in the store. The deadly conflict attracted
the attention of all in the establishment
many of whom ran to the scene, to fine
Kinds and James covered with blood ant
seated on bench. In answer to question
! propounded to James as to how the affai
occurred, he said, s'Ask Wood.'' The foo
where the conflict occurred was covered will
blood, while both of the young men wer
bleeding in the face and body. Neither o
] them appeared to suffer much from thei
wounds, but bore the pain with remarkable
GOODNESS. James was shot four times, on
ball passing near his heart. Kinds received
! three wounds, two in the head.
/ Miss James, who, II is charged, Kinds SO
duced, appealed to Kinds, who, she charges
| is the father of her unborn child, to MARI,
her, and he refused She then informed he
brother, who made similar demand and
upon meeting with similar refusal, de
termined to kill the betrayer of his sister
The affair has created the most intense ex
element among all classes.