Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-19
a BLOODY TRAG HDY.
a seducer. Kills the Father Of his Vic
tim. who Died Of Puerperal Fever
The Mother Of the Girl ln
Critical Condition - Her
Brother Sworn to
Revenge.

TIM VINO DteO OF EUOEDeEdA ECNCE
The Mother Of the Girl An
Critical Condition - Her
Brother Sworn to
Revenge.
Baltimore special to the Cincinnati En-,
qKiyer, 10Th: A thrilling tragedy occurred
IN the West End at noon to-day. Denw9oq
B. Kinds, n young man of twenty-three, snot
and Killed Isaac d. James, father OF MISS
Lizzie James, who, it is charged, was sedueed
nv Kinds under promise OF marriage. n5r
brother attempted TO kill Kinds last CHRIST
mas eve, and both men were seriously W09n9-
ed, but both recovered. Since THAI time tlnus
has been keeping out Of the way OF the James
%, having been ous OF the CRY TOT part Vi
the time. -;
ble death q few weeks ago of Miss James
from nuerperal fever, a short time before she
wonjd nave been confined. This revived the
scandal, and Mr.. James threatened to kill
ais daughters seducer. Kinds fled, but re-
turned to the city short time ago, and at
noon to- day encountered James accidentally
ON the street. James at once drew revolver
and fred. Kinds threw Up his left arm, and
the ball struck it, and, glancng, penetrated
his mouth. Kinds quickly returned the hire,
and seven shots in all were exchanged. Mr..
James was mortAlly wounded, and died IN a
few minutes. Kinds received two wounds,
neither fatal. and his brother Harry, lad,
was wounded IN the arm, and it is thought
lock-iaw may result from the injury. Intense
excitement followed the shooting, and threats
of lynching Kinds were made, but he was
quickly placed under arrest, and no violence
| was offered.
An eyewitness of the encounter states that
he observed Kinds staggering to his feet from
a cellar. James was standing near him,
/ rarctOl II hIg head. AS
| Kinds cleared his feet from the cellar-way
| and got upon the pavement he rapidly drew
| a pistOl and commenced firing on James.
| The latter reeled back little after the Sec
| ond shot from Kinds, who, firing again, ran
| toward Baltimore street. James pursued
| him rapidly, and Harry Kinds, boy orotner
| of Wood ran after the old man, and,
| jumping upon his back, threw him to the
| pavement. His pistol fell from his hand as
| he fell. and youug Kinds, IN attempting to
| kick it away, struck the old man IN the tace
| with his boot Wood had then returned,
! and the old man rising to his feet, the nTlna
| recommended, until all of Kinds cartridges
were discharged, and then the crowd sur
rounding prevented James from firing again.
| James was taken to the Office of DIR. Muir
raw. On the way there he gave the pistol tc
| MIR. Gill, muttering, with a-FeebI6 voice, thai
he would shoot-nJ more. HIS strength rapid
ly declined, and, when he was laid on th'
floor in DR.. Murray office, the physician saw
| at glance that there was no hope OF recoV
cry, and ,LaH1es expired few minutes alter
I ++Ih6re were three large wounds on his fore
head and a wound in the back OF the head
from which, it seemed, that at least one q
| the balls had gone through his brain. On
of the wounds was over the right temple
another one inch to the front, and over tn
eye, while a third was on his lett eyebrow
| There was also blood on the graylsh bear
which covered his neck, and he was also she
In the neck Mr.. James was clad IN n
workiug-clothes-blue shirt and no coat
: and had a basket, in which he carried hl
meals to work He was an engineer on tn
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. :,
Kinds was interviewed IN nus cen: q d:
was found sitting near the door, with ni
wounded arm in a sling. He had his nat on
looked very pale and was. wiping the bloc
from ms wound with a handkerchief. In re
pIy to a question: he said that shortly ate
twelve o'clock | left my nome, on Fayet1
) street, for the purpose OF taking my 6rothel
J who had been sick, to school. When
, reached the corner OF Garrollton avenue
observed crowd, who were looking at som
] men moving furniture After waiting fe
+ minutes left, and was walking down Z
; ward Baltimore street, when somethln
! prompted me to turn round, and Wf
: startled to see MIR. James with pist
pointed toward my head. The Old ma
4 I IOOEG0 SuNdkCtJ 40 "AN- 49,
. | nation, I've got you now! commenced u
inc mon me. After the first shot stai
gered into the cellar-way by Hughes nous
}, SIR. James continued firing. | got up fro
4hftef ff6EF res ~ abs p2k f fsu s9@Id
sued me, and, brother Harry running aft
Z | him, jumped on his back and threw HI
. down. then returned, and the crowd So
9 rounded us, and that's all can say about ]
q Whether | ever hit the old man l cam
e say"
2 "What sort of pistol had you?"
y "a good one, you may be sure. In
5 threatened to take my life. aud did not ca
d to go about with such little pea-shooter
= | | had before"
: Kinds having thus unburdened himse
| asked Sergeant Siebold if he could not ha
!, gone to his dinner, as he felt very hunSr
d then, as ifawishing to add something to
;, statement, he said he regretted the who
e trouble. but that it was forced upon hiI
ii, Miss James, he said, about whom the troub
originated, was smitten with him, and
J, | could not return her love. It all might ha
5 been explained at the beginning it Il
n Jameses had only approached him IN the rig
: way.
The most heart-rending spectacle of th
: tragic affair was seen at the house OF Mr.
: James, when she learned that her husbaT
had fallen beneath the hand of her daugl
ter's betrayer She is critically i'll from Il
terrible shock, and her adopted daughter
b. delirious. a gentleman hearing of the a
= fair, notified young James, one of the pril
cipals of the first shooting affair, at his plac
| of business. The young man, who, for Il
: moment appeared stunned by the news, aske
r permission to go home, as he wished to loo
e after his mother, and at once lett the stor
: This was about an aour after the shooting.
e partial hearing was had In the case til
$ evening and the investigation postponed III
= Gil to morrow, to allow p0St-Bi0rteD to
' made of the body of James. It Is though
; Ia the event of Kinds being acquitted on Ii
plea of seIfdefense, that young James wi
! avenge himself on the betrayer of his slstt
. ond tba slavar of his father