The daily gazette., 1879-03-18
SECOND EDITION
BETRAYAL AND DEATH.

Sad Sequel to the Hinds-.James Duel Of
December Last Terrible End Of q
BsautifM and Accomplished Young
Lady-The Deathbed Scene.
BALTIMORE, March 10, 1S79.-The
Htnds-Janes duel in December last, the
particulars of which desperate encounter
were published in The N. Y. Herald, has
peculiarly distressing sequel in The death
at her residence last evening, of Miss
Lizzie James, who, it is charged by the
James family, was betrayed by Hinds.-
Miss James was young lady OF more
than ordinary personal attractions, of
engaging manner. intelligent, educated
and accomplished, aud her death under
such circumstances has naturally proved
terrible blow to her relatives and
fiends. The deathbed scene was har-
rowing spectacle. Following the birth
of her child, puerperal eonvulsions,
superinduced by excitement aud grief,
set ia aud the unfortunate victim yielded
up her young life IN great agony, sur
rounded by her grief stricken parents
and her near relatives, with the name
of the man she loved, not wisely but too
well, on her lips.
For some time previous to the duel and
before any suspicion of trouble existed it
was we'll known to her friends that she
was strongly attached to Kinds, whose
family was opposed to their intimacy. 1t
was remarked by some ladies' and gentle-
men, who were present at large private
excursion of West End social club last
summer, how pleased and happy Miss
James seemed OH the afternoon of that
day when Mr.. Kinds reached the grounds
where the excursionists were and joined
her, and it was a'so noticed that he was
tender in his manner and devoted in his
attentions. Indeed, it was the general
remark of the friends of both parties that
in spite of parental opposition they
would ultimately make match, and
those who knew Miss James certainly
never anticipated the terrible results that
were to follow.
THE SAD DISCLOSURES.
The atiray on Baltimore street, with
its sad disclosure, was crushing in its eff
fects upon both families, the parents of
Mr.. Hiuds seeming o lake the matter to
heart almost as keenly, II that were pos
sible, as the parents of the unfortunate
young lady, who has ever since been in
The most pitiable condition. Her mind
constantly reverted to he man whom
she loved, and during periods of delerium
which were not frequent, her cries for
him were agonizing. Her mother, who
appears to havd grown older by years
during the weeks That have elapsed since
the exposure, endeayored to procure a
visit from Kinds, but did not succeed.
THE DUEL.
The duel between Kinds and young
James took place at about eleven o'clock
on the morning of December %, in the
basement of Robert Moore & Co.'s store,
corner of Baltimore and Hanover streets,
where Denwood b. Kinds, one ofthe par
tlcipants, was employed. The assailant
was William NJ. James, a brother of the
unfortunate lady, and clerk in the en-
ploy of the shoe house of Buck, Hefi1e-
bower s. Co. Both were members ofthe
Fifth regiment. James reputation had
always been that of a quiet, geutl emanly
and well behaved young man; but Che
bel eff that his sister had suffered the worst
iniury that woman can receive had driven
him to desperation. Having resolved
from Kinds rep ated refusals to render
his sister the only satisfactory reparation
possible under the circumstances he drew
revolver and began firing upon HIN,
Kinds promptly responding in like mar
ner. Both displayed unflnching cour-
age, firing shot after shot at such short
distance that it is wonderful either es-
capped. About dozen shots were ex-
changed before the CON bat ended. Both
received wounds that narrowly missed
vital parts and both ultimately rec 'vered.
Hiuds did not appear against James, but
left the city and went to Bellaire, Ohio,
where he remained until short time ago.
His present whereabouts are not known.