The daily gazette., 1879-04-17
FIFTH EDITION.
From the Bait. Sun OF today.
A Pistol lFsGedy en- thc Street

Df:groee-Death Of Isaac ID. James
az the Hands Of DersDood II. Hinds-
Csrsners Inquest and TssttnOny.
Shortly after II CLOCK OF noon yester-
day, Isaac ID. James, engineer. 40 wears
oil age, No. $50 Lexington street, Balfi-
more was shot and almost INSTANTLY kill
I'd at the corner of Carrollton avenue
during . pistol encounter with Denwood
b. Hinds.
1t win be remem bered that on the 24'h
OF December last WIN. X. NJ. James, son
Of N James, went To the business house
OF Robert Moore & Co, cloth dealers,
No. 257 West Baltimore street, where
lDenwood B. Kinds was then emp loyed
and open fire on him with revolver.
Kinds returned the Ire and after NUM-
| ber of shots had been exchanged the two
men were separated. None of the wounds
which they received we're serious A
| warrant was taken out for the arrest of
Hinis. but le left the city before the day
| appointed for q hearing in the case. 1t
was understood at the time that Miss
Lizzie James, sister of young James,
was the motive OF the shooting, her
! friends claiming that young Htnds had
been her betrayer. On the 18th of last
month Miss James, whose nervous sys-
| tenn WAS completely prt strated, was
seized with puerperal convulsions with
IN a few hours after becoming a mother,
and died.
All this sorrow and disgrace preyed
upon the mind of the father, and 1t was
feared by those who knew him, and to
whom he confided his grief, that If he
should ever meet young Kinds he would
Kill him. About tbree weeks ago Hinds
who had been travelling out Wet. re-
he left his fathers house in company
| with younger brother, Harry, II year.
OF age, who is . student at the Newtot
Academy, on West Baltimore street
They we're goirg to the academy to tint
out the course of lessons for next day, IA
Harry had been detained at home tn,
lprevious day bs sickness. Almost oppc-
site their house, and at the corner q
Fayette street, on Carrollton avenue
Ithey stopped and spoke TO three young
men In regard to making up fishing ex
lcursiou. Just as they had left them ant
we're about to go down the avenue Il
Baltimere street Mr.. Jamts appeared
He was on his way TO work at Locus
Point, and carried q little dinner baske
lon his arm.
Seeing the two young men. he called on
to Denwood, "1've got you at last" ant
drew Colts revolver, hve-shooter
The elder Kinds backed and fell into al
area, instinctively throwing up his lef
arm to his face for protection. Mr.. j anne
Ihred, the ball stri king Kinds in the lef
forearm, and glaLcing of to his face. in
fiicted flesh wound under the nethe
lip. Kinds lay Sill, and James, turning
back, walked around the corner u
Fay cite street. The next thing seen h
was peering around the corner, and a
Kinds Was then in the act OF risings h.
again drew his revolver. From the posi-
tion In which he stood he was compelle,
either to expose his body entirely o
shot him with his left had. HiDds drew
his revolver and began nring. the oil
man sti advancing on him. The young
behind and pulled him down, and til
brother, rushing forward, struck him,
is said, with his revolver. During tn
struggle Mr.. Jamess pistol went off an
the ball struck Harry Kinds N the flesh
part of the right forearm.
BY this time the sound of the firing al
unusual thing in such a quiet locality
drew togethet large crowd OF people
Dsnwood Kinds was seized by severa
mon. Mr.. Peter Gill, stone-maseu, Nc
80 West Baltimore street, and Off ce
5eely, who had come to the scene, pickle
lup Mr.. James and led him to the Off C
of DIR. W. W. w. Murrry, No. 8 Mort
Tho doctor was not in, aud the office
went in search Of another surgeon re
turned with DIR. McKnew, but only /
In time To nnd Mr.. James breathing hi
last. There was a deep wound in hi
breast, three on his forehead, and one i
the back of his head, leading to the h
! lief that one of the balls had Rou
through the brain.
The news ofrhe tragedy soon sprea,
with an excited crowd. Captain Lepsu
was notified, and after telephoning
Marshal Gray, started for the spot ar
arrested Denwood B. Hinds in the esta
lshment OF Mr Hughes, undertake.
4 ! where his wounds were being dressed [
J Dr j. ID. Norris. Kinds was taken
the western police station and placed
a room upstairs: He was remarkab
cool and self possessed, and said but Ii
tls, claiming that W hat he had done Wi
purely In self-defense. A wagon w:
procured, and the body of Mr.. jam
placed in it and taken to the police st,
n ton, where it was laid in the rear on q
2 improvised table of boards and trestle
and covered with a white CLOTH II
c, body was dressed in dark working cl
. thing and blue wooden shirt. The ia,
looked worn and haRgard. The mu
tache, inclined 10 gray, and the full ru
dy beard, like that of frontiersma
covered the neck and upper part of u
breast.