Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-04-23
APlstel Tragedy on the Street.

DfcIfACC -(tNtfs " AONNfN - sN"'S"
the Hands of Dennood B. Kinds.
Shortly after II o'clock of noon yes
terday, Isaac D. James, engineer. s
years of age, No. 1856 Lexington street
was shot and almost ms family killed a
the corner of Carrollton avenue (Repub
lican street, and Fayette street, during
pistol encounter with Denwood b
Kinds.
1t will be remembered that on TIT
oath of December last VIM. X. NJ
James, son o! Mr.. James, went to The
business house of Robert Moore & Co..
cloth dealers, No. 257 West Baltimore
street, where Denwood B. Kinds was
then employed, and opened fire on him
with a revolver. Kinds returned the
IRE, and after number Of shots had
been exchanged the two men were
separated. None Of the wounds which
they received were serious. A warrant
was taken out for the arrest Of Kinds,
but he left the city before the day APP
pointed for 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 Kinds had
been her betrayer. On the 10th of last
month Miss James, whose nervous sys-
TEN was completely Frustrated. was
seized with puerperal commissions with
in few hours alter 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 confiled his grief. that ii ne
should ever meet young llInds he would
kill hun. About three weeks ago Kinds.
who had been travelling out West. re-
turned 10 Baltimore. At noon yester-
day he left his fathers house i'll cnnpa
pauy with Younger brother, Harry
IL Years ui aye. vino L. Il stud, nj at tn"
Newt Academy. on West Baltimore
street. The> were guilg Ia Tie acadc
III, 10 lind "ul the cOur-.' II lessons Tor
ext day. as llarr, had been detain' d
at lI0n,c the previous day b> >lcknes>.
Almost OIs ;le their house. and ~
-" avenue. they ate sire I. on Cr.iOll-
'"rre Young men iii r'Ied and spoke 10
Il iisi,in! excursion. Just to mtKIns up
lett them and w"rc about To- gIel mad
lac avenue To Baltimore street M.
James appeared. lie VAS on his way
10 work AT Locust Point. and carried
lltIl diIucr basket on his ann.
Seeing the two young mcu. he called
',ul /" DenwOo !, " ives ,t YOU at last, -
nd drew Colts revolver. a tiv -ShOo-
cr. The elder HIND, bached aud l,li
into an aIea. iiistlnctNely throwing up
his left arm to his face Tor protection. -
SIR. James fired. the ball striking II n i
in the lett forearm. and slaGcns "ff To
i- lace. inf ctrd IA he-l won ID I'm ter
he neither lip. Hnds la, still, and
James, returning back. walked AROUND
me corner u Fave t. street. TIE neXi
hing seen he was pccrlns around t
;Oruer, and as illnds was then il tnc
icl Ol rising he drew his re-, olYer. From
he position in which he stood he was
compelled either TO expose his body +
,ntirely or shoot with his left hand
Kinds drew his pistol aad began firing,
he old man still advancing on him.
The younger Kinds then seized Mr..
lanes from behind and pulled him
lown, and the brother, rushing forward,
truck him, it is said, with his revolver.
During the struggle Mr.. James pistol
vent offand the ball struck Harry Kinds
u the heshy part Of the right forearm.
BY this time the sound of the firing,
n unusual thing in such quiet local
", drew together large crowd of peo-
lie. Denwood Kinds was seized by
everal men. Mr. Peter Gill. stone
Mason, No. $40 West Baltimore street.
nd officer Seeley, VINO had come to the
GENE, picked up Mr.. James and led him
D the office OF DR.. w. W. w. Murray,
10. North Carey street. The doctor
as not in, and the officer went in search
another surgeon aud returned with
'r. Mckuew, but only in time to find
lr. James breathing his last. There
as a deep wound in his breast, three I
n his forehead, and one in the back of :
- ICdN, ItduIiiS W TIC Dclltl llldI OIlc d,
tie balls had gone through the brain. :
The news Of the tragedy soon spread,
nd the streets before long were filled !,
it'll an excited crowd. Capt. Lepson =
''s notified, and after telcphoning TO ;,
arshal Gray, started for the spot and !
rested Denw"Od b. Kinds in the es. =
blishment of Mr.. Hughes. undertaken, -
here LIS wounds were being dressed :"
DR.. j. d. Norris. Kinds was taken u
the western POLICE station aud placed
Il room up Stairs. He was remarka
ly cool and self Possessed, and said ~
L little, claiming that what he had i
ne was purely in selfdefrnse. A u
Igon was procured. tie body of Mr.. "
mes placed in II and taken 10 the ,'
lice station, where II wa> laid in the u
ir on an imprOv sed table of boards ''
Il ties, and covered with a white ID
IN. The bodJ Was dressed in dark III
'rklng clothing ard blue wUoieu VI
1T. The face looked Worn anl hag W
I'd. Toe musiache iu"lIncd TO gray. i'
] the full. ruddy beard, like that of u IA
ntiersman. covered the neck and up oc
part OF the breast. ="
CHARLESTON. >. C.. April l1.-Llst
,nlng a violent rain Storm occurred
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