The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-16
LYMAN DUKES SHOT.

UNIoNTowN, June l3.--The body Of N
Lyman Dukes lies in tie Jennings House
TO night cold in death. James Mutt, whose
father, Captain A. C. Mutt, was murdered
by Dukes Oh the Oath day of December last,
has taken terrible revenge. At twenty
FIVE minutes after seven O'Clock this even
ing Dukes was shot and almost Instantly
killed by young Mutt, who is the eldest son
of the late cashier OF the Treasury.
Dukes was standing il front of the Jen-
nings House when the evening mail arrived,
a few minutes before seven. He remained
there talking to several aequaintances and
was apparently in the best of humOT, for he
laughed and conversed IN an ususually fyee
manner. Just before the shooting be start.
ed after his mail. The Post Office is only a
block from the Jennings House. 1t faces on
Piusburg street and the building in which
il is located stands on the corner of Main
aud Pittsburg streets and has been knewn
eyer since its erection many years ago as
the Round Corner"
Immediately in front of the Post Office
and facing on Main street is a store, which
has for many years been used as druggists
establishment. The drugs have been re-
moved and the front OF the store is com.
pletey torn out and is being remodeleG for
a banking room for the First National
| Bank. ln this rComy near Main street
stood james Mutt, and when Dukes reached
the spot or got little beyond where he
stood Mutt opened fire on him and shot him
| tha I.a h.,
| heart. Dukes started on a dead run pur-
sned by Mutt, who fred three more shots.
Two of them took effect in the back only
about two inches from the FIRST two, and
the fifth and the last bullet struck him in
the left ankle as he was going up the Post
Office steps. There are two steps leading
up into the Office, and when Dukes reached
the top one he fell forward on his face
There was an immense crowd Of people
standing around on the outside Of the Office
and they ran IN every direction to escape
the shots. The fifth ball only grazed the
left ankle and glanced off and went through
some OF the lock boxes.
A number Of persons rushed up the steps
after Dukes and at the same time Police
man Pegg ran up and caught Mutt, who
, made no resistance whatever, but said to the
officer :"Here, you take this;" whereupon
he gaye him his revolver
! Pegg said to him "yon have done bad
: piece of work ITO which Mutt replied ayes
but could not help it,"
The officer took Mutt to Jail and Dukes
1 wos carried to that same old room in the
Jennings House where Captain Mutt was
killed by him and which he has continued
: TO occupy ever since.
] Coroner Sturgeon arrived on the scene oi
the shooting and took charge of Dukes
body. Dukes lived only about half a min
l ute after being shot the last time. friend
: Of his was at his side and be tried to speak
a but could only mutter something, but 81
indistinctly that it could not be understood
s He knew who shot him. evidently, for h'
u turned around when the first shot was fired
- aud looked at Mutt while he was firing th'
second time aud then ran. When be wal
e pronounced dead by the Coroner the body
@ was taken to that roem Of his where hi
!. killed the father of the boy who killed him