The Evening critic., 1883-06-14
DUKES. THE lNFAmoiIs.

Meets Welr-Descrved Fafe--sho,
Down Like n Dog by the Son of th Z
man He Murdered-Details of tho
Tragedy.
In Uniontown, Pa, yesterday evening
at 7:25 o'clock, James Mutt, eldest son OF
the lato Captain A. c. Mutt, shot and
killed N. L. Dukes, who on December "a
last killed Captain Mutt. Dukes was
standing in front of the Jennings House
when the evening mail arrived, few min.
utes before z, and he remained there talk
ing to several men, and was apparently In a
very fine humor. Presently he started
down for his mail, the postoifice being a
block from the Jennings House.
The postofiice faces on Pittsburg street.
and the building in which it is located
stands on the corner of Main and Pittsburp
street, and has been known ever since its
erection, which was many years ago, as the
Round Corner" The room Immediately
IN front of the postoffice and facing on
Main street has for many years been occu-
pied as drug store, but that is removed
and the front completely torn out, and Is
being remodeled for banking room for the
First National Bank.
In this room, near the 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 twice
hitting him in the back, Immediately in
the rear of the heart Dukes started on
dead run, pursued by Mutt, who again fired
three more shots, one of the shots taking
effect in the back, about two inches from
the first, the fourth missed him and the
fifth struck him in the left ankle rs he was
going up the postoflice steps. There are
two steps, and when Dukes reached the ton
one he fell forward on his face.
Annfhar -. r..
the following particulars The slayer of
Captain Mutt is himself slain, and now lies
iifeless in the same room at the hotel as
that in which the tragedy of December "a
was enacted. The slayer this time is James
Mutt. Captain Nuts eldest son, who is
now in Jail. When it was known that
Dukes was dead the excited crowd gath
cred around the postoffice, and there on
the floor lay the lifeless body of Nicholas
Lyman Dukes.
When Dukes fell heavily to the floor, E.
A. Lingo rushed into the Office and stopped
down and tried to pick him up. Dukes
tried to say something, but could ony gasp,
and in moment he was dead. By this
time Officer Pegg reached Young Mutt and
laid hold of him. The latter struggled
fiercely to free himself, but when he dis
covered it was an officer he quietly yielded
and was taken to the Jail.
Dukes body was removed to his room at
the hotel, where Coroner Sturgeon impan-
eled jury, consisting of J. Gilmore, fore
man. and VIM. II. Miller. DR.. L. s. Daddes,
w. L. Robinson, Geo. C. Marshall and John
N. Dawson. No testimony was taken ow-
ing to the difficulty of getting witnesses,
and the inquest adjourned until tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
On examining the body it was found that
three Of the balls entered the back near the
side, under the left arm, and penetrated to- !
ward the heart, lodging in the breast very
hear the skin, where they were cut out. 4
They all three entered within two or three 4
inches of each other.
On Dukes body was found his old pistol,
the one with which he killed Mutt, and
hanging to his suspender button in front
was dirk-knife. The pistol used by young
Mutt was a 43-calibree Smith G. Wesson.
He had in his pocket another smaller pis- |
tol, which he refused to surrender to Off |
GER Pegg, but gave to Officer Martin.
Shortly after the shooting Mr.. A. BealI, |
of Uniontown, telegraphed to State Treas.
1rer Bailey at Harrisburg, "Jim Mutt has
ust this moment, sos, shot and killed
Dukes This disbars him. A. BEALL. |