The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-06-20

high one, around which was tied q
narrow black cravat. His body will
be left in the room at the Jennings
House until after the inquest is over
tomorrow morning. The BARRIERS
are now at work laying him out
When he fell his forehead struck the
floor with great force and made an
ugly bruise.
Before the Coroner left q gentle
man friend of Dukes came into the
room and said that Miss Mary Bee.
son wanted Dukes keys, to which
the Caroner replied: "No one but
his mother can have them" Miss
Beeson lives in the house adjoining
the Jennings house, and it has been
reported that they have been sngag-
ed for some time. He visited her
daily. go8o aew fneb
on saI JIMMY MUTT IN JAIL.
James Mutt was taken to the Jail
by Officer Pegg and surrendered
into the hands of Sheriff Hoover,
who Immediately locked him up be-
hind the huge iron bars. When
Dukes shot Captain Mutt he was
treated to the best room in the
Sheriff's mansion and had the run
of the house, but this poor boy, who
was driven by madness and daily
aggravation to do what he did, is
confined behind the bars and given
the commonest kind of prison fare.
The shooting had scarcely taken
place until the whole community
had heard of it, and people rushed
to the scene of the tragedy by hum
dreds. The Coroner was on his way
to the postoffice when the shooting
occurred, and arrived there just be-
fore Dukes expired. 1t was all that
a dozen men could do to keep the
immence crowd away from the body.
The were one or two cries Of "Stand
back and give him air." and many
were the shouts, "He needs no air!",
"Let him diel", "He got what he
deserved % The inquiry along the
street was, SIS he dead 2" and when
told "yes," the reply was, "He will
have to argue his own case at the bal
he has gone before now"
THE AvENGER NOT BLAMED.
The case to disbar him was to have
taken place in chambers on Friday
Of this week, but that unpleasantness
will not have to be gone over again
The universal feeling is that James
Mutt did perfectly right. Only a few
days ago he went home, and when
he met his mother he said to her
"Mother, met Dukes on the street
to-day, and he looked at me and
laughed" His mother than tried
hard to get him to promise that he
would bot do anything to Dukes, but
he told her he would not talk to hel
on the subject. Several OF Nutt's
friends went up to the jail to see
him, as also did Messrs. w. II. Play
ford and A. D. Boyd, the attorneys
lor tne prosecution I'm IN the cast
Mutt. They found him walking
around in one Of the corridors of the
JAN ana oy t1at Slme ne nad cam
ed oown ana 'aiked coooiiy ahe
pieasanuy.
THE AFFLICTED MUTT FAMILY.
UNIoNTowN, June 13.-Mrs. Nut
was visited at her residence shortl,
after the shooting, by several friendI
and relations, and notified oft. Sh'
and her daughter, Miss Lizzie, wer,
in the room together, and they wer,
very much affected. Both gave way
| to tears, but said nothing. It is no
a great surprise to either of them, a
they feared something of the kint
would sooner or later happen. Near
ly every day his mother would tall
to him and tell him to do nothing t,
Dukes, but he would cot talk to he
at all about him. Several lad,
friends will remain at the Mutt res
idence with the double grieved ant
stricken family, through the night
James Mutt was visited at the jai
by many friends, to whom he spok'
kindly and seemed perfectly at ease
About the shooting he would sa,
nothing. He knew be had fatally
shct Dnkes, but he was anxious t
know whether he had shot anyon
eles or not. When told that no on
elso was hurt, but only Dukes, h
seemed quite relieved and was NOR
easy. 80 s tsy y
| kilograms are pouring in here from
all sections congratulating the peopl
on the riddance of Dukes.
| Many telegrams have been receiv
ed by individuals from New York
Philadelphia and other cities, from
prominent men, saying to draw Of
them for any amount Of money nee
essary to defend James Mutt. Th
town for about an hour was in
great state of excitement, but now
midnight-all is quiet and the peopl
have gone to their homes.
Those who upheld Dukes in hi
: killing of Capt. Mutt, and encour
age him to parade the streets il
dandy style, are to blame for hi
sudden death. A gentleman n
marked the other day, as Duke