The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-15
|NUTT-DUKES TRAGEDY.
VERDICT or THE coRoNeR's JuRY.
Young Matt sun ia Jlll-PlblIc Sympathy HItL
HIm-rAs Excitement nbutins-Duk.I' ks.
mains Removed to his HOthtr's nans.
A yery Lonely Psasral Procession.

EETIbBURGHt Junb lt-h bpeClhl HuIL
Uniontown, Pa, to the Chronicle sayp: In
the room of the Jennings House where
Captain Mutt met his death, to-day lief
the riddled body Of the foul assassin, Mich,
olas Lyman Dukes, who only since Christ.
mas last strutted the streets Of Uniontown
living monument OF outraged Justice
The crimson crime, unlike others which
have dipgtaced The county, is neither de;
plored nor denounced by the people
There is a blood.stained corpse here, but
where arc the inourners? Expressions o.
sympathy are only uttered for those who
are unfortunately akinto the deceased
The excitement has comparatively subsid'
ed, every one apparently breathing sigh
Of relief now that the last chapter has been
added to the sad tragedy.
There is also large influx Of the rural
population eagerly .enquiring alter every
feature Of the particulars OF last evenings
Among the masses the question is,
"What will be done with the young man
Nutl?" The people are afraid to trust the
tribunal which acquitted the murderer Of
Capt. Mutt, and would like to have the
ayenger tried by popular vote. These
questions are premature, but tho past,
present and future are all discussed in oRe
and the same moment. ~ T "
THE INQUEST.
Policeman Pegg and J. S. Wood were the
two hst witnesses. The latter testified
that he was standing on fremont corner
when he heard a shot fred: Witness
locked around and saw Dukes leaving the
corner Of Pittsburgh street as the first shot
WIS fired. ASH he looked into the post
office door. Mutt shot again. There were
five shots fired before Officer Pegg made
the arrest -JobnlR. Wilson testified as to
standing in front Of the postotIice. After
two shots had been fred witness saw a
man come around tho corner and another
after him, went to the pustotfice door and
saw Dukes lying on the floor. The testi-
mony OF Lucius Martin was corroborative
Of the above. ,,....,...... IL.
George Seaton was standing in front Of
Cornwall's window and saw Dukes coming
down street; saw Mutt standing there i'm
mediately before, in conversation with
some person. Witness saw Dukes dodge as
though he had dropped something and
wanted TO pick 1t up, and then saw the
fash OF revolver. Before he recovered n
second shot was fred, and witness turned
and went into the store. Mutt could not
have been more than five or six feet from
him.
Henry D.ffenderfIer, sworn-I was stand
ing at Moser's old drug store, eight feet
around the corner OF the postoitice. He
saw Dukes coming around the corner with
young Mutt immediately behind him,
probably eight feet He heard two shots
before he saw Dukes. As Dukes passed he
noticed bis face was colorless. Witness
saw Mutt fire the third shot. Didn't see
the FIRST or second shots. They were fred
on Main street, witness being on Pitts.
burgh street. Witness heard the f9nrth
shot. It was fred just little TO the left
of the postottice. Dukes was at this time
Just against the side OF the postotiice door,
and staggered as he went In. He made no
motions. There were five shots fired, two on
Main, two on Pittsburgh street, and one
in the poetottire. Thomas Beall wasstand-
ing on the corner talking to Diiendertfer
as Dukes came around. Dukes turned the
corner after the second shot was fired, and
gasped. AS he went up on the steps,
Mutt fired another shot and he staggered as
he stepped up into the office door. The
third and fourth shots were fred close
together. There was little interval
between these and the filth shot. They
were fired as II shot from selfcocker.
Policeman Pcgg appeared Immediately
after the last shot and jsrked Nuttrback to
a pile OF boards lying on a heap OF dirt in
front OF the posloffice door. Dukes was
lying on his face on the postotiice floor;
,gasping. Mr.. f. A. Lingo spoke to Dukes,
but deceased didn't utter word he
gasped about eight or nine times and ex'
pired.