New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-14
PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER.
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PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER
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UNIoYTowN Penn, June 13.-Ihe slayer Oh Zap
tain Mutt is himself slain and now lies hieiess 10
tba same room in the hotel 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.
The ne VS. of the second awful tragedy came upon
the community like "A thundercap. 1t was the
the work of bat an instant Just as dusk was draw
ing on this evening and many people were passing
along the streets the sound of five pistol shots rang
out on the air in the direction of the post office In
moment every one was running to the scene
and the word quickly flashed from mouth TO mouth
and ear to ear that Dukes was dead The excited
crowd gathered around the Post Office and there
on the floor lay the inanimate body of the man
whose deeds had cast shadow over the whole OF
Fayette County. The work was done so quickly
and so puzzing was its effect upon those who witt
messed it that it was difficult for time to obtain
the correct story.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MURDER.
Officers Prank" Pegg, George b. Hutchinson, AL
fred Collins and others who saw the occurrence,
describe it as follows:
James Mutt was standing against post inside
of a room that joins tho post office, and
fronts on the main street. The room was until
lately occupied by drug store and the front was
taken out il being now fitted up as an Office for the
First National Bank. While Mutt was in this posi-
tion Dukes came down the street from the
direction of the Jennings Hotel. walking briskly,
with q cane under his arm. just as he turned
the corner toward the post Office door young Mutt
stepped down to tho outside. and, as the hands of
the clock pointed five minutes past 8. he pulled
revolver and fired two shots in rapid succession.
MI lra1 Tod is.fo
Post Office door. whereupon Mutt fired again and
followed in close pursuit. Just as Dukes got inside
the Post Office his assailant raised his arm again.
and two more shots sounded on the ears of the by
staDders., AS they entered tho body of Dukes, he
fell heavily to the floor upon his face.
ARREST or MUTT.
In an instant Z. A. Lingo rushed into the Office
and stopped down to pick him up. Dukes tried to
say something, but could only gasp and in moment
he was dead. By this time Officer Pegg reached
young Mutt and laid his hand upon his arm. The
latter struggled iercey 70 free himself, but when
he discovered it was an officer he quietly yielded
and was taken TO Jail. Dukess body was
removed to his room at the hotel
where Coroner Sturgeon inpanelled jury, consist
ing of A. j. Gilmore, foreman, and William Ii.
Miller. DR.. L. S. Gaddis, w. L. Robinson, George c.
Marshall and John n. Dawson. No testimony was
taken owing to the difficulty Of getting witnesses
and the inquest was adjourned till tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
On examination of Dukes's body IT was found that
three OF the balls entered his back nearthe side
der the left arm. and penetrated toward the heart
lodging in the breast very near the skin where they
were cut out. All three entered within two or
three inches of each other Ddkcs's old pistol, with
which he killed Captain Mutt was found him
as was also vilanOus looking dirk knife Young
Nuts pistol was AZ calibre Smith & Wesson and
he also had another pistol in hrs pocket. The
fourth bail grazed Dukess leg, while the fifth missed
him.
Tie movements OF the two men Immediately prior
to the shooting have since became known. When the
evening trains came IN Dukes was seen
standing IN front of the jennings
Hotel, chatting with sono of his friends
when the mail distributed. Dukes start
ed down TO the post Office, as was
his custom about that time in the evening, for his
mall The distance is only square. short time after
the trains came ia Mutt was walk
ing up Broadway toward the post
office. which ia about half way
between that street and the Jen-
nings Hotel. He spoke. 10 friends as
he passed along aud nothing unusual
was noticed in his manner When he reached the
wcll-knOwn round corner building IN which the
Post Office is located, he stepped up the inside
and was standing there VIXEN Dukes came walking
along.