Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-03-28
DUKES LIFE.
THE PRAYING JUROR.
What G.. Wash. Breakiron, One
of the Twelve, Has to Say.
The First Step Taken at Harris
burg.

UNIoNTowN, March 19-The feeling
over the Dukes verdict here is still as
great as il was the night the verdict
was rendered, and more particularly
among those who were warm friends
of Dukes previous to the trial. Dukes
went around ,among his particular
friends and told them a marvellous
story about Captain Mutt going into
his room and assaulting him. Then
when asked by these friends in regard
to letters said to have been written by
him to Captain Mutt, be would reply
that that was all talk +; that he had
written two letters to Mutt, but they
were such as any gentleman would
write, and no offense can be taken from
them, and in! this way he worked on
the sympathies of many people and OBJ
tanned their influence and accomplish
ed his end. He is still at his home in
German twp, and has not yet decided
what he will do. His attorneys have
not seen him since the trial to settle on
their fees.
AMALoNG ASKS FOR PRAYER.
George Washington Breakiron, one
of the immortal twelve that acquitted
Dukes, states that Immediately after
the charge was delivered and the jury
retired to make up the verdict, Anna
long said in very solemn voice,
"Will some one please lead in prayer!"
whereupon Juror Clawson knelt and
all the rest followed suit. Claw
son made long prayer. He said he
did not know how long it was, but
that they were on their knees a good
while, and when they arose the letters
were read and ballot taken, but that
he (Breakiron) did not vote the first
time, as be did not know exactly which
way to vote. After the first ballot he
voted with Amalong for acquittal.
When asked what he thought about
such letters being written to father
about the daughter he loved, Break
iron looked very serious for moment
and then ssid: "They say he loved
her powerful When asked if he
prayed he replied: "Oh, no; never
could do that"
A MODEL FATHER.
He was then asked if he had not
daughter, to which ne replied,
"Yes."
"Well, WASH" the interviewer said,
wasn't your daughter little unfor-
tunate ?' He hestated moment, and
then said, Eyes, but she got him?"
Glow got him, Wash 2"
"Why she made him marry her,"
"Well, Wash havn't you more than
one daughter 2"
eyes, | have four"
"Didn't you have two daughters
that were unfortunate?"
Here he studied some time and did
not know what to say, but finally he
replied:
"Well, if must tell it, they were
all three unfortunate; but they all got
their man."
This man Breakiron is 52.years of
age, and can scarcely read or write.
He lives in Bullskin township, about
four miles east of Connellsville, in the
mountains, and six miles northeast of
this place Amalong and several 9TH
ers wanted to mace this man foreman,
but he said be would rather play fore
man on some case that was not so
important He said that he acted
conscientiously in the matter, and sup
posed that whatever Amalong did he
thought was for the best, as he SCENE
to regard him in fair light.
THE IGNoRAMUs SCARED.
Breakiron is still excited, and when
| approached this morning at his house
he thought his time had come. He
had heard that the jury would be pros
ecuted for perjury, and he thought the
newspaper man was an officer. He
says be barely got out of UniOntown
with his life. When he went through
Connellsvile on his way home they
threatened to rotten egg and stone
him. AmGlong sticks close to his
house, afraid to venture out, and Law
renee Knots, one of the other import
ant men on that jury, keeps his fireside
close company on the outskirts of
Brownsville and has not yentured into
| Town since ne dTTlNGu DOIIe.
DECLARING DUKES SEAT VACANT.
HARRISBURG, March l9.-Unless in
dications are greatly at fault, Dukes
will have very little show of getting
his seat in the House. The feeling
against the murderer Is intense, al
though it has not found expression in
speeches of condemnation of his in
fanny. The Offering IF a resolution as
to bis seat tonight by Representative
Bierer, (Democrat), Of Westmoreland
county, was fc lowed by no discussion,
Notwithstanding many members felt
like opening their vials of wrath on
the murderer The resolution was
quietly referred to the General Judi
ciary Committee, which is required to
make a report as soon as possible.
The committee will meet tomorrow
and it's decision is expected to be in
favor of declaring Dukes seat vacant,
in which event another election would
be held. Dukes was expected to-
night, but up to late hour did not ar
rive. The last time he was here
he stopped at the United
States, but the night clerk this even
ing said he would not give him room
if he applied for accommodations
again.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Bierer
is as follows:
WHEREAS, The facts developed in
the case of the Commonwealth against
Nicholas Lyman Dukes, a member
elect of this House from the county of
Fayette, in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer of said county Of Fayette, on
the 18th, 18th and l4th days of March
A. d., 1888, most clear y prove the