The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-06-23
THREE FATAL BALLs

passed through the lungs hfst and
then into the heart.
THREE FATAL BALLS.
1t is thought that any one of these
three balls would have caused his
death. A fourth ball slightly grazed
Dukes leg near the foot, while the
fifth missed its aim, passed through
one of the postoffice lock boxes and
wllistled past the ears Of Clerk Geo
Minor, who was on the inside apart
ment. Postmistress Johns and 9TH
ers were in the office and several
parties were standing about on the
outside, so that tbs almost marvel
Gus that no one else was shot.
Owing to the difficulty in procur
ing witnesses, the inquest adjourned
till moring, after having taken the
testimony of Officer Pegg outlined
above Before the coroner left the
room young lady named Beeson, to
whom Dukes was said to have been
engaged, sent for his keys, but that
official declined to surrender them to
any person but his mother.
PRIOR MOVEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
The movements of the two men
Immediately prior to the shooting
were these: After the evening trains
came in Dukes was seen standing in
front of the Jennings Hotel, chatting
with some Of his friends. When the
mail was distributed he started down
to the postofice, as was his custom
about that time in the evening, for his
mail. The distance is only square.
A short time after the trains came in
Mutt was seen starting up from
Broadway toward the postoflice,
which is about half way between that
street and the Jennings Hotel. He
spoke to friends as he passed along,
and nothing unusual was noticed in
his manner. When he reached the
well known round corner building,
in which the postofice is located, he
stepped up on the inside and was
standing there when Dukes came
walking along. None of those who
witnessed the shooting. are able to
say whether Dukes saw Mutt before
he fired or not. There is also a
difference of opinion as to whether
Dukes even looked back after the
shots began, some saying that he
started to run and never turned
around.
PRACTIcING WITH HIS PISTOL.
The pistol used by young Mutt is
not the one owned by his father. 1t
was a smaller calibre. 1t is said that
James has been practicing daily at a
mark at home, and that his mother
and sisters have feared that he would
commit such deed as that which
he has now to answer for, and begged
him to do nothing violent, but to all
their entreaties he remained mute
and would say nothing though he
continued to perfect his aim. Only
few days ago he came 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 tried hard
to get him to promise that he would
not do anything to Dukes, but he
told her he would not talk to her on
the subject.
JAMES THE AvESGER.
James Mutt is the second Of Cap
tain Mutt children, being next in
age to Miss Lizzie, and will be TWEEN
ty-one years old in August next. He
lisa quiet young man, seldom having
anything to say except when spoken
to, and not much then. He is of q
peculiar turn of mind, not being very
sociable, but decidedly retired and
his companions have always looked
upon him as being rather "queer."
When his father was killed not a few
predicted that James would avenge
the death. Dukes himself feared the
boy more than any other person, some
saying he avoided him. After he
was in the hands of the officer James
asked anxiously whether he had hurt
anyone else. And when assured that
the bullets had harmed only Dukes
he seemed satisfied. He is visited
by numerous friends in Jail, to all of
whom he talked freely and seemed to
have no concern after learning that
he had shot no one else in the crowd.
Mrs. Mutt and her daughter arc
greatly affected by the news and de-
cline to talk.
CARRYING THE NEWS TO GERMAN.
Immediately after the tragedy a
message was dispatched with the ill
fated intelligence to Dukes aged
mother, the wife of Asbury Struble, in
German township. Mrs. Struble
wept in agony upon receipt Of the
news and in the wild abandon of sor-
row wished that her son had never
been born. The family gathered a
round her and tried to soothe her, but
their efforts were unayailing, as her
grief was deeper than most mortals
are called on-to bear. Her husband
came on to Uniontown at once and
took charge of the dead body of his
stepson. TO an enterprising reporter
who wanted to interview him vouch-
safed the angry information that he
did not like newspaper men and had
nothing to say. Mrs. Struble came
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