Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-06-20

he asked anXlously Wnetner ne nurt
any one else. He repeated this inquiry
to those whe visited him after he was
lodged in jail, and when assured that
his bullets had harmed only Dukes, he
seemed satisfied.
EXCITEMENT IN THE TOWN.
When it was known throughout the
town that Dukes had been shot the
widest excitement prevailed. The
square about the post-ofiice soon be-
came thronged, everybody being anx-
ious to see the body. All had their
convictions, as if formed in advance in
dreaded anticipation that some such
terrible ending of this tragedy might
occur. Hence many expressions ire
sistibly escaped the lips of those whose
feelings were wrought up to high
pitch of excitement.
When the crowd was surging back
and forth in the post-ofice, and the dy-
ing man was gasping for breath, some
one over the body exclaimed:
"Stand back and give him air"
"What do you want with air Z"
shouted one of the crowd.
Some justified the deed aloud, many
excused, others remarked that if such
violence was ever justi6able it was in
this case, while others denounced it as
disgrace and an outrageous exhibition
Of mob law.
When the body was removed to the
hotel number of persons gathered in
front OF the building, only few of
them were admitted to the room to view
the remains. The crowds gradually
dispersed until at 10 o'clock groups
composed of only two or three persons
could be seen standing about discussing
the tragedy. No demonstration of vio-
lence or disturbance occurred, and at
midnight everything was as quiet as
usual.
kilograms came pouring in oil the
evening from every part of the State
and country. Most of these were of
the spirit contained in the following:
BRADFORD, PA June l3.
Draw on Mullin & Co., for 500 to-
ward defending young Mutt.
T. MULLIN, JR.
| MOTHER AND SISTER BOTH GREAILf
AFFECTED,
Mrs. Mutt and Miss Lizzie were Wis.,
tied at their home soon after the kill
ing. On hearing it they were greatly
affected and at once retired to the most
complete privacy. Mrs. Mutt, as pre-
viously stated, had feared, from the
mysterious manner of her son, that
such might be the outcome, and now
that it had occurred her great anxiety
was for him.
1t was not known that he was es-
pecially shadowing Dukes or that he
had ever watched for an opportunity
to kill him, but she has suspected that
since the trial and acguittal, as James
was 80 reticent on the subject and re-
fused to give her any satisfaction, be
had made up his mind to avenge his
fathers death.
Her grief is evidently great under
this new trouble, but she bears it with
fortitude.
The Dukes debarment case was to be
argued in Chambers on Friday,
the 18th inst.
| WHAT IS SAID IN PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH, June 13.-When the
news reached this city all classes and
conditions of men joined in general con-
gratulations. There were regrets that
the law was being trampled under foot,
there were suggestions that there was
O better time for the deed at the mo-
mcnt Dukes was acquitted, there were
expressions Of sorrow that trouble had
come again into this already troubled
fomily, but there was not single
word of regret that violence had begot
violence, and the murderer had fallen
by the hand OF one who stood next to
his victim.
"It's glorious" said an old gray
haired merchant. 81 love law, but
there seems to be no law in Fayette
county, but that Of violence, aud ] am
glad that the man who inaugurated it
has fallen by it,"
"Ah," said another, "if fathers have
daughters to protect they have sons to
assist them 1t was time that some
body checked them" "Why just look
at it. Mutt murdered, Dukes acquit-
ted and Searght nominated" said u
third. "IIe got what he deserved /;
good boy, just what might have been
expected. He undertook to bluff oil
mankind and Las been called down by
a boy. One sconndrel less and he
won't write any more letters" are fair
samples of what was said on reading
the news.
THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
He was walking up street the
morning OF Dukes death with AL.
Miner, the court reporter OF Fayette
county. Dukes, seeing them coming.
walked out, and in very offensive
way called out to Miner:
"Have you got all the testimony
written out in the case against me ~
He thus recalled to young Mutt the
case to disbar him from practicing law
Mutt stood with his head bowed while
Dukes thus insolently called up n
feature Of the legal proceedings that
bore directly upon the murder Of his
father and the attempted degradation
Of l. is sister. This was the final insult,
and the one which cost Dukes his life.
The youth seemed in deep thought oil
the way home as he and Miner walked
along. 1t was after these repeated in
suits, together with growing belief
that Dukes would still be permitted to
disgrace the profession to which he be-
longed, and, also, to insult the general
sentiment Of the community by his
presence, that the fatal resolve took
possession Of him
These important facts, demonstrating
that the boy acted upon the impulse Of
an ovcrprcscnt provocation, indicate
clearly that the line Of defence can with
safety be bold and broad. Although