Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-15
UniOntOwn Unanimously Agree
That it Was Well Deserved.
Congratulations and Tenders Of
Aid Pooring in Upon
the Mutt Family.
Pubic Subscriptions Started
to Defend the Young
Avenger.
The Barrett Gang Fortit9
Themselves Against the
Kentucky Authorities.
The Coming Trial OF Frank james
Other Crimss and Court
Cases
Ths Uniontown Tragedy.
,cial DigpatCh to Tux BEE.

Special Dispatch to Tux BEE.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, juno Ia The
shooting of N. s Ddkes last evening,
the slsyer of Capt. A. @ Mutt, by the
son of the lattor, was the all absorbing
topic o.day. The excitement has
comparatively subsIdsd, however, and
everyone apparently is breathing a
Sigh of relief, now that the last chap.
ter has been s0ded to the tragedy.
The coroner's jury resumed investiga-
ton this morning. Oaly one witness
testified laet night. Policeman
Pegg testified that he was stand.
ing on the fremont corner when
he heard shot fired Witness locked
around and saw Ddkes9 leaving the
corner OF Plttsburg street, as the frat
shot Was fred. As he looked into tn,
postoffica door Mutt shot again. There
were few shots fred before Officer
Pegg made an arrest. Jno. r. Will
son testified as to 81 lding In front of
the pos.offioe after the shots had been
fred. Witness saw a man come
around the corner and another after
him. He went TO the postefh,e door
and saw Dnkes lying on the floor.
The testimony of L1cius Martin was
corroborative of the above.
After hearing several more wit.
nesses the jury retired and In a few
minutes returned with the following
verdict: "We find that said Nicholas
s. Dakes came to his death from
wounds received from revolver fired
In the hands of James Mutt on the
corner of Main and Pittuburg streets
in Uniontown on the 18Th day of June,
about the houe of 7:15 o'clock p. m. "
A vile rumor became current here
to-day, through the instrumentallty of
Dakes' friends, that Mrs. Mutt,
widow of Captain Nut, had encour-
aged her son to attack and slay Dakes.
It is stated upon good authority that
Dakes met young Mutt on the street
and laughed In his face In aneerlng
manner, and thus himself precipitated
the tragedy.
RxoITEMENT sUBsrDNd.
The excitement over the Dukes.
Mutt tragedy IL subsiding, and every
thing IL quiet here tonight. Young
i Mott Ii laeksd ~. In ISL, hns thi.
afternoon had very affecting inter
view with his mother In the parlor o.
Sheriff Hoover. Mrs. Mutt was &C.
companied by her two brothers. Tn,
son was assured by his uncle that tht
sympathy of the public was with him
As stated this afternoon, Dukes' re
mains were taken to hi, mother
home. The latter takes the death o.
her son very hard, and says she fre
quently warned him to stay away from
Uniontown, and he replied he was moi
afraid. The funeral will take place
Saturday, but no arrangements for i
have yst been completed.
This evening brass band appeared
on the street and played several tuneI
just opposite where Ddkes was shot
When Intercepted as to whether they
were jubilsting over the death O
Dakes, they replied 1t was the usua
summer night concert, and shortly
after returned to their rooms. Pabli'
sentiment is strongly In favor of Matt
There are few exceptions. however
70 be found among certain clique OF
politicians who are afraid to expires
themselves. Messages have beer
pouring In all day from al
sec Ions, rendering sympathy t.
the Nuts family, and offering pecu
mary assistance to be used for the do.
fence. In Pittsburg a public sub
scription has been started for tn
same purpose.
The trial, 1t Is thought, will tax
place at the September term Of court
and as bis offenre Is not bailable h
will have to remain In priuon unit
that time. In an interview tonight
Mrs. Nntt said she had entreated he
son over and over again to promia
that he would never assail Dukes, bu
while listening patiently never slgni
fisc what he intended doing.