Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-20
A Defamer Of Women Killed.

Lyman Dukes was shot dead in
Uniontown, Fayette county, this
state, about s P. NJ, last Wednesday,
when going to the post office, by a
son of Captain A. c. Mutt, whom
Dukes shot dead in the Jennings
House in Uniontown, on the oath
day of December, 1882.
.'On the 4th of December Dukes,
who had been paying attentions to
Miss Lizzie Mutt, wrote a letter to
Captain Mutt, which he mailed on the
11th. In it he said that he had heard
stories concerning Miss Lizzies chas-
tity and during one of his visits made
certain proposals, to which she read
lily yielded. Subsequently he accus-
ed Lizzie with not confning fayors
to himself and she confessed that
she had been led astray. Dukes en-
ded his letter by telling the Captain
that he feared his daughter was in a
delicate condition and suggested that
he might save his family from dis
grace if he cared to, which was an in
direct suggestion to employ an abor-
ZIONIST.
Captain Mutt answered from Har-
risburg, where he was engaged in
the capacity of State Treasurer:
You mistake the temper of the man with
whom you have to deal. You write to me
as if you considered me shameless coward
and even suggest to me the hideous Office
of the abortionist. | shall convince you
that have the physical courage to espouse
my daughters cause and defend the honor
of myself and family, and, further, that l
have the moral courage to rest secure in the
approval of the community in which live,
should this whole miserable affair become
fully known to the world. Your letter is
the plea of a quibbler, and not the open,
sincere, truthful statement of a gentleman
and man of honor. You conceal import
tant facts in this case. 1t rests with you
whether this affair ends in legal farce or
tragedy. This Commonwealth is not big
enough for both of us under existing CON-
plications. will be at home December
% and the two following days, when you
and can talk face to face,
Two days later Dukes wrote in re-
ply:
i cannot accept for wife the toy of the
town and thus become the butt of the towns
mocking derision. Death is far sweeter. /
declare in all soberness that doubt if am
the author of the present difficulty. If l
were have committed no such heinous Of
fense as you charge, as the girl is not what
she ought to be. don't care to walk into
death trap, but If You want to see me you
can call upon me either at my office at 8 P.
NJ. Saturday, December %, or at my room
at same hour, whichever you may indicate,
and you shall see me quietly and peaceably.
Captain Mutt reached his home in
Uniontown On Saturday night, De
cember 23 The next morning he
made confidant of his nephew,
Clark Breckenridge, and together
they walked to the Jennings House,
where Dukes boarded. They were
shown to his room. Mutt entered,
Breckenridge remaining outside in
conversation with the son-in-law of
the landlord. In a moment there
were sounds of scuffiing. Then it
was that Breckenridge and Feather
rushed into the room and parted the
two men, who were rolling over the
floor. Mutt was pullad to one cor
ner of the room and Dukes to anoth-
er. Then Dukes pulled his revolver
and with the remark, "You came here