Daily globe., 1883-06-15
DUKES DEATH
IT rs STILL THE SENS4TION OF THE
DlY4T UNIONTOWN,
The Coroner's Inq uiry Into the Tragedy
The Sympathy Expressed For Deceased
Belief That His Slayer Will Be Acquitted
The Barnett Tragedy at Mt. Sterling.
Ky-Various Criminal Matters.
THE DUKES HOMICIDE.

| 1HE HOMICIDE.
| UNIoNrowN, Pa, June 1.-THE coroner's
| jury in the Dukes case resumed its investi-
CATION this morning, only one witness tes-
tifying last night. Policeman Pegg was
| the first on the stand He testified that
he was standing on fremont corner when
| he heard a shot fired Witness looked
around and saw Dukes leaving corner of
Pittsburg street as the first shot was fired.
As he looked into the postoffice door Mutt
shot again. There were five shots fred be-
fore Officer Pegg made the arrest. John
| R. Wilson testified as to standing in front
of the postoffice, and after the shots were
fired witness saw a man come around
a corner and another after him; went to
the postoffice door and saw Dukes lying on
the floor. The testimony of Lucius Mar
/! tin was corrobOrative of the above. The
excitement has paratiyely subsidized
) and every one is comparatively breathing
a sigh of relief, now that the last chapter
] has been added to the sa! tragedy. There
! is large fux of the rural population
eagerly inquiring into every particular of
/ the horrible affair. Among the masses the
question is; "What will be done with
young Nutt:" people are afraid to trust
tribunal which acquitted the murderer of
Capt Mutt, and would like to have the
avenger tried by a popular vote. These
| questions are little premature, but past,
present and future are all discussed in one
and the same manner.
Hon. w. H. Playford and A. D. Boyd,
| ESQ.,, have been retained as counsel for
young Mutt, A strong effort will be made
TO have Hon. Chas. E. Boyle join these
gentlemen IN the defense. Mr.. Boyle was
waited on to-day by number of Dukes
friends who asked him to conduct the
prosecution. but he refused to prosecute
man who slew his client. 1t is question
whether there is member of the bar in
Fayette county. who would appear against
Mutt. The task will probably fall on the
district attorney. rumor has been cir
culated that young Mutt is insane. With
a correspondent to-day he conversed as
freely and rational as any other man. Of
Dukes death he prefers to say nothing,
being SO instructed by his counsel.
Vile rumors became current here
through the instrumentality of Dukes
friends that Mrs. Mutt, widow of the la
mented Capt. Mutt, had encouraged her
son to attack and slay Dukes. G. H. Rush,
prominent merchant of Uniontown, and
who is in a position to know, brands this
assertion as a most infamous lie. Mr..
Rush says that to his certain knowledge
Mrs. Mutt did everything living mother
could DC to keep her son from attacking
his fathers murderer, and persistently
urged her boy to give her solemn prom
| ise that he would not attack Dakes. From
good authority it is said Dukes met young
Mutt on the street and laughed in his face
in a sneeripg manner and thus pre- cIpita-
ted the tragedy.
At II O'clock a mud-splashed spring
wagon drove in front of the Jennings
house. This was the hearse of Nicholas
Lyman Dukes. The corpse was hurriedly
borne to the house. There were neither
tears nor flowers for the dead. The fol-
lowing is the order of the procession:
Spring wagon bearing the corpse; buggy
containing Mrs. Strubble, Dukes mother,
and his half sister, Mrs Strubble; Mrs.
Helm, another half-sister of deceased in
a buggy, and in the rear Mr.. Osburn Strub-
BILE and his son George on horseback. The
remains we're taken to the Strubble resi-
dence in Germantown slip. The inter
ment will take place Saturday morning in
the church cemetery.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, June 1.-The excite
ment over the Dukes-Nutt tragedy is sub
| duu ON0Iy 10 Eul0b lSI0 w.
night. Young Mutt is locked up in jail,
but this evening had a very affecting inter
view with his mother in the parlor of
Sheriff Hoover. Mrs. Mutt was accom-
panied by her two brothers. The son was
assured by his uncIes that the sympathy of
the public was with him. 1t is stated this
evening that Dukes remains were taken to
his mothers, home. The latter takes the
nf or6
says she frequently warned him
to stay away from Uniontown, and that he
always replied he was not afraid. The
funeral will take place on Saturday, but
no arrangements have yet been completed.
This evening brass band appeared on the
street and played several tunes just oppo-
site where Dukes was shot. When interro-
gated as to whether they were jubilant
over the death of Dukes, they replied that
it was their usual summer night concert,
and shortly after retired to their rooms.
OPublic sentiment is strongly in favor of
Mutt. There are a few exceptions, how
ever, to be found among a certain clique
of persons who are afraid to express them
selves. Messages have been pouring in
from all directions rendering sympathy
for Mutt and family and offering pecuniary
assistance to be used for defense. In
Pittsburg a public subscription has
been started for the same purpose.
The trial it is thought will take place at
the September term of the court. AS his
offence is not bailable he will have to
remain in prison until that time. In an
interview tonight his mother said she had
entreated him over and over again to
promise that he would never assail Dukes,
but while listening patiently he never
signifed what he intended doing.
! ARRESTED FOR ADULTERY.
| Especial Telegram to the Globe.
| FARIBAULT, Mimi, June 14.-John Sitze
swore out a warrant to-day against Rorea
q. Straight for adultery. Site claims he
found Horea and Mrs. Site in bed at l
o'clock p. m. and attempted to hack him
up with butcher knife, but Horea was too
much for John, and he had recourse to
legal remedies. Straight was arrested by
Officer Kline and gave bonds to appear to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock.
| sUMMARILY LYNCHED.
ENTERPRISE, Miss, June 14.-Last night
| twenty man. friends of Ed McI,auphlin