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L,zzIE NUrl,s DErGs DER.
r. Leon Cases Account OF the Dukes
Letters aud the Double tragedy.

Dr. Leon Cases Account OF the Dukes
Letters aud the DoubIe tragedy.
Yesterlay's Pittsburgh clsroRiee
DR.. Case became acquainted with Capt
Mutt while engaged in writing q history Of
Fayette county, and subsequently became
a warm friend Of the family. After the
murder Of Captain Mutt be began an inves-
tisation with the object Of reiuting Dukes
villainous charges against Miss Lizzie Mutt,
and having devoted all Of his time for
weeks 10 this cause, he had succeeded in
preparing a statement which was to have
been given to the public, and which he Is
certain will vindicate Miss Mutt. His state
ment 10 to the following effect: +I
This affair could not have happened at
worse time, and rfgre:, as a lrirnd Of
the family, that the boy acted as he did.
0i Friday the disbarmcut ot D ises WAS TO
come before the court, ard | an sorry y
cannot he continued. We have prepared
n statement that will thoroughly show the
yillsiny Of those letter.. They have been
apalyzsd. and after weeks Of work We are
now ready TO lay q statement b-fore the
world. Il made no difference Hhether
Dukes was disbnrred or hot, the statement
was ready aud wonld have gone llflh.
"The details for the statement are pre-.
pared, bnt The euRroasirg Is utt yel done
aud Il cannot be given To The publin to. lay.
II il sufficient 10 say that tht copies al The
letters we're, laid before the finest literary
;uIltGa In the Wlfl,. men v hO ArA AcCIlH-
tompd 10 look upon literature as science.
Their verdict was that the writer was car
ryins out n ialsehond and had failed To do
Il successfully. Aside from this In or3tic
examination have civ dtd III. letters and
fitted their assertions TO the iRc's, which now
exist Have found for certainty liz false.
hoods and iniStoustructiOns VI the truth
and '5S probable on.a Mechanically II
Is proved that the letters ART tisstie 0I lies
for he could no. have stood In the PLACES he
describes and sesn what g sss.Tts. AVain,
this sta ement will fully exNnerate Miss
Nuts name and s'abllsh beyond doubt
her innocence and purity. For this | am
cory that the shooting took place when II
did, ,iRs th.r4 are many things that can be
tlupg IN defiance into The face Of u living
Wte;ch tha, cannot be Elid over his corpse
"ro you think young Mutt had fxah yes
terCiay rs the time for killing DnkeB ~
"ThatI can't say, but they tell me here
that the report that he was practiGing yes,
terday afternoon Is false. He was home al
day anddld not do any sho sting atall. Ht
has been, however, an expert with firearms
since he was fourteen or fifteen years o.
g
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after. The officers OF the road are: Presi
dent, Dr.. A. II. Kunsi; Vice President, j
NJ. Bennett; Treasurer, NJ. w. Harrison
General Manager, E. NJ. Vanderyort; Sec
retary, w. G. Bennett But the mainten'
ance OF the road to Clarksburg from Westoh
did not satisfy the owners Of the road, and
consequently Just about one year ago they
let the contract for building IN extension
TO BuCkhannon, fifteen miles distant.
The same parties own both roads, but
some reason unexplained TO the outside
world the lines are differently Off
cered. The road to Buckhannon was to
have been opened last December, but the
weather forbade the completion Of the line
at that time, and 1t was not until last SatuI-
day that the road was formally opened,
amid great enthusiasm and rain. No pas
sepger coaches have been placed on the
route, but gondolas supply their place.
But Buckhannon don't care. She wanted
railroad, and she's got It II Is said to be
fact that one old lady up there, who for
the first time saw 3 train, watched the
engine as 1t pulled out with the most intesc
interest. When the drive wheels began to
20 round somewhat swiftly and the "chuH''
OF the escape was heard, she raised her eyes
to Heaven and exclaimed in q voice
worthy OF the heavy william in "nine men
killed tragedy" "Lord she's gallopin' a
ready"
Weston is the key to a great scope OF
country. No railroads are east and south
east Of here until you reach the Chesapeake
& Ohio. A road from here through Brax-
ton county 10 the Little Kanawha, thence
down that stream to Writ county, thence
10 Parkersburg, would make the finest
feeder the River Road could have by open
ing the greatest timber section in West
Virginia. Another line pushed east from
Buckhannon would pierce splendid re-
gion. Weston by her position geographi-
cally could command the whole trade Of
this section. There would be the proper
place for machine shops The end OF divi-
sious should be there, and the village that
Is now pretty town nesting by its muddy
little river would become city known for
other things than q big insane asylum mis-
managed by Democratic officials. But the
whistle blows and cleaning through the
trees see theg gray walls Of that institution.
| wonder II 1t needs an investigation? l
will see. QUILP.
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KEIFER,s DENIAL.'
II Is Technically Correct, but In Pact Bis
Leit-r Was Rightly staied.

II - IecubtchtIy NOfFect, Dut III fnct BIS
Leit-r Was Rightly staied.
WASHINGTON, June l5.-General Kei;-
er's denial OF his letter in favor Of Mr.. Fr-
ray is not worthy Of man holding his
prominent position. While 1t is technical.
Iy correct, it is plainly designated to create
the impression that he did not write such
a letter in the Furay case as was described
and given in substance in these dispatches
OF yesterday morning. The only error in
the dispatch Is the reference to the lei.
ter as one written direct to Secretary
Folger, which was entirely immaterial to
any Of the points at issue. Itwas sent to
the President and referred to Secretary
Folger, who put 1t In the files OF the De-
partment.
The Secretary said to-day, after reading
the statement Of the contents OF the
letter, as given In these dispatches, that 1t
was substantially accurate, except, as he
believed, there was also reference to the
subject OF General Walcult's resignation.
The date was April 2, as heretofore stated.
The description Of the letter, which Secre.
| tary FoIger read aid pronounced correct,
with the addition above stated was az
follows:
"This letter calls the attention Of the
Secretary 10 the fact that Collector Walcuti
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BRIEF TELEaRAMs.

A fire at the Crescent Iron Works. Pom
eroy, O., Thursday night, caused damage
Of s.. 900.
Burglars entered the residences OF G. A.
vanderslce, Of Rochester, Pa, last night
and stole $527 belonging to Messrs. Miller
and Lightner, who were visiting at Mr..
vanderslice's. s|I re
The Granlin oil We'll, No. 0, near Ball
town, Pa, was drilled into sand yesterday
afternoon and proved to be big well. 1t
did twenty-five barrels the frat hour and
tiity.tive Ia the second hour, and will do
from three to Eve hundred the tirst twenty.
four hours.
A hotly contested glove fight between
William Keller and Charles s. Gilhooly
took place at New Haven, last night. Kei.
Ter pounded Gilhooly into unconsciousness
II was twenty minutes before he recovered.
Nine rounds were fought i..
Captain Clinton Spencer, Postmaster at
Ypsilanti, Mich, has been suspended for
a deficit OF 81, 500 in his accounts. Great
surprise and sorrow Is felt over the affair,
as be was highly respected. He lost q leg
at Gettysburg. He was supporting some
nelpltbs telAtlNebJ WtICu teupIeu nIh "
overdraw his accounts.
This Grand L1dge OF Good Templars ot
the World yesterday, in session at Halifax,
Nova Scotia, adopted the report Of the
Committee on the Color Question, rejoiC.
ing In the vindication Of the fundamental
principles Of the order by the institution
Of the order in fourteen out Of the fifteen
Southern States Of America. The session
then closed.
A man named Warner, believed TO bt
the person who outraged and stabbed littlI
Nettie Lyons, at Sheboygan, Mich, OF
Tuesday night last, was taken from the jAi
At that place last might by mob Of 500 ant
hung. The girl identified him % her as
sailant, but he maintained his innocence
even alter being once let down to see II
confession could be extorted from him,
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LANA, June 10 Following ethe partic.
ulars relative to the terms OF peace taken
from letters stolen from special courier en-
route to 1glesias. Chilli will not forfeit the
decrecs about the gnano and saltpetre, is
sued February 9th and March Goth, 1882,
that the net profits OF 1000 900 tons, deduct.
ing expenses be equally divided between the
ChiliAn and Peruvian bondholders. These
profits only come out Of the Islands now
worked; as future mines are found In the
annexed territories they shall belong ex.
clusively to Chill, who can dispose OF such
newly discovered mines At will.
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AZ l9-IOlIutne-w res,
AT ~ AarGh-Supper.

Home Sweet Home


Between the opening waltz and midnight,
laucers, waltzes and polkas followed each
other in rapid succession. The supper
was delicious little affair served in the
south dining room by On able corps OF sell
wants. Afterwards dancing was resumed
with renewed zest and not few were sorry
when o'clock arrived.
The ladies OF course were arrayed in
light summer evening dresses, the light
ness and airiness OF which, added largely
to their charming appearance. The dresses
worn were nearly ali white, yEt there were
just enough tinted ones displayed to form
u variety.
Among those present were Misses Zanna
Frasher, Laura Lukens, Carrie Bruce, Kate
Jones, Mamie Lukens, Carrie Copp, Agnes
Ros., Kate Hornbrook, OF Powhaton; CaI-
rie Cockayne, Of Moundsville; Annie Baush,
Of Piedmont; Gertie Baldwin, OF
Claringtop, Emile Campbell, Cora
Zine, Clara Fisher, Jennie Bloom
field, Anna Campbell, Mamie Leighton,
Dee Little, Hattie Glass, Jennie Woods,
Mamie Russell, Carrie Anderson, Belle
Potts, Of Moundsville, Nina Applegate, Of
Wellsburg, Misses Phillips, Of Pittsburgh,
Dr.. and Mrs. Stout, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Zook aud Messrs. Frank D. Robertson,
Frank Robertson, Fred Laughlin, Will
Schwertieger, John Pogue, Harry Stall
man, Elmer Frasher, Burnie McAechen,
viii Dslaplain, Irwin Singleton, George
Leighton, Tom Brady, Shrewsbury Miller,
Dr.. A. @. Myers, Will Day, ]. <. Hall, Tom
Burke, Charley Anderson, Harry Raub,
Alex. Laughlin, Lou Franzheim,
Kennedy Baush Of Z.nesyilIe, Harry
Franzaeir, Will Grubb, Charles Copp,Jno
Berger, Walker Frissell, Charles List, An
drew Sweeney, Walter Bloomfield and
Frank Warden.
The music was furnished by the Opera
House orchestra, and was up to the usual
standard Of this well-known organization.
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BERLIN, June l5.-The committee Of the
Lower House Of the Landtag on the Church
bill approved clause OF the measure with
the amendment allowing the bishops, rec
ognizsd by the State, to exercise their
functions outside OF their dioceses. All
amendments TO the sixth clause, which re-
peals the provisions OF the May laws in
consistent with the bill, were rejected. The
first reading OF the bill was concluded by
the committee.
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Che 5ntdhigettcer:
=.,,,.,,. +, ~, rs and 81 Four,eenth ntreeI.
r,y wy.t Virginia Press meeting that
IN have been held at Parkersburg on
". SI' Fourh Of July has been postponed

ryrpY newspaper comment on the
u,'t.s murder assumes unhesitatingly that
'",n. p"" yu,, will be entirely acquitted-not
.s.o .".,, sen, TO the peuitentiary. Such is the
.r s,,' IN which public opinion gets even
r;n vi ,be mockery Of justice in the first in
'.,..s WV" The harm done by such pervers-
;sn ',r' ofi,stce is not easily estimated. It IN
'.r .s,,e, respect for law and as in this case
...onJs Iaw entirely.
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PirrsBuReu, June l5.-The Trade Tri-
bunal appointed to settle the wages Of
railroad coal miners, met this afternoon,
but did not transact any business,
as Ebenezer Oliver, one OF the
miners representatives, who claims
he was discharged on account Of his con-
nection with the Tribunal, declined to
serve longer. TIE vacancy will be filed
by court tomorrow and the miners officers
are still hopeful OF a settlement. Others
think divers resignation is sign Of tron-
BILE and believe another strike will be in
aupuratad
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Tug New York Times sees in The ex'
,,.r.,iops made by Cardinal simeoni, the
p,,lsc, of the Propaganda at Rome, In re-
.,,J to the scope and purpose OF the Pope's
circular letter to the Irish bishops, a back
down from the position Of hostility therein
,.n,med towards Parnell and the whole
land league agitatiOn in Ireland. 1t speaks
"Iaas an Irish triumph at Rome, and says
,L,t This recoil from the circular has given
!. ,bock TO the prestige oi Rome in Ireland.
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At Pittsbnrgh-Oolumbus, Il; Allegae-
At East saginaw-FOrt Wayne, .; sagi-
IA, AZ Toledo 19; Toledo, 1e.
At Baltimore-Cincinnati, II; Balti-
At Boston Chicago, s; Boston, 8.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 9; Providence.5.
AT New York-Cleyelands, 0; New
York, 8.
Al Philadelphia-Buaalo, %; Philalel-
phia, 4. '
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DIED

rRnDI0nRD-cn Friday. June IS, 1889, At G2O
o'clock :: Y, HLhEIEr ,. vile Of Dawson Pedd..
cord aged SSyeaL
Funeral Sunday afternoon At 2o'Clock. from her
late residence, No, AZ Main l,net Intermtns In
Greenwood Cemetery, Friends Of thO family Gte
! Invited toHNend,
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ST. CArHARiSEs, June l5.-At the Lon.
don conference Of the Methodist Church
here q vote on the union question was
taken at 2 O'Clock this morning, resulting
IN i,s deiea. BY thirteen majority,
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THE DEAD DEFAMER.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT WITH MUTT.
sp.euI..lsa as to tho oatsOa.of NJ. rrIal-B,ll
to b. Asked for Sutt To daJ-A ShsriH's
Dissatisfaction =. The story Of
AiIsSat,'. alIlAnt Defender.

USIoSrowX, June l5.-" There goes
Dukes in all his glory" Such were The
words uttered by A. O. Breckenridge, Cap
tain Nuts nephew, as Dukes passed in
from! oi the Peoples Savings Bank about 8
o'clock Of the day on which he received his
death wounds. Had Dukes laid aside his
"glory" and promensded himself less on
the streets Of Uniontown, there would not
have been q corpse to-day in German
township. But It was either Uniontown or
Churchill cemetery for him. 1t happened
b be the latter. Young Mutt was visited
in Jail to-day by his mother, and Messrs.
Boyd and Breckenridge. The latter and
Mrs. Mutt drove 10 the jail about the same
time as yesterday. jim, as be is familiar
" known 10 the Uniontown people, takes
bis imprisonment easy, and says nothing
about the tragedy to ANY any person S,,
own family. Mr.. PIayiord Is prepar-
ing petition, which will probably
be pre- tsented in' court tomorrow for tho
release OF Mr.. Mutt. There is conside,-
able speculation As TO what the court will
do iu the premises. The best legal talent
IL at sea concerning this matter. A dis
inter- sted lawyer makes the sage sug-
gestion that young Mutt be tried at the
Garlic t day possible. Said he: ''The
foul death Of his father, the social ruin Of
Miss Mutt, and the perverted justice which
set Dnkes Mt liberty, are still working on
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he might feel compelled to break"
.. MISS NUrr's FRRLlSos.
"And Miss Mutt; what Is her feeling to.
ward Dukes?"
absolute hatred. For two months !
have held that mans life in my hands, and
had I removed the restraint he would have
died at her hands. She felt 1t was her
duty to kill him, and she would have done
It"
"What do you think was Dukes motive
in writing as he did 2"
"He was engaged 70 Miss Mutt; he learn
ed that Capt Mutt bad morigageIi his prop.
erty heavily and spoke TO Miss Mutt about
1t, saying, how foolish 1t was for man
whose health was such as to make sud-
den death q probability to run such risks
with his property, and more particularly
with large family dependent upon him.
He was penurious In the extreme, and
feared that he might be placed in posi-
tion to shoulder part Of the responsibility
in case OF Capt. Nuts death. To avoid
this he determined to break the engage
ment He was piQued with Miss Mutt,
and this, with desire 10 close Capt Nuts
mouth, led to the writing Of letters which
he never dreamed Capt. Mutt would show
or act upon. That is my theory"
It has leaked out that Captain Mutt
wrote u letter to his daughter Lizzie on
Decemcer 10, the day on which he answer
ed Dukes. The letter is said to be very
touching and full Of belief in Miss Nuts
innocence. II can be authotitatively stated
that two days before that letter was written
Captain Mutt left home, knowing that his
daughter was pure beyond reproach. He
knew this not alone by the force OF argu.
ment and the conviction it would carry,
but by physician's certificate. There was
an examination held, the result OF whi.h
could not be doubted, and 1t was with this
knowledge that Captain Mutt wrote to
Dukes. This letter will possibly be given
to the public in short time, and it will
prove conclusively the opinion Captain
Mutt held OF his daughter when he went to
seek that fatal interview in the Jennings
House.
THE DETECTIVES WORK.
The statement that is being prepared
relative to the Dukes letters is the work Of
a half OF the leading experts in this branch
oil work in the country. Much OF the data
that accompany it to disprove the assertions
Of Dukes were gathered bya Washington
detective. Hsspent almost two weeks in
Fayette county, part OF the tins in Con-
nellsyille and part in Uniontown. While
here he assumed dozen DISCUSSES, appear
ing in different rolls and female char.
acters. Some Of the revelations will be
very startling. A lady residing in Union
town, with whom the detective became
very intimate, furnished many Of the clues
and assisted in getting up the disguisss.
Had Miss Mutt fired the fatal shot as she
fully intended to do at the proper time,
she would never have seen the inside the
jsil. A prominent citizen states that had
she been the chief actor 1000 men were
ready at moments notice to stand for
ward for her protection. This would have
been no spasmodic action. The men were
ready and the leaders on the alert for what
they expected to come at any time.
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age. The boy is Of a rare disposition one
way, and that is his dread OF ialsehood.
Time and again his mother has plead with
him to promise not to molest Dukes, but
while be listened respectfully, he never
answered. He would give no promise that
he might feel compelled to break"
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THE sHBRIFF's ACTIONS.

Sheriff Hooyer's actions are severely
commented upon. Dukes, when arrested,
enjoyed the luxuries ol the sheriff's par
lor, but Mutt was at once Gagged in the com.
moncst cell. It Is not generally known,
but II Is true, notwithstanding, that Dukes
commitment was not made out for three
days after the killing Of Capt. Mutt. The
Sheriff, who lives In the jail, was not at
home when young Mutt was led to the
prison door. It was Mrs. Hoover who IT.
ceived the prisoner.
The Dukes Jurors have been conspicuous
by their absence from town since the
tragedy occurred. 1tissafe to predict that
none Of them will act as pail bearers at the
funeral tomorrow morning. Considerable
amusement was provoked In front OF the
Court House to-day by a granger who had
Just heard the news OF Dukes death, He
came in on horseback, and having an i'm
agination almost vivid enough to see
snakes, repeatedly announced to passers by
that he was for Dukes first, lust, and all the
time. The refusal Of Hon. Q. E, Boyle to
prosecute the case against Mutt, in the lace
OF tempting fee, has won him many
friends. Mr.. Boyle Is reluctant 10 appear
for the defense, as he would have 10 argue
directly contrary TO the ingenious theory
OF defense III the Dukes trial. Hon. W. O.
Playford, A. y. Boyd and X, P. Kennedy,
Esqs., are the only counsel yet engaged by
Mrs. Mutt. "t'
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) ANXIOUS FOR THE YOUNG MAN.

Now that the disturbing presence Of
Dukes Is removed, attention here is turned
to the young man, whose frenzied mind
impelled him to the deed. The more the
public come to know Of the tantalizing, ag-
gravating and exasperating bearing Of
Dukes towards any member Of the Mutt
family whom he happened to see on the
street, the better they will understand the
awful provication James Mutt had 10 con-
tend with. The ruin and shame heaped
upon the Mutt family were daily flung into
their faces by the man who accomplished
that ruin and shame, until men
were led to ask, "What is there
left for Jim Mutt to do but to kill
that fellow 2" So that most Of those who
do not openly justify the killing, are yet
excusipg II. Even those who had sur
ported Dukes now admittha It was q great
mistake for him to try to stay here. Great
interests felt in young Nuts immediate
future. His lot in jail is contrasted with
that Of Dukes with very severe comment
here. Dukes spent the most oil his time In
the Sheriff7s residence instead OF a cell, and
was bailcd out In few days. The public
think Jamts Mutt Ia entitled to as much
consideration as Lyman Dukes.
, 1883-10-11

Prosecuting Attorney Bradshaw wen
i SrattI" today to attend court there
y e-srs, Lew, and .,truye also returned
Capt Dal-arIu, tool, large number
ot pleasure --,krr- ont fo- ID sal on tie
hs J in tie schooner Mary Taylor yester-
IL Y.
George Gregg, traveller for J. {. Aver
y Co, Lowell, Mass. passed through
iser o Ia Victoria today While here he
cal ad ou the AEGUs.
ii and Mrs, Pearson, brother-in-law
and sister OF Mr.. VIM. Dodd. left las
week 70 return to their home in Newark
y ). after visit to their relatives at
this place
The Tacoma LeFger says the Holland
Compaly Y Is undoubtedly the h st that
ever pIa ycd at that place, and viii nave
crowded Louses wherever they go. They
viii be here on Thursday.
The AIexicc left San Francisco on the
9th an Is due here tomorrow Her cabin
Passengers for Port Townsend are: W.
Stoddard, y. Marx, d. Caapar, II. Snow,
A. Worthington.
Capt E 4. NiC keIs, since retiring from
the steyeiore and shipping agency firm
OF Z. W. deLion K Co, has taken com
mand Of the III = Richard Holyoke- Mrs. |
Nicleis will move to Port Townsend, |
and they Will hereafter reside at the port
of entry.
Mrs. 4. Weir went to Seattle today |
with her little daughter Eva, the latter
to undergo an operation on one of her |
eyes by DIR. Voorhees,, the 5. +. occulist |
The eye has been slightly. turned for /!
about eigteen months thought to have |
been caused by measles.
Mr.. Bradshaw is improving his op- !
portunity TO get a handsome library col !
lected, Recently he bought the law
library of Mr.. II. l.. Blanchard, since |
which time he has been making other
important additions to his already large |
and varied supply ofvaluab!e books.
The eleven Cinnamon captured by
customs officer Matheson Saturday |
morning between San Juan and Lopez
islands were tried this morning before U.
5. Commissioner Allen Weir found
gully of violating sections l and II of
the Chinese Restriction Act, and were
remanded to the custody of the Collector
of Customs to be 10y him returned under
direction of the President to British soil
from whence they came.