The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-19
THE DUKEs.NUrr TRAGEDY.
The venaiity OF the Jury-what Dukes
Intends 10 do.

UNIoSrowN, Pa, March 17.-Aiter th'
wrath Of our people has partially ventet
itself in the indignation meeting, the feel
ing began slightly to ebb, but within th'
last day or two developments concerning
the perjuries Of the jurors ii
the Dukes case have been com
ing to light, and they are causing intens'
feeling. The basest Of all these pefiuriel
is that Of Juror Amalong, OF Bellevernon
Shortly alter the murder Amalong was II
John Wise's shoe store, in that place, wher
the subject coming up, Amalong said
Dukes did just right, and Il
had been there would have done
the same thing" He afterwards 70
peated the remark to. several men. He
then came 10 Unientown, and in the Couil
room, Just before his name was called on
the Dukes jury, he said to man sitting
beside him that Dukes ought TO be acquit
ted. He then held up his hand and swore
before heaven that he had no opinion in
the matter. Such indignation has been
aroused against him that he is stigmatized
the Chief OF Perjurers. 1t is rumored that
an officer left this morning for Bellevernon
to bring Amalong here for perjury. He has
had hard time dodging since the verdict
He was stopping at the Jennings hotel
where, after he had returned from the
court room late at night, he had greai
trouble in keeping an angry crowd from
breaking in on him. He left on the train
next morning,and at Brownsville was given
five minutes TO get away. On reaching his
home in Bellevernon, be was hooted at
and on the evening OF the same day his
fellow townsmen OF the Law and Order
Society met and passed vigorous resolutions
denouncing the farce which Amalong had
helped to enact. He became engaged in 9
quarrel with an old citizen, during which
Amalong said he would bets 900 Thomas B
Searight would be the next Judge Of Fayette
county. The old citizen replied that If he
had as much Of Dukes money as Amalonl
had he would cover the bet. This insulted
Amalong 80 that he pulled Of his coat
whereupon young man stepped up and
knocked Amalong down and beat him Sc
.yerely, the crowd meanwhile cheering.
gt WILL CLAIM Ills SEAT.
HARRISBURG, March 1.-THE Pdtrt0
says: From private advices in the posses
sion OF a member OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives, Mr.. N. L. Dukes will be in Har
risburg next Tuesday in time for the morn
ing session, to take the oath Of office. HI
will leave his home, twelve miles out from
Uniontown, Monday evening, Possibi,
more than an average reception await
him. The same advices states tha
Dukes counsel, Hon. Charles
u. Boyle, ; warns him against
such procedure. and his friends are
trying 10 prevent the adoption OF courss
which, they say, will lead to serious re
suits. But Dukes is determined, and says
he is not only entitled to his seat in the
Legislature, but will continue the practice
OF law in Fayette county. The plan o
action in the House is receiving finishing
touches. Colborn, Of Somerset, heads the
resolution which will be presented at the
session Monday evening, drawing the atten
tion OF the members to the rule which says:
"The House OF Representatives Is the sole
Judge OF the qualification Of its members.'
The resolution report goes much further
into the matter at issue. 1t calls for the
expulsion OF N. L. Dukes as man totally
unfit by certain circumstances to. sit with
and associate among the members Of tn,
House in view OF the letters and CORE
spondence well known. The mover OF the
resolution considers that he has plain
Case,