The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-15
Telegraphic.
CRIMINAL AND GENERAL.
Latest Concerning the Killing
Of Dukes by Mutt.
The Victims Crime Trouble in In
dian erritory Prohibition
isis Active Mrs.
La1gtry, Etc.

tNIoNIowN, Penn, June Il. -.Getri.
button, sharp and conclusive. has over
taken Dukes, the man who killed Capt.
Mutt AT this place December oath last.
just before seven O'Clock yesterday even
Ing Dukes, who had been conyersing with
friends at the Jennings House pleasantly.
started 10 the p0stOllice, which I, only
block distant, 10 get his mail. The post.
Office Is situated on the corner OF Main and
Plttsburg streets, where the room in the
building, known from its conformation as
the room Of the round corner aud situated
Immediately In front OF the pOstoffce,
provided James Mutt with hiding place 10
which to await the man whose doom he had
decided upon and was ready to precipitste
Dukes approached the spot where Mutt WAS
standing. saw him aud passed. 10y. lie had
barely done so when Mutt opened fire upon
lin, firing two shots In quick succession.
each OF which took effect in Dukes
back
THE WOUNDED MAN
turned quickly aud then ran, Mutt follow
Ing and discharging his weapon rapidly,
each Of the three remaining bullets hitting
their mark, the third and fourth penetrat-
ing the body, while the 9th struck the re.
treating mau In the ankle, inActing avery
slight wound, as he mounted the postOfiice
steps. The first four bullets, however, had
accomplished their work, and as Dukes
reached the top OF The stairs he fell heavily
forward upon his face. The streets were
crowded at the time OF the shooting, and
the tear OF stray bullet reaching them
caused them 10 scatter IN all directions. but
curiosity oyercame their fears, and the
prone body Of the dying man was soon sur
rounded by a crowd, whose expressions
were generally adverse to him and in favor
o. his slayer. Cries OF "Giye the man
air. and "Stand back broke the
solemn stiffness, but Dukss was beyond all
help, and within a minute from the time
that he cline was dead man.
The cOroner's jury returned
THE FOLLOWING VERDICT:
1--WE find that the said Nicholas $.
Dukes came TO his death from wounds
received from aleyoyer fired In the hands
OF James Mutt on the corner OF Main and
Pittsburgh streets, in Uniontown, on the
18th day OF June, 1888, at about the hour
Of 7:l5 p. M.
AT eleven o. clock \ mud. splashed spring
wagon drove in front OF Jennings house
This was the hearse of Nicholas Lyman
Dukes. The corpse was hurriedly borne Tn
the hearse. There were neither tears nor
flowers for the dead. The following Is the
order Of the procession; A spring wagon.
bearing the corpse. H1ggy, cor'''rZ Mrs.
Struble, Dukes's L other and his half sister,
Miss struble, Mis- nclen, anotucr half
sister, Of deceased in buggy, and in the
rear Mr.. Ashbury strubIe and HE son,
George, on horseback. The remains were
taken TO the strube residence, Ger
man township. The interment will take
place Saturday morning In the Churchill
cemetery.
The Chronicles Uniontown, Pa, special
SAYS: "A vile rumor became current here
through the fundamentally OF DukeS's
friends that
MRS. MUTT, THE WIDOW
OF the lamented Capt. Mutt bad encouraged
her son to attack aud Stay Dukes. c. II.
Rush. prominent merchant OF Union
town, and one who Is In position to know,
brands this assertion as most infamous
liz. Mr.. Rush says he has hi, certain
knowledge Mrs. Nun did everything low
ing mother could to ke p her o. from at
lacking his fathers murderer, and persist
emily urged her boy to give her solemn
promise that he would not attack Dukes.
From good authority 1t Is said that Dukes
met young Mutt on the street and laughed
III MS ldtt III sIttIlllI manner. anu tulls
himself precipitated the tragedy.
Hon. W. II. Playford and A. u, Boyd,
Esr.s., have been retained as counsel for
young Mutt, A strong effort will he made
to have the Hon. Chas. L. Boyle Join these
gentlemen in the defense. Mr.. Boyle was
VISITED on by q number Of Dukcs'S friends,
who asked him 10 conduct the prosecution,
but he refused to prosecute the man who
slew hS client. 1t isa question whether
there is member Of the bar In Fayette
county who would appear against Nutt.
| The task will probably fall on the District
Attorney. A rumor has been circulated
| that young Mutt is insane. With u cores
| pendent he c0nvcrsed freely, and is rs "a
tonal a. any other man EOf Dukcs's death
| he prefers to say nothing, being SO instruct
| ed bv his counsel.
Tiepart cuars OF the tragedyhre still fresh
| In the public recollection. Dukes wrote
| Mutt series OF infamous letters, IN which
| he boosted Of having had Illicit commerce
| with Nutt's daughter, and suggested to
| him that she was In a delicate condition.
and that an abortion might
| SAVE HER HONOR
and that Of the family. Dukes also circu.
| lated rumors affecting the girls character.
| Mutt sought conference with Dukes ht the
hotel, and during the quarrel which en-
sued Dukes killed Mutt. Capt. Mutt was
cas- hier Of the Pennsylvania State Treasury
and Dukes was Il well-known member
OF the Fayette County bar
and member elect of the
state legislatures; and the high
social and political standing OF the two gave
the AFFAIR great prominence in Pennsylvan.
| In, while its unusual sensational features
made topic of discussion throughout the
country. Dukes was tried and acquitted.
| on the ground that he acted IN self.defense.
| HIS most important evidence was letter oil
| Capt. Mutt, threatening to take Dukes
| life unless the latter should make repara.
ton for the ruin of his daughter. This |ettc,
distinctly told Dukes that II he did moi
do his duty as n man he would have to sui.
fer death. Upon his acQuitlal Dukes lcft
the burt amid great excitement and indig-
nation, and for season took up his resi-.
| dcnce IN Germantown, and afterwards was
| forced, by public feeling, to resign his seat