The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE hearing as TO James Nuts mental
condition took place in Pittsburgh on the
23d, and resulre ed in the prisoners release.
Several doctors were examined and all
agreed that Mutt was then of sound mind
AMI fully responsible, and they thought it
would be perfectly safe TO restore him to
| liberty. He was then discharged, and,
in the company Of friends, left the court
room for Major Browns Office, where his
mother, sister and other relatives were
waiting to receive him. On the way he
was rendered a perfect ovation. The
scene at Browns office was very affecting.
His mother and sister wept bitterly as they
threw their arms around him, and the Joy
thus expressed seemed TO know no bounds
Later in the day, at Uniontown, Pa, a
large crowd had collected at the depot,
awaiting the arrival Of the party there,
and were prepared to give them an en-.
thusiastic reception, but Mrs. Mutt re-
quested that no demonstration be made,
and this request was strictly obeyed.
Many, however, rushed up and shook hands
with James as he passed into the carriage.
Young Mutt has made the following state
ment:
81 no more intended 10 kill Dukes that oven-
Ing when | left home than | have of killing
you now. always carried a pistol. All boys
have fancies, and mine was to be good
pisiol.shot Many hours | have spent prac-
ticing with 4 pistol before my father wis
killed, aud after got fathers pistol became
more than ever infatuated with IT, How
made such good shooting that night can't
say, for am not what Is known US good
pistolshot. After got the mail / started
home that night, and turned into the next
building, where, they said, laid in
wait for Dukes, for an entirely different
purpose. Coming out / saw Dukes
pass. and the time from the moment
began 10 shoot till | quit is now, and always
has been blank to me. | did not know how
often | fired til heard from others. None
OF my relations ever advised me TO shoot
Dukes On the contrary, they always wished
he would go where none OF us would see
him. Boys have advised me 10 kill him, and !
have received letters saying to kill him, but all
my relations advised mo not 10 think OF doing
such thing. don't know yet what ] shall
do am great home boy, and would like 10
get work where could be home. will advise
with hr. breckenridge, and he may ind mo
something TO do"
The Baltimore Sun of the 23l has a
statement TO the effect that General Sher-
man had declared 10 personal friend, In
the most emphatic manner, that he could
only reiterate what he had previously ut
tered as to the mention of his name for the
Presidency. lfhe was nominated by accla-
nation in the convention and received the
Electoral vote of every State in the Union
he would still decline. He looked forward
for the remnant Of his days to life Of COM
fort and ease, and an entire freedom from
care and worry Of any kind. He thought 1t
would be the uppermost kind of folly for
him to be tempted by the bauble of the
Presidency to enter the White House and
have four years Of strife, contention, irri-
tation and criticism to encounter.
MRS. WILLIAM B. AsToR gave a dinner
at New York on the evening of the oath In
honor of President Arthur.
FRED DOUGLASS, the leader Of the col.
ored race in the United States, was mar.
ried in Washington on the evening Of the
oath to white woman named Helen NJ.
Pitts, formerly from Avon, N. Y, who
had been copyist in his office. Mr.. Doug
lass is seventy-three years of age and his
wife is thirty-dve years old.
AN indianapolis Qnd.) dispatch Of the
oath states that Hon. John G. New had ar.
rived home, having resigned his position
as First Assistant Secretary Of the Treas.
ury to attend to his private business.
The Virginia Senate on the oath, by a
vote Of 20 TO 10, passed aresolution request |
ing Senator Malone to resign his seat in
the United States Senate.
GENERAL GRANT has written q letter |
denying emphatically all statements that
he has or had any pecuniary interest In the |