Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-01-23

life, acts and moods of the subject
should be heard.
Prosecution claimed that the evidence
of what he said as prompted by Dukes
was not admissible.
The court ruled that all such evidence
taken cumulatively as affecting James
Nuts reason, was admissible.
Defense-What did James say
Answer-Mother, don't you think
that villain Dukes had the impudence
10 look at me aud laugh
Defeuse-How did he look?
Answer-Very much excited.
Defense-How often did this occur !?
Anwer-Several times
Defense-Was his excitement from
meeting Dukes?
Answer-Yes, sir. He did not tell
me at other times that he had met
Dukes, but be was so excited | would
ask him.
Defense-Upon the day Dukes was
shot where was Joe?
Answer-He was not at home.
Defense-Who went to the Post.
Office that evening?
Answer-James.
Defense-Who had been with him
that afternoon
Answer-Hls uncle.
Defence-Did be remain with him !?
Answer-No, sir; they left James
went after the mail that evening at the
usual time. 1t was lock box. James
and Joe both had keys. | saw moth
ing unusual about him that evening
He brought me up the cows, and | was
out milking when he started for the
Postofiice. | did not see him again
that evening | did not know of the
shooting of Dukes until late hour.
Two letters were shown Mrs. Mutt
and identified by her as letters that had
been shown her by her husband. They
ere the two letters that Dukes sent
Mutt, which were read at the Dukes
trial. Recess.
THE DUKES LETTER IN EVIDENCE.
The trial was resumed with Mrs
Mutt on the stand.
Senator Voorhees, arose and stated
that the defense would put in two let
ters addressed to Captain Mutt by
Dukes, and one addressed to Dukes by
Mutt, in evidence The letters would
not be read at present, but it was
agreed that counsel could make remarks
upon them previous to their being given
to the jury.
By Mr.. Brown-Mrs. Mutt, l sup
pose you have recollection of newspa-
per matter published right after the
Dukes trial, and your son had access
to them too Did your son read the
account of the indignation meeting and
the hanging of Dukes in effigy?
Ms. Nutt-Yes, sir.
Where did your son keep these pa
pers?
In his trunk in his room upstairs.
Did he spend much time in his room?
Yes, sir.
After Dukes trial did be attend to
his work around the farm as usual?
No, sir.
Did you speak to him?
Yes, | told him he ought to take
more interest in the work, and he said:
mother, / have no heart to do any
thing
How did he spend his time?
He sat around and brooded over his
troubles.
BY the prosecution-Mrs. Mutt, was
the paper spoken Of one illustrated
with drawings?
Yes, sir
Could you identify the paper?
Yes, sir. (The paper, the Union
town Standard, with the cuts in, was
handed to Mrs. Mutt and identified
i hat was the one he had in his trunk.
He was present during Dukes trial?
Yes, sir; he was.
After the acquittal Of Dukes was
Dukes in town for some timer
Not for a short time. How long
cannot say. | can't say when first /
heard he had returned. 1t was report
ed to me that he was following Lizzie
about.
Did he follow her out of town?
No, sir; it was when she was in
town | made no investigation of the
truth of the report. She did not go to
town often.
Mrs. Anna Wells, Mrs. Nuts moth
er, lady IS years of age. was next
called by the defense. She stated that
she frequently stopped with her daugh-
ter, and lived with Mr.. Mutt the win
ter previous to his death,
Did James ever live at your house?
He has visited me.
Did you ever notice any thing pc
cuiiar about James Mutt?
He always appeared very sad.
Mrs. Wells testified that Mrs. Mutt
was always delicate woman, and
that the shooting of her husband pros
trated her, and it was n question
among members of tie family whether
she could recover
What sort of a boy was james,
He was u quiet, but peculiar boy
always. He liked to be by himself,
and did not mingle much with other
children He was always very fond OF
his mother, but was not fond OF going
to school. When he grew up he work
ed on the farm, and when on visit TO
my home he would work out doors
with his grandpa.
Was he excitable?
Yes, sir, he was always excitable
and nervous.
Did you notice anything particular
about him after the death of his father?
Yes, he could not eat, and he often
walked the floor at midnight moaning.
Did anything occur after his fathers
death and before he shot Dukes to ex-
cite him?
He was very sad and did not take
interest in things like he did before. |
remember we sent him TO town one
time to buy nails to nail up the fence,
and when no came back he was very
0Ioomv and he came into the room