Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-12
DEATH OF MIR. TAULBKE.

DEATH OF MIR. TAULBEE.
 of Kincaid-Feeling Against the
 District Attorney Kincaid Over- come By the News.
 WASHINGTON, March 11.-Ex. Congress- man W. Preston Taulbee of Kentucky, who was shot in the head by Charles E. Kincaid, the correspondent of the Louisville Times, while they were descending the east stair case in the house wing of the capitol on the afternoon of Friday, February 2s, died at 4:45 this morning at the Providence hospit- al, whither he had been removed an hour or SO after the shooting. He had been unoon- scious for some time before death came, and the end was painless. He had been rapidly sinking since last Saturday, and his death had been expected at any time since that night. Yesterday he grew so much worse that the physician in attendance knew he could not last another day. His family had been summoned, and when he passed away his brother, Dr. Taulbee; his son, 6 young man about nineteen years of age; his broth er-in-law, Dr. Bayne; tho attending surgeon and Major Blackburn of Kentucky were around his bedside. Death is due, of course, to the effects of the pistol wound, but the
 
 The remains will be taken to Mt. Sterling, Ky., for burial on the train leaving here at 11:45 tomorrow night. No services will be held in this city, but delegation of Masons will escort the remains to the railway station. The inquest will be held tomorrow noon and will be preceded by an autopsy. Mr. Taulbee made no ante-mortem statement.
 Mr. Taulbee was @ native Kentuckian. He was born in Morgan county in 1851 and re'
 IL zIr. s,~ IL. near his home. On reaching the age oi twenty. four he studied for the ministry for three years and then, having been elected clerk of the Msgefin county court, he began the study of law. In 1881 he was admit ted to the bar. He was elected to the Forty ninth congress from the Tenth district and was reelected to the Fiftieth congress In appearance he was tall and powerful, with largs-boned frame devoid of surplus flesh He had one of the strongest voices of any member of the house and the tumult wal never 50 great but he could make himself heard above the uproar as he walked hastily down the aisle on the democratic side and shouted to attract the attention of the speaker. He was a free talker and was or his feet taking part in debate as oftsn as any of the younger men in congress.
 Mr. Kincaid. who has been under police surveillance since 1t became known that MT Taulbse's case was well nigh hopeless, was rs-arrested this morning. The awful strair to which he has been subjected since tn, shooting has told terribly on him. He Is [ wreck of his former self.
 Within an hour after his arrest Mr. Kin caid was 70 prostrated with nervous exhaus tion that it was found necessary to call 1T his regular physician, Dr. Harrison, who re mained with him tho most of tho day. It Ii the opinion of many of MT. Kincaid's friend that he will not live to stand the trial. Railroad Wreck.
 GRnENsBuRa, Pa., March 11.-A passen ger train on the Alexandria branch road while backing, ran into freight train wrecking one passenger car and number O freight cars. Three persons were ssriousl, hurt. Tho passengers in the car, seeinl | that tho collision was inevitable, jumped l from tha train and escaped juiury. if i