The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-01
Sensational Shooting Affair at Wash.
ingtOn Between Gentlemen
From the Blue Grass State.
Representative Taulbee Shot by
the Correspondent OF
Louisville Paper.
The Anair the Resuit Of an Old Quarrel
One Of the Actors in the Hospital,
the other in Jail.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3S.--ln the corridor OF
the house this morning eK-Congressman
Taulbee was shot through the head by
Charles kincaid, the correspondent Of the
Louisville Times.
kincaid had sent in his card 20 see q
member and was waiting by the door when
Taulbee came out and they met for the first
time since Kincaid sent To his paper the
story of notorious scandal about Iaulbee.
The latter walked up 10 kincaid and spoke
in low tone. II is said the lie passed.
Taulbee grasped kincaid by the collar and
demanded that be come out in the corridor.
kincaid was said {, be unarmed and not in
n condition for n physical contest with his
burly antagonist. They were separated by
friends.
Half an hour later Taulbeo came out of
the house and WAS descending the back
marble stairway near the restaurant when
he met kincaid. The latter turned, fol
lowed and tapped him on the shoulder, and
as lac faced about. shot him without word
of warning. The bullet entered the right
side of the right eye, and IT is feared will
prove fatal. 1aulbee staggered down the
/ btdlfr. ne WIS ftinoNtu W coilhitbco
room and physician called. kincaid made
no effort TO escape arrest and freely nc
knowledged the shooting.
Kincaid says that Taulbeo had been
bounding him more than year past, and
several times had insulted him. lie circu
lated stories that he was n coward and
afraid TO meet him (Taulbee). These re-
ports in his nervous state 30 overwroughi
him that he hardly knew what he was do
ing. lie also understood that laulbee
had threatened him with violence. To day
Taulbee assaulted him and pulled his nose
and ear, and this WAS more than he could
endure.
They are both Ken.uckians. kincaid is 0
slight built inoifensive- looking man of 81
years. He was formerly judge OF one OF
the Louisville courts, and his family is one
of the best known in Kentucky. The
wounded man came from one of the
mountain districts In Kentucky. and is ~
years old. tall, sinewy and strong, but lean.
/ He soon became known in the house M a
ready tRlker and was more frequently on
his feet than any other young member. lie
had an immensely powerful voice; and IN
the tumult which sometimes occurred in th,
house could always be heard above the din.
hf was " member OF the foriy-ninth and
fiftieth congresses.
Kincaid WIS seen by an Associated Press
reporter tonight. He said the statement
that he approached Taulbee from behind
and fired without giving him warning was
false. This statement is also denied by
others who were near when the shot was
fired. IL IL stated by kincaid's friends that
Taulbee repeatedly assaulted him. From
the number and prominence of the people
who called at the station this evening Ia
offer aid, il is evident that Eincaid is not
without friends. Al the hospital the re.
porter was told by the doctor who is in at
tendance upon Tnulbee that tho patient
general condition was quite favorable, and
that he was doing even better than could
reasonably have been expected.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 2S.-There has boen q
long standing i'll feeling between Kincaid
and Taulbee without the definite cause be.
ing generally known. This was aggravated
two years ago by Kincnid sending the Louis.
vile Times. for which ho wascorrespondent,
AN account of unbocoming conduct between
Taulbee aud 4 female clerk in the patent
office.