The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-12
TAULBEE COLD In DEATH.
TIE WOUND INFLICTED BY KIN
CAID PROVES FATAL.

The Slayer Rearrested at His Board
ing House and Lodged in Jail-His
System Going to Pieces Under the
Strain and Death Staring Him in the
Face.
WASHINGTON, March LEX Congress
man William Preston Taulbee of Kentucky,
who was shot in the head by Charles E. Kin
caid, correspondent of the LOUISVILLE Times, at
the east staircase in the House wing of the
capitol on the afternoon of Friday. Feb. 2S
died at 4:45 O'Clock this morning at the
Providence hospital, whittier he had been
removed an hour OF so after the shooting.
MIR. Taulbee had been unconscious for some
time before death came, and his end was
painless. He had been rapidly sinking since
last Saturday, and his death had been ex-
pected at any time since that night Yes
terday he grew so much worse that the
physicians in attendance knew he could
not last another day.
HIS FAMILY AT HIS BEDSIDE.
His family had heen summoned, and when
he passed away his brother. DIR. Taulbee
his son James, a boy about 10 years Of age;
his brother-in-law; DR.. Bayne, the attend
ing physician, and Maj. Blackburn of Ken
lucky were around his bedside.
No arrangements as yet have been made
for the funeral.
An inquest will be held tomorrow at
noon, and will be preceded by an autopsy.
Mr.. Taulbee, it is said, made no ante
mortem statement.
KINCAID REARREsTED.
Judge Kincaid, who has been under DO
lice surveillance since it became known
that Mr Taulbee's case was well-nIsh hope
less, was rearTested this morning. He was
asleep at his boarding house when police
officer aroused him at o'clock and in
formed him of Mr.. Taulbee's death. He
requested to be allowed to sleep an hour
longer, but the orders of the officer were
peremp,ory, and Judge Kincaid dressed
himself Immediately aud was taken to the
first precinct station, where he is now held
IN custody.
KINCAID COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED.
A reporter visited the station house soon
after his arrest, and found Judge Kincad
confined in the women's cell on the second
floor looking pale and sickly. He seemed
entirely oblivious to his surroundings
Momentarily his muscles would twitch con-
vulsively, and a groan would escape his
lips The awful strain which he has
been subjected to since the shooting has
told terribly on him. He is a wreck of his
former self.
SOBBING FOR HIS MOTHER.
AS the reporter was about to leave the
prisoner broke out in sobs and called for
his mother. The scene was touching in the
extreme. Within an hour after his arrest
Judge Kincaid was SO Frustrated with
nervous exhaustion that it was found nee
essary to call his regular physician, who re-
manned with him most Of the day. Judge
kincaid's condition is serious, and it is the
opinion of many of his friends that he will
not live to stand his trial.
HIS MIND GIVING WAY.
His mind seems on the point of giving
away entirely. He could not remember the
faces of friends who called on him to-day
Ills mother is i'll in Jacksonville. It is his
apprehension for the effect of the shock on
her which has had most to do with pros
trating him. His physician says that he
ought to go to a hospital instead of to Jail
ana that if he is kepg in confinement it may
kill him, or at least destroy his reason.
LAWYERS RETAINED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 11.-Aaron
Kohn, a noted criminal lawyer of this city,
and Judge Hargis, well-known jurist Of
Kentucky, have been retained by Judge
Kincaid's Kentucky friends to defend him
in his trial.