The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-01
SHOT FOR AN INSULT.
4 Newspaper Nan Resents N
Assault.
PISTOL USED N THE CAPITOL.


wasHisssos crrr. Feb as-Tcday ex-coa-
gre~DAa Txnises was SHOT fhrczga TIE heAi ~
Charles Ksncatd correspondent Of the Louis
Vile TtsAes Both are KenfnckianA The trea-
hsa uas cAused bY The ex-eongressusan pulling
TIE correspondenf's nose for puhiianing cefsAan
statements in regard 10 him The shooefng -
curred oufside the capitol, near the n0ufhonsee<a
ensranre 70 the hniiding.
Tauifee was shot ia The head. but if - no(
known ~ how serious the wound II
Kincaid y siighf-entls and tnoaensiye look
ing. Il Is yeass old ana vas formerly Judge ei
one Of the Louisville coarsa Hts famEly u ona
cs the best known in Kentucky.
mountains dsktriess Of Kentucky, u - yean ola.
and . tall. sinewy. strons built man. He scun
became known in the House - . ready talkcr,
aad IVES more frequently On his feet than ans
other young member. He bad IN immensely
powerful voice and in the tumuis which some
ttrnes occurred In the House II coald alwayn b
heard ahove the cia- He was . msmbes OF the
Forsy-ninth ard Fiftieshe engress. He has beeu
taken 10 the hospital Tne wound II very
dangeroua Kincaid has been arrested
There has been long sanding ill-tssiing be
tween kincaid and Taulfees with
out any dennite cause 10 hr u
generally known Tais was Azsraraied two
yesn ego by Kincaid sending tho Louisville
Ttass. for which hs vas correspondent aa &C
conpt Of the unhecorning conduct Of Tauiiee
and feUsl clerk in the patent ofice
Tauifee gns later removed to his boardine
bore Itfs feared. the wcand VIII prove fatal
KiDcssd was IL the polics stsfion, wss phys
icai wFeck from pervoss presumption. walking q
and fro end moan M. s4
The news of The shootsrg stfded I'll inscress in
iesisisttpn IN the House Mem beu gathered Ia
the lobby, and discueeed TIE Wild sumoss fyina
about Klnc4sd he'd sent in his card 10 see {
49, - rk.av~
Ixuifee came Out and they met for: the nrS'
time since Kincaid sent 10 h's paper Ghe ssoSy ol
notorious scandal about 1auifee. The iatses
walked up 20 Kfncaid aud SPOKE In . 1ow tone
II IL said that ss he passed, Tanifee grakped
kiscaid BY the collar. and demanded that hs
eoneoa' In the corridor. Kincsid said be waa
unasmed. and not In condition Tor phyxcal con
test with his bury ansasonist. Ihsy were sep
arafed By friends
Half an hour later Tsuisee came out Of the
House. and was descending the cs-k marble
stairway. near the restaurant. when he met Kin.
cad The latter turned. tollos ed, and tapped
him on the shoulder, and a. he faced about
shot him without . wo d Of warning. Ths
hnl ct entered the hight side Of the right eye
T.uifee staggered down stairA He Was re
moved TO . committee room. and physician
called.
kincaid made no effort to escape, and freely
ackuos edged the shooting
kincaid says Tausfee hiss been houndiug him
for more than year past and he's several time1
insu ted him. He circulated stories thar he vaa
. coward AMI afraid 70 meet him tTaulfecl
These reports, In his @erv0us state. 20 Over
wrought him that be hardly knew what he wa
doing. He also underwood that Tsuliee threat
ened him with violence. Today, he says, rani.
Zee assaulted him and tal1ed his nose and ear,
and this was more than he could endare.
kincaid said tonight that the statement
hat be approached T4ulsee from behind aud
hred wish. Ut giving him warn ng wss false.
Ihts state emant y also denied BY Others Who
we're near when thA shos wAs Axed.
II is stated BY Kincsia's friends thar Taulfee
repeatedly assaulted him.
Tsaifee's geacrai condition wss moro favor.
able tonight and he wss doing better than could
be expected