Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-28

but no one seemed TO be succeeding in gaining
an entrance. DR.. Bayne, in answer to the
question OF the reporter, said the wound was
over the left eye and was of . very dangerous
character, IL not fatal
The course of the wound had not been traced
IS yet and they we're about to move the patient
to Providence hospital. where he could receive
better treatment than at his home.
rAULBEE MADE NO STATEMENT.
The doctor said 1t was impossible to see Mr..
Taulbee, a. II he was excited he could
not answer for the consequence Mr..
Taulbee, he said, had made no statement
since reaching his home in regard to the affair.
REFUSE TO MAKE srArEMENTa
Sam Donaldson and others who witnessed
the shooting refused to make any statement
JOHN CHRISTIANS STATEMENT.
John Christian, . laborer employed in the
Office Of the sergeant-at-arms, was one Of the
eye witnesses.
He was at the foot OF the steps waiting for
the crowd to come down, 80 that he might 90
of, when Kincaid fred at Taulbee. Chris
tian said that Taulbee covered the
wound with both hands and tried 70 give utter
ance to prolonged groan. Other persons who
arrived almost Immediately say that
Kincaid made no attempt to escape,
but when some one asked who did the shooting
he walked forward with the pistol in his hand
and said: 81 did it." This he repeated several
times.
cHAs. Z. KINcATD.
Chas. E. Kincaid, who did the shooting, is a
man Of thirty-fve or Whereabouts, and since his
graduation from Center college, Danville, he
has been well known in newspaper, political
and social circles in Kentucky. He comes of
an excellent family and has at all times stood
high in the estimation of Kentuckians and has
never until this time had any difficulty Of a
personal nature.
Shortly after his graduation, when about
twenty years Of age, he went into the news
paper business as proprietor of q democratic
journal in Lawrencebury and when he was but
twenty-one he became city Judge of the town,
which position he held until he retired from
the newspaper and the town. He was after
ward railroad commissioner Of the state for
several years and then became secretary
OF the democratic state central committee and
later was made private secretary to Gov.
Knott, which position he resigned to 60 as the
commissioner of the state to Italy to bring
back the body of the Sculptor Joel T. Hart,
which was buried IN Florence. This he did
during the prevalence of the cholera in that
country, su, mounting numerous difficulties
In the undertaking. On his return he became
private secretary to Senator Williams of Ken
lucky and later accepted the position of WASH
ton correspondent of the Louisville Times, for
which paper he did such excellent service as
to give him q reputation all over the state as
newspaper man of superior ability. Out of
his correspondence to the Times grew the
present difficulty, which has been brewing for
two years or more.
In 1887 Mr.. Kincaid was made consular agent
at st. Helens, England, and remained there for
several mon tbs writing to his paper some very
spicy and interesting letters. He went abroad
again last summer, principally for his health.
He was physically very slight and has not for
several years been in good health. He is a
hard worker and is quite as active socially as in
his business and has legions Of friends among
all classes in Washington and in his own state.
Ex-RRPREsENTATIvE rAULBEE.
Ex-Representative Taulbee. the wounded
man, came from one of the mountain districts
of Kentucky. He is thirty-nine years
sinewy and stroug, but lean. He soou
became known in the House as ready
talker and was more frequently on his fee,
than any other young member. He had an
immensely powerful voice, and in the tumults
which sometimes occurred in the House itcould
always be heard above the din.
The following is a biography furnished by
himself to the Congressional Directory:
VIM Preston TauIbee Of SaylersviIle was born
in Morgan county, KY, October %, 1851, and
was educated in private county schools, studied
for the ministry from 1875 to 1878, and for the
law from 1878 to 1881. He was elected clerk to
the Magufin county court in 1878 and re-
elected in 1882. He was q member of the
Forty ninth and Fiftieth Congresses. He was
the school site purchases in the District last
winter