Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-28
SHOT AT THE CAPITOL
A TRAGEDY UNDER THE DOME.
Ex-Representative Taulbee Shot BY
Correspondent Kincaid.
4 SENSATIONAL EPISODE.
The Wound Dangerous if Not
Fatal.

Ex-Congressman Taulbee was shot through
| the head by Charles Kincaid, correspondent of
the Louisville Times, at the Capitol shortly be-
fore o'clock today.
Both men are Kentuckians and the trouble
was caused by the ex-Congressman pulling the
correspondents nose for publishing certain
| statements in regard to him. The shooting
occurred Just outside the Capitol near the
southeastern entrance to the building.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
A year or more ago one Of Mr.. Kincaid's
papers published an account Of a scandal Mr..
Taulbee was said to be implicated in, and it
was the belief of Mr.. Taulbee that Judge Kin
caid wrote the article. There has been bad
| blood between the two ever since.
| THE MEETING TO-DAY.
The trouble today began in the House cor
| ridor near the east door. Judge Kincaid came
to the door to send card to q member on the
| Kincaid, calling him aside. Kincaid declined
to have any communication with him
| and Taulbee seized him by the ear. Taulbee
| is raw-boned man, considerably over six feet
tall, and Kincaid is very frail man Of prob
ably not more than Ave feet three inches tall
NOT THEN PREPARED.
~ am not prepared to meet you," said Kin
| caid. II am not armed"
"Then you had better be-" Taulbee retorted.
The two were Immediately separated, Taul-
| bee being taken into the hall of the House.
| 1t is supposed that Judge Kincaid went off
at once and got pistol, expecting that Taul-
| bee might again tackle him.
The first trouble occurred shortly after r.
THEY MEET AGAIN.
| About twenty minutes before two Judge
Kincaid and Mr.. Taulbee met on the steps
ment Just what occurred on this meeting
and how they happened to meet there
is in doubt at this time, but the statement Of
the case generally accepted as the fact is that
when they met on the stairs Mr.. Taulbee rushed
at Kincaid and seized him by the nose.
THE SHOT FIRED.
| Thereupon Kincaid drew a pistol and shot
him. The ball struck Taulbee in the vicinity
of the left temple and came out at the eye, en-
tirely destroying the left eye.
The wounded man did not fall, tut staggered
down the steps with his hand to his head, bleed
ing terribly. Members and others who were
attracted by the pistol shot were quickly on the
scene.
TAKEN TO HIS HOME.
| Mr.. Taulbee was taken Immediately after
the shooting to the public buildings and
rounded by almost the entire Kentucky dele
CATION.
| Shortly afterward he was removed from the
| Capitol and taken in a carriage to his home on
9Th street. When removed Mr.. Taulbee was
suffering exceedingly and was considerably
troubled with vomiting fits.
Kincad was removed to what is known as
the guard room in the basement of the Capitol
AT THE STATION HOUSE.
| Policeman Bryan and Capitol Policeman
Mast later took the prisoner to the sixth pre-
cnct station ON New Jersey avenue, where a
|
was placed against him.
| Under the law he cannot give bail, but will
have to be held in custody.
| TALK WITH KINcAID
"My God that man, has been bounding me
| for over a year." said Mr.. Kincaid when ques-
toned by STAR reporter at the station house.
'Some months ago he pressed me against an
| iron bar and several times he has knocked
against me.
To-day Mr.. Taulbee said: I want to see
you told him wanted nothing to do with
him and asked him to go away.
"Some words passed and Mr. Taulbee said
| you wouldn't hurt anybody I told him not
to bother me, that might hurt him. Taulbee
retorted, You're liar, and caught me by the
coat"
Then he pulled my ear. He had me in the
doorway and his hand behind him, and then
the shooting occurred.
THAT man bothered me so much and kept
out of his way until am ashamed to acknowl-
edge it."
Continuing, Mr.. Kincaid said: II learned
from Col Shaw and Jay Durham that Taulbee
had said he ought or would kill me-"
Mr.. Kincaid said that after the patent office
| cSouu'i Wao piiutcu Ao OAeiCo NIL Aduhbct
three columns for denial or explanation, but
he declined to acceptit.
| THE WEAPON.
| The weapon used was ''the American double
action" 1t is a thirty-two callber revolver and
has six chambers. Only one chamber was
| empty.
Capitol Policeman Mast who caught the
wounded man he was falling, said that Mr..
Kincaid had the weapon cooked, as though he
was going to fire another shot
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TIE SHOOTING.
Taulbee was shot while coming down one of
the stairways that lead to the basement of the
House wing of the Capitol. He was accom-
panied by ex-Door Keeper Sam Donaldson.
Kincaid came down the steps behind
the pair and in a hurried manner touched
Taulbee on the shoulder The ex-Congressman
wheeled sharply around and Kincaid, raising
his weapon, one Of small caliber, pulled the
trigger. Taulbee fell back against the wall, the
blood streaming from a wound directly below
his left eye. Taulbee did not appear to be
badly injured. He walked in an uncertain
manner down the steps and then was as
sisted to q little hole called the jani-
tors Office. A great pool Of blood marked
the spot in the Threshold Of the doorway to
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