Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-11

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| WIN. p. TAULBEE.
For forty-eight hours before his death the
patient had been kept alive by means of slim
| ulants and hypodermic injections. His suffer-
ing had been something terrible during this
| time; delirium, however, mercifully took away
| the consciousness of pain.
THE CLOSING SCENES.
DR.. Coomes the house physician at
the Providence hospital, was with Mr.. Taul-
bee up to o'clock. He says the dying
man was delirlous during the entire
night and seemingly suffering intensely.
Occasionally he would drop into a restless and
| broken sleep. Evidently the patient was sink
ing rapidly and a few hours would end his suf-
fering. At o'clock he passed away seemingly
| from exhaustion, as his death WIS easy. Life
| seemed merely to slip away from his grasp.
During the entire eleven days OF his illness Mr..
Taulbee had occupied room IL on the first
| floor of the hospital.
| building, having an outlook over the
| park. This has been the scene of his suffering,
| and now with the white sheet drawn
over his face he still rests on the
same bed. During his illness Mr.. Taulbee has
received the devoted attention of relatives and
| friends. The sisters at the hospital have been
untiring in their efforts to afford relief to the
dying man.
DEsPoNDENT FROM THE FIRST.
Mr.. Taulbee was respondent about recovery
| from the start. Soon after the bullet had done
| its fatal work Mr.. Taulbee stated that he would
surely die. Since, too, in his moments of con-
seriousness he has expressed the same opinion.
DR.. Taulbee, too, has had little hopes of his
brothers recovery. The blow, however, Is
son and brother are bowed down with grief
this morning.
THE AUTOPSY.
just what the final cause of death was cannot
be determined until after the autopsy, which
| will be held tomorrow morning. Infam-
nation, it is thought. had set in at
the base OF the brain, which would
account for the intense pains in the head
Nothing has been definitely settled as to the
funeral arrangements as yet, although it is ex-
pected that the body will be enbalmed and
sent to Kentucky and there buried.
KINcAID TAKEN TO THE POLICE STATION.
Soon after the death Of Mr.. Taulbee police
headquarters was notified by telephone and
the message was sent through it to the first
precinct station. Policeman Thomas Oriani
was at that time watching 1.-THE Cochran" No.
1875 street. where Judge kincaid occupied a
room. The officer had been on duty there
since midnight, az he had been several times
before. Sergeant Anthony Shilling at the
kpolice station when the message reached there
and he went and gave Policeman Oriani the in
formation. The sergeant and policeman went
| together to Judge Kincaid's room and knocked
on the door. The judge was in bed asleep and
the officer called to him.
Get up and put on your Clothes"
"Oh, let me sleep another hour" was the
response.
Il can't do it," replied the officer, II have
strict orders from police headquarters and you
will have to go to the station now"
lis he dead?'' inquired Judge Kincaid
Eyes, responded the officer. Hes gone"
Judge Kincaid showed signs Of nervous pros
tration as he neared the police station and when
he reached it q physician had to be summoned
to attend him. The case was entered on the
blotter "Charles E. Kincaid, journalist, thirty
four years old, murder"
THE PRISONER SUFFERING KEEYLY.
When a STAR reporter visited the first pre-
| cinct this morning he found Judge Kincaid
confined in the woman's cell on the second
| floor. Outside paced Officer Hollinberger up
! and down the hallway. He has charge of the
| prisoner and is held responsible for him.
| Within the room all was quiet save now and
then groan broke the stiffness. A knock at
the door was answered by Mr.. Howard Kincaid,
| the prisoners brother. He has been with his
brother since his arrest this morning and
greeted the reporter sadly. On a couch in one
end OF the small room lay the prisoner
| entirely oblivious to his surroundings He
| cles would twitch convulsively and O groan
| would escape his lips. The awful strain under
| which he has been subjected since the shooting
| has told terribly on him. He 10 wreck Of his
former self. 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. Judge Kincaid will remain at the
| first precinct until the inquest is held.
THE TRAGEDY REVIEWED.
| Mr.. Tsulbee having died without making
| any ante-mortem statement the case against
Kincaid will rest entirely on the testimony OF
| himself and two eye-witnesses Of the tragedy.
s Sns Of %on.S tnss' was
door keeper Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, who has refused to make any state
| ment for publication. Donaldson was with
| Taulbee at the time the shooting occurred The
other witness was boy who cannot be found.
The stories of the shooting differ in
Taulbee had had an encounter some time
prior to the shooting in the corr-
der adjoining the hall of the House Of Repre-
sentatives on the east II was said just after
the shooting took place that Kincaid had armed
himself after the first encounter with Taulbee
and, seeing him going down the stairs that lead
to the basement, had run after him, called to
him and as he turned shot him in the fece. Kim
caid claims that he armed himself in fear Of
danger from further encounter with Taulbee;
that Taulbee had warned him to arm himself
| and that Taulbee insuited and attacked him on
| their second encounter, rendering, in his opin-
| ion, resort to the pistol Q necessity. The the
! DRY Of self-defense viii be set up by Kincsids
lawyer.
WHY THE INQUEST Is pELAYED.
Mr.. G. Maurice Smith, counsel for Judge
Kincaid, was at the police station early this
morning to see his client He was anxious 10
learn when and where the inquest will be held.
but the police were unable TO give him the de-
| sired information.
DR.. Patterson, the coroner, 10 out Of the city
and DR.. Schaeffer, the deputy coroner, is con-
| fined to his bed on account Of sickness.
| This afternoon Lieut.. An,iss notified the dis
trict attorney, Judge Hoge, OF the state of
| affairs and requested him TO see about the ap-
pointment Of some one TO hold an inquest.
HEALTH OFFICER T0wSsAxSD ACTING coRoSER.
The Commissioners this afternoon notified
Health Onicer Townshend 10 act a. coroner in
the absence Of Ora Patterson and SchaeAer.
Dr.. d. 8. Lamb Of the surgeon generals
ONCE will make the autopsy at 1880 o'clock to-
| morrow morning. DIR. Tovnshend said this
afternoon that he would probably hold the in
| quest ~ noon tomorrow.
| TIE DEAD MAN.
| The dead man was . native Kentuokian and
formerly represented one Of the mountain dis
tricts of his native state In Congress. He was
born in Morgan county In 1861 and
received his early education IN pgivste