The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-12
KINCAID'S VICTIM HAS PASSED AWAY,
Death Follows the Blue Grass Affair
In tho National Capital.
The Assailant may Not Live Long
Enough for Trial.
How the Foreman Of the Palmer
Jury Made UP His Mind.

WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Ex-Represen-
tatiye Taulbee died at 5 o'clock this morn
ing.
DIR. Taulbee, brother of the deceased, gave
a statement of the shooting to a reporter, the
statement being made just before ex-Con-
gresham Taulbee's death and with his as
sent "WheD Taulbee and Kincaid met
shortly after noon on Friday" said DR.. Taul.
bee, "apd Taulbee asked him to go some
where and have consultation Kincaid said
he could not go, as he was expecting to meet
gentleman, emphasizing the word gentle
man, that he had made up his mind to have
nothing to do with or say to Mr.. Taulbee,and
that he (Taulbee) must leave the place. Kin
caid said also that he had no arms, but would
procure them if necessary. Thereupon
Taulbee said that he had no arms either and
that Kincaid's conduct strongly indicated
that he was villain and liar and that he
CFaulbee) should make no further efforts to
compromise the unpleasant feeling existing
between them. Mr.. Taulbee then took Mr..
kincaid by the ear and beck0ned him toward
the door After this encounter with Kincaid
Taulbee re-entered upon some business, had
lunch, then returned to the House and al
most Immediately started back toward the
restaurant with ex-Doorkeeper Donaldson.
Klncaid must have seen Taulbee going down
the stairs as he approached him from the
rear. Mr.. Taulhee turned his face and Kin
cald shot him. Thera was no meeting or con-
versation on the stairway. Mr.. Taulbee did
not know who 1t was that shot him until 10 d
some time afterward. Taulbee had no pistol
or other weapon about him at the time."
Charles kincaid, under advice of counsel,
has made no statement regarding the affair
itself, but be has spoken about certain mat
ters which he affirms have been untruthfuily
described. I'm the first place." he says, Il
never asked Mr. Taulbee to give me position.
had no need to ask such favors outside of
my own district, the eighth, which was rep
resented by my grandfather GO years ago.
did receive small position upon a letter
from Governor McCrhary, which / subse-
quently voluntarily resigned. Taulbee had
nothing to do with it. All this can be
youchee for by Colonel Perry Heath and G.
A. Hamilton. Now as to the attacks on his
character. never wrote anything reflect
ing upon him until after the Patent Office
scandal, and then after the whole affair had
been ventilated at langth in the Washington
papers. In order to make no mistakes even
then based what l wrote on interviews
with parties directly connected with the
matter at the department. Afterward i
wentthr times to Mr.. Taulbee and offered
him any amount Of spree in the Times to ex-
plain, correct or deny what had been pub
lished. bat he declined. did not print the
story to hurt Taulbee, but simply as a mat
ter of news. l was attending strictly to
business. and no personal Feeling entered
into the matter"
The remains of ex-Congressman Taulbee
will be taken to Mt. Sterling, KY, for burial,
leaving here tomorrow night. No services
will be held in this city. An inquest will be
held tomorrow, preceded by an autopsy.
Taulbee, it is said, made no ante-morten
statement The awful strain to which Kin
caid has been subjected since the shooting
hoe ta1A kn~r hr 10 -
of his former self. Since his arrest he has
been Frustrated with nervous troubles. The
feeling among many of Kincaid's friecds is
that ne will not live to stand trial.