The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-03-06


quarrel which originated about year
and a half ago by the publication in the
Louisville Times Washington corre-
spondence of matter rejecting on Mr.
Taulbee in his relations with certain
female clerk in the Patent Office.
A call of the House had just been
ordered shortly after noon. Kincaid
had sent in his card to see Kentucky
member of Congress and was waiting at
the east odoor leading into the floor Of
the House. Taulbee came out of the
House while Kincaid was standing in
the outer doorway and walking up to
him said a few words in an under
tone, undistinguishable to the door
keeper, only two or three feet away. It
is said that the lie was passed. The
doorkeeper, who was in the act of clos
ing the doors, as is customary on a call
of the House, then noticed Taulbee, who
is large-framed and muscular. grab Kin
caid by the lapel of the coat and with .
strong grasp hold him while he said:
''Kincaid, come out into the corridor
with me-"
The reports which flew about the cap
itol were to the effect that the ex-Con-
gresham had pulled the correspondents
nose or ear; but the doorkeeper
who was standing there disputes
this. Kincaid is small, slightly
built man, suffering from illness and
some nervous ailment. His reply to
Taulbee's invitation to come out in the
corridor was:
Il am IN no condition for a physical
contest with you. I am unarmed."
Taulbee responded that he was also
unarmed, and the men were separated
by friends.
The quarrel was not generally known
even to the intimate friends of the two
men, when at about 1:3O o'clock mem-
bers and friends dining in the restaur-
ant were startled by the sharp report
of pistol fred very near the private
room adjoining the restaurant
They rushed out breathlessly, while
other persons came tumbling down the
stairway, and soon there was an ex-
cited crowd surrounding man holding
his head, from which the blood was
gushing in a steady stream, while an
other man was exclaiming: II did the
shooting" The bullet was fired at .
range not the length of mans arm.
Taulbee, after spending some time in
the House, had come out and was de-
scending the eastern marble stairway
leading from the main to the lower
floor of the building. He passed Kincaid
on his way, and the latter came after
him. The stairway is lighted only by one
| small window and is dark and gloomy.
A. the time the affair occurred
there were many people passing up and
down. The two men reached the bot
| tom of the stairs nearly at the same
time. There the alteration was re-
newed, when Kincaid suddenly drew q
revolver and fired, the ball entering
Taulbee's face, about one-eighth of an
inch at the left of the left eye. Who was
the aggressor at this last meeting or
what position either man occupied with
reference to the other at the time the
shot was fired, it is impossible to
definitely state. The wounded man al
most sank to the floor, but rallied in
stantly and staggered down the few re-
naming steps to the landing, where he
was quickly surrounded by throng, some
of whom recognized him. Congressman
Yoder, physician as we'll as q politi-
clan, and DR.. Clarence Adams, a young
practitioner of this city. were near at
hand. Under their guidance the
| wounded man was removed to the room
of the committee on public buildings
and grounds, where he was made COM
Portable on lounge until he could be
removed to his home Kincaid made no
endeavor to escape. Officer Bryan, Of
the capitol police force, caught hold of
him and he was taken to the New Jer-
sey Avenue station and surrendered to
the local police authorities.
| Messrs. Carlisle, Stone and other
former colleagues of the ex-Congress-
man saw him soon after he was shot
How badly he was hurt the doctors told
them, it was impossible to say, as they
were unable to tell what direction tho
ball had taken. 1t was thought the eye
might have been affected by the bullet
striking the optic nerve, but this was
disproved. Subsequently Mr.. Taulbee
was taken to Providence Hospital. The
latest report is to the effect that he is
resting quietly and that there is pros
pect that he may recover, though the
| physicians say it is very serious case.
Kincaid says that Taulbee has been
bounding him for more than a year
past, and had several times insulted
him. He circulated reports that he
was coward and afraid to meet
him (Taulbee). These reports, in
his nervous state, so overweight
him that he hardly knew what he was
doing. He also understood that Taul-
bee had threatened him with violence.
Yesterday he assaulted him and pulled
his nose and his ear, and this was more
than he could endure. .-.a .,
TNN0 MEM MI En-