Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-01
News by Telegraph
 FROK ALL QUARTERS. SHOT IN THE CAPITOL. IA Congressman Wounded
 by a Newspaper Man. MR. BLAIR GOES FOR THE PRESS. Rough Experience of the
 Steamship Croma. PRESENT CONDITION OF TRADE. A Cold Wave Spreading
 Over the Country.
PRESENT CONDITION OF TRADE.
CONGRESSMAN rAULBkK SHOT.

CONGRESSMAN TAULBEK SHOT.
 His Assailans . Newspaper man-Rs- suit of . Long Standing Quarrel Both Men Kentucklans-Taulbe at
 she Hospital-Ressing Comfortably Last tNighs-Kincaids His Assailants Locked Up. y:
 WAsH1saToN, D. G., Feb. 2S.-William Preston Taulbee, ex-congressman from Ken- lucky, is lying dangerously and perhaps fatal ly wounded with pistol bullet iu his head, and Charles E. Kincaid, correspondent of the Jersey avenue police station. It Is the sad end of a quarrel started more than 6 year ago between two native Kentuckians living at the time in Washington. The climax was the result of the men meeting face to face this morning, an hour before the shooting, for the first time since the beginning of the trouble. The wounded man, it is said called the other a liar, and an hour after the insult had been terribly avenged. Both men are | we'll known throughout their native state and in this city, and the occurrence soon stiaed interest in all legislative matters at the south end of the capitol. The members for
 
 immediately went to the assistance of their former colleague and had him carried to his | home. A call of the house had just been ordered shortly after noon today, when the | men met for the first time sinoa the trouble between them originated, about a year and half ago, in the pub- lication by tho correspondent of noto- 1 the congressman. .Kincaid had sent in his card | to see a Kentucky member of congress, and WAS waiting at the east door leading into the | floor of the house. Taulbee, who had buei- ness engagement with Congressman Mo Creary of Kentucky. and several others, came out of the house while Kincaid was standing in the outer doorway, and walking up to him said a few words in an undertone indistin- puishable to the doorkeeper 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 Q call of the house, then noticed Taulbee, who Is large l framed and muscular, grab Kincaid by the lappel of his coat and with strong grasp held him while he said: "Kincaid, como out | into the corridor with me-"
 SAID TO HAVE PULLED KINcAID's NOSE.
 The reports which flew about the capitol stated that the ex-congressman had pulled the correspondents nose or ear, but the doorkeeper who was standing there denies this. Kincaid is small, slightly-built man l suffering from illness and some nervous aiIment. His reply to Taulbee's invitation l to come out into the corridor was: T am in no condition for physical contest with you. I am uuarmed.n Taulbee responded that he also was unarmed and the men were sepa- rated by some common friends, Kincatd calling upon an acquaintance from Kentucky named Sam Walton to ] bear witness to what had occurred. Walton evidently did not desire to become involved iii the | trouble between the two men, for he said that he could be witness to nothing. He | only know that some words had been ex- changed. All this time the doorkeeper was vainly endeavoring to get the men out oi the way so that the doors might be closed! but was prevented by Taulbee, who declared that he had . right to enter. Taulbee and l Kincaid went their ways, the former iuts the house and the latter, 1t is supposed, after e pistol, for, as he stated, he had none al l the time. STARTLED BY THE RKPoRT OF PISTOL.
 This quarrel was not generally known ever to the intimate friends of the two men whe1 at abont 1:3O o'clock members and theil friends dining in the restaurant were startled by the sharp report of c pistol fired very near the private room attached to the restau' | rant. They ruoneQ out preStnleesly Wnii' other people came tumbling down the stair. way and soon there was an excited crowe surrounding man holding his head from
 which the blood was gushing in steady stream, while another man was exclatminG that he had done the shooting. The bullet
 was fired at . range not the length of mans arm. Taulbee after spending som' time in the house had come ou
 and was descending the eastern marble stairway leading from the main {.
 the lower floor of the building. He passet
 Kincaid on the way and the latter came
 after him. This stairway Is lighted only by
 ono small window, and h dark and gloomy
 At the time the affair occurred there wer
 many people psssing up and down. Taulbe
 had not quite reached the bottom when h.
 felt . sharp tap on his shoulder. He whsele.
 around sharply, and as he did % Kincaid
 who had touched him from behind, hret
 without a word of warning, the bullet enter
 ing on the right side of the right eye. Tn
 wounded man almost sank to the floor, bu
 rallied instantly and staggered down th
 few remaining steps to the landing, where
 was quickly surrounded by throng, some } whom recognized him.