Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-13
KINCAID COMMITTED TO JAIL.
The Result OF the CorOner's Investiga-
. ton of the Tragedy.


ton Of the Tragedy.
Ex-pooR KEEPER DoNELsoys STORY OF TIE
rRAGEDY-THE SCENE ON THE STAIRWAY AT
THE CAPITOL WHEN THE SHOT WAS fIREp-AR.
RANaEMENrs FOR THE FUNERAL TONIGHT.
The testimony in the Taulbee inquest was all
given after The Stars report closed yester-
| day. Acting Coroner Townshend call ed Samuel
Donelson. ex-door keeper of the House Of Rep
resentatives, as the first witness. Mr.. Donel-
son said that on the last day of February he
was at the Capitol and met Taulbee there near
the steps that go down to the basement in the
vicinity of the east entrance to the House.
Witness was standing near the door Of the ladies'
reception room when he saw Taulbee coming
toward hin. from the direction of the tele-
graph Office. Witness had an engagement 10
meet Taulbee there. ~ -
''Taulbee asked me-" said Donelson, "what
wanted with him. and said had business to
talk over. After shaking his hand took his
left arm and we walked down the first fight OF
steps and then started to continue the descent.
Taulbee stopped at the second or third step.
| turned to me and said: What do you went
SamT / said, Il want TO see YOU just then,
kincaid appeared. NY attention was immedi-
ately called to him. He said, Mr.. Taulbee,
you can see me now. AS he said this he fired
a pistol and shot Taulbee beneath the left eye.
Taulbee called out oh! and some Of the blood
from his wound spurted out over my left hand
| l turned to Kincaid and said. For Gods sake,
judge. don't shoot any more We walked down
| to the foot OF the steps and there heard Kin
caid say Il am the man that shot him."
In response to questions by jurors Mr.. Donel-
son said he saw kincaid standing near the
| door of the ladies' reception room just previous
to the meeting OF the witness and Tanlbee.
Witness said there was nothing SAID by Kim
caid then as to his wanting to see Taulbee. 1t
did not appear to witness that Taulbee was
nervous.
OTHER WITNESSES
The testimony of John Daniels, boy, was
practically given in an interview in yesterdays
STAR His evidence brought forth nothing
new
Charles Christian said he was waiting at the
bottom OF the steps for a crowd to come down
when the pistol was fired. He saw the flash,
saw man put his hand up to his face and then
witness ran. He returned minute later and
heard some one ask Taulbee who shot him and
heard Taulbee reply: Il do not know"
s. r. Mast. the Capitol policeman who ar
rested kincaid, testified that at about l:35 on
February % he was on duty at the lower door
of the House and heard pistol shot. He ran
around to the place from where the sound
| came and met Taulbee. Taulbee was coming
| toward him and blood was streaming from q
wound in his head. Witness asked who fred
the shot and Kincaid (witness did not know
his name at the time) said: Il did it," Wit
ness took the pistol from him. 1t was full
| cooked.
b. H. Shivers and John R. Hunt corroborated
Mast's testimony.
THE MAN WITH A LIGHT ovERCoAT.
j. W. Jones said he was passing up the stair
way from the basement and saw Donelson and
Taulbee standing on the stairway talking. Wit
ness turned to the right and lust as he got to
the second landing he met a man coming down:
the man had on light overcoat. Just wit
ness got to the top of the stairway he heard the
report of pistol and he turned and ran down
the steps. He blood on the steps and
when he got to the foot of the stairway he heard
policeman say, who fired that shot?'' and
then he heard a man say. Il did it." At that
the policeman left Taulbee and took the man.
witness seized the mans left arm while the
policeman took the revolver from him. Wit
ness was not sure that the man who met him
on the steps-the man with light overcoat-
was the same one who did the shooting
AN OBJECTION BY COUNSEL.
Assistant District Attorney Armes insisted on
questioning the witness on this latter point, but
witness stated very positively that he could not
identify the man. SO persistent was Mr. Armes
that Mr.. G. Maurice Smith representing the
defendant, objected. Such examination of
witnesses was unusual and improper, but If tie
coroner was going to permit it. why he (Smith)
would like to take a hand i'll it.
Is. +. Graham. who was with J. W. Jones
when the shot was fired, added nothing of i'm
portance to the material testimony.
THE MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
DR.. d. s. Lamb, who made the autopsy on
the body of Taulbee, testified as to the tract of
the bullet and the injury caused by it sub
stantially as described in THE STAR yesterday.
The doctor was the last witness and when he
had concluded the jury was ushered into Lieut.
Kelly's room to deliberate.
THE VERDICT.
In few minutes the verdict was made up as
follows: 1.-The said VIM. P. Taulbee came to his
death from a pistol shot wound, the pistol being
held in the hands of Charles E. Kincaid in the
United States Capitol building on the 28th day
of February, AID. 1890"
There were number of members of the
Taulbee family at the inquest and they listened
Intently to all the Witnesses They were
James II. Taulbee. the dead mans son; DrJ. A.
Taulbee and DR.. Breckenridge Taulbee, broth
ers of the deceased, and Rev. G. F. Oney, a
brother-ln-law.
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
AS soon as the verdict had been rendered
DIR. Townshend issued the customary order for
! committal. Lieut.. Kelly notified Lieut. Amiss
by telephone of the acting coroner's action
and shortly before o'clock Officer Hollinber-
ger took Kincaid down to the Jail in a coupe.
kincaid is said to have expressed desire for
speedy trial. He did not think he could live
long in confinement.
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The statement that the funeral Of ex-Repre-
sentative Taulbee would take place from
Zurhorsts undertaking establishment at 10
o'clock this morning drew a number Of
friends to that point. The announcement
however, was mistake as the body will be
| carried from its present resting place to
the Pennsylvania depot at 8 O'Clock
| this evening. Rev. C. F. Oney, a brother of
| Mrs. Taulbee, will conduct the services and
members Of the Kentucky delegation will act
| as pail bearers.
The body will be escorted to the depot BY
members of B. b. French lodge 1t will then
be sent over the Chesapeake and Ohio road to
Kentucky. '..
In the front room of the undertaking estab-
| lishment now rests all that re mans of the dead
kentucklan. The body is encased in
black mahogany casket with silver
trimmings, which is almost covered by floral
tributes sent by Borrowing friends, many Of
whom have visited and paid their last tribute
OF respect to the dead man.
The face Of the ex-Congressman is calm and
beautiful, all traces of his violent death having
| been removed.
Peculiar People on Street Cars.
''Yes. we meet some peculiar people," said
street-car employee in conversation with a
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