The Critic and record., 1891-04-08
A DAY OF TALK
IN THE KINCAID TRIAL-MR. COLE
HAS THE FLOOR.

The Sick Jurors Yesterday Compelled an
Adjournment and the District Argues
Pretty Much All the Day-Kincaid
Interrupts Coles Flow Of Words.
Judge Wilson concluded his argument
in the Kincaid trial yesterday afternoon
at 1880 O'Clock, after having talked to the
jury for about three hours and a-half.
1t was planned that District Attorney
Cole should close for the Government be-
fore adjournment so that the case could
be given to the jury, but the sick jurors
did not think that they could stand
another hour aud half Of argument.
They were all in their seats this morn
ing when court was called to order
CLOSING fon rur GovEpNMrNr.
Judge Wilson has argued that the Gov
err mcnt has been demanding the life of
the prisoner at the Bar ~ said District At
torn ey Cole, "aud that the Government
officials were cunspiring To- that end
There is no question but that crime has
been committed, and all that the Govern
mcnt seeks or asks for is Justice, aud that
the law be vindicatcd 4 human life was
taken on the stairs at the Capitol on the
18th day of February, 1891, and the cir
cumstancCs and facts ought to be very
carefully considered by the jury before
returning verdict The Judge has in
structed you TO the effect that if after the
assault was committed In the hallway
that day kincaid went TO his home and
deliberately procured a revolver with the
intention Of shooting and did shoot W.
T. TaulbCe you can return verdict Of
either murder or manslaughter.'
You, the jury, are to determine
whether from the evidence the defendant
was in imminent danger aud had good
reason to apprchcnd that his life was to be
taken or that he was receive other bodily
injury. ] contend that there was no as
sault or attempted assault ON the stairway
that day by Taul.ec, and that the latter
had made no threats that he intended to
carry into immediate effect.
y word as tn threats made by TJulbae.
| They originated on account uf
a CEETtIN ruiufoArloN
in the Louisville Tbas, of which Mr.
| kmcaid was presumed to be the CORE
spundcnt. The article has not been made
| public during this trial, and the contents
neither the Court nor the jury care any
thing about. laulbcc had every reason
| to believe that these articles Gmanated
| from kinCaid He knew that these pub
| lications were iniurng his character in
| Kentucky. lie naturally sought out the
correspondent with Il view to having them
| suppressed.
Admit that he did make conditional
| threats in the press gallery and other
| places; they were of such 1 slight charac-
| ter that Kincaid had no reason to appre-
| hend immediate danger. ! do not mean
| to say that Taulbee was justified in doing
| what he did, but hs only motive was to
| try to induce kircaid to cease the publ
cation of the articles. When
TIE rALKEU-oF ASSAULT
at the east door, % the Representatives
| Hall occurred, there may have been some
words and Taulbce may have pulled Kin
Caid' S ear The correspondents gained in
formation Of the insult To which Kin
caid had been subjected and they
were about to wire ii all over the country.
kincaid felt the insult tcenly, went to his
room and lay down on the bed and medi-
tated over his disgrace. After remaining
there for some time he went TO his bureau
drawer and took from IL his revolver and
started for the Capitol to let the world
know that he was no coward. Yes that
! revolver which is
TllE ENEMY or CIVILIZATION
and the instrument of the assassin. lie
met his friend, Congressman Wilson, at
the Capitol. who noticed that he was ex.
cited over the affair and he (Wilson) adj
vised him to go home, quiet himself down
| hlAi lAhN hlAlllNi WIN ilil tAlhb tNtlllllEs
INTERRUPTION ny KtNcAID.
While talking about the meeting be
tween klncaid and Wilson the prisoner
INTERRUPTED Mr.. Cole, and had to be ad
monished not to do so again by Judge
Wilson and his sister.
Mr. Cole dwelt at some length on the
statement made by Kincaid on the stand
at is very strange" he said, that al
these assaults committed on the prisoner
by Mr.. Taulbee were not witnessed by
any one and that kincaid is the only one
who tells of them"
Did we not offer to place MIR. Schwart;
upon the stand and did you not object :?
interrupted Judge Wilson. "In statinl
the testimony II Is your duty to do SO as i
was given"
Now few words rs 10 the meeting on
the stairway" continued Mr.. Cole.
Mr.. Cole was still speaking when thi
| rCnOrt closed