The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-31
RITCAID'S Defense
eoe, to Prove Almost Beyond
Question That
He HAD TO KILL TAuLBEE
IN order to Save Himself from Being
Murdorcd..Newspaper Men and
Congressman on the Stand.
rhoy Tell of Threats.

WASHINGTON, D. O., March so.-Judge
p,,dley has delivered his decision in
.%a Criminal Court, in the Ktncaid case,
.r' IN the question as 70 the admiasability
oftestimony going to show that the de-
Os'sed had on various occasions threat
sUsdtb life Of the defendant, holding
,hSt The evidence was admissible. The
Solsnos iI,t then called wm. E. Curtis, Per.
~ Heath, A. ]. Kelley, x.Congressman
Ialone, Of Kentucky, and Representa-
iva Painter, Of Kentucky, 70 testify as
to ohearing Tanlbse say that he would
ill KinCaid.
once to the publications that gave rise
60 the trouble between Kincaid and
T,rlhse, The first publication was
made in a paper in this city and referred
toa scandalous occurrence alleged TO
have taken place la the model room oil
tSs Patent Office, in which Kentucky
CorVreSsman G and female clerk figured.
Kipcaid subsequently, published an &C.
count Of the affair in the Louisville pa.
ner Of which hc was the correspondent,
nsIng Taulbee'S name in connection
Albert ]. Kelly, OF Terre Haute, testi-
Cad thst he heard Taulbse making
threats M against Kincatd shortly after the
nnblicalion appeared In q Warrington
pSner He had communicated these
tbres,s TO KiucAid. Mr.. Tdulbse told
illness that he intended to kill Kin.
caid. He said the world was not wide
enough fort writer ofthe article to es-
cape vengeance.
Mr Perry Heath testified that he was
sitting in the reporters gallery in front
Of Tsulbee and some one else. He
fhouVht the other person was Door
tespsr Mann. he heard Taulbee say
tbHt KiuCaid was responsible for all
The newspaper publications about him;
That there was q limit to his endurance,
and that il there were any more pupllca'
tions about him he proposed 70 cut Kin;
Caid's throat. TauIbee used the word
Ikill" two or three times in connection
with Kincaid. Two or three days after
ward witness met Kincaid and told him
what Taulbee had said. The witness
said that Mr.. Kincaid's reputation was
that Of peaceable, docile man.
Ex.RepYesentative Polk Latone, OF
Kentucky, heard Taulbee make threat.
ening remarks after tho publications.
He slated that he would kill Kneaid.
Representatives Painter and Nc
Creaiy, Of Kentucky, testified that Tanl-
bee had made threats against kincaid.
Representative Mcoreary, OF Kentucky,
testitied that Kincaid's general reputa.
tioA was that of o peaceable, honorable
and polite gentleman.
M William E. Curtis, the cores
pondent and director OF the Bureau
Of American Republics, said he had
heard from many people the. threats
made STsinst Kineald by Taulbee and
communicated them to Kincaid. De
spoke to Kincaid about ten days or Two
weeks before the shooting, telling him
that Taulbee was after him, and warned
him 10 look out for him. Witness said
Kincaid appeared much agitated when
witness told him OF the threats OF
Taulbee.
correspondent, si recolieeted the publica;
tion oi the scandal which was associated
with the trouble between Kincaid and
Taulbee. Long afterwards Taulbee asked
him about another publication ne nn-
derstood was TO be made. Mr.. Taulbee
said TO witness that Kincaid was at tho
bottom OF It; that Kincaid had got 70
be Killed, and that he (Taulbee) would
kill him.