Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-26

ADoUMxNT A 10 THE PHxLnuNARY Poor FOE
TIE INTRODUCTION OF rAuLBEE's DYING STATE
MENr-JuDoE BRADLEY DlcrD.s THAT TIE
JURY OUGHT TO HEAR II.
When Judge Bradley's court met this morn
ing lawyers, prisoner and jury were all ready
to 60 on with the trial of Chas E. Kincaid, in
dicted for the murder of William P. Tsulbee,
and the business Of the court opened promptly.
J. Bailey Donnelly, j., Of New Orleans, q
young man with blonde hair brushed up POM
padour style, was the FIRST witness called by the
government. He said he was at the Capitol on
the day Of the shooting and when the shot was
fred was in the lower corridor about thirty or
forty steps from the foot Of the stairway and
was walking away from it. He heard . shot
fred and immediately turned and hurried back
the stairs and stagger across the hall. holding
his hands to bis head. Some one asked, "Who
shot this man, and Kincaid said, ~ am the
man that shot him; he assaulted me this morn
ing"
Wilson, emphasizing the word assaulted"
II think that is the word he used" The wit
ness said be saw Kincaid give up something he
had In bis hand
REUBEN A. M'coRaucK.
Reuben A. Mccormick Of Cadiz, Ohio. who
was employed as q messenger under the House
Of Representatives at the time Of the shooting,
was next examined. He was stationed at the
east door OF the House in the upper corridor
near the stairway. He said he saw both Taul-
bee and Kincaid at the door on that day. Wit
ness was standing at the north side Of the door.
Mr.. Kincaid passed in and stopped at what is
called the main solid door, inside the vestibule.
One Of the doorkeepers had gone in to call out
member for Kincaid. Taulbee came out from
the floor Of the House while Kincaid was wait
Kincaid. Taubee said. II want to see you"
Kincaid said, II don't want to see you"
II want to see you" repeated Taulbee.
"Well, you see me now" said Kincaid.
Eyes, I see you" said Taulbee.
Thereupon Taulbee took hold Of the lapel
Of kincaid's coat and gave it q slight pull.
"Come out here, p" he said, II want to talk to
Il don't want to talk to you," said Kincaid.
you ARE LIAR"
"You are liar" said Taulbee.
just then page came running out of the House
and said that there was call of the House;
the doorkeepers were about to close the doors.
Taulbee claimed that he had q right to the
floor and went back into the House. Kincaid
went out into the corridor. That was about
twenty minutes past or half-past L. He
saw Kincaid again about an hour and quarter
afterward. Kincaid came to the east door
again. Witness was standing in the same place
at the door. Kincaid said to witness, Il want
to speak to you" Then he said, "You saw this
trouble iey between Tauibee and me-" Witness
well" said Kincaid, what would you ad-
wise me to do?''
Witness told him that he could not give him
any advice. >,
To l1,<a - 81 a. 4
weak. am not able to cope with him. More
over was not armed, I had not even my cane. "
Witness noticed that at that time he had his
cane. Kipcald then left witness and started
northward toward the stairway. Witness saw
him make the turn around the corner at the
head or entrance to the stairway and passed
out Of witness sight. Just afterward witness
heard the report Of the revolver and ran down
the stairway.
HIS VIEW OF THE PARTIES.
Witness hesitated a few seconds at his door
before going to the stairs. He did not notice
any one on the stairs At the foot Of the stair
way he saw Mr.. Taulbee. Taulbee was almost
opposite the foot Of the stairway. Taulbee was
close to the wall, walking along in a STOPPING
position with his hand over his eyes. Kincaid
was south of Taulbee, about eight or ten feet
away, and facing toward Taulbee. No one had
hold Of Kincaid at that moment. Witness did
not notice that he had q revolver. Some one
said, "Who shot this manY' Some one said,
Lets take care of tho man that is hurt first. !"
Witness did not hear Kincaid say anything
Witness saw some blood stains on the steps
about half way down. When Kincaid last came
to the east door of the House, Just before the
shooting, he could not have been there more
THAI minute or two.
CRoss-ExAMINED By MIR. SMITH.
Mr.. Mccormick was cross-examined by Mr.
G. Maurice Smith. The witness said he had re-
peated what he had heard and remembered of
Kincaid's statements. There might have been
other things said. He did not see Mr.. Taulbees
hand reach Mr.. Kincaid's ear during the con-
versation in the doorway at the east side of the
House. Taulbee, he said, gave Kincaid gen.
tie pull by the coat lapel. He did not pull
him hard, but moved Kincaid little. Taufbee
seemed to be angry.
WHAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER.
He did not hear Kincaid tell Taulbee that he
(Kincaid) was unable to cope with him. He
did not hear Taulbee say, go and arm your
self" He heard Taulbee say, ''You are liar. -
He did not hear him call him a dirty liar He
did not hear him call Kincaid monkey or
ID little coward and tell him to 90 and
arm himself. MIR. Smith questioned Mr.. Nc.
Cormick about a conversation he had with Mr.
Clifford Rose, newspaper man, about an hour
after the occurrence. He did not remember
the conversation. He did not say that he did
not hear what passed between Taulbee and
kincaid at the door as it was spoken in an I'M
dertoue.
On redirect examination the witness said
that Taulbee took hold Of Kincaid's coat before
he called him Liar.
DIR. JOHN B. HAMILTON.
DR.. John B. Hamilton, surgeon general Of
the marine hospital service, was next exam
ined. He testified that he was called in con-
sultation by DR.. Bayne after the shooting OF
Taulbee. He thought it was the second day
after the shooting. Taulbee was then at the
Providence Hospital Witness saw Taulbee
every day after that until he died, and was
present at the autopsy He took skull, which
the District attorney furnished, and described
the course Of the ball through the bone of the
skull beneath the eye. The direct cause Of
death was the abscess in the brain. caused by
the fracture of the bone. The bullet was moi
located during life. 1t would have been i'm
possible to extract the bullet while the man
lived.
ROBERT WOODBRIDGE.
Robert Woodbridge Of Youngstown, Ohio.
who was employed as messenger and door
keeper of the House at the time Of the shoot
ing and stationed at the east door with Mr..
Mccormick, was next called. Kincaid on the
day of the shooting came up and spoke to the
witness at the door. When he first saw Taulbee
that day he was coming out of the House of
Representatives. Kincaid was inside the yesti-
buie or doorway. Taulbee came out and stopned