Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-07


| hand froward while the other the right hand,
was placed ready to draw from his pocket a
knife pistol with which to take the life of
| this sick. broken down, feeble man.
kincaid had reason to go to the Capitol.
Taulbee had none unless in the capacity of a
member of Taulbee, Donaldson and Lowell in
some lobbying scheme. Taulbee was merciless.
He described the various assaults made by
Taulbee on Kincaid
TAULBEEs INDEBTEDNESS.
This great powerful man, Mr.. Smith said. was
glaring at Kincaid everywhere. sneaking up to
him like an Indian ready to dash his brains out
or end his life with pistol. Kincaid avoided
Taulbee in every way. He offered no resist
ance. Taulbee's object to provoke from
Kincaid some demonstration that would war
rant him in killing him. Taulbee found Kim
caid always when Kincaid was at a disadvan-
tage. Why did Taulbee walk up and down
time and time again in front of kincaid office
and peer up at the windows. They found Taul-
bee amusing himself by glaring at his poor
broken down victim or walking upon him sud-
denly. This was the kind of man Taulbee was.
Kincaid came from the blue grass region of Ken
lucky; the other man came from the mountains
of Kentucky. What as to the malice of Kim
caid? Did he seek to destroy his enemy as
Taulbee certainly did? In all these years did
Kincaid do one single act that would invite
trouble with Taulbee? This man. like others
who have to earn their own living
pursued the even tenor of his life.
He went to the Capitol daily to
shrinking away from trouble. He stood abuse.
insults, ridicule and assaults rather than to
have his mother sent to an untimely grave.
When they compare the moral courage OF Kim
caid with the brutal cOwardly conduct of Taul-
bee, kincaid stood In an enviable light. Mr..
Smith then reviewed the testimony as to threats
made by Taulbee. Taulbee no said forgot his
cunning and procL ined his malice to the world
kincaid, he said. al .er he was told that threats
had been made by Taulbee. got to thinking of
these things and to become impressed with the
belief that Taulbee would kill him. Would they
not think that Kincaid after all these assaults
would be justified in shooting Taulbee, but Kin
caid gave Taulbee every chance to see the error
of his way.
Taulbee vas victim of his own passion, a
victim of his own hatred for Kincaid. The con-
viction was growing on Kincaid's mind all the
time that his life was not worth a snap Of his
finger if Taulbee could get at him.
DONALDSON AND LovELLs TESTIMONY.
The government claimed that Donaldson's
account Of the fatal encounter must be believed;
that Lowell and Parsons must be believed
They we're indebted to Mr.. Cole for being pre-
vented in a large degree from learning some
thing about Donaldson.
Donaldson said he was the warm personal
friend of Taulbee: they knew men by their
company; they visited together, they Toasted
together and Mr.. Smith had no doubt lobbied
together. The government had shown the in
innate business relations Of Taulbee and Dom
aldsun. The government had gone far enough
in their questions to indicate bad feeling be-
tween Kincaid and Donaldson on account of
some appointment.
He insisted that the testimony showed the
contrary Of Donaldson's statement, and that
Iaulbee and Donaldson stopped on the stairs
two three minutes, and that they had gone
down to the bottom of the stairs and then re-
traced their steps to near the top of the last
fight. He compared the various statements of
witnesses who saw them on the stairs and said
that Donaldsons testimony was contradicted
in these material points. Donaldson, he said.
was contradicted by Taulbee's dying declara-
ton, where it said that the shot was fred with
out notice.
THE FUNNY MAN OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Smith referred to the witness Lowell az
the funny man" or the ''trick mule of the
government. Lowell, he said. stated that at
the time Of the shooting there were on the
platform five men.