Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-25
TRIAL OF KINCAID.
More Witnesses for the Prosecution In
annined This Afternoon.

aiained This Afternoon.
James W. Jones was the first witness called
after the recess. He said that be resided at
la street southeast. He was q lieutenant Of
Capitol police. he was not on duty on the 2Sth
day of February, but was in the building ON
that day. de knew Mr.. TAplbee and Mt.
Donaldson He saw Mr.. Taulbee and Mr..
Donaldson one Or two steps below the
hrst landing Of the staircase leading FROM the
House corridor to the basement. Witness VAS
gong from the basement TO the floor above.
BE passed Messrs Tanlbee and Donaldson. Tie
then passed a man In a light oyercoat on the
steps above. He passed this man and had
reached the top of the landing when he heard
a pistol shot.
He rushed back and saw Mr.. Taulbee and Mr..
Donaldson standing against the wall The
man with the light oyercoat whom he after
ward knew TO be Mr.. kincaid, was there.
Some one asked who had done the shooting.
Mr.. kincaid said that he did lie thought
Mr.. kincaid said several times that he did
the shooting. Mr.. kincaid was taken 20 the
guard room and then to the station house.
Witness talked with him some.
Witness said that Mr.. Ii. =. Graham Was with
witness when he met the parties
oRoss-ExANISEp BY Mr.. SMITH.
The witness was then turned over 10 the
defense for cross-exsmination.
Mr.. Smith asked if il was not at the head of
the stairs that he met Mr.. Kincaid.
Witness said no; il was the second landing.
Mr.. smith asked If Messrs. Taulbee and Dom
aidson were standing ON the stairs talking when
witness met them.
Witness said that he could not say for GER
tain.
His attention was called to his statement at
the inquest that they were standing.
He said that was correct.
Witness was asked if he noticed any signs Of
assault on the person of Mr.. kincaid when he
took him TO the guard room. He said that Mr..
kincaid called his attention TO his (kincaids y
ear The ear was swollen. And very red!'
asked Mr.. Smith.
Yes, and very red"
The defense had no other questions
The prosecution asked if it was not nt the
guard house that he had seen the condition OF
the prisoner ear.
Witness said it was. This he said was very
short time after the shooting.
The shooting occurred about 1 AS o'clock.
Mr.. Clagett asked if Messrs Taulbee and
Donaldson were walking or standing when wit
ness met them on the stair.
Witness said be could not say with certainty,
but he thought they were standing and talking.
MR.. B. r. GRAHAM CALLED.
Mr.. B. F. Graham, Capitol policeman, who
was with the last witness when the shooting oc-
CURED, was the next witness. In his direct
testimony he substantially followed the former
witness as 10 the de tails of the meeting.
On cross-examination he said that he thought
Messrs. Taulbee and Donaldson were standing
facing each other when he and Mr.. Jones mot
them. He thought they were talking.
SIMON p. MAST.
Simon P. Mast of the Capitol police testified
that he was on duty the day of tine shooting;
saw Taulbee several times that day; was at
tracted by the pistol shot and saw
Mr.. Taulbee coming with his hand to his
head and blood streaming from his left side.
Witness took hold OF Taulbee and asked who
fred the shot, and a man to the left said Il
fired the shot" He was holding a pistol muz-
zle down, and witness took hold of him. This
was the prisoner, and he took him to the guard
room.
After telephoning to the sixth precinct they
got a carriage and took the prisoner to the
station. handing the pistol over to Lieut.. Kelly.
They were only about two steps apart when he
went up. Mr.. Jones came down from above
and took hold of prisoner about the same time.
JOHN R. HUNT.
John r. Hunt testified that he was employed
at the Capitol as carpenter, and on Feb. %,
1890, was in clerks document room. Witness
heard the report of the pistol, and ran to the
scene; saw MIR. Taulbee stagger against the wall
holding his hand over his face. Heard Mr..
kincsid say: Il shot him or Il did it,
On cross-examination witness said that there
was much confusion at the time.
b. H. BRYAN.
B. H. Bryan, the next witness, testified that
on the 2sth of February he was an officer of
the Metropolitan police. He was called to the
Capitol TO take Mr.. Kincaid to the station
house. He did not know Mr.. Kincaid before
| that.
He testified as to the disposition made of the
pistol taken from Mr.. Kincaid.
On cross-examination witness said the pris-
oner looked different when arrested from what
he looked now. He looked sick then.
He was like a man overcome by excite
ment and sick. The prosecution objected TO
this line Of cross-examination not german.
but the court allowed it, Witness said further
| that witness was pale and feeble when taken to
the station after the shooting. He had 10 be
supported when taken from the coupe.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
DR.. Clarence b. s. Abbott took the stand
He was at the Capital in the House corridor
| when the shooting occurred. He heard the
shooting and ran down the stairs. The
wounded man was taken to little
room near the stairs doctor was called for
| and witness went in. Witness testified as to
the removal Of the wounded man to his house
and to the hospital.
DIR. John W. Bayne. Mr.. Taulbees physician,
| was called. He testified as TO the nature of the
wound and the condition Of the patient He
| said that the wound WAS at the outer
angle Of the left eve. The ball slightly
fractured the cheek bone. passed under the
| eye and back. fractured the temporal bone and
| imbedded itself under the outer covering of
the brain. where it formed an abscess. He did
not know the exact course of the ball at first.
The ball could not be removed with
| out killing the patient. The patients mind
was clear until the sixth or seventh day, after
which he lost words and called things by the
wrong name. After the ninth day the patient
lost consciousness.
Witness started to state in answer to ones
| tions by Mr.. Cole what Mr.. Taulbee had said
Mr.. Wilson objected, and the court sustained
the objection.
DIR. Daniel S. Lamb, who made the autopsy.
was examined. He described the wound as
necessarily fatal by reason of the abcess.
whether or not the ball had been removed.
An attempt to remove the
ball, the doctor not knowing where it was,
would have been very dangerous. The ball
seemed to have entered about on level, SO
nearly on q level that he could not tell whether
| there was q slant upward or downward.
The court adjourned at 3 O'Clock, after the
examination of the witness: