Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-27
JUDGE ANDREW c. eRAolev.
KINCAID's DEFENSE.

KINCAfD'S DEFENSE.
Gen. Grosvenor Makes the Presentations Of
the Line to Be Followed.
He SPEAKS OF THE CONSTANT AND AoaRAvArrxe
INSULTS AND ASSAULTS PRAcrrcEp BIT rAuL-
BEE FOR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE TRAGEDY
MANY QUESTIONS RULED OUT By THE JUDGE.
In anticipation Of the opening Of the defense
in the Kincaid case today the Criminal Court
room was filled with spectators Ex-senator
Spooner, Gov. McCreary and numbers of Ken
lucky statesmen were present.
There were also a large number of news
paper men. friends Of Kincaid, on hand and
several ladies. With Kincaid sat two ladies'.
one of whom was his sister. She seemed
deeply interested in the proceedings.
The government closed its case soon after the
morning session opened and Gen. Grosvenor
opened the case for Kincaid, stating very
plainly that Kincaid relied on the plea Of SELF
defense. The prospects Of the case are already
being discussed with interest
The case is being both prosecuted and de-
tended with unusual vigor and ability.
DIR. CLARENCE B. g. ADAMS.
When the trial was resumed this morning
DR.. Clarence B. S. Adams was recalled by Dis
trict Attorney Cole and examined as to Taul-
bees condition when he attended him Just
after the shooting at the Capitol He saw Taul-
witness went in there. He did not examine the
wound but devoted his efforts at first to stop
Ping the hemorrhage. Taulbees face was
burned with powder. Witness remained with
him and went with him to Taulbee's lodgings
In carriage. He did not see any revolver or
weanOn abOut Tanlbaa's On
examination the witness said he did not exam
Inc Taulbees clothing to see whether he had
weapon nor did he see such an examination
made.
DR. W. b. HUGHES.
DR.. W. B. Hughes. who also attended Taulbee
at the Capitol. called and testified also that
Taulbee's face was burned with powder. He
said he saw Taulbee when he came down the
stairs after he was shot. Taulbee then had no
weapon in ishand. He did not see any weapon
IN Iaulbee's possession after il. He went with
Ianlbee In the carriage to his lodgings.
On cross-examination witness said he made
no examination to see whether Tauibee had
weapon and did not recollect whether Taulbee's
clothing was removed in witness presence or
not.
DR.. J. ". BAYSE AGAIN.
DR.. John W. Bayne, who was called to see
Taulbee at his lodgings after Taulbee's arrival
been removed.
The witness remained with Taulbee until
after he had been taken to the hospital. There
Iauibees clothing was removed, the witness
assisting. He saw no weapon about Taulbee at
all. The witness said on cross-examination
that DR.. Friederich and Mr.. Donaldson were
present when he arrived at Taulbee's lodgings
at Sd and East Capitol streets. Witness best
recollection was that Tauibee's coat had been
removed at that time.
SAM DONALDSON RECALLED.
Mr.. Sam Donaldson was then recalled by the
district attorney. He said he first saw Taulbee
after he separated from him after the shooting
at Taulbee's lodgings, Sd and East Capitol
streets. That was about half an hour after the
shooting. Witness went there with Representa-
tive McMillin. Representatives Stone and
Martin, Drs. Bayne, Adams and Hughes and
others were present. The witness remained
there until 1aulbee was removed to the hos
pital. Taulbees coat had been removed when
he saw him at his lodgings. Witness went to
the hospital and assisted Iaulbee up the steps
and was present when his clothing was re-
moved. He saw no weapon in Tauibee's pos
session.
On cross-examination by Gen. Grosvenor the
witness said that he was not aware of any
search being made of Taulbees clothing to see
whether he had a weapon The witness said he
knew Frank +. Morgan, journalist or news
paper correspondent
SIGNIFICANT QUESTION.
Gen. Grosyenor asked witness if he did not
remember an occasion about two weeks before
the shooting that witness and Taulbee were to-
gether on the floor of the House with Frank
Morgan and that witness looked up to the press
gallery where kIncaid was engaged and said to
Taulbee, You ought 10 go up there and cut
the d rascaTs CUTS out, or words of that
character, and that he went at once with Taul-
bee to the press gallery to search for Kincaid.
The district attorney objected that what
Donaldson might have said had no relevancy
whatever.
Mr.. Wilson urged that they had a right to
show. in order to enable proper weight to be
given to this witness testimony, that two
weeks before the shooting he had been adyis-
ing Taulbee to kill kincaid
Gen. GrosvenOr urged that the testimony was
admissible, not only as bearing on the state Of
Taulbee's mind, but also as showing that the
witness was biased.
The court admitted the question simply on
the ground that it tended to show the bias as a
witness.
THE WITNESS DENIAL.
When the question was repeated the witness
said THAT 1 may have met Morgan in the
presence of Taulbee on the floor of the House
two weeks before the shooting is very probable;
that ever made use of such remarks as you
have indicated. in Taulbee's presence or any
where else. deny; that ever went into the
press gallery with MIR. Tauibee seeking Mr..
kIncaid deny
QUESTIONS RULED OUT.
The witness was asked to threatening re-
marks made either by himself or Taulbee in
the presence OF Mr.. Mann. doorkeeper of the
House press gallery, or in the presence of Mr.
Perry Heath, newspaper correspondent OBJ
lection was made and sustained. The witness
was asked it he or Taulbee had not used express
sious of Ml-will toward kincald in the presence
of Heath or Of Mann, but the question was ruled
out as likewise was one as to whether Taul-
bee had not then in the witness presence
threatened to kill kincaid.
The witness then asked . number of
questions which he did not answer, as objec-
tons were made and sustained and exceptions
noted. These questions were whether Mr.. Dom
aldson was not indicted the close of his term as
clerk Of the court in Davidson county, Tenn,
for embezzlement Of public funds; whether he
was not tried in the criminal court and did not
file in that court a written confession of his
guilt; whether he was not defaulter to the
state treasury to the extent Of 5000 or more
and whether he was not short in his accounts
doorkeeper of the House to the extent Of
500 or $500.
A TILT BETWEEN MEssRs. WILSON AND COLE.
When the witness left the stand Mr.. Cole re-
marked to him: II am sorry that you cannot
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