Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-31
KINCAlD'S TRIAL
IN WASHINGTON CITY FOR THg SHOOTING OF
CONGRESSMAN TAULBER.
The Court Decides TO Admit Evidence Concerning
the Threats Made BY the Congressman Against
the Correspondents Llfe-Ths Testimony
Shows the Reporter in a Better Light.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 30
Judge Bradley delivered his decision II
the Criminal Court in the Kincaid cas-,
on the question as to the admissabiity
of testimony, going to show that tn,
deceased had on various occasion:
threatened the life OF the defendant
The court held that the evidence wa:
admissible. The defence then called
VIM. L. Curtis, Perry Heath, A. j. Kel
ley, ex-Congressman Lafone, OF Ken.
tucky, aud Representative Painter, OF
Kentucky, 10 testify as to hearing Taul-
bee say that he would kill Kincaid.
During the days testimony there was
reference TO the publications that gave
rise to the trouble between Kincaid and
Taulbee. The first publication was
made in paper in this city, and re-
| ferred 10 Scandalous occurrence al
legged TO have taken place in the model
room OF the Patent Office, in which a
| kentucky Congressman and 4 female
clerk figured. Kincaid subsequently
published an account of the affair in the
Louisville paper Of which he was the
correspondent, using Taulbee's name in
connection with it.
Albert j. Kelly, OF Terre Haute, teSti-
fed that he heard Taulbee making
threats against Kincaid shortly after
the publication appeared in Washing
ton paper. He had communicated these
threats to Kincaid Mr. Taulbee told
witness that he intended to kill Kin
caid 1t might not have been in that
language, but he said the world not
wide enough for the writer OF the article
to escape vengeance.
Mr. Perry Heath the newspaper cor
respondent was next called TO the stand.
About a week or ten days before the
shooting, he was sitting in the report
er's gallery. Behind witness stood
Taulbee and some one else. He thought
the other person was Doorkeeper Mann.
While witness was writing Taulbee'S
voice became very loud and distinct,
and he heard him say that Kincaid was
responsible for all these newspaper pub
lications about him; that he did not be-
lieve the newspaper men generally were
unfriendly 10 him; that there was a
limit to his endurance, and that II
there were any more publications
about him he proposed TO cut Kincaid's
throat. The conversation went
on, and in his remarks Taulbee used the
word "kill" two or three times in con-
nection with Kincaid. Two or three
days afterward witness met Kincaid and
told him what Taulbee had said. The
witness said that Mr.. Kincaid's reputa-
tion was that OF peacable, dOcile
man.
Ex-Representative Polk Lafone, Of
Kentucky, now Of Sheffield, Ala. was
next called to the stand. He had heard
speak Of Kincaid after a publi-
cation made in papers here and in the
Louisville Times. He had heard Mr..
make threatening remarks
after these publications. lie stated
that he would kill kincaid.
Representative Painter, OF Kentucky. |
also testified that Taulbee had made
threats against Kincaid.
Representative McCreary, OF Ken
lucky, also testified that Taulbee had |
made threats against Kincad. Repre-
McCreary, Of Kentucky, also
testified that Kincaid's general reputa-
tion was that Of peaceable, honorable
and polite gentleman.
Mr.. VIM. +. Curtis. the correspondent,
and Director of the Bureau Of American
Republics, was next called. He said he
had heard from many people the threats
made against Kincaid by Taulbee, and
them to Kincaid. He
spoke TO Kincaid about ten days or two
weeks before the shooting, at the cor
ner Of Fourteenth and f streets.
Witness told Kincaid that Taulbee was
after him, and warned him to look out
for him; witness had heard such threats
ever since the time OF the publication.
Witness said Kincaid appeared much
lgitated when witness told him OF the
threats OF Taulbee; that he flushed and
then turned pale; that he trembled and
then took witness arm.
Mr. Frank Z. Morgan, Washington
was next examined. He
recollectcd the publication OF the scan
dal which was associated with the
trouble between Kincaid and Taulbee.
Long after the publication Mr.. Taulbee
asked him about another publication he
was to be made. Mr.. Taul-
bee said to witness that Kincaid was at
the bottom of il; that Kincaid had got
to be killed, and that he (Taulbee)
would kill him.