The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-07
. TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
WHICH RECALLS A FAMOUS MUIR.
DER OVER A DECADE AGO.

WHICH RECALLS A FAMOUS MUIR.
DER OVER A DECADE AGO.
Jim Mutt, Who Killed Lawyer w. ".
luke at Uniontovvn, Pa, for Sc
ductng Nuts Sister, Fatally
shoots a Woman and a Hired Man
in Kansas.
Atchison, Kan, Feb. Jim Mutt.
made famous for killing Lawyer W.
w. Duke in Uniontown, Pa. over q
uecade ago because he seduced Nuts
sister, is dying from wounds inflicted
early this morning by Mrs. John Paw
ton, who committed the act after Nutt
In a drunken rage, had fatally shot
her. Neither can live. Leonard Cole
man, a hired nan who attempted to
save Mrs. Payton's life, is lying seri-
ously wounded, having received a bull
let 0 Nuts revolver, but will re-
cover. The. crime was most horrible
ana unprovoked. The prominence Of
Tie IamllleS concerned make it most
sensational.
Inc Nuts and Dukes were at ono
tlme prominent politicians in Penn
sylVanla, while Coleman, who was 27
years OF age originally came from New
YORK, where he was well known.
fourteen years ago W. w. Duke, a
prominent lawyer in Uniontown. was
Killed by Mutt for having seduced
Miss Mutt. Before that the Nuts and
Dukes were at war a good deal, and
curing one of the several encounters
Duke killed Nuts father. He was
acquitted, however. the plea being self
delense. When young Mutt came to
De urea he. was also promptly &C.
quilted, the trial creating a great SEN
satlon at the time. Shortly afterward
ne moved to Kansas. near where his
present farm is situated. and managed
MS mothers farm. He was considered
a good citizen and became prosperous.
Until two years ago the Paytons
worked for Mutt, living on his farm.
Ihelr relations became strained. how
ever, and the Payton family, consist
ing OF the parents and five children.
rented a farm eight miles from Nuts
place from Mrs. A. H. Bradbury.
Payton has been away from home
most of the present winter cutting ice.
during which time Mutt renewed his
acquaintance with the family. Moth
lug out of the way was discernable in
his conduct, however, until last night,
when he went to the Paytons at a
late hour under the influence of liuuor.
Payton was absent, and Coleman, the
hired man. was the only other man on
the premises. Mutt, who had been on
a weeks spree, was Lot in q pleasant
mood, and told Mrs. Paytvn to get
him some supper. Mrs. Payton COM
piled, and, seeming trouble, she quiet
~ got the children from the room. AS
he ate Mutt became more abusive
toWard Mrs. Payton, and seemed to
be turning mad. When he finished
eating he deliberately drew his re-
volver, and, pointing it at the now
thoroughly frightened woman. cried:
I'm going to shoot you" Before she
could make move he had carried his
threat into effect and sent three bull
lets into her body. The noise attract
Ell Coleman, who rushed into the
house with an ak in his hand. The
instant he entered Mutt leveled his
weapon at him and fired. Two shots
struck the would-be rescuer. He fell
to the floor and for a time lay an
conscious il the blood that poured
from his wounds. In the meantime
Mis-. layton, WIN Z SupefnuE13n CT
fort, had raised herself from the floor
and secured the AK. Mutt had become
weakened now. and literally sank in
his tracks. Rushing to the place
where he lay. the woman, her wounds
bleeding profusely and herself weak
from excitement and loss of blood,
rained blow after blow upon Nuts
head. Not until her victims head was
a mass of jelly and she too weak to
longer wicld the AK did she desist-
Then she sank to the floor unconscious.
Both will die.
The MotOrnlan to Blame.
Milwaukee. Feb. THE testimony
of witnesses in the inquest on the vic
tins Of the Kinnickinnic street car ac-
cident, in which three lives We're lost,
tended to show that Motorman Ken
nedy was to blame. Robert Scott, of
the fire department, who was a pas
senger and jumped before the car fell,
swore that Kennedy was looking IN
der the car when it made the plunge.
The Investigation will be continued
tomorrow. The nine persons who
were rescued are suffering a great deal
from the shock they received by being
dropped into the water when the Their
mometer registered Is below zero.
Some of them have received perma-
nent injuries, and all are in bed.
Starved to Death.