Evening journal., 1895-02-06
a SERIES or TRAGEDIES
Kansas Woman Kills Jim Mutt
OF Uniontown, Pa.
he DIED A DOUBLE MURDERER.

Mutt Shot tho Man Who Killed His Father,
Was Acquitted and Then Went West,
whore Ills Carecr Has Been Endod In a
Most Tragic Manner.
ArcHsov, Kan. Feb. G.-Jim Mutt,
made famous by killing Lawyer W. W.
Dukes IN Cniontown, PA. over decade
ago because he seduced Miss Mutt, Is dy-
ing from wounds inflicted by Mrs John
Payton, who committed the net after Mutt,
in drunken rage, had fatally shot heT.
Neither can 1.-Two. Leonard Coleman, a
hired man, who attempted to save Mrs.
Payton's life is lying seriously wounded,
having received q bullet from Mutt re-
volvor, but Will recover
The Nuts and Dukes were at one time
proninent politicians in Pennsylvania.
whilo Coleman who is 81 years of age
originally came rom New York whero he
was well known. Fourteen years ago W.
W. Duke then a prominent lawyer in
Unioniown, Pa, seduced Miss Mutt and
killed her father In an encounter arising
out Of this. Tie was acquitted on q piea OF
self defense and was then killed By Jim
Mutt the girls brother, who was in turn
acquitted on plea Of emotional insanity.
Tho trial created a great sensation at the
time Shortly afterward young Mutt NOV.
cd 20 Kansas, whore his present farm is
situated and managed his mothers farm.
He was considered g good citizen and
became prosperous Until two years ago
the Paytons worked for Mutt living on
his farm. Tho relations became strained,
however, and the Payton family. consist
ing Of the parents and five children, rent
ed r. farm eight miles from Nuts place
from Mrs A. E. Bradbury.
The beginning OF tho Tragedy.
pnyton has been away from home most
Of tho present winter cutting ice. during
which time Mutt renewed his relations
with the family. Nothing out of tho way
was disceInblo in his conduct however
until Monday night, whom ho sauntered
into the Payton household at a late hour
under the influence Of liquor Payton was
absent, and Coleman, the hired man, was
the only other man ON the premises
Mutt, who had been ON o week spree.
was In no pleasant mood and gruliy Or
dered Mrs. payton to get him some sup
per Mrs. Payton complied, and soenting
trouble quietly got the children from the
room. AS he ate Mutt became more
abusive toward Mrs Payton and seemed
to be becoming insane.
Whom he had finished eating. he delib-
erntoly drew his revolver, and pointing it
at tho now thoroughly frightened woman
cried, I'm going to kill YOU"
Before she could make a move he car
ried his threat into effect, sending three
bullets into her body The shots attracted
Coleman, who rushed into the house with
an AK IN his hand The instant he enter
cd Mutt loveled his weapon at him and
fired. Two shots struck the would be res.
cuer He fell TO the fioor and for time
lay unconscious in the blood that poured
from his wounds.
AT the same time Mrs payton. with n
supcrhWnAn effort, raised herself from
the floor and secured tho AK. Mutt had
sunk down, overcome by liquor. and was
helpless. Rushing to whore ho lay the
woman, with her own wounds bleeding
proluaely and herself weak from loss 81
blood. rained blow after blow upon Nutt's
head
Not until she was too weak to longer
WELD the ak did she desist. Then she
sank to the floor and became unconscious.
Coleman first came to his senses and found
both Mutt and Mrs. Payton laying in
groat pools of their blood. Tying Mutt "a
a chair, lest he escape, Coleman gave the
alarm Whom assistance arrived the wom.
au was beyond help
Neither Mrs Payton nor Mutt is able to
relate the story of the crime. Coleman is
also Ia a bad way. Mutt has been removed
to Atchison.