The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-06
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Penn 3Jlt MA Murders,
JIM MUTT eHOoi5 TO I7OPLE
His First Victim, Woman, VIII Die.
The Woman, After Being Wounded, In
hicts Fatal Wounds with an AK on Her
AaaaIant

The Woman, After Being Wounded, In
ficts Fatal Wounds with an AK on Her
AssaIlant.
ATcH1soN, Kan, Feb 6.-Jim Mutt
made famous for killing Lawyer M. L.
Dukes, in UnlOntown, Pa, over a decade
ago, because he seduced Miss Mutt is dy-
ing from wounds inflicted yesterday by
Mrs. John Payton, who committed the act
after Mutt, In drunken rage, had fatally
shot her. Neither can live.' Leonard Cole
man, hired man, who attempted to save
Mrs. Payton's life, is lying seriously
wounded having received bullet from
Nuts revolver but will recover The
crime was most horrible and unprovoked.
The prominence OF the families makes it
most sensational
The Nuts and Dukes were at one time
prominent politicians in Pennsylvania,
while Coleman, who is 81 years of ago,
originally came from New York, where he
was well known. Fourteen years ago NJ.
Il. Dukes, then "a prominent lawyer in
Uniontown, Pa, seduced Miss Mutt, and
killed her father in an encounter arising
out of this. He was acquitted ON plea
of self defense, and was then killed by
James Mutt, the girls brother, who was
in turn acquitted on a plea of emotional
insanity. The trial created great sensa
tion at the time.
Shortly afterwards young Mutt moved
to Kansas, to where his present farm is
situated, and managed his mothers farm
He was considered good citizen, and be-
came prosperous. Until two years ago the
Paytons worked for Mutt, living on his
tarm. The relations became strained, how
ever, and the Payton family, consisting of
the parents and five children, rented
farm eight miles from Nutts place, from
a Mrs. A e. Bradbury.
Payton has been away from home most
of the present winter cutting ice, during
which time Mutt renewed his relations
with the family. Nothing out of the way
was discernable in his conduct, however,
until he sauntered into the Payton house
hold at 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 a
weeks Spree was in no pleasant mood,
and grizzly ordered Mrs. Payton to get
him some supper. Mrs. Payton complied,
and scenting trouble, quietly got the chill
dren from the room AS he ate Mutt be
came more abusive toward Mrs. Payton
and seemed to be becoming insane, When
he had finished eating he deliberately drew
his revolver, and pointing it at the now
thoroughly frightened woman, cried;
''Im going to kill you"
Before she could make 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 en-
tered Mutt leveled his weapon at him and
fired. Two shots struck the would-be res
cuer. He fell to the floor, and for a time
lay unconscious in the-blood that poured
from his wounds.
At the same time Mrs Payton. with Il
superhuman effort. raised herself from the
floor and secured the AK. Mutt had sunk
down, overcome by liquor, and was help
less. Rushing to where he lay the woman.
with her own wounds bleeding profusely
! and herself weak from loss of 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 lying
in great pools of their blood. Tying Mutt
to a chair, Coleman gave the alarm. When
assistance arrived the woman was beyond
help Neither Mrs, Payton or Mutt are
able to relate the story of the crime. Cole
man is also in bad way, but will recover
Mutt has been removed to Atchison.