The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-08
jim MUTT Is DYING.
The Man Who Killed Dukes In
More Trouble.
HE SHOT MAN AND WOMAN.
The Latter Gave Him Fatal Blows With
an Az While Dying From Her Wounds
The Man Rallies and Summons Aid
Mutt Was Drunk.

ATCHIsoN. Kan. Feb 6.-Jim Mutt,
made famous for killing Lawyer n l..
Dukes. IN Uniontown, Pa, in 1888,
Is dying from wounds inflicted by
Mrs John Payton. who committed the
act after Mutt. in a drunken rage had
fatally shot her Neither can live.
Leonard Coleman. hired man who at
tempted to save Mrs Payton's life. Is
lying seriously wounded, having re
ceived a bullet from Nuts revolver,
but will recover. The crime was most
horrible and unprovoked, the promI-
nence of the families concerned making
1t most sensational.
After Mutt was acquitted on being
tried for killing of Dukes, he moved to
Kansas, TO near where his present farm
is situated. and managed his mothers
farm He was considered a good citi-
zen and became prosperous. Until two
years ago the PaytOns worked for Mutt
living on h.s farm. The relations be-
came strained, however, and the PaytOn
family, consisting of the parents and
five children, rented farm eight miles
from Nutts place from Mrs A L
Bradbury.
Mr.. 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 III his con
duct, however. until the time of the
tragedy, when he 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 IA week : spree.
was in no pleasant mood, and grutf'y
ordered Mrs. PaytOn to get him meal.
Mrs PaytOn complied, though more
through fear than because she cared to,
and scenting trouble, she quietly got the
children from the room As he ate.
Mutt became more abusive toward Mrs.
Pavton. and seemed to be turning mad.
When he finished eating, he deliberately
drew his revolver and pointing it at
the now thoroughly frightened woman.
cried, I'm going 70 kill you"
Before she could make move he had
carried his threat into effect and sent
three bullets into her body. The shots
attracted Coleman, who rushed into the
house with an AK in his hand. The IL
stant he entered, Mutt leveled his
weapon on him and fired Two shots
struck the would be reScuer, but not be
fore he had badly wounded Mutt Ee
fell to the floor, and for time lay un
conscious in the blood that poured from
his wounds.
At the same time Mrs. Payton, with a
superhuman effort, had raised herself
from the floor and secured the AK Nh
had become weakened now and literally
sank III his tracks Rushing TO where
he lay. the woman, her wounds bleed
ing prOfuSely and herself weak from ex.
citement 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 WELD tn e
AK did she desist- Then she sank tC
the floor and went into state of un-
consciousness that lasted several hours
When Coleman recovered. finally, his
consciousness, he found both Mutt and
Mrs Payton laying in great pools of
their blood. Tying Mutt TO a chair, lest
he should escape, Coleman gave the
alarm When assistance arrived the
woman was beyond help. Neither Mrs
PaytOn nor Mutt are able to relate the
story of the crime Coleman Is also in
bad way, but will recover. ASIDE
from the above facts, he steadfastly re-
fuses TO be interviewed Mutt has been
removed to AtchisOu