Show J 1ElEGRAPHIC NEWS Sensational E3order Uniontown Pa 25Tho town is inmost in-most intense excitement over the report that Captain A 0 Nutt cashier of the Pennsylvania state treasury had been shot in ta room in Jennings hotel and killed by N L Dukes a well known member of the Fayelta County bar and member elect of the state legislature The hotel was soon surrounded by citizens Captain Nutt had just returned from Harrisburg to spend the holidays with his family and left home with his nephew Breckonridgn elating that be had some business at the hotel with Dukes On the way there he said be had received some infamous letters from Duke and wanted an understanding The two men west to the hotel and Nutt started up to Dukes room Breckenridge followed but stopped on the stairs to speak to the proprietors son While conversing scuf fling was heard in the room and both ran up to separate the combatantswho were found clinched in a terrible struggle ThllY were parted but Dates drew a revolver and said You came here to whip me and so I shoot at the same time firing The ball took effect just be low Hulls left eyepenetratingthe brain ailing him instantly Dukes tben qUiEtly walked down stairs where he was arrested What was in i the letters or the motive which led to the murder is still a mystery All parties are of the highest respectability and prominence Uniontowr Pa231t is reported that the cause of the shooting of Capt Nutt by Hon N L Dukeee was the refusal of the latter to marry Nulls daughter after raining her It creates a profound eensati > n and th one theme of conversation Members of the bar in Fiyette County mot this morning and passed a resolution of condolence dolence The funeral of Csot Nutt took place at 1 oclock this afternoon and was attended by Company 0 10th regiment members of the bar Grand Army of the Republic and Masonic fraternity who had charge of the burial exercises Banks arm all places of buBine were closed The condi ion of lire i Nutt is regarded RI critical Great fears are also entertained for the daughters life An application will be mad tomorrow for Dukes release from jail |