The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-15
A TERRIBLE TRAeEpY-From a

A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.-From a
young gentleman, who arrived by the
Luella last night, we learn the fol-
lowing details of a terribly fatal
tragedy that transpired in Blandville,
KY, twenty-five miles west of Padu-
cab, and fourteen miles from Cairo,
on Monday last. A. J. Warden and
L. B. Campbell had married half sis
tiers, and Warden had daughters fully
grown, while Campbell's children
were younger, About the close of the
war Warden had been elected Clerk
and Campbell Sheriff of Ballard
County. Afterwards they were part
ners together in business. Miss Betty
Warden wrote in her fathers Office,
and she and Campbell met frequently
and grew intimate, and the intimacy
rlpened into an attachment on the
part of Campbell at least. Campbell
became estranged from his wife, and
they finally parted, he giving her the
home farm near Blandville and all
the children. on condition that she
should allow him to obtain a
divorce. The Judge declined to
grant a divorce, however, upon
agreement, and Campbell went to
Bloomington. Illinois, for eighteen
months, maintaining, the while, ten
der correspondence with Betty War
den. He had, in the meanwhile, en-
trusted her with $500 in money, and
wrote her to go with her father to
Evansville with the money belted
around her. and make an excuse to
stay day behind, and he would join
her and elope to the far West. The
letter fell into the hands of Warden.
On Sunday evening last Campbell re-
turned to Blandville., On Monday
he passed the store of Warden, who
seeing him, addressed him. Campbell
told him to go away, that he did not
want to talk with him. Warden fol-
lowed. Campbell told him that if he
continued to follow, he would shoot
him. Warden followed, saying he
did not want to quarrel, but he want
ed to talk calmly to him. Both par
ties, after few words, attempted to
draw their revolvers. Anna Warden,
younger sister of Betty. ran to
her father, entreating him not to
have difficulty, and prevented
him from drawing his revolver.
Campbell in the meanwhile had
drawn his revolver, and as soon as
Anna had left her father he fred at
Warden, the ball entering at the left
corner of his lower lip and coming
out on the right side of his neck.
Betty Warden then seized her fathers
revolver and attempted to shoot
Campbell. He retreated, and she
followed. After running four or five
yards he turned and fred, missing
Betty She pursued and he retreated
again fifty yards, when he again turn
ed and fired with like results. retreat
ing again. She pursuing, he turned
and fired the third time, cutting off
the top of her right ear, and again re-
treated for so feeta and then waited till
she came up within twenty yards
when he fred upon her, the ball tax
ing effect in her abdomen, an inch
and half to the right of her navel.
She was borne home and fingered
until 81 O'Clock Tuesday evening,
when she died. Campbell was ar
rested and lodged.in Jail, and to- day
is set for his examination. TIE most
intense excitement prevails in the
neighborhood Both the men were
in good circumstances, and Warden
was highly esteemed, while Campbell
was rather unpopular. The young
girl manifested wonderful courage,
aud died in defense of her father.
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