The New York herald., 1869-04-28
KENTUCKY ITEMS.
Three Murders and a suicide.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal April 24.l
tra portion Of the City Was thrown INTO the greatest
excitement by the report OF dreadful tragedy
enacted in the gambling saloon known as
'No. 1922" on Filth street, between Market and
Jefferson, and kept by Major Jacob Cassell The
parties TO the occurrence were benjamin Miller
and Joseph Croxton each about fifty years OF age
and well known as leading gamblers From The
multiplicity OF rumors that were anoat we CLEAN
eight O'CLOCK at The Richmond saloon, Where they
took drinks together. on leaving the saloon and
while standing ON the sidewalk hard by they guar
relied and had scuffe, in which Miller was struck
" was III in regard to an old gs%Slins srsnsac; %
Of OF some ~'f Of his money To this Miller re-
piled that he had never been guilty OF any,
thing Of the KIND: Croxton then % denounced need
an oath. when Croxton struck him. Miller then
started for No. 1o4. friend met him and asked
worst OF It, as usual; Joe CrOXtOn struck me In the
mouth" He then passed on TO the faro bank II
seems aat n,1 neh the the
corner Of Fifth and Market streets and procured
pistol At twenty minutes past eight O'Clock Croxt0n,
evidently flushed with liquor, hastily entered the
faro bank which Is situated on the second floor Of
No. l02. Each of the tables was in active play at
the time. The chandeliers were emitting sheen Of
unusual brilliance, and the gorgeous appointments
OF the room stood out in bolder and more elegant
relief than common. 1he players were intent upon
their games Of chance, little dreaming that the as
sassn's uprased, deadly arm and fearful aspect
were casting their omlnOus shadow over the
EcSpcuucut bCeuc. Dut no was. IL
seconds time after the doorway was cleared by
CrOxtOn's form, the lamps glittered upon CORY
corpse and surroundings OF the utmost disorder
and ghastliness. When CroxtOn entered the
apartment Miller was seated at q desk near the
front OF the house, conversing with the pr0prie-
tor, Major Cassell. Hastily advancing to within
ten steps OF Miller the assassin CrOXton, without
q word or warning, fired TWO charges, both OF
which penetrated the back OF his unsuspecting
victim, despite the cries OF Major Cassell 60 stay
the fatal shots. At this moment every one IN the
room rose in the diIest CONSERVATION. Miller got
up seized the chair upon which he had been sitting
and ran after Croxton, who fired third shot with
out effect. The dyng Miller still advanced upon his
murderer, and strove to wre,t the pistol from his
hands. In this struggle the pitlless CrOxton struck
Miller the head TWO three times. telling him to
the door. While thus plOstrate, with his lifebO0d
ebbng last poor Miller cutched for spittoon with
with which to defend himself. In the endeavor he
fell and expired, some thirty feet from where he was
sitting at the moment OF the attack.
tragic affair occurred at LlvermOre on Thursday
last, resulting tine instant killing OF William
Luton, a citizen Of that place by man named Lam
ders. The weapon used was q double-barreled shot
gun loaded with buckshot. Whlskey was the lncIt-
Ing cause of this bloody affair. Landers was
rested, and Is confined in the jail at CalhOOn.
A bloody afray occurred IN Belmont between two
young men named jenkins and Grabil in which the
former inflicted fatal injuries upon the latter with
upon his victim without any provocaton other than
tnat they had been joking and Grabill ran the joke
too hard for him.
Mrs. Tidy Davis, Of Bath county committed sui
eide few days since by hanging herself TO an arm
OF q loom. Mental depression consequent upon an
unfortunate separation from her husband S alleged
as the cause OF the rash act.