The New York herald., 1870-05-06
TRAGEDY In LOUISVILLE.
The Son of q Prominent Banker Shoots a
Gambler i'm "a House Of Ill Fame.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, May 81
About SIX O'Clock yesterday afternoon terrible
tragedy was enacted III a house OF Ill fame, 81 Elev-
enh street. between Main ana the river, Kept by An
ME Rayburn, In which young man named Daniel
young man nineteen years OF age. son OF Mr.. Henry
G. Morton OF the nrn OF Morton. Cali Co, bankers
eaase aa fs wDcS IsHet led s'' the terrible @ aaa was
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% Sosp Eas nI5aS pays her b5aa & Yes
terday, between twelve and one O'Clock, Powers'
who ad been Gnkn went e to the house ann ana y r
O'Clock. Shortly after Powers left young Morton
entered the house and stated that he had met
down In the front room with Annie Rayburn
and Mollle Lincoln. About five iye o'cocS % Powers as
just in the rear Of the front room. After some
conversation with him, she started to go INTO
the o sa a he Wo so IN and u1p Morton ut
OF the house. She dared Lim to do It, and he started
into the room, wnen she ran into the same apart
tered the room he applied an offensive epithet to
Morton and ordered him to leave the house; This
Morton refused to do, when Powers SLAPPED him IN
the face, caught linn by tie coat and attempted to
pull him up from the sofa on which ne was saIing
Rayburn seized hold OF Powers and ordered him to
leave the house. He SLAPPED her tn the face wnen zen
she threw him on the bed lie kcSea a her @;s IN ,ne
| when Morton fired three shots from sharp's
four:barrelcd revolver. One bali entered the
ghastiy aIa wound, from which the brains and blood
oozed another entered just under the lett ear sever.
| shoulder and ranged backward toward the spine
| Powers did not speak word after he was shot, but
fell back on the floor and died instantly Either OF
the two first SHOTS was sufficient to cause death.
Morton Immediately left the house and walked to the
jail the corner Of Sixth ana JeersSn streets ana
| himself TO officers Hines and Owens and was placed
in jail. Carrie Dean is very beautiful woman, and
originally from Indiana. Several years ago she mar
| rled Jack Dean. q notorious thief. lie nad married
her older sister, but from cause had abandoned
| her. He supported Carrie Dean for some time
before he married her. and three OF four years ago
sent her to school In peTryve, @ IN this lis state; ate;
| she has been on The town for some time. She was
greatly affected BY the death OF Powers ana WqS
IS said, il lying Il the point q death. Young Morton
is well known about the city, ana we believe was
affair, but claimed that the shooting was done in
self defense. younger brother OF Powers arrived
piteously. The news spread rapidly, and hundreds
OF persons gathered in tine vicinity The crowd was
80 Se mat o 5e Of I s U eoSS Goor
vas was summoned and held al Inquest upon s boiy,
which lay just where It had fallen The following Is
| the testimony before the jury
the body Of Daniel Powers found pistoshot hall
below the left ear and another the left shoulder. The
| wounds the cause of his DEATH
Annie Rayburn, being said Mr. Morton came down
this evenings Powers here rs Powers went away and
back both being friends Of Carrie Dean Powers came
In and attempted to put Morton out Morton sitting
the sofa when Powers said he would put him out Morton
said don't know about that when Powers came IN don't
know by which door, he aaid You d. little son Of b.
get out OF here' Morton fac: Lets reason about hi.
and party got when Powers said Keason noshng
struck sS % @ s M n% ssa 81
God d. busness?n and slapped me in the face. said,
"Dont God d. me-" and grabbed him and threw him on
the bed and he kicked In the Breast and we both fell on
the floor togeher he then struck In the face and then
Morton shot him. he trying get at Morton all the time
my object to Keep HIM away from Morton and keep
down difficulty; had nothing against either OF them
Powers had his coat on Carrie Dean LEFT the room about the
time the difficulty commenced; Powers ana Morton had met
| here before.
officer John Hines sworn sated-Beween ex and sever
o'clock the corner Of Fifth and Green Mr. Johr
Keegan and said young Morton was NJ the jail ant
wanted surrender went there and found Johnny Nor
khe wanted to surrender be said he had Killed DaI
Powers thought he joking; he exhibited pstof ane
said, lndeed havc epted these barrels INTO ana mus
have killed him " asked him where he said at ANNE Kay
burn said they had had difficulty and Powers was yns
him about hour aerward lie not under the nhenc
Of liquor then don't think he had been drinking at OIL
The following is the verdict of the jury
INQUEST No. Held at No. 81 Eleventh street uPol
the of Daniel Powers vcrdctThat he came to ht
death from pistol shot wounds at the hands OF John
| Morton.
After the inquest the body OF Powers was given IL
charge OF his friends.