The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-26
A New York Daelis:'s Death.
THE MAN WHO ADVISED DAN sICKLEs
BEFORE He KILLED KEY.

The announcement Of the death in
San Francisco of Mr.. Sam Butter.
worth awakens many interesting re.
collections Of his career in this city
and elsewhere. He studied law here
but becoming uneasy he started South
and turned up in Mississippi, where
he got into a quarrel with fellow
who challenged him to fight duel
They were both armed with revol.
yer in hand, a revolver in the side
sheath, and a bowie knife. The
ground was measured at ten PAGES.
They were to fire from the base line,
then to advance and draw the second
revolver, and, If, alive, to finish up
the work with the bowie-knife.-
Butterworth and his antagonist emp.
tied their pistols unsuccessfully.-
The antagonist, however, shot away
the cock Of Butterworth's reserve
pistol. He drew his knife and rush
ed forward, with a loaded revolver in
his face, when the crowd seized the
arm of the man who was ready to
kill Butterworth. '.Let the game
Yank live; it's pity to kill him.
was the cry.
Butterworth returned to New York
and engaged in the practice of the
law, but being uneasy again he also
engaged in politics. He acquired
both practice and office, and, under
Mr.. Buchanan, he was at the head Of
the Sub-Treasury in Wall street.
Dan Sickles was then the great lead
er of the ''boys," and he and Butter
worth were great friends. When Sic
kles discovered his wife's intrigue
with Philip Barton Key he conferred
at the Washington Club House-af-
forwards Stewards residence-with
his friend Butterworth. The latter
weighed the evidence and the case
Said he: "Send your wife home to
her mother. Don't hesitate. After
that never see her again, and never
have scandal about it, for you can't
afford exposure Sickles left the
Club House, ostensibly to take But
terWortli's advice. He had scarcely
been across the public square oppo-
site when Butterworth, who was a
cool and reflective man, remembered
a strange, uncertain light in Sickles'
eye. He walked out to End him.
just then Key emerged from the cor
ner gate of the square, having waved
his handkerchief to Mrs. Sickles in
the house opposite the farther side.
Butterworth had scarcely addressed
Key, when Sickles rushed up and be-
gan to shoot. Key fell, mortally
wounded, in a few seconds, and was
carried back to the Club House to
die. Butterworth was Immediately
accused by his political enemies of
being an accessory, and Of having de-
tanned Key until Sickles could muir
der him. He stood by Sickles until
the latter, returned to his wife,
Then Butterworth ordered Sickles
never to speak to nor communicate
with him again. -
Butterworth, among other immense
litigations, led the memorable raid
on the New Amaden mining proper
ty. After enormous expenses he car
ried the suit, and was sent to Califor-
MIA to superintend the mine, with
salary Of $4,000 a year. He became
a power there, was deferred to in
Judgment and courage, and when he
retired frem active business, in 1871,
W. c. Ralston gave him dinner at
Belmont, where the wealth and in
tellect of the West were represented.
He died worth 100000, mainly
made in lands and real estate. His
death was melancholy. He had, &C
cording to his belief, a tumor on his
liver, and his abdomen was twice cut
open to find the place and relieve
him. He died of the effects of these
operations.-[New York Cor. of the
Boston Post.
"A FELLOW in Kentucky ran away