The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-07-10
THE RECORD OF CRIME.
A Negro Killed in Todd-AF ami-
ly Fight at Pembroke At
tempted Uxoreide:
MURDER IN TODD COUNTY.
Elkton Register.

i F. Elkton Register.
A most brutal murder took place
Saturday evening last at the Pooly
Place, about quarter of II mile north
of G. r. Burns shop, on West Fork,
In the western part of this county.
The negroes had bran dance that
evening In Leavel's Grove. belong
ing to q. NJ. Mimms. The rain inter-
fered with the frolic and number
of the participants went to the house,
not more than two hundred yards
distant from the bran dance, in which
Hop Williamson, colored, is living,
determined to spend the evening in
dancing. About six o'clock, while a
set was dancing, Frank Christian and
Lee Goodwin got into a fight about
some candy, and after Il few blows,
the first one. 1t is said, was given by
Frank Christian with piece of brick
picked up from the hearth, both
drew their pistols and began to shoot
at each other. Frank Goodwin, a
brother of Lee, then took part and
was hit by ball in the shoulder, it
Is said from Lees pistol. Frank inn
mediately ran out of the house,
picked up the axe, rushed in the
room where Lee and Frank Christian
were fighting, hit Christian on the
back OF the head with the axe, and as
he fell struck him on the. top of the
head again almost splitting his head
open, though the first lick had killed
him instantly. The Goodwin broth
ers then went To house not more
than fifty yards distant, in which
Chas. Griffin lives, changed their
shirts and LETT. 1t is thought Lee
Goodwin was shot In the arm. The
Goodwin brothers were raised by
Capt. Gran Goodwin, near Cerulean
Springs, Trigg county, and were
good hands on the farm, polite and
obedicnt and were not regarded as
fussy, but were, we hear, inclined to
play cards.
FRAcAs AT PEMBROKE.
On Tuesday morning fight
occurred at Pembroke between two
Hollis brothers on one side aud a
man named Watson on the other.
The cause Of the quarrel leading to
the fight was some family matter be-
tween Watson and w. Hollis. Wat
son works for the Hollis brothers in
their mill and the quarrel originated
in the mill and Watson went outside
and began to throw stones into the
mill. w. Hollis thereupon fired a
pistol shot at Watson. which missed
him. Watson then drew a knife and
cursing Hollis dared him to come out
Hollis went out .unarmed and as
Watson advanced threw a stone at
him and while attempting to pick up
another, Watson came upon him and
cut him on the arm and neck, infict-
ing slight wounds. AT this stage j.
r. Hollis came out with o. pistol and
fired several shots at Watson, with
out hitting him. W. Hollis then
picked up a stone aud Knocked Wat
son down. All parties were then ar
rested aud the fracas was ended.
| TRIED To KILL HIS WIFE.
Chas. II. Fleming, an incbriated
farmer, of the Garrettsburg neighbor-
hood, attempted to shoot his wife
with shot gun, on Monday, July ID,
Fleming Is an habitual drunkard
and his neighbors say he is crazy
from excessive drinking. He, is the
same Fleming who shetland Killed a
negro man on his place last year. On
the day above mentioned he was
drunk as usual, and was seized with
an insane desire to kill his wife
which he came very near putting in
to execution. He discharged the con-
tents of shot gun at her, and but for
the fact that she lodged behind a
tree in the yard, she would have re-
ccived the entire charge of birdshot
In her side. As II was, only one shot
took effect, which struck her in the
thigh. Fleming was arrested and
tried before Esqs. Peay and Quarles
who held him under bond of $500
in default of which he was brought
to the county Jail. The magistrates
express the opinion that he is more
lunatic than criminal and recon.
mend that he be tried as such and
sent to the lunatic asylum.