Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-28
Sensational Tragedy at HarrOdsburg.
KY, Yesterday.
PHIL. THOMPSON KILLS A MAN.
Who is Accused Of Having Ruined His
Wife in a Cincinnati Hotel.
THE CREELSBURG ASSASSINATION.
Col. Uline Released on BaiI-The Days
Criminal Record.
SHOT HIS MAN,

HARRoDsBURG, KY, April 27.-Capt Phil.
b. thompson, member of congress. shot
Walter Davis as he was stepping from the
smoking car of the Cincinnati Southern
railroad this morning. Thompson was in
side the car. The ball went through Das
Wis head, producing instant death. The
cause alleged is undue intimacy with
Thompson's wife. Phil. B. Thompson is
member Of congress from the Eighth Ken
tucky district. He and Davis had taksr
the train for Cincinnati, but did not meet
unll 1he train reached Harrodsburg, when
both got into the smoking car. Thompson
Immediately began an assault on Davis,
who tried to escape. AS he got on the
platform Thompson drew a revolver, and
saying: you'll not take my wife to Gin
cinnati again" fired, and Davis fell dead.
Davis was a grocer, had sold his stock and
was about to go to Chicago. Thompson
got off the train and walked away.
From the hotel registers and other sour
ces, it is ascertained that Hon. Phil B.
Thompson and wife took supper at the
Burnet House on Nov. 27, 1882. with Miss
Buckner, cousin of Mr.. Thompson, and Mr..
Thompson went on to Washington while
the same evening Mrs. Thompson went
to the ST. Clair hotel where Miss Buckner
was boarding, and was assigned to the same
room. The next day, W. Davis, Harrods-
burg, appeared on the register. This is
known to be deceased. During the after
noon he and Mrs. Thompson went out to-
gether, and when they returned, between 8
and 10 o'clock at night, Mrs. T. was per-
ceptibly under the use of intoxicants. He
and Mrs. Thompson left tine hotel next day
The hotel proprietor refuses to say anything
about the circumstances of their leaving.
Walter Il. Davis, deceased, was a prom
inent business man of Harrodsburg, and
an intimate friend of the Thompson fam
lily. This friendship was made stronger
by his marriage to close friend of Phil.
B. Thompson, Jr. Mrs. Thompson ac-
quired the habit Of using strong intoxi-
cants some years ago, when recovering
from an illness. When Phil. Thompson
started for Washington last Novem-
ber, Mrs. Thompson accompanied him
to Cincinnati, but was to 90 home
the same night. She met Davis in the
street. He supplied her with liquor, took
her to the st. Clair hotel to his room. Later
IN the night the watchman found her lvinp
in the corridor. The proprietor would
have put her in the street but for recog-
milton BY his wife. She was put in Miss
Buckner's room, and next morning was
overwhelmed with shame on discovering
IafE &l,o
Buckner wrote Thompson, telling of his
wife's disgrace, but said nothing of Davis
conduct, whereupon Thompson refused
to further recognize her as
his wife. Last Tuesday, on
his return from Washington. Mr.. Thomp-
son first heard in Cincinnati of Davis part
in his wife's disgrace. To-day he met
Davis for the first time since his return.
The latter had opened the door of the car
In which Thompson was about to take his
seat, and saluted him. Thompson, with an
oath, said: GLOW dare you speak to me s''
ana immediately drew pistol. Davis at
tempted to draw, but changed his
mlno and pulled the door shut.
AS DAVIS was going down the
steps thompson fired, and Davis fell
dead, rolling down the embankment. The
Train was stopped and Thompson got off.
saying he would go back to Harrodsbnrc,
to give himself up. He returned on tbo
train that carried the dead body of Davis.
Going to the court house he addressed tbe
judge, saying it was not customary in his
situation to make remarks, but he felt -
due to himself and to the Community ~
state the facts leading to this result He
then detailed the facts of his wife,s die
grace and ruin at the hands of deceased
who knew her unfortn,ot,