The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-02

PARTICULARS OF THE ENCOUNTER BETwEi
JUDGE DENNY AND Mr.. ANDERSON.

JUDGE DENNY AND Mr.. ANDERSON.
A Louisville (Ky.) special OF the 10Th
saws: Ex-Judge George Denny, Jr.. who
killed James II. Anderson at Lancaster
Yesterday. after most desperate hand-to-
hand fight, Is one OF the most prohiheht
Republicans in Kentucky, and young
man Of fine character. Garrard county,
where the tragedy occurred, IL notcd ior
It's murders. IL was said i'm an address made
there last summer that 275 murders had
been committed there in twenty years ana
there were only II convictions. The county
is closely divided politically, and Mr.. Den
nv was elected county Judge ten years ago,
after a bitter contest. He was afteward
elected prosecuting attorney, and got the
reputation Of being severe prosecutor.
He prosecuted i'm the face Of threats from
the most dangerous men in the State,
and once leaped upon man i'll the
courtroom who had sent him threat
ening letter, and disarmed him be-
fore the audience. He convicted Grove
Kennedy, the outlaw, who has been par
doned. Mr.. Denny was employed to prose-
cute the rioters who had killed five negroes
at the Bryantsville polls in the September
election, and Anderson's threats were part
OF the same methods always pursued to-
ward Mr.. Denny, who is six feet three
inches in height and an Apollo in figure.
He has been a candidate for the district
attOrneyship Of Dakota Territory. Ander-
son threatened him on Monday last II he
prosecuted the Bryantsville mob, and, in
spite OF braggadocio, remarked, 81 am
dead pistol-shot. and killed most Of those
negroes at Bryantsville myself"
Yesterday Denny was warned by his
brother-in-law and others that Anderson
meant murder. The meeting was dramatic
and terrible. Denny remained in his of
flee all the afternoon until O'Clock, when
he started home. Messrs. Tomlinson and
Brown tried TO prevent him from going
out then. but Denny said he would avoid
Anderson and shun any trouble. 90 cam
not be kept prisoner in my own Office
be said. The three men then started from
Denny q TomlinSon's office by the narrow
stairway leading down to the public
square. Denny took his shotgun, loaded
in both barrels. When they had got half
way down the stairs Anderson passed
the doorway, and, looking up, smiled.
MeSsrs. TomlinsOn and Brown again stop
ped and tried to persuade Denny to go
back into his Office and wait until Ander-
son could be got away. Denny would have
agreed to tins probably, but ut that mo-
ment his young wife and child appeared at
the doorway and called TO him TO come and
20 home. He went down to the door to
to speak to his wife and explain the sitIa-
ton to her. As he reached the door he saw
Anderson standing few feet away with his
right hand on his pistol pocket. Seeing
this Denny told his wife to go, that Ander-
son intended to kill him. Mrs. Denny
seized her child and ran into an adjoinin
store. As she did so Anderson started to-
ward Denny with rush, and the latter
attempted 70 take aim with the shotgun.
Anderson came on so rapidly, however,
that Denny could not get the gun down in
line, and when he pulled the trigger the
charge was fired in the air over Anderson.
Denny could not attempt to use the other
barrel, and so. dropping the gun. he seized
Anderson by the pistol-arm, and then be-
gan struggle to the death.
Anderson had his pistol out. but he
could not use it, so terrible a grip did !
Denny have on his arm. In the mean time !
Tomlinson and Brown had run cut OF the |
stairway. and Brown tried TO get the pis- |
tol. He got it out of Anderson's hand |
but the latter snatched the weapon back |
Then Denny closed with him again. and |
again Anderson was unable to use his |
weapon. The wrestlers struggled into |
the stairway, and the door, which |
opened inwardly, swung closed. Brown |
ran up. and, pushing the door, inserted his |
hand to get it open. At that moment a |
shot was heard on the inside. Brown re-
moved his hand and stepped back, not |
caring TO risk his life. Following the first |
came three more shots in rapid succession.
The door had closed on the cOmbatants,
and the crowd that had gathered about the
scene did not move, but waited to hear
what was TO follow. After the shots came
a moment of silence, and then steps
were heard ascending the stairs. The
door was pushed open and Anderson was
found dead on the floor at the foot OF the
stairs. He was shot once In the head,
once in the neck, and twice in the chest.
Either OF the lasttwo wounds would have
proved fatal. as the iugular VEN was sew
cred and the heart touched. His pistol
was found clenched in his hands with all
the chambers loaded. He had not been
able TO fire a shot
Judge Denny was found upstairs, seat
ed in his office. He said that after he and
Anderson had struggled into the doorway
for the pistol he found he
could not get it. II backed up the steps,
them" he said, "and pulling my own pis-
tOl. fred at him until he FELL" Denny I'm
surrendered TO Sheriff Hlggin-
botham, and was taken before the County
Judge. The examination was set for to-
morrow, and he was put in custody OF the
Sheriff until that time. Denny received
many letters and kilograms to-day Offering