Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-08
A GUEST WITH A GUN.
How Kentucky Blood Marched Into
a Printing Office and Out Again.

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We have not Investigated the charge
made by the knights of Honor OBJ
server that Col. II. j. Breckenridge,
supreme treasurer OF the knights OF
Honor, is defaulter to the amount OF
1856, 900, and can not say whether II Ia
true or false. We hope II is not true,
for the money belongs to the widows
and orphans, and Col. Breckenridge ia
distinguished citizen OF Ken
lucky. The Enquirer and every
other newspaper in the United
States that print the Associated
Press dispatches,k land a great many
that do not, have published something
in reference to this serious charge
made by tie Observer, for II Is a matter
of very great interest TO thousands Of
people.
We have RETAINED printing much In
regard to the sifair, surprising that IL
would soon be taken into the courts
for settlement, where the charge
would be sifted To the bottom, and
Colonel Breckenridge given a fair OPP
porlunity to establish his innocence
Among the mass of matter declined by
the Enquirer was long interview
which our correspondent at Toledo
had with the supreme dictator Of the
order, wherein that official main
tanned that the Observers charges
were all true.
But whatever the supreme dictator
may believe in regard To this ugly
matter, 1t appears that Col. Breckin-
ridge has son VINO believes his father
Is quite innocent. We were not aware
until last night that Col. Brecstc-
ridge had Il son, and even now we
have no better evidence than the az
sertion OF q wild-ey ed, measly youth,
Who hourished q pistol and threat
ened to use it with deadly effect II the
authority for what the Eequlrer has
printed touching hls fathers alleged
deficit was not produced at once, Inc
wiid-eyed youth evidently Is not q
great reader OF the daily news
papers, since he repeatedly
asserted that the Enquirer was
the first newspaper to print
the scandal from which one other
newspaper copied it. The fact Is that
the matter was sent out by the Assoc
ciated Press and printed by several
hundred newspapers. Having come TO
town, apparently, To murder some
body, the son of Col. Breckenridge
would listen TO no explanation, but
demanded, with great vehemence,
Your authority, Fab your authority,
sab - The authority was not pro-
duced with that promptitude when
the son of Kentucky colonel
naturally expects in a case Of the
kind and his plsiol-barrel was quickly
flashing in the soft electric Light. SEN
sAtion
The son of Col. Breckenridge wss
accompanied by friend, presumably
gleo from Kentucky, who At this inter
esting juncture announced that the
young gentleman with the gun was
/ indeed the son of Col. Breckinridge.
fSensation No 2 This was done
doubtless for the purpose Of terroHzlng
the man at the muzzle, as 1t goes with
out saving that the son OF q Kentucky
colonel will shoot at the drop ola hat. II
heppens that we are quite accustomed
to pistols and other playthiDgs oil
that character in Cincinnati
and no one was particularly ter
rorlzed. except the Gon Of Col
Rreekinridge and his gallant friend.
| The touch OF an electric knob labeled
nPatrol Wagon carried holy terror 70
the hearts OF the son Of the colonel and
his friend, and they fell over each other
getting down stairs. AZ the bottom
fhe eon of the colonel picked himself
up and exclaimed, violently; If you
follow me, sab, I'll shoot your Going
out OF the front door, which he did
with great celebrity, he made the same
dreadful threat. but neglected 10 carry
Il out-owing, doubtless, TO his haste e
get away 10 preserve the peace.
The son OF Col. Brecklnrldge y
had man. We warn the school chill
dren against him.