Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
BLOOD, IAGO, BLOOD!
A NEGRO KILLED AND TWO
WHITE MEN BADLY CUT.
The Same Old Story Of BloOdshod'

CHARLES STEWART KILLS GEO. MOORE.
The regular Fair killing took place
this year shortly after noon, Satur-
day. Geo. Moore of Garrettsburg,
Charles Stewart, Of Pembroke, Henry
Oldham, who lives near this city on
the Clarksville road and another ne
gro whose name was not learned were
gambling with cards under a tree on
the west bank of the river, below the
crossing at the foot of Nashville ST..
Moore and Oldham were partners
and the other two were playing TO-
gether. The game was "seven up"
for ten cents and in the course of the
game Stewart claimed that his side
had made three. Moore gave him
the lie. Stewart responded, "If you
call me a lie again I'll shoot your
lights out" Moore replied to this
threat, "You are a id lie and a s--n
of a b-h," Quick as thought Stew
art sprang TO his feet and before his
victim could rise sent a bullet down
through his shoulder-blade into his
heart, and before he could fall had
put the weapon 10 his head and
snapped II again. Moore fell forward
dead and Stewart walked backwards
a few steps holding his weapon in
his hand then turned and took TO
his heels and escaped. The murder
er is still at large and The chances are
that he will not be arrested. There
were three witnesses TO the killing
besides those in the game-Ed Cren-
shaw, Walker Coleman and one other
colored man. The coroner held an
inquest Saturday evening and ver-
diet was returned in accordance with
the above facts. The murderer is
mulatto and very bad character.
Moore was also man of very bad
repute and had a pistol on his person
when he was killed.
d. A. MEANS CUT BY A NEGRO BOY.
Sunday morning cutting affair
occurred at the Fair Grounds in
which Mr.. ID. A. Means, Chief Of Po-
lice of the Fair Grounds special off,
GERS, was fearfully cut about the head,
neck and shoulders, by negro about
Is years old, named John Barker.
Means was looking after the articles
left in the Fair Grounds and finding
the negro inside the Enclosure order
ed him out and when he did not go
undertook to put him out. Somehow
in the scuflle Means fell and the boy
with a drawn knife lcapcd like IT,
ger upon him and proceeded TO cut,
cash and mutilate him about the
head and shoulders. Before he could
be pulled Off by those who went 10
Means assistance he had inflicted
cuts that when measured make a
cash 20 inches in length. Mr.. Means
Is confined to his bed a nd suffering
greatly but his friends will be glad to
know that his injuries will not result
fatally. The negro is in jail. lie is a
simple minded fellow, subject to cp-
ieptic fits and is son or step-son of
Wesley Barker.
JIM DoLLINs CUTS HENRY DuLLARD.
On Saturday night a row occurred
at house of bad repute, just outside
the city limits, OH the Greenville
road. henry Bullard undertook to
clean out the ranch and succeeded III
running everybody off but Jim Dol
Inns who showed fight and drew a
knife and cut Billiard in the face. He
made cash from the corner of his
mouth, across his jaw and down to
his neck. The wound Will leave a
very bad scar, though it is not dan
gerous. Dollins was arrested and