Richland beacon., 1889-11-16
Duel to the Death.
PROMINENT KENTUCKIANS ENGAGE IN
A DEADLY STRUGGLE.

! PROMINENT KENTCCKIANS ENGAGE IN
DEADLY STRUGGLE.
! Times Democrat,
Lexington, Ky. Nov. S-lSeveral
thrusts with bowie knife and two
shots from a revolver this afternoon
removed from the political field the
leaders of the Republican party in
Kentucky. 1t was duel to the death.
in which Col. A. NJ, Swope. ex-collec
tor of internal revenue. fell, his heart
cleft in twain by knife thrust, and
Col. William Cassius Goodlo-. present
collector of internal revenue and
member of the Republican National
Committee. received bullet In his
intestines that is feared will result
fatally.
The two men, who have stood at
the head of their party in Kentucky
for many years. have long been bitter
personal enemies. They have ALWAYS
contested hotly the honors to be dis
tributed By the Republicans in Ken
tuckv, which have been about equally
divided. Now Goodloe would be on
top, then Swope would bob up. In
1888 both men were candidates for
delegate-at-l large to the convention
which met at Chicago and nominated
Gen. Harrison.
Goolloc vas the fortunate man,
and he went on and struck the right
kew. He was Harrison man all the
time. The result has been that he
now controls large slice OF the pat
ronage for Kentucky. He was also
elected member of the Republican
National Committee and took quite
an active part in the campaign. This
eminence accorded his rival did not
put Col. Swope in a good humor. An
attempt was made to heal the breach
last summer when the Republican
State Convention nominated Col.
Swope for State Treasurer, but the
effect was the opposite to what WAS
the opposite to what was expected.
Col. Swope declined the honor ilatlv.
and took exception to speech made
by Col. Goodloe. The two men at
the PhGnix Hotel in this city a
few days later and were about to
fight, when friends separated them.
The two men had not crossed each
others path again until to-day, when
f they met in the postoffice rotunda.
: Their boxes adjoin. Both started to
: get their mail out at the same time
and jostled each other. You have
: insulted me, said Swope, and he in
y stantly reached for his revolver, while
: Goodloe as quickly pulled his knife
Swope fired, and Goodloe plunged hi'
keen blade into him. They clinched
Again and again the knife rose in the
air and came down with sickening
swish into the soft flesh. M: God
;, don't" exclaimed Swope. Then b'
reeled and fell backward. As h,
did so his pistol hand became Olsen
gagged and the weapon was fired
> Swope was dead when he reached tht
stone flooring. Goodloe staggered t.
the door with a bullet i'll his intes
tines that the doctors say will pro
e duce death. The corpse of Swop'
was picked up, and ii was found h
|, had thirteen wounds on the uppe
4e part of his body, half a dozen Of which
would have resulted fatally.
The blow that reached The hear
= went in just under the left shoulde
h and extended down to that organ.
Following is Postmaster McChes
,e news statement: II was drawing
d money order when ! heard some lou'
S. words and two shos in the lobby.
2. rushed to the window ard saw Col
n Goodloe and Col. Swope in des
perate encounter. Swope was back
N ing away and uttering loud exclama
II tions, and Goodloe rapidly stabbin
le him all the time.
After the afiray the news was i'm
mediately sent to Mrs. Goodloe b
-. telephone, and she came in a carriag
:. to the hotel where her wounded hun
=, band lay. One Of Col. Goodlos
:. daughters tainted when she heard th
news, and the grief Of the family va
unbounded.
Col. Swope said a few days ago this
e he knew il he and Goot1loe met th
issue would be death, and in such a
event he preferred to be slain rAths
on than the slayer, for the reaso" th'
ng Col. Goodloe had large family d'
he pendent upon him.
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