The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-11-15
DEADLY ENCOUNTERS.
Terrible Tragedy In Kentucky - Two
Prominent Republican Politicians Fight
to the Death-A Virginia Tragedy.


to the Death-A Virginia Tragedy.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 9.-Yesterday
afternoon Colonel Cassius Goodloe, col,
lector of internal revenue of the Seventh
Kentucky district, and Colonel ARM
stead NJ. Swope met in the post-offlce
corridor. Both men were after the mail
that was in their lock boxes, which ara
rather close together. They approached
these boxes almost at the same instant
and when each saw who the other was
they glared at each other and one of tho
two, it can not be discovered which, ex-
claimed: ''You spoke to me; you insult
ed me-"
This was followed by some angry
words from the other man, exactly what
they were can not be found out. At
this instant they Strengthened up, and
each drew a weapon at the same mo-
ment, Swope a pistol and Goodloe a
clasped knife.
As soon as the weapons were drawn,
| Swope fired and Goodloe knocked the
! pistol down as it went off, the ball en-
tering his abdomen on the right side.
Goodloe then began stabbing his op-
| ponent in the breast with his knife,
which forced Swope bacBE ward toward
| the money order door, they having be-
gun the fight about midway in the
| lobby. After several blows had been
struck by Goodloe Swope fred again,
missing Goodloe. In a moment after
firing the second shot Colonel Swope
fell on his face, within about ten feet
of the door leading into the money
| order department, and, weltering I'm his
| blood, died almost instantly. On his
person were found thirteen wounds,
they being found on his back, arms and
in his breast.
Immediately after killing Colonel
Swope, Colonel Goodloe walked to a
physicians office, where he had his
wounds examined. He was perfectly
cool, and made disposition OF his prop
erty in case of death.
The cause of the difficulty was a
statement made in the Republican con-
ventiOn of May 1, 1888, by Colonel Good
loe, that fully two-thirds of the Fayette
County delegation in the convention
| did not speak to SwOpe.
At midnight DIR. Connor, of Cincin-
natl, and the local surgeon, though
they had not probed Colonel Goodloe's
wounds, expressed strong hopes that
the intestines of their patient had es-
| capped injury and that with his robust
health he would recover. They deem
| it unsafe to probe for the ball at pres
| ent. Colonel Goodloe was resting easy.
Colonel A. NJ Swope was about fifty
| years old and a native of Kentucky. He
practiced law at Paris, KY, until the
! beginning of the war, when he joined
the Union army and rose TO the rank OF
| Colonel, serving under General Buell's
staff After the war he came to Lexing-
! ton and resumed the practice of his pro-
| fession. lie has held many positions
! of trust within the gift of tho National
! Administration, and was regarded as
| one of the ablest men in his party. In
| the last Kentucky Republican conven-
| tion he made strong fight for Senator
| Sherman before that body, but was un-
| successful in his attempt to have the
delegation instructed for the Senator,
| being opposed by Colonel GOodloe. In
| 1 S77 Mr.. SwOpe was appointed collector
| of internal revenue for the Seventh
| Kentucky district and resigned in 1888.
! He was an applicant for commissioners
of internal revenue under President
| Harrison, butwas defeated, it is claimed,
| through the enmity of Colonel GoOdloe.
Hon. William Cassius Goodloe was
born in Madison County in 1s41. His
| great-grandfather was General Green
/ Nldys WllO tOIiiildiiutA n VI k0ub III bhO
| Northwestern campaign under General
Harrison. In 1861 he accompanied his
uncle, Cassius NJ. Clay, to Russia, where
he was sent by President Lincoln as
| United States Minister
| Mr.. GoodIoe acted as secretary of the
| legation until 1862, when he returneg
and joined the Union army, serving
until 1864, when he resigned and com
menced the practice of law in Lexing.
| ton. In 1868 he was elected delegate
| to the National Republican convention,
and was a member of the committee
appointed to notify General Grant of
| his nomination. In 1873 he was elected
| to the State Senate, and the following
| winter was nominated by the Republic
an caucus for United States Senator.
VIRGINIA TRAGEDY.
LEXINGTON, Va, Nov. 0.-Reports re-
ceived here from Brownsburg, a small
| village of 300 people in Rockbridge
| County fourteen miles north Of Lexing-
ton, state that a terrible and bloody
| fight between tho leading men of the
vicinity occurred yesterday and that
| three persons are dead or fatally wound
| cd, while a number of others are severe
/ ly injured. DR.. =. j. Walker, one OF the
most prominent physicians Of the State,
had threatened the life Of Henry Miller,
a prominent and wealthy citizen Of
| Rockbridge County, for insulting
| Mrs. Walker, and Miller had
him arrested and placed under
bonds TO keep the peace. Between
| three and four o'clock yesterday after
noon the case came up in the magis-
| trate's court and the trouble soon
started which ended in both sides draw
| ing their weapons. Miller was killed
and DR.. Walker fatally wounded and
| Mrs. Walker, who was in court as wit
ness, was killed. Dan and William Mil
| Ter. sons of the accused, were shot and
dangerously wounded and Samuel
Beaver and others whose names are un-
known are also injured. Full particu-
lars of the affair are not obtainsble
The sheriff and posse have gone TO the
scene of the trouble.