Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-09
DEADLY ARRAYS.
TWO PEOPLE KILLED AND SEVERAL
WOUNDED AT BRoWNS5uRG.
Prominent Republicans Use Pistol and
Knife on Each other with Fatal
Eject In kentucky.
ypocl.l telegram to tho Dispsicn.l

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telegram from Rappine, on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, the nearest telegraph
Office 70 Brownsburg. fifteen miles north
of this place, saving that the town was IN a
state of the widest excitement. with seve-
raj Of the more prominent citizens Inur-
| lored and other trouble feared, ana asking
that assistance be sent ~ once 70 ara IN
preserving the peace and protecting the
people. The Judge al once ordered the
Sheriff and deputy sheriffs, with POSSE. to
20 ut once to the scene Of the trouble.
Later advice announced that DR.: T. ).
! Walker and Henry Miller had been killed,
hut further than this nothing could he
learned az BrOwnsburg Is i've or SIX mics
from Rappine, the telegraph station; 4ll
kinds of minors ran wild mere ana the
deepest interest was manifested IN the
matter. as all the parties are well known
here. On the arrival Of the Baltimore and
Ohio train found a gentleman Just IRON
Fairfield a station near Brownsburrg, VINO
had met an eyewitness TO the whole AFFAIR,
and am thus enabled to give full &C
count Of the trouble
Some week OF ten days ago II Is charged
Mr.. Henry Miller insulted the wife OF DR..
u. J. Walker, and it is further charged that
Or. Walker publicly said be would Kill
Miller the first time he laid eyes on MN.
The two gentlemen lived about I'VE miles
apart. II is further charged that DR..
Walker looked for Miller with a double
barrelled gun. Thus affairs stood Tor seye-
raj days. DIR. Walker and Miller were
| known TO be brave men and serious
trouble WIS feared when they should meet.
To-day. acting under the advice OF friends.
Miller had DR.. Walker arrested, and at
Z. NJ. the case was called before Judge +:
Il. Bosworth. Dr. Walker, wife, ana
friends and Miller, sons. and friends APP
pearcd at the trial, and the evidence was
taken in the presence OF large auulehce
of spectators and friends on both sides.
Nv informant says that the justice de
cided TO put Dr. Walker under bonds to
keep the peace in the sum OF five hundred
dollars or 90 TO Jail The Doctor refused
10 obey the ruling of the Court, denylnglts
authority The smoulderlng enmlty Oh
the parties burst forth when some one
raised window or opened door ana
threw several pistols III the room. Ihen
the trouble started. Miller was killed by
n knife. Mrs Walker was shot dead, and
Dr. Walker was shot down mortally wound.
ed. He cannot live il Is thought, until
Tomorrow. The two sons OF Miller we're
badly shot-Dave IN the face and VIII IN
the side. and Samuel Deavor 10 shot IN the
neck. II is beyond the power Of any one
TO positively state whether Mrs. Waller
was shot down on purpose or not.
No one can guy who started the trouble
or who is responsible for tho killing. The
Walkers and bIncrs have many friends
and relatives and further trouble may t1i-
low with fatal results. BlownsDurg -
az fevcr-hcat. All kinds Of umors arc
coming here in connection with the SAD
affair. DR.. Walker was one OF the ilaVe.t
men in the state. and the same can be
sand Of Miller Both are looked upon rs
high-toned gentlemen. and had been warm
friends This matter has caused the deep
est surprise.
SO far as can be learned no arrests nave
been made. but Sheriff Il. Il. Witt VIII no
doubt report in the morning the capture
! of all the survivors III the courtroom.
II is reported here now that one OF the
Miller bows shot Mrs. Walker. and IN turn
was killed by n friend of Walker. but th,,-
isa rumOr. Another report says that MI
Ter wus killed by Walker with a large
knife.
DR.. Walker enjoys a wide reputation as @
physician and has State reputation. ana
was lately a member Of the state Medical
Examining Board for this district, "a posi-
ton he resigned on account OF had health
Tomorrow viii bring additional parucu-
l8rs.
Cadet J. W. Ingatc, fourth-class corps
cadet of the Virginia Military Institute.
familiarlv known as Nick a native OF
Mobile, died IN the barracks hospital tins
morning 1T S15. He had been I'll for ten
!
! the lungs. thought TO have been brought
about by Oyer-iDdulgence M smoking
His remains will be placed IN the sally
/ port az the barracks early tom orrpw morn
ing, when military honors viii be shown
the remains 10y the tuu corps. after Whlch
the body under cadet escort Will be taken
TO Loeb Laird where IL will be shipped
to Mobile under cadet escort.
Fatal Quarrel Among Republicans.
fBy telegraph 10 tho Dispatch,
LrxNGToN. KY. November Sat 1:ij
| o'clock this afternoon Colonel william
Cassius Goodloe, collector Of internal
revenue. Seventh Kentucky district, and
Colonel Armistcad NJ. Swope met on the
post-ofiice corridor. Both men were after
the mail that was III their letter-boxes,
which are rather close. They approached
these boxes at almost the same instant,
and when each saw who tine other was they
/ glared at each other nercely, and one OF
|. | them il cannot be discovered which, eX-
claimed; You spoke to me. You insultcd
me-" This was followed by some angry
words from the other man. Exactly what
they said cannot be learned. At this instant
thew Strengthened up and each drew "a
weapon-Swope pistol and GoodiOe o
clasp-knife. As soon as the weapons were
drawn SwOpe fired and GOOdlOe struck the
pistol down a. II went of. the ball entering
|
then began stabbing his opponent IN the
breast with his knife. which forced Swope
backward. After several blows had been
, struck 10y GoOdloe, Swope fired again,
missing Goodloe. In moment after firing
the second shot Swope fell on his face with,
iii about ten feet of the door and died
almost instantly. On his person were
found thirteen wounds-they being in ms
back, arms and breast. Immediately after
the killing Colonel GOodlOe walked 10 a
pbysician's office where his wounds were
| examined He was perfectly cool, and
made a disposition of his property IN case
, of death.
ment made in the Republican Convention
of Nav |, 1888, 10y Colonel Goodloe that
fully two thirds Of the Fayette county dele
cation in the convention did not speak TO
Swope.
Colonel Goodloe has been for years a
prominent man in Kentucky politics. lie
was Minister ia Belgium under Hayes and
= is q member of the National Republican
Committee. He il about fOrty-eight years
of ace is married, and has eight children.
Colonel A. NJ. Swope was iOrty-hve years
OF aye and unmarried. He was collector of
internal revenue under Grant and Hayes,
and was also prominent IN politics ~ Ken
lucky. lie will be buried at Lancaster,
this State.
Two Men kiilcd.
fBy telegraph 10 the DisDatch-l
WILMINGTON. DBL, NoyemberS.-A Ches-
tertown Md. } special to the Eg9y EoentpJ
reports that Frank Harris deliberately shot
and killed A. l.. Trusty and Edwin Brown
about II O'Clock last night The parties
were negroes and the aAray happened at
negro entertainment. Harris, who Is a
steamboat hand, was talking with some
negroes when boy came out with small
pistol which was to be used in the perform
ance going on. Harris said TO the boy ;
WHY don't Won take one that VIII some
noise ?" and pulling big pistol, fred into
the crowd. killing the two negroes named