The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-11-16

is not at present obtalnabIe. Since that
trouble they have never spoken to each
other and since their differences were
settled by the correspondence they
have never spoken of each other, each
acting as If the other had never existed
THE PRESIDENT MUCH SHOCKED.
Washington, ID. c., Nov. S.-Colonel
w. w. Dudley this afternoon in re
| sponse to telegram asking for partiC-
ulars in regard to the tragedy at Lex
ingtOn. Ky, received a message stating
that Colonel GoOdlOe's wound was
very serious, but not necessarily fatal
The dispatch stated that Colonel Good
i"e drew hIs knife in self defense anG
! after he had been fired at.
Colonel GOndOe had MANY friends.
and was highly esteemed by prominent
leaders of both political parties. AS Il
member of the national republican
committee he naturally enjoyed the
confidence of the chief public men OF
the party and he was generally re
specIed. Bv marriage he is related to
Senator Beck, OF Kentucky his brother.
Ma jOr Goodloc, of the marine corps,
having married the senator's daughter.
When i'll the city he was a frequent
visitor at Senator Beck's residence and
here he met many of the democratic
members OF congress.
The president knew Colonel GOodloe
well and esteemed him highly. The
news OF his probably fatal shooting
was communicated to him and affected
him to marked extent, the intelli-
gence seeming to stun him almost a.
though it had Oeen near relative. A
book which he had been holding in
his hand at the time fell to the floor
and for few minutes he paced nerv-
ously and abstractedIy up and down.
lie asked that any particulars of the
tragedy which might be received
should be communicated to him.
EX CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MESSAGE.
Elk Congressman John Il. Thomas
to- night received the following dis
patch i'll regard to the deadly encounter
between COIomels SwOpe and Goodloe
at Lexington, Ky, this afternoon:
Lexington, Ky, Nov. 9.-Goodloe
on entering the postoflice this afternoon
found Swope getting his mail. Their
boxes adioin. Swope obtained his mail,
and seeing Goodl"e, instead of step
ring aside, commenced conversation
through the open window with postal
clerk. Goodloe said to him. "You oD-
struct the way" Swope replied to the
effect that 1t was an indifferent matter
to him if he did. GoodIoe said, "This
is the second insult from you" Each
| confronted the other, drawing their
weapons, Swope a revolver from his
! Overcoat pocket, and GOodloe clasp
knife from his trousers pocket. Good
loe opened his knife, Swope firing be,
fore he could use it. The first shot
struck Goodloe IN the abdomen. Good.
loe plunged his knife twice into Swopc,
when SwOpe fired the second shot,
which missed. Goodioe continued to
strike. intliCiing many wounds and
until Swope fell dead. Goodloe's n
dition to night is precsrious. He rallied
from the shock, and his pulse is good,
| but it has not as yet been deemed ad-
visable TO probe for the bullet.
PEACE DECLARED ALL VAIN.
Louisville, KY, Nov. S.-The 1ol'
| lowing is the correspondence between
the committee and Colonels Swope and
GOodloe, in which the latter gentlemen
agreed to bury their differences grow
ing out of the convention affair:
TO the Public The personal differ
ences between Colonel a. M. Swope
and Colonel William Cassius Goodloe
having been referred to us for honora.
bic adjustment, we beg TO submit the
following cards to the public, which
we believe to be honorable and manly
on the part OF both gentlemen.
JAMES Il. BECK,
f. f. CLAY,
j. +. ROBINSON,
JOHN SHACKLEFORD.
Hon. j. B. Beck, Colonel E. +. Clay
Gen. J +. Robinson and Prof. Shack
leford.
Lexington, Ky, May 9, 1S9S.-Gcn
tlemen THAT all the personal differ
ences between Col. w. q. Good!oe and
me may be amicably settled | deem il
my duty, as suggested by you gentle
men, TO withdraw the offensive Ian
guage used by me to Col. Goodloe a
the Phoenix hotel in this city on the
Sth inst. Respectfully.
A. NJ. SwoPE.
Hon. j. B. Beck, Col E. f. Clay, Gen
j. f. Robinson and Prof. Shackle
ford.
Lexington, KY, May 3, 1SSS.-Gen
tlemen: :COlOnel SwOpe having retractet
his offensive language used to me a
the Phoenix hotel on the morning OF tn
Sth inst, am now willing to say, as
said TO friends prior to this difficulty
and would have said 10 Colonel SwOpe
II properly requested, that the Language
used bv me in the Louisville convention
was in defense of the Fayette county
delegation, of which | was member
against what conceived to be unius
imputatiOn, and not as Il persona
attack upon Colonel SwOpe. The Ian
guage was an eXaggcration, made il
The heat of debate and regretted by III,
in moment aiterward.
WILLIAM CAsSIUs GooDLoE.