Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-09
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
STABBED TO DEATH.
Prominent Officials of Ken
/. lucky Fight.
Col. SWOPE INSTANTLY KILLED.
Col. GodIoe Lingering Be-
tween Life and Death.
SENSATION IN THE CR0NIN TRIAL.
The Case and Clothes Found
in a Sewer.
AFATAL QUARREL.

Colonel SwOpe and colonel Goodloe
OF Kentucky Have a Fight To the
Death-Swope Uses a Pistol and Cod
loe a Knife-SWoPe Cut I'm Thirteen
Places and Falls Dead-Goodloe Shot
I'm the Abdomen-The Latter II AT
Present Collector of Internal Rove
nue. of che Seventh District.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 8. Colonel Cassius
Goodloe, collector of internal revenue for the
Seventh kentucky district, and Colonel
Armissead NJ. Swope met in the postoffce
corridor at las o'clock this afternoon. Both
men were after the mail that was ia their
letter boxes, which are rather close together.
They approached these boxes almost stimuli
taneously. They stared at each other ferce-
ly, and one of the two, it osunot be discover
ed which, exclaimed:
"You spoke to me, you insulted me-"
This was followed by some angry words,
the other man replying, but exactly how
cannot be found out.
At this moment the men Strengthened and
each drew a weapon, Swope pistol, and
Goodloe a clasp knife. As coon as the
weapons wero drawn, Swope fred and Good
loe knocked the pistol down az it went of,
the ball entering his abdomen on the right
side.
Goodloe then began stabbing his opponent
in the breast with his knife, which forced
Swope backward toward the money order
door, they havisg begun the fight about mid
way 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 feel on his face within about
ten feet of the door leading into the money
order Department., and welting in his blood
died almost instantly, On his person were
found thirteen wounds, they being On his
back, arms and in his breast.
Immediately after killing Swope, Colonel
Goodloe walked to physicians Office, where
his wounds were examined. He was perfectly
cool and made disposition Of property in
case of death.
The cause of the difficulty was statement
made in the Republican convention of May /,
1883, by Col. Goodloe that fully two thirds
of the Fsyette county delegation in the CON-
vention did not speak to Swope.
Colonel Goodloe has been for years prom
insnt man in Kentucky. He was minister to
Belgium under Hayes and is member of the
National Republican committee, being chair
man of the committee on speakers. He is
about 48 years of age, married, and has eight
children.
Colonel Swope was As years old and I'M
married. He was collector of revenue under
Grant and Hayes and was also prominent in
politics. He will be buried at Lancaster.
Colonel A. N. Swope was a native of Ken
lucky. He practioed law in Paris, KY, until
the beginning of the war, when he Joined
the Union array and rose to the rank oil
colonel. serving on General Buell's staff
After the war he went to Lexington and re-
suned the practice of his profession. He has
held many positions of trust within the gift
80 nl~~s
garied az one Of the sblest men in his
party. In the last Kentucky Republican
he made strong fight for Senator Sherman
but was unsuccessful in his attempt to have
the delegation instructed for the senator, be
ing opposed by Colonel Goedloe. In 1877
Colonel Swope was appointed collector of In
ternal revenue for the Seventh district Of
Kentucky and resigned in 1888. He was al
applicant for commissioner of revenue under
President Harrison, but was defeated, It il
claimed, through the enmity of Colone
Goodlos.
Hon. William Cassius Geodloe was born In
Madison county in 1S41. His great grand
father was General Green Clay, who com
manded q brigade in the northwestern cam
paign under General Harrison. In 1861 h
accompanied his uncle, Cassius M. Clay, t.
Russia, where he was sent as minister by
President Lincoln. Colonel Goodloe acted
az secretary of the legation until 1862
when he returned and joined the Unior
army as assistant adjutant general Of
volunteers, serving until 1864, when he re-
| signed and commenced the practice of Law
| in Lexington. In 1868 he was elected a dol.
| egate to the national Republican convention
| and was appointed a member of the commit
tee to notify General Grant of his nomina.
| ton. In 1875 he was elected to the State
senate, and the following winter WAS nom
| mated by the Republican caucus for United
| States senator.
Colonel Swope said few days ago that b,
knew If he and Colonel Goodl0e met the issu,
would be death, and in that event he pre-
fsrrsd to be the slain rather than the slayer
for the reason sthat Colonel Goodloe had
large family dependent upon him.
Goodloe at II O'Clock was resting easy II
his room at the Phoenix Hotel His physi
clans say his condition is more hopeful. H.
is not under arrest. Pablo sympathy Il
about equally divided, but universal sorrow
il expressed.