Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-05-07
CREAM OF NEWS.
A Gallant Deed .

Gan exciting scene occurred OH
Montgomery street, near Post, about
10 o'clock last night. An elegantly
dressed woman was accosted by an
unknown man. The couple passed a
few words and then separated. The
, young woman then hurried down
the street, apparently very much ag-
itated over tho remarks addressed to
her by the stranger. The latter, af-
ter waiting few seconds, started af-
ter the woman, and soon overlook
her. She turned and gave the man ,
a singing blow over the head with {
her parasol. lie was about TO resent
the assault, and raised his cane as If
to strike the woman, when young [
man, who happened to be passing,
took in the situation, and, quick as a
fash, let out his right arm and dealt
tho woman insulter stunning blow,
knocking HIM down. The stranger
regained his feet and drew his revolt
yer, but before he could use II, tie
brave young fellow leaped upon him,
wrenched the weapon out of the fren-
zied mans hands and knocked him
down again. The hero Of this cpl
sode quickly removed the loads from
the pistol, and, handing it back TO
the fellow quietly walked away, leav-
ing the man dumfounded. The J
young fellow proved to be named c
Jesse L. Enmundson, and, with the !
woman, leaped into carriage and
escorted her to her hotel" Is
The Postoffice.
There are now four candidates for
tae lIopkinsville postofllce who are !,
energetically pressing their claims,
although the present postmaster's
term does not expire for fourteen
months. The candidates are Maj.
Jno. w. Breathitt, Mrs. s. Ii. Bur-
bridge, S. ii. Harrison and Jas. NJ.
Courtney. Maj. Breathitt rests his I
claim upon party service; Mrs. Bur-
bridge upon past experience and the v
further fact that Stephen G. Bur- n
bridge Is personal friend of the o
Postmaster General; Messrs. Harri- d
son and Courtney upon the ground
that they are cousins Of the President. b
Petitions have circulated freely and G
all are doubtless backed by home q
recommendations. Maj. Breathitt n
probably has the strongest local back
Ing and 1t is generally conceded that q
the fight lies between him and Mrs.
Burbridge. Mr.. Courtney Is now at II
the Capital. c,
A Dark Tragedy.
Lswis Morton, COL, shot and dan =
gerously wounded colored girl !,
named Lizzie Hays, at Darlington, '
Thursday night. They had been to b
ball and tho affair occurred in the
street. Morton, who was very jeal- "
Gus, became enraged at the affection u
ate attentions of former lover of the u
girls while they were dancing in a 81
cotillion and tried to shoot his rival
but was prevented. He then went cl
off and got drunk and had not So RI
bered up when he started to take the q
girl home. Soon after starting he "
drew his pistol aud shot her In the
left breast, saying with an oath that IL
she did not love him. lie then ex- h
claimed "Good bye Lizzie, die for L
YOU" and shot himself In the head, Il
causing instant death. The girl is
not expected to live. k
A Lady lnsulted. CT
Last Tuesday during the absence Of II
her hush and from the house, Mrs. q
w. Ii. Kennedy, the wife of q we'll
known citizen of Pembroke, wascalled d
to her front door and found a negro G
man named Randall McNicholds s
standing at her gate. He began in an Al
lnsolent way to question her. Finding n
her alone he would have forced an
entrance had she not slammed the oi
door and locked 1t, She then hur- p
ried to the other doors, locking them. o
The negro persisted, and 1t was only b
when she had gotten her husbands :.
gun and drawn 1t on him that the
scoundrel left. Constable Lawrence II
Moore promptly arrested HIM and he 81
was tried before Esquire Penick and b
fined $40 for trespass, which was L
paid. Il
Trustees Elected.
The annual election to choose two p
Trustees for the Public Schools Of y
II )pkinsville was held Saturday. y
The election was very quiet and the u
vote light. Besides Messrs. e. M. u
Flack and o. s. Brown, the present
incumbents, Mr.. Ira l.. Smith and n
DIR. Jas. A. Young were voted for. a
The first named gentlemen were re- Z
elected, the vote standing as follows; v
L. M. Flack. .152 CT
U. 5. Brown. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 30 al
Ira l.. Smith. ..............,.... 70
j. A. Young......,............ 10 -
Acanvas Floa'. Il
A whirl-wind lifted the canvas Y
from Mr.. ]. E. Cliborno's plant bed Y
last Friday and when last seen twas .
floating in mid air near Hargus' v
bridge, several miles away, and has