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

dOmen.
Both Men of National Reputation.
Lexington, KY. Nov. Sat 1:4O
o'clock this afternoon Colonel William
Cassius GoodIoe, member of the repub-
lican national committee and collector
of internal revenue of the seventh
Kentucky district, and Colonel Arm
steaG M Swope, n prominent republi-
CAL, met in the postOffice corridor and
when each saw who the other was they
glared at each other, when one of the
two, it cannot be discovered which
exclaimed: lyon spoke to me. You
imsulted me-
This was followed by some angry
words from the other man and mo
ment later the two men drew weapons
at the same moment, Swopo a pistol
and Goodloe clasp. knife.
AS soon as the weapons were drawn
Swope fred and GoOdlOe knocked the
pistol down as it went off, but the bali
entered 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 having
begun the fight about midway in the
lobby.
After several blows had been struck
by Goodioe, Swope fired again but
missed Goodloe aud moment later fell
on his face within about ten feet of the
door leading into the money order de-
partment and died almost instantly.
On SwOpe's person were found thir-
teen wounds, on his back, arms aud in
his breast.
Immediately after killing Colonel
SwOpe Goodloe walked to physician s
Office where his wounds were examined.
He was perfectly cool and made dis
position of property in case of death.
The cause of the difficulty was a
statement made in the republican con
vention of May /. 1888, by Colonel
GOodloe that fully two-ihirds OF the
Fayette county delegation in couvem
ton did not speak to Swope.
Colonel Goodloe has for years been
prominent man i'll Kentucky politics ;
was minister to Belgium under Hayes
and a member of the national republi-
can committee and chairman of the
committee on speakers. He is about
4S years of age married and has eight
children.
Following is Postmaster McChes =
ney's statement: 81 was drawing q
money order when heard some loud
words and two shots in the lobby.
rushed to the window and saw Colonel
Goodloe and Colonel Swope in a des
perate encounter. Swope was backing
away and uttering loud EXPLANATIONS,
and Goodloe rapidly stabbing him al
the time"
After the affray the news was imme-
diately sent to Mrs. GoOdlOe by tele
phone and she came in carriage &c
the hotel where her wounded husband
lay. One of Colonel Goodlo0's daugh'
ters tainted when she heard the news
and the grief of the family was un
bounded.
Colonel Swope said few days age
that he knew if he aud Goodloe me-
the issue would be death and that il
such event he preferred TO be the slail
rather than the slayer. for the reason
that Colonel Goodloe mad large family
dependent upon him,
HECORDS BATANTS,
Colonel A. Nj. Swope was As year.
of age and unmarried; was collector o
internal revenue under Grant anC
Hayes and was also prominent in poll
tics in Kentucky. He will be bnriet
at Lancaster, this state.
Colonel A. NJ. Swope was about 81
years old and native of Kentucky
Ia Ia fhr hf,
ginning of the war, when he Joined thu
union army and rose to the rank o
colonel, serving on Gen. Buel's staff
After the war he came to Lexington
and resumed the practice of his proies
sion. lie had held many positions o
trust within the gift of national adj
ministrations and was regarded as Oh,
of the ablest men In his party. In th,
last Kentucky republican convention
he made strong fight for Senate
Sherman before that body, but was un
successful in his attempt to have tn,
delegation instructed tor the senator
being opposed by Colonel Goodloe
He was an applicant for commissions
ct internal revenue under Presiden
Harrison, but was defeated, it is claim
ed through the enmity OF Colonc
GOodloe.
The Hon. William Cassus Goodlo
was born In Madison county in 1S4l
His great grandfather was Genera
Green Clay, who commanded a brig
ade in the northwestern campaigl
under Gen. William Henry Harrison
in 1861 he accompanied his uncle
Cassius NJ. Clay, to Russia, where h
was sent by President Lincoln a
United States minister. GOodloe actet
as secretary of the legation until 1876
when he returned and joined the unio
army, serving until 1864 when he re
signed and commenced the practice O
law in Lexington. In 1868 he wa
elected delegate to the national re
publican convention and was a mem
Der OF the committee appointed t
notify General Grant of his nomination
In 1873 he was elected to the stat
senate and the following winter wa
nominated by the republican, caucu
for United States senator,
JUST LIKE TWO MAD PANTHERs.
Harry Swift, the distributing clerk c
the post office, who was putting th
mail into the boxes when the TRACED
occurred, says: "Swope and GoOdlO
were waiting in the corridor. Swop
had emptied his box and was holdin
his letters in his hand when d ie'
words passed between them. Simu
taneously they drew their weapons
Swope's pistol was ieveled at Goodloc
head, but his hand was pushed asid
just as the pistol went off. The pist,
struck the glass front of 362, smashlD
the glass and the ball glancing upwar,
Another shot followed the first yer
quickly and, as the two men were clos
together, this evidently was the ba
which took effect in Goodloe's abdc
men. SwOpe put both hands convn
siS ely against his breast and staggcra
forward and fell upon his face, just
the front door of the custom h"us
Both mon scowled and snarIed Iik
mad panthers and it was evident i,ol
the first that it was to be fight to I'll
death. No one appeared in the lobby
at least no one interfered."
AT midnight DR.. COmnor, OF Cincin
natl, and the local surgeon, though the
had not probed Colonel Goodloe
wounds, express strong hopes that Il
intesliues of their patient have escape
injury and that with his robust heull
| ne wOuld recover. However they wi