Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-11-09
KENTUCKY KILLERS.
A Shocking Tragedy Enacted
at Lexington.
A DRADLY DUEL AT CLOSE RANGE.
High Standing of the Participante.
Both Prominent Republican
Politicians.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HE.A1o.,

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LOUISVILLE. KY, November S.-Col.
William Cassius Goodloe, member Of
the Republican National Committee,
stabbed and killed Colonel A. M. Swope,
prominent Republican, at Lexington.
this afternoon. Goodloe himself was
shot and perhaps fatally wounded.
PARTICULARS OF THE KILLING.
LEXINGTON, KY, November 8.--The
men met in the postoffice corridor, ana
when each saw who the other was, they
glanced at each other fercely, then some
angry words followed, when both sud-
denly drew weapons, swope pistol and
Goodloe clasp.knife. AS soon as the
weapons were drawn swope fred, but
+Goodloe 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 the knife. After several blows had
been struck by Goodloe, Swope fred
again, missing Goodloe. After frinr
the second shot Colonel Swope fell on
his face, sweltering in his blood, and
died almost Instantly. On his person
were found thirteen wounds, they being
in the back, arms and in his breast.
Immediately after the killing, Colonel
Goodloe went to physician, where his
wound was examined. He was perfectly
cool, and made deposition of bis prop
erty in case his wound should prove
fatal.
ORIGIN OF THE DIFFICULTY.
The difficulty grew out of q statement
made in Republican convention May
/ 1888. by Goodloe, that fully two-thirds
OF the Fayette county delegation in the
convention did not speak to Swope.
Col. Goodloe had been for years prom
inent in Kentucky politics; was Minister
to Belgium under Hayes, and is mem
Der OF the National Republican Commit
tee, being Chairman of the Committee
on Speakers. He is As years of age,
married and has eight children. Col.
Swope was As years of age, unmarried, ,
and was Collector of Internal Revenue
under Grant and Hayes.
WASHINGTON SHOCKED BY THE NRws..
WASHINGTON, November S.-Col. Dud-
ley this afternoon, in response to a tele-
gram asking for particulars in regard 70
tho tragedy at Lexington, received q
message stating that Col. Goodloe's
wound was very serious, but not neces-
sarily fatal.
The intelligence of the tragedy and its
probable fatal termination to both per-
sons was profound shock to a number
of persons in this city. Colonel Goodloe
had many friends here. As a member
of the Republican National Committee,
he naturally enjoyed the confidence OF
the chief public men of the Republican
party, and his courtesy and genial nature
gave him q warm place in the affections
not only OF those with whom he was in
political accord, but with those with
whom he differed on National affairs.
By marriage he is related to Senator
Beck, of Kentucky. When in the city
he was a frequent visitor at Senator
Beck's residence and here he met many
Democratic members of Congress.
The President knew Colonel Goodloe
we'll and esteemed him highly. The
news of his probable fatal shooting
affected him to q most marked extent.
The intelligence seemed to stun the
President almost az though it had been
near relative. A book which he was
holding in his hand IT the time fell TO
the floor, and for few minutes he paced
nervously and abstractedly up and down.
The subject is the one topic of converse
ton tonight among public men and in
public places.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY's LOSS.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson said tonight: ''In the Repub.
lican party of the nation there are few
men better known or more widely adj
mired than Colonel Goodloe. The an
nouncement of this afternoons tragedy
will be like personal grief. to thousands
Of Republicans throughout the North.
Colonel Goodlos could have had recogni-
ton under the present administration,
but he preferred to stay in Kentucky be-
cause of his business interests"
GooDLoE STILL ALIVE.
LEXINGTON, KY, November Sat IL
O'Clock Goodloe was resting easy. His
physicians say his condition is more
hopeful. He is not under arrest. Public
sympathy is about evenly divided, bat
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