Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-13
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An Awful Election Day Tragedy in Ken
tucISy--Pistols and Knives at the Polls


LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. IA gentleman
lust from irvine, the county seat OF Estill
county this state, 10 miles distant, gives
the following details of the bloody Tragedy
that took place there on election day Ut.
r. A. Lilly, well-known and prominent
Young physician, came mp tothe polls with
Charles White, a negro, 1t was ms ihteh-
ton to vote White for the Republican can
didate for Congress. just as the negro was
about to vote John Wilson, the commits
sioner of schools for Estill county, and Il
Democrat, challenged the negroes right 70
| do So This man is voter, and say so,
exclaimed Lilly. "Iou are ID liar,
retorted Wilson, and at the same time the
| Judges said the negro could not vote. lhls
made Lilly nadder than ever. and he re,
turned the compliment which Wilson hau
paid him.
Then both men reached for their guns
Lilly drew his weapon quickly but VIE
sons pistol hung in his pocket ana was
discharged before he could get u out.
While lie was struggling to free his revolver
Lilly fired two shots, both taking effect ~
Wilson'S breast near the heart Inc
wounds instead of causing him to fall
seemed to INSURE him with courage, and
when he finally got ready to shoot he ilreu
twice at his antagonist III rapid succession.
one bullet struck Lilly near the heart, the
other missing him. 1t this iuncturc VIII,
brother of Wilson, came up behind LILY
and wrestcd his pistol away, but tins did
not stop the wounded Republican, for
hastily drawing his large knife he made
three fatal stabs in John Wilson'S body.
Both combatlnts fell to the ground, but
the fight went on, and Grant Lilly, Il
brother to the doctor, rushed up to assist
his wounded kinsman. Before he could
render hid Wilson, with his life blood
flowing fast, raised on his lett elbow aho
with trembling hand fired ut Grant, IN
hcting wound in the abdoneu As llt
fell Wilson Crswlrd over t. where Dr. Lilly
lay and, raising his pistol high in the ar
brought il down on his victims scull Will
crushing effect; Lilly died a few minute
aiterwnrd, hut Wilson survived until Wed
nesday noon when he passed away. Grnn
Lilly, after suffering greatly, died on N@t
nesdAv night several hvStandcrs, inclul
ing Judge II. c. Lilly, were slightly
wounded BY stray balls, but none Of then
will die,
Dr. Lilly was a son Of Judge II. Clay
Lilly. a circuit Judge of the mountain dis
trict in which is Esttll county. lie IS
Republican. and has had great difficulty il
holding court in several Ut the mountain
counties several times he has been PRO
tected by the troops. The, press OF ~
, state has criticised Judge Lilly action
Dr.. Lilly and his brother Grant have becl
much worried over these criticisms. j
fact the l.illvs were 0ver-sensitive an
have had several difficulties during tn
past year on account Of what the newspN
: pers have said about Their father. Gran
Lilly some time ago assaulted l1tN'p
/ Mccarthy of lryin, with a pistol for copy
: ing IN article from an exchange rtlicetm
on his father
: Dr. Lilly, a few months ago, went 7
Richmond, KY, for the purpose % whil
ping Editor Upton Of the ll'oor, hc2aiN
! lie had copied something Judge LillN dt
= not like II seems that Wilson had bee
! rather frccin expressing his opinion ahou
i Judge Iilly's official action, and when m
trouble arose on Tuesday over the negr