Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-24
MURDERED BY A MOB.
A Gay Singer Sewing Machine Agent
Killed About a Woman.

QUINCY. H.. Juiy 23--At Kingston
at IL O'Clock last night a man named
S. p Bradshaw. who is agent Of the
Singer Sewing Machine company Of
Quincy. was shot dead by unknown men
Mt The hume Of Charles Breckenridge.
who Is now in jail at Quincy for black
mailing Dania Kinney about month
ago There is woman In the case. The
story Of Mrs. Breckenridge is about all
that was known at the scene Of the kill
Ing early this morhng. Her statement.
made last night aud persisted in this
morning, was that at time between
1890 and IL O'Clock last night. while
she and Bradshaw were sitting in the
front room uf her house, located 10 the
east edge Of the village II Kingston.
mob Of twenty or twenty-five masked
men surrounded the house and chiif7i
Bindshaw ont She says that he seemed
TO realize what was up ami. drawing ms
revolver. stepped 10 the door. opened y,
saw the mob. saw that men were armed
aud at once raised bis revolver and fired
two shots into the crowd A. this. mpni-
bers Of the mob raised their weapons
and fired several shots directly at him.
He was bit hard az the first voley and
fell IN the doorway. He was able ~
q
rently from a large revolver, entered his
right breast and passed through the right
lung The wound was sufficient 10 bro
duce death Il Il said that he was fred
upon and Killed through a screen door.
THE MOB a MYSTERY.
This Is the wonan's story. Some Of the
people Of Kingston DO not credit her
story. No one else was To the house o. the
time except the w0inan's two children.
Only one person had turned mp this morn
ing who heard the shooting or knew any
thing whatever about H.. This person. "a
young mun. said he heard six shots fired
This accoris with the w0man's account
Of TIE affair. No man could be found 80
Kingston this morning who knew or
would tell who made Up the mob. There
was talk about Mr.. RreckenrilEe's
father being the leader. as IL Is said That
he whrnel Bradshaw 10 keep away from
bis daughter or be would settle with him.
'Whlte Caps was about all the explana-
ti0n one could get az the scene OF the
tragedy The coroner is now inyestgat.
Ing the case. Bradshaw has n wife and
babe residing 10 this city. His parelis
also reside here. but none Of them knew
Of his Intimacy with the Breckenridge
woman.
KiugYon Is situated about twenty
miles southeast Of Quincy. on from the
railway and Telegraph lines. About nll
that " known or can be learned Of The
affair was brought IN today 10y Edward
Renner, who drove the stage from
Kingston 10 Quincy. When be left this
morning the little town was wild with
excitement
COAT or TAR SUGGESTED.
The Kingston correspondent OF To-
cal paper recently sent in this blind
item.
Our burg has been Infested with an IN.
dividual representing the Singer Sewing
Machine company, who makes bis he1d-
quarters at hduse fac below par The
best remedy would be q coat Of tar.
together with discharge from that com
pany. az anybody that has any self.
respect, does not wish to deal with such
a rake.
u. II. Helsor. local manager OF the
Singer company, saw this item and knew
% once 20 whom Il referred. He called
Bradshaw IN. questioned him. and se-
verely reprimanded him. Not satisfied
with this, Manager Helser took Brad
shaw of that route. and sent him out
Il. another direction into a different part
Of the country.