The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-22
Colonel Breckinridge's Fiery Son At
tempts to Kill J. d. Livingston, an
Owens Man, at Lexington, Ky.
La. TER GRAspS THE WEAPON
And Escapes with a Few Cuts on
the Fingers of One Hand.
Matt" Lane Tries to Provoke Judge
Kinkead into Fight by Calling Him
Vile Names--1he End Not Yet.

LEXINGTON, KY. Sept. 2l.-Desha
Breckenridge had a sensational alteration
| with James Duane Livingston formerly cf
! New York city, in the Phoenix Hotel at
$3.50 O'clock this evening. Livingston was
| standing at the news and cigar stand
reading an afternoon paper wnen Desha
/ Breckenridge came IN and bought pack
| age CT cigarettes. Livingston spoke to
| Desha and extended his hand saying:
| 1T is all over now; we ought TO be
friends. Snake hands"
Broclinrldga with an angry look on his
| face, replied: mo, you one-horse scou1drel,
/ will not take your hand. You profess TO
| be a mans friend and then stab him in
| the back"
| Livingston replied to this by saying that
he had done nothing of the kind. Then
! Breckenridge called him - liar. Living
ston struck at Desha and knocked his
glasses off, following this up with blow
| on the neck. Desha reached for his hip
pocket and instantly there flashed in the
| air the long. bright blade of a big dirk.
Both men were pale Death Livingston,
in moment of desperation, grabbed at the
| glittering blade. which Breckenridge had
aimed at his heart. The knife went be-
| tween the second and third fingers of Liv-
| ingston's right hand, cutting the third fin
| ger to the bone. The cold steel sent a
| shudder through Livingston's frame. and he
| grasped his right hand with his left In
| order to stop the flow of blood that was
| dyeing the tiling Of the lobby. Desha Breck-
| inridge seemed to desire no more blood,
and gave Livingston two strong kicks.
| The hotel clerk and several bystanders
rushed in and seized Brecl1inridge, and at
L Not
| Breckenridge man, ran up and said he
would take hand in helping Desha. Two
| witnesses say that Lane also flourished
| big knife, but Lane denies this. Living
| ston was hurried into the wash room,
| where his wounds were bathed, and he was
| taken to the office of physician, where
| his hand was dressed. A friend then took
| Livingston home in buggy, and Desha
| Breckenridge went to his rooms across the
| street.
Just before the trouble occurred with
/ Livingston, Desha- and Lane. who were
| walking up Main street in front of the
Breckenridge headquarters. met Judge
| George b. Kinkead. who made several
| speeches during the campaign denouncing
| Colonel Breckenridge in the most scath-
| ing terms. Desha Breckenridge said to
Judge Kinkead that the election was oyer
| and ne wanted to tell him that he was
id liar. He also applied several other
! vile epithets TO the Judge. Who replied
| that he was unarmed and did not want to
| have any difficulty the street. Desha
| told him to go and arm himself and he
| would meet him anywhere or at any time.
| He repeated this several times.
Then Lane, who is a comparative stran-
ger in Lexington, having recently come
here from Mount Sterling, said. addressing
/ the Judge: 80 this is Judge Kinkead is
/ 1t? When you said that decent people
| would not entertain Colonel Breckenridge
| you lied. My sister entertained him in
Woodford county, and L say to you that
/ you are = = -.
| Judge Kinkead again said that ne wanted
| no trouble on the street and that he was
not armed. Lane then threw his coat back
| and said that he was not armed either. and
| repeated the language that he had previous
| ly used TO the Judge. Kinkead then walked
| toward his home.
When spoken to by the reporter, who was
| a witness of the affair, Lane said: "Yes, L
| called him = - -, and l Will fight
| him any way he wants to fight, and
| what's more. If any of his friends want to
take it up, / will fight them, too
| BY this time number of strong Owens
| I
killed his man, began to crowd into the
| lobby of the hotel. One of Colonel Breck-
inridges friends, fearing tha. there would
be trouble with Lane, got ]. Breckenridge
Wiley, a strong Breckinridge supporter, 10
go in and persuade Lane to leave the hotel
AT first Lane declined to go. but, after TAX
ing drink with Wiley. he listened to the
| latter's advice and went home
| Then the Owens men began to talk. and
! one of them. who has the reputation OF not
| knowing what fear is, said IF Desha
| Breckenridge and his friends intend to ex-
| terminate all the men who worked for Oyv-
ens as they seem 10 want to do, they will
have to enlarge the cemetery. This sort of
thing won't do no matter how sore they
are. They may just as well take their
medicine"
j. Duane Livingston is a man Of about
thirty years, and Is the financial agent OF
j. Kennedy Tod. owner OF the Kentucky
| Union railroad. He was a strong Owens
| man and worked night and day for the vic
, torious candidate. He is from New York
city, and it is said that he there belonged
to Tammany. When seen by your corre-
| spondent, while his wound was being
| dressed he said: II took Deshas abuse
and made no attempt TO resent it until
| ne caleQ me a liar. lHen 4 naQ 10 hit
him. 1 think l saved myself from a fatal
stab by grabbing his knife"
Judge Kinkead is great-grandson of
Isaac Shelby. the first Governor of Ken
lucky. and is first cousin of John T. Shell
by. Colonel Breckinr.dge's law partner, who
slapped attorney Johnson in the face dur
! ing the famous Pollard trial. Judge Kinkead
is about forty-two years old. He has al
| ways been considered a man of the highest
| physical courage. and everybody expects
that more blood will be shed before this
| trouble is over.
Eleven Hundred EaIlOts Taken.
| CANTON, Miss. Sept. 21.-The Demo-
cratic congressional convention OF the
Seventh district is still tied up as tight as
| drum. Eleven hundred ballots have been
taken. The delegates have settled down TO
| a test of physical endurance. Congressman
| c. Z. Hooker Is in the lead. but lacks five
| Of the necessary two-thirds.
| Political Notes.