Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-29
USED a DIRK.
Young Desha Breckenridge On the War
path Hunting for Scalps of Those Who
Opposed Ills Father-He Uses a Dirk On
an Owens Man at Lexington.

Young Desha Breckinridge On the war
path Hunting for Scalps of Those Who
Opposed Ills Fathcr-He Uses a Dirk On
an Owens Man at Lexington.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept, 2l.-Lexing'
ton is in the throes OF excitement to-
night. To-day Matthew Lane came
here from Mount Sterling and, in con-
junction with Desha Breckinridge,
went in search Of Owens men who had
denounced Col. Breckenridge during
the recent campaign. They met about
6 o'clock this afternoon, in front of the
breckenridge headquarter, George Kin
kead. Young Breckinridge said
"The election is over now, and l
want to tell you that you ere -
liar and a coward"
Judge Kinkead said that he was not
armed and that there were two OF
them, when Lane put in with
And this is Judge Kinlsead Well,
want to tell you that you are dirty
- and liar. You said in one of your
speeches that no decent woman would
entertain Col. Breckipridgc, ard my
sister entertained him. dare you to
resent the insult
! kinkead demonstrated with them
that they had the advantage of him,
when young Breckinridgc said he
would give him all the time he wanted
to go and arm himself
Kinkead finally walked off toward
his home and breckenridge and Lane
proceeded othe Phoenix hotel where
they saw James Duane Livingston,
financial manager for Kennedy Todd,
owner of the Kentucky Union rail
road, and who had been a strong
Owens man. Livingston was leaning
against the news and cigar stand when
Desha approached and asked for a
package of cigarettes. Livingston
noticed Desha and extending his hand
said: ''Dcsha, the election is over; we
should be friends"
Young Brccknridge replied: 81
think you are one-horse scoundrel
and will not take your hand
Livingston asked him what he meant
and Desha explained that he thought
him two-faced. Livingston said he hat
been constant Owens man and hat
never professed anything else. Deshi
said; "You are n - liar
At this Livingston struck him
knocking his glasses off and stagger
ing him. In an instant Desha flashed
a large dirk-lznife, and aiming it at Liv
ingston's heart, made lunge for hi
old-time friend. Livingston threw al
his hand and the knife pierced it, in
hicting serious wound. Living,tol
then got out of the madman's way
Owens men rushed in, and in ten min
utes the hotel lobby was full of eX
cited people.
Lane remained some time declarin!
that he had insulted Kinkead, an
daring him on any of his friends to re
sent it. lis friends soon saw DANCE
was imminent and took him away.
The Owens men are very bitter i
their denunciation of the action @
young Breckenridge and his accomplice
and declare they must not keep up TIN
proceedings; that they are de feate
and must take the result like men.
Tomorrow the district committe
meets at Frankfort to officially deciar
the nominee, and it is expected ther
will be more trouble, since the Brecl
inridge forces were in close consulta
, ton here to-day, and the Owens me
believe they win try to work throug
some protest whereby they can de
{ clare Brcckinridge the nominee.
: Feeling is running high tonight
and all sorts of threats can be hear
= on the streets by partisans of bot
: sides. Desha is looked upon by Brecl
| inridge partisaus ss a mere boy an
several of them have declared thei
( willingness to help him in any pei
sonal difficulty. Thus, it seems,
feud is likely to spring up over tn
Breckinridge campaign that will riv;
( the Kentucky vendettas of past year