The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-22
DESHA DREW A DIRK.
Breckinridge's Cigarette-Smok'
ing Son Attempts Murder.
HE sLAsHEs AN OWENS MAN.
Another Supporter Of Owens, Judge kim
kead, shamefuliy Abused by Young
Breckenridge and Companion.

LEyIsGroy, KY, Sept. 2i.-Desha Breck-
inridge had a sensational alteration with
James Duane Livingston. formerly of New
| York city, in the Phoenix hotel this even
| ing. Livingston was standing at the new .
stand reading, when Breckenridge came in
and bought a package of cigarettes. LIZ
| ingston spoke TO Desha and extended his
hand, saying: ''It's all over now. We
ought to be friends; shake hands" Brock
inridge, with an angry look on his face, re-
piled: mo, you one-horse scoundrel, /
will not take your hand. You profess to
be mans friend and then stab him in
the back" Livingston replied to this by
saying that he had done nothing of the
kind. when Breckenridge called him "a
id liar" Then Livingston struck at
Desha and knocked his glasses of, follow
ing this up with blow in the neck.
Desha reached for his hip pocket and
instantly flashed in the air the long. bright
blade of big dirk. Both men were as
pale as death. Livingston, in q moment
of desperation. grabbed at the glittering
blade which Breckenridge aimed at his
heart. The knife went between the second
and third fingers of Livingston's right
hand. cutting the third finger to the bone.
Desha Breckenridge seemed to desire no
more blood, and gave Livingston two
strong kicks. The hotel clerks and several
bystanders rushed in and caught Desha,
and at the same instant Sam Lane, a
strong Breckenridge man, ran up and said
he would take hand in helping Desha.
Two witnesses say that Lane also -four
ished big knife, but Lane denies this
Livingston was hurried into the wash room
and then taken to o physician. who dressed
his hand.
Just before the trouble occurred Desha
and Lane met Judge George b. Kinkead
on Main street. kinkead made several
speeches during the campaign denouncing
Col. Breckenridge in the most scathing
terms. Desha Breckinridge said to Judge
kinkead that the election was over, and
he wanted 10 tell him he was "a id liar"
The judge replied that he was unarmed
and did not want to have any difficulty on
the open streets. Desha told him to 20
arm himself and he would meet him any
where or at any time. He repeated this
several times. Then Lane, who is q CON-
parative stranger in Lexington. having re-
Gently come here from Mount Sterling,
said, addressing the judge: This is
Judge kinkead, is it7 When you said
decent people would not entertain
Col. Breckenridge, you lied. My sister en-
tertained him in woodford county. and l
say to you that you are -
Judge Kinkesd again said he wanted no
trouble on the streets, and that he was not
armed. Lane threw his coat back and said
he was not armed either, and then repeated
the offensive language. The judge walked
away. Later, In speaking of this affair,
Lane said: Yes, did call him -
-. and will fight him any way he
wants to, and what's more If any Of his
friends want to take it up I will fight
them, too"
James Duane Livingston is a man of
about 30 years, and is the financial agent
of ]. Kennedy Tod, owner of the Kentucky
Union railroad. He was strong Owens
man, and worked night and day for the
victorious candidate. While he saws he
believes he saved himself from a fatal stab
by grabbing Desha's knife, he thinks he
will have sore hand for some time.
Judge kinkead is grandson of Isaac
Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky,
and is first cousin of John r. Shelby,
Col. BreckInridge's Law partner, who
slapped Johnson Ia the face during the
famous Pollard trial. Judge Kinkead is
about A. years old. He has aIwavs been
considered man Of the highest physical
courage, and every one expects that more
blood will BE shed before this trouble Is
over.