Evening journal., 1894-09-22
DESHA USED HIS KNIFE
Young Breckinridge Hunting For
His Fathers Enemies.
LEXINGTON Is AROUSED AGAIN.
]. II. Livingston Narrowly Escaped Death
at the Hands Of the Infuriated Young
Man, and Jadge Kinkead. Another Poiit-
ioal Opponent, was Challenged.

Man, and Jadge Ksnkead, Another PoIit-
ical Opponent, was Challenged.
LEXINGTON, Ky, sept. % Il Desha
Breokinridge had sensational alterca-
tion with james Duane Livingston, for
merly Of New York city In the Phenix
hotel Livingston was standing at the
news and cigar stand reading an after
noon paper when Desha Breckinridge
came IN and bought q package Of ciga
rettes. Livingston spoke SO Deska and ex-
tended his hand, saying
1T is all over now. We ought to be
friends. Shake hands
Breoklnriage, with an angry look on
His face, replied:
No, you one horse scaundrel / will
not take your hand You profess to be
man friend and then stab him in tho
back
Livingston replied TO thls by saying
that he had done nothing Of the kind
Then Breckinrldge called him o liar
Livingston then struck at Desha and
knocked his glasses Off, following this up
with blow on the neck.
Dssha reached for his hip pocket, aad
instantly there flashed in tho air the long
bright blade OF a big dirk Both men
were palo as death. Livingston, in
moment Of desperation, grabbed at tho
glitterlng blade which Breckinridge had
aimed at his heart.
The knife wont between the second and
third fingers Of Livingston's : right hand.
cutting tho third finger to She bone The
cold steel sent shuddeF through LiviRg-
ston's Frame and he grasped his right
hand with his left In order TO stop the ter
rible dow Of blood that was dyeing the
floor Of the lobby.
Then re Kicked Him.
Then Brecknridge seemed to desire no
more blood and gave Livingston two
strong kicks The hotel clerks and sew
eral bystanders rushed in and seized
Breckinridge, and at the same instant
Matt Lane, strong Breokinridge man,
ran mp and said he would take hand in
helping Dosha.
Two witnesses say that Lane also -four
ished a big knifo, but Lane denies this.
A friend then took Livingston horne ia a
/ buggy, and Dosha Breckinridge 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 Brock
lnridge headquarters, met Judge George
B, Kinkead who made several speeches
during the campaign denoanoing Colonel
BreckinrldRe in the most neathing terms.
Desha Breckenridge said 90 Judge KIN
kead that the election YVES over, and ha
wanted to tell hllR that he WAS HaT lie
also applied several other vile epithess to
| the Judge, who replied that he WAS IN
armed and did not want to have any diff
| Guilty ia the open streets. Desha told him
| to 20 and arm himself, and he would
| meet him anywhere or at any time He
repeated Uiis several times.
Then Lane, who Is comparative strgn-
ger m Lexington, having recently come
hero from Mount Sterling, said, address
ing tho judge: SO this is Judge kinkead,
Is it? When you said shat decent people
would not entertain Colonel Brecknridge
you lied. Ny sister entertained him il
Woedford county, and l say that you arr
a.
Judge Kinkoad again said that ht
wanted no trouble on the street, and that
no was not armed, when Lane threw hii
coat open and said that he was not armet
either, and then repeated the Language
that he had previously used TO the judge
Kinkead then walked out on the street to
ward his home
When seen by correspondent, Ian,
said Yes ! called him ---, and / vii
fight him any way he wants TO fight, and
| what is more, II any of his friends want K
take IL up l win fight them too. I"
BY thAs time number OF strong Owen
mon, at least one q whom has ALREADY
Killed his man, began to crowd into th
lobby OF tho hotel. One OF Colonel Breok
lnrldges friends, fearing shat there woul,
be trouble with Lane, got J Breokinridg
Wiley, strong Brockmrldga supporter
TO go In and persuade Lane TO leave th
hotel
More Trouble Expected.
AT first Lane refused to 90, but afte
taking a drink with Wiley he listened t.
the latter s advice and went home Thei
the Owens men began to talk, and one o
them who has the reputation Of not know
ing what fear Is said: II Desha Breob
inridge and his friends iRtcnd to externli
nate All thu mon who worked for Owens
as they seem 20 want to do, they Will hay
to enlarge the cemetery. This sort Q
thing won [ do, no matter how sore the
are. They may juss a. well take thei
medicine.
]. Duano Livingston is a man Of abou
30 years and Is tho financial agent Of .
Kennedy Todd. owner OK tho Sentuck
Union railroad He was strong Owen
man and worked night and day for II
victorious candidatc. He is from Nel
York city, and Il IS said he there belonge
to Tammany ball.
When seen by your correspondent Will
his wound was being dressed, he said;
took Desha's abuse and made 70 attemI
to resent Il until ha called me liar. The
had q hit him. | think ] saved myse
from a fatal stab hy grabbing his knife
Judge Kinkead is a great grandson (
Isaac Sholby the first governor Of kcI
tucky, and is tho first cousin Of John
Shelby, Colonel BfeckinridgS's law par
ner, who slapped Attorney johnson
the face durlSg tho famous Pollard trial
Judge Kinkead Is about AZ years Of ag
He has always been considered man
the highest physical courage, and ever
body expects that more blood viii be sh,
before this trouble is over.
Heiress to $4,000, 900.