St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-22
DESHA And A DIRK.
Breekinridge's Son Proves
himself a Chip Of the
Old Block
HE STABS AN OWENS MAN.
Latter Barely Escapes Receiv-
ing the Knife Through
His Heart.
9E STABS AN OWENS MAN.
BOTH FACTIONS ARE WILD.
Other Sensational Incid entS
That Will Probably End
in BloodShed.


Breckenridge mad sensational alterca-
tion with James Duane Livingston,
formerly of New York city, in the
Phoenix hotel at $50 this evening. Liv-
ingston was standing at the news and
cigar stand reading an afternoon paper
when Desha Breckenridge came in and
bought a package of cigarettes. Liv
ingston spoke to Desha, and extended
his hand, saying:
at is all over now, we ought to be
friends. shake hands"
Breckenridge, with an angry look on
his face, replied:
NO, you one-horse scoundrel, 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,
when Breck inridge called him a id
liar. Then Livingston struck at DeSha
anl Knocked his glasses Off, following
this up with blow on the neck. Desha
reached for his hip pocket and Instantly
flashed in the air the long bright blade
OF big dirk. Both men were pale as
death. Livingston. in moment of
desperation. grabbed the glittering blade
which Breckinridge had
Aimed al His Heart
The knife went between the second and
cutting the third finger TO the bone
The cold steel sent a shndder through
LiyingSton'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 Breckinridge
seemed to desire no more blood, and
gave Livingston two strong kicks. i he
hotel clerk and several bystanderS
rushed in and seized Brecklnridge,
and at the same instant Matt Lane,
strong Breckenridge man. ran up and
said he would take a hand in helping
Desha. Two witnesses say that Lane
also tiourshed a big knife. but Lane
denies this. Livingston was hurried
into the wash room, where his wounds
were bathed, and he was then taken to
the office of physician, where his hand
was dressed. A friend then took Liv-
ingston home in a buggy. and Desha
Breckenridge went to his rooms across
the street.
Desha Is After blood.
Just before the trouble occurI edwith
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 denounc-
ing Col. Breckenridge in the most scath-
ing terms. Desha Breckinridge said to
Judge kinkead that the election was
over, and he wanted to tell him that he
was a id liar. He also applied
several other vile epithets 20 the Judge,
who replied that he was unarmed and
did not want to have any difficulty in
the open streets. Desha told him to 90
and arm himself and he would meet him
anywhere or at any time. He repeated
this several times. Then Lane. who is
comparative stranger in Lexington,
having recently come here from Mount
Sterling. said, addressing the Judge:
80 this is Judge Klnkead, is It? When
you said that decent people would not
entertain Col. Breckinridge you
lied. My sister entertained him
In Woodford county, and ] say to you
that You are g d s. D." Judge
Kinkead again said that he wanted no
trouble on the street, and that he was
unarmed, when Lane threw off his coat
and said that he was not armed either,
and then repeated the language that he
had previously used to the judge.
Kinkead then walked on out the street
toward his home. When seen by a
correspondent Lane said:
Yes, l called him 3D. 81 b,
and 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 men, at least one of whom has
already killed his man, began to crowd
into the lobby of the hotel. One of
Col. Breckinridge's friends. fearing
that
There Would BE Trouble
NTH Lane. got J. Breckinridge Wiley. a
strong BrecKinrldge supporter, to go in
and persuade Lane to leave the hotel.
AT first Lane declined to go, but after
taking drink with Wiley he listened to
the latter's advice aud went home.
Then the Owens men began to talk,
and one of them, who has the reputa-
Iion of not knowing what fear is, said
'If Desha Breckenridge and his friends
intend to eXterminate all the men who
worked for Owens, as they seem to
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 we'll take their medicine" /"
j. Duane Livingston is man of about
thirty years, and is the financial agent
of }. Kennedy Tod, owner of the Ken
lucky Union railroad. He was strong
Owens man. and worked night and day
for the victorious candidate. He is
from New York city, and it is said that
he there belonged to Tammany. When
seen by your correspondent. while his
wound was being dressed, he said:
81 took Desha's abuse and made nc
attempt to resent it until he called me g
liar. Then had to hit him. think
saved myself from fatal stab by grab