The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-22
AMENITIES.
Bloodshed Arising from the Ovens
Breckenridge Campaign,
A MURDER NARROWLY AvBRTBD.


Congressman, Attacks James ID. Liv-
ingston with Knife-Judge Kinkead
Insulted by "A BreoIsinridge Partisan.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. 90. 90 Desha
Brechnridge had a sensational alterce-
tion with James Duane Livingston. for
merly Of New York city in the Phoenix
hotel last evening Livingston was stand
Ing at the news and cigar stand reading
an afternoon paper when Desha Breckin-
ridge came in and bought package Of
cigarettes Livingston spoke to Desha
and extended his hand, saying: at is all
over now, and we ought to be friends
Shake hands"
Breckinrdge, with an angry look on
his face, replied: "No you one-horse
scoundrel, I 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
Then Breckinridge called him liar. Liv-
ingston then struck at Desha and knocked
his glasses off, following this up with a
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. Livingston, in moment of desper-
alton, grabbed at the glittering blade
which Breckenridge had aimed at his
heart. The knife wen between the sec
ond and third fingers of Livingstou's
right hand cutting the third finger to
the bone. Inc cold steel sent a shuuder
through Livingsrons frame, and he
grasped his right hand with his left in Or
der TO stop the terrible hJw of blood that
was dyeing the floor of the lobby Then
Breckenridge seemed to desire no more
blood, and gave Livingston two strong
kicks
The hotel clerk and several bystandors
rushed in and seized Breckinridge, aud at
the same instant Matt Lane, a strong
Breckenridge man, ran up and said ne
woulG take a hand in helping Desha. Two
witnesses say that Lane also hourished a
big knife, but Lane denies this. A friend
then took Livingston home in a buggy
and Deshq 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 Breck-
inridge headquarters, met Judge George
b. Kinkead, who made several speeches
during the campaign denounciug Colonel
BreckiLridge in the most scathing terms
kead that the election was over and he
wanted to tell him that he was a liar.
He also applied several other vile epithets
to the judge, who replied that he was un-
armed, and did not want to have any diff
ficulty in the open streets. 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, address
ing the judge; $50 this is Judge Kinkead,
is iti 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
Judge Kinkead again said that he
wanted no trouble on the street and that
he was not armed, when Lane threw his
coat and said he was not armed either,
aud then repeated the language that he
| had previously used to the Judge. Kin
| kead then walked on out the street toward
| his home
| When seen by your correspondent Lane
| said: Yes I called him -
-- -, and will fight him any way
| he wants to fight, and, what is more, if
any of his friends want to take it up will
| fight them, 100"
BY this time a 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 Colonel Breck-
inrdge's friends, fearing that there would
be trouble with Lane, got J. Breckinridge
| Wiley, strong Breckenridge supporter,
TO 20 in and persuade Lane to leave the
| hotel
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
| 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 well take
their medicine"
J. Duane Livingston is a man of about
30 years, aud is the financial agent of j,
Kennedy Tod, owner of the kentucky
Union railroad. He was strong Owens
man, and worked night and day for
the victorious candidate. When seen by
your correspondent while his wound was
being dressed he said; II took Desha's
abuse and made no attempt to resent il
until he called me a liar Then had tc
hit him, think l saved myself from a
fatal stab by grabbing his knife"
Judge klnkead is a great grandson OF
! Isaac shelby, the first governor of Ken
! lucky, and is the first cousin of John Y
Shelby, Brockinridge's law partner, who
slapped A Jorney johnson in the fac,
. during the famous Pollard trial. Judg,
D kinkead is about ~ years old. He has al
ways been onsidered a man of the high
! est physical courage, and everybody ex
poets that more blood will be shed befor,
!. this trouble is over.
8 Indicted for Libeling Mr. Powdsrly.
! SCRANTON, Pa. Sept, 22. The grant
u jury returned an indictment against II
| B, Martin, member of the general execu
o tive committee of the knights of Labor
!, for libelin. 7. V. Powderly, ex-genera