The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-22

LsxtSeToN, KY, Sept. Desha
Breckinridge had sensational alterca.
ton with James Duane Livingston. for
merly Of New York city, in the Phoenix
Hotel at $3.50 this evening. Livingston
was standing at the news and cigar
stand reading an afternoon paper when
Desha Breckinridgo came. in and
bought a package Of cigarettes. Living
ston spoke to Desha and extended his
hand. saying: at is oil over now, we
ought to be friends; shake hands"
Breckinridge, with an angry look on
HE face. replied: "No; you one.horse
scoundrel, will not take your hand.
You profess TO bo mans friend and
then stab him in the back"
Livingston replied to this by saying
that he had done nothing Of the kind,
whom Breckenridge called him q "d-d
liar" Then Livingston struck at Dcsha
and knocked his glasses OF, following
this up with blow on the neck. Desha
reached for his hip pocket, and Instant
ly flashed in the air tho long, bright
blade OF a big dirk. Both men were as
pale as death. Livingston, in a mo-
mont Of desperation, grabbed at tho
eIittering blade, which Breckenridge
had aimed at hia heart
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Tho knife went between the second
aud third fingers Of Livingston's right
hand. cutting the third finger to the
bone. The cold steel sent shudder
through Livinestone's frame, and ho
prasped his right hand with his left in
order to stop tho terrible aow OF blood
that was dyeing the tiling OF tho lobby.
Desha Breckinridge seemed to desire
no more blood and gnvo Livingston two
strong kicks.
The hotel clerk and several bystanders
rushed in aud seized breckenridge, and,
at tho same instant Matt Lano, strong
Breckenridge man. ran up and said he
would take hand in helping Desha.
Two Witnesses soy that Lane. also -four
ished big knife, but Lane denies this.
Afriend then took Livingston home In
buggy, and Desha Breckinridge went
70 his rooms across the street.
Just before the trouble occurred with
Livingston, Desha and Lane, who were
walking up Main street in front OF tho
Breckenridge headquarters, met Judge
George b. Kinkead, who made several
speeches during the campaign, denounc-
ing Colonel Breckinridge in the moat
scathing terms. Desha Breckinridge
said 10 Judge Kinkead that the election
was over and he wanted to tell him that
be was odd liar" He also applied
several other vilo epithets to tho judge.
who replied that he was unarmed and
did not want to have any difficulty in
tho open streets. Desha told him TO go
and arm himself and he would meet him
anywhere or Mt any time. He repeated
this several times.
A CRITICAL MOMENT.
Then Lane, who is a comparative
stranger in Lexington, having recently
come here.irom Mount Sterling, said,
addressing tho Judge: $50 this is Judge
Kinkead is it2 When you said that de-
cent people would not eutertain Colonel
Breckinridge, you lied. My sister en-,
tertained him In Woodtord county"
and followed this up by applying to
Kinkead an epithet which Is unfit for
print A..
wanted no trouble on the street, and
that he was not armed, whom Lano
threw his coat back and said that no
was not sarmed either, and then re-
peated the language that he had pro.
viously used 10 tho judge. kinkead
then walked on out the etreot toward
his home. Whom econ by your cor
RESPONDENT Lane said: "Ies, l called
lin that and / will fight him any way
no wants to fight, and what is more, Il
any OF his friends want to tako IL up l
will fight them, too" ~
BY this time number OF strong
Owens mon, at least ono OF whom has
already killed his man, began to crowd
into tho lobby OF the hotel. One Of
Colonel Breckinridge's friends, fearing
that thero would bo trouble with Lane,
got ]. Breckinridge Viloy, a strong
Breckinridge supporter, to go IN ana
persuade Lane TO leave tho hotel. AZ
ilrst I.ano declined to go, but after tax
ing drink with ViloY, no listened to
the latter's advice and went homo. Ihon
the Owons men began TO talk and one
Of thcm, who has tho reputation Of not
knowing what foar is, said: "1t Dasha
Breckinridge and his friends intend to
exterminatc all the mon who worked
for Owens, as thoy Hoom TO want to do,
they will have TO enlarge the comotety.
This sort OF thing wont do, no matter
how sore they aro. They may just as
we'll take their medicine"
nLooDsuRD NAY FOLLOW.
]. Duane Livingston Is man OF
about thirty years, and Is the financial
agent Of ]. Kennedy Tod, owner OF the
Kentucky Union Railroad.
He was a strong Owens man and
worked night and day for tho victorious
candidate. Ho is from Now York city,
and 1t Is said, that no there belonged to
Tammany. Whom seen by your corTcs-
pondent, while his wound was being
dressed, ho aald: II took Dcshaa abuse
and made no attempt to resent II until
he called mo liar. Then / bad to MT
him. ! think ] saved myself from a
fatal stab by grabbing his knife"
Judge Kfnkead 10 great grandson oil
Isanc Shelby, tho lirat governor Of Kcn-
tucky, and 10 q frst consin 'ot John 1.
Shelby, Colonel Breckinrldgo's law
partner, who slapped Attorney John
49,, l., A.. L.. ,Insiaa, kha f0mntfN pOls