Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-09-27
DESHA USED A DJRr
CtL- BRECKINHIDGE's SOW
SOME CARVING. DoEs
He Attempts to Murder n No.
Had Held Ont His Hand w,,."As
Ir tention OF Becoming r.. 'ae
after the Defeat 81 Breck,.-.sads

hf'er the Defeat Of nreek,.-.sss
Lexington, KY, Sept. % n,
Breckenridge had n sensational, .ssua
cation with James Duane Liyino. alef.
formerly of New York civ g. sone,
Phoenix hotel last evening. ne
stone was standing at the newa 'iag.
cigar stand reading an afternoo, and
per when Desha Breckenridge cam pa'
and bought q package of cipsraan
Livingstone spoke to Desha ana S''es
tended his hand, saying: a.
"It's. all over now; we ought
friends" %
breckenridge, with al angry loo.
his face, replied: VAo on
mo; you one-horsa scoundra,
not take your hand. You nrofa.a"a
be a mans friend and then stab sa0
In the back" Ha
! Livingstone replied to, this hv
ing that he had done nothing Of ' =.
kind, when Breckenridge called him we
liar. Then Livingstone strucs
Desha and knocked his glasses q
following this up with a blow ON smJ
neck. Desha reached for his hin M -
ct and instantly flashed In the air ~
long blade of a big dirk. Both naa
were pale as death. Livingstone ~ %'a
moment of desperation grabbed ~
glittering blade which Breckinridas
had aimed at his heart. The kns
went between the second and lila
fingers of Liyingstcne's right bsns
cutting the third finger to the bons
the cold steel sent a shudder tbrouas
Liyingstone's frame and he grasres
his right hand with his left In order !.
stop the terrible flow of blood M,
"a dyeing the thing Of the hbhr
Desha Breckenridge seemed to deSi,.
no more blood ana gave Livingston.
two strong kicks. The hotel clerk ana
several bystanders rushed in ana
seized Breckinridge, and at the ssms
instant Matt Lane, a strong Breekip.
ridge man, ran up and said he Womb
take a hand in helping Desha. Tws
witnesses say that Lane also aon,.
ished a big knife, but Lane denio,
this. Livingstone was hurried INN
the wash room where his WOUNDS vpa
bathed and he was then taken TO ths
office of a physician where his hama
was dressed. A friend then took liz.
ingstone home in a buggy, and De,h,
RrGckinridge went to his rooms across
the street. Just before the trouble a.
Cured with Livingstone Desha and
Lane, who were walking up Main
street in front Of the BreckiDrIi,
hon 1nIrn wfnrC .g.nf InIrn noxn-. n ~
Kinkead, who made several speeches
during the campaign denouncing CdL
Breckenridge in the most scathlns
terms. Desha Breckinridge said b
Judge Kinkead that the election wsJ
over and he wanted to tell him that ID
was a liar. He also applied seyea
other vile epithets to the judge, wbl
replied that he was unarmed and aid
not want to have any difficulty in tA
open streets. Desha told him TO 20 and
arm himself and he would meet hd
anywhere or at any time. He repeata
this several times. Then Lane, Wh1
is q comparative stranger in Lexls
ton, having recently come here f0d
Mount Sterling, said, addressing ID
judge: 80 this is Judge Kinkead
it? When you said that decent pei
pie would not entertain Col. Brech1
ridge, you lied. My sister e~ntertalnd
him in Todford county, and | say
you that you are n Cd id liz
Judge Kinkead again said that
wanted no trouble on the street %
that he vas not armed, when Lag
threw his coat and said that he VI
not armed either, and then repesi1
the language that he had previous b
used to the judge. Kinkead M be
walked on up the street toward b
home. There will no doubt be no nj
blood shed.