Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-09-24
.DESHA CAUSES A ROW
He Slashes an Owens Man at
 Lexington.
THE WOUND IS ONLY SLIGHT.

Livingstone Extended Friendly Hand,
 fused 1t With Abuse-A Tight En-
 sued In Which Dosha Used n Dirk.
 More Trouble Fearcd.
 LEXINGTON, Sept 24--Desha Breckin- ridge had Il sensational altercation with James Duane Livingstone, formerly of Now York City, in the Phoenix hotel late Friday evening Livingstone was standing at the news and cigar stand reading an afternoon paper, whom Deaha Breckinridge came in and bought a package of cigarettes. Livingstone spoke to Besha and extended his hand, saying, "It is all over now, we ought to be friends. Shake hands
 Brecldnridge, with an angry look on his face, replied: No, you 1-horse seoundrel, I will not take your hand. You profess to he a mans friend and then stab him in the back"
 Livingstone replied to this by saying that he had dono nothing of the kind, when Breckinridge called him q liar. Then Livingstone struck at Desha and knocked his glasses off following this up with blow on the neck. Desha reached for his hippocket and instantly flashed in the air the long bright blade of a big dirk. Both men were pale as death. Livingstone, in q moment of desperation, grabbed at the glittering blade which Breckinridge had aimed at his heart. The knife went between the second and third fingers of Livingstone's right hand, cutting the third finger to tho bone. The cold steel sent shudder through Livingstones frame, and he grasped his right hand with his left in order to stop the terrible flow of blood that was dyeing the tiling of the lobby. Desha Breckinridge seemed to want no more blood and gave Livingstone two strong kicks.
 The hotel clerk and several bystanders rushed in and seized Breckinridge, and at the same instant Matt Lane, strong Breclinridge man, ran up and said he would take n hand in helping Desha. Two witnesses say that Lane also four ished big knife, but Lane denies this.
 Livingstone was hurried into the washroom, where his wounds were bathed, and he was then taken to tho off, flee of physician, where his hand was dressed. A friend then took Livingstone home in buggy and Desha Brecl1in- ridgo wont to his rooms across tbe street.
 Just before the trouble occurred with Livingstone Desha and Lane, who were walking up Main street in front of the BrechinridGe headquarters met Judge Kinkead, who made several speeches during the campaign, denouncing Colonel Breckinridge in the most scath- ing terms. The judge was abused by them The judge said he did not care. to have any trouble and besides was not prepared to defend himself, and walked on to his home
 As soon as it was known that Desha had stabbed man a number of strong Owens men began to gather in the hotel lobby. A Breckinridge man fearing trouble pursuaded Lane to leave the hotel and go home.
 Then the Owens men began to talk, and one of them, who has the reputa- ton of not knowing what fear is, said: If Desha Breckinridge 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 well take their medicine.
 J. D. Livingstone is man of abou | 80 years, and is the financial agent of J. Kennedy Tod, owner of the Kentucky | Union railroad. He was a 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.
 Judge Kinkead is the great grandson of Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky, and is first cousin of John