The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-22
POLITICAL AMENITIES.
Bloodshed Arising from the Ovens
Breckinridge Campaign. D.,
A MURDER NARROWLY AVERTED.
Desha Breckinrldge, Son of tho Defeated
/ Congressnnn, Attacks james d. Liv-
inyston with q Knife-Judge Kinkead
InsuIted by n Breckenridge Partisan.

/ Congressman, Attacks james d. Liv-
ingaton with Knife-Judge Kinkead
Insuited by n Brsokinridgs Partisan.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. %. - Desha
Breckenridge had a sensational alterca-
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 a 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"
Breckinridge. with an angry look on
his face, replied: mo; you one-horse
scoundrel, will not take your hand. You
profess to be mans friend and then
stab him in the back"
Livingston replied to this by saving
that he had done nothing of the kind.
Then BreckinridRe called him liar I.iv-
1ngston then struck at Desha and knocked
his glasses off, following this up with a
blow on the neck. Desha reached for his
nip pocket, and instantly there flashed in
the air the long bright blade of big
dirk. Livingston, in n moment of desper.
alton, grabbed at the glittering blade,
which Breckenridge had aimed at his
heart. The knife went between the sec
ond and third fingers Of Livingston's
right hand, cutting the third finger to
the bone. The cold steel sent a shudder
through Livingston's frame, and he
grasped his right hand with his left In or
der to stop the terrible flow Of blood that
was dyeing the floor of the lobby. Then
Brecktnridge seemed to desire no more
blood, and gave Livingston two strong
kicks.
The hotel clerk and several bystanders
rushed III and seized Breckinridge, and at
the same instant Matt Lane, strong
breckinridge man, ran up and said he
would 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 buggy,
and Deshn 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-
,nridge headquarters, met Judge George
i. Kinkead, who made several speeches
during the campaign denouncing Colonel
BreckiLridge in the most scathing terms,
Desha Breckinridge said to Judge Kin
kead that the election was over and he
wnnted to tell him that he was liar.
@aS eihO dppllcu htNtTHI Otnef vie eDlthptS
to the judge, who replied that he was uu-
armed, and did not want to have any diff
hculty 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 n comparative stran-
ger In Lexington, having recently come
here from Mount Sterling, said, address.
aog the judge: $50 this is Judge Kinkead.
IL itf When you said that decent people
would not entertain Colonel BreckinridRe.
you lied. My sister entertained him in
Noodford county and | say to you that
Judge Kinkead again said that he
wanted no trouble on the street aud 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. Kim
kead then walked on out the street toward
his home.
When seen by your correspondent Lane
said: Yes, | called him n
---, and | will fight him any way
he wants to fight, and what is more, il
nny Of his friends want to take it up will
tight them, too"
by this time a number of strong Owens
men, at least one of whom has already
killed his man, began to crowd into the
Hobby of the hotel. One of Colonel Brcck-
inridge's friends, fearing that there would
bs trouble with Lane, got J. Breckinridre
Wiley, strong Breckenridge supporter.
10 go 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 Desba
Breckinridge 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
soro they are. They may just as well take
their medicine"
J. Duane Livingston is man of about
DO years. and is the financial agent of J
hennedy Tod, owner of the Kentucky
Union railroad He was strong Owens
knan, and worked night and day for
,ths victorious candidate When seen by
your correspondent while his wound was
being dressed he said 81 took Desha's
abuse and made no attempt to resent it
nntil ho called me liar Then | had to
hit him. think saved myself from a
fatal stab by grabbing his knife"
Judge Kinkead Is a great grandson of
lsaac Shelby, the first governor of Ken
tncky, and is the first cousin of John T.
Shelby, Breckinridge's law partner, who
slapped Attorney Johnson in the face
Furing the famous Pollard trial Judge
kinkead is about 40 years old He has al |
ways been considered u man Of the high
Fst physical courage, and everybody ex-
poets that more blood will be shed before
this trouble Is over ..