The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-09-29
LIKEFA7HER, like SON
Young Breckenridge a. No.
torious a. His Sire.
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Desha Breckenridge had . sensational
alteration with James Duane Living
ston, formerly Of New York city. In The
Phoenix Hotel this evening. Uvineston
was standing ct the news stand reading,
when Breckinridgs came in and bought
. package Of cigarettes. uvineston
spoke TO Desha, and extended his hand,
saying:
lie "i,'. al over nov; We ought to b
. B,setinridgs, with an angry look %
mo. you one-horse sooundrel, ! will
not take your hand. You profess TO b.
. mans friend and then stab him In the
back"
Livingston replied 10 this BY saying
that be had done nothing Of the kind,
whereupon Breckinridge called him .
damn liar" Then Livingston struck
q Deshs, and knocked his glasses o6.
following this up With Q blow on the
meek. Desha reached Tor his hip pocket.
and instantly flashed in the air the long
blade Of big dirk. Both men we're e
pale - death. Livingston in . moment
Of desperation grabbed ut the glitterine
blade which Breckenridge aimed 1t his
heart. The knife went between the
s~cond and third fingers Of Lvinsston's
right hand. cutting the third finger 70
the bone. Breckinridge seemed 70 de-
sire no more blood, and gave Livingston
two strong kicks. The hotel clerks and
several bystanden rushed In and seized
Brcekinridye. and at the came instant
Matt Lane, Q strong BreckinridRe man.
ran up and said he would take hand in
helping Desha. Two witnesses say that
Lane also fourished Q knife, bot Lane
denied this. Livingston was hurried
into the wash room and then taken to
. physician, where his hand was dressed.
Just before the trouble occurred De-
cha and Lane met Judge b. Kinkaid on
Main street. Kinkaid made several
speeches during the campaign denounc-
ing Colonel Breckinridge In the most
scathing terms. Desha Breckinridee
said 70 Judge kinkaid that the election
Was over, and he wanted TO tell him he
was Q damn liar" The Judge replied
that he was unasmed and did not want
10 have any difficulty In the open streets.
Dcsha told him 10 60 and arm himself
and he would meet him anywhere or at
any time. He repeated this several
times. Then Lane, who 10 Q Compare
tive stranger in Lexington. having 70
crnuy come here from Mount Sterling,
said. addressing the Judge:
"This 10 Judge kinkaid. 10 III when
you said decent people would not enter
tain Colonel Breckinridge. you lied. Ny
sister entertained him in Woodford corn.
~. and say that you arc a---
- -"
Judge kinkaid said again he wanted
no trouble on the streets, and that he
WAS not armed. Lane threw his coat
back, and said he Was not armed, either.
and repeated the offensive language. The
Judge walked away. Later in speaking
OF the affair Lane sAid:
Yes. ] did call him . ----
-, and will fight him any way he
wants To; and what's more, II any Of
his friends want 70 take Il up. will 6eht
them, too"
James Livingston is q man Of about 80
year,. and 10 the financial agent Of J.
Kennedy Tod. owner Of the Kentucky
Union railroad. He was . strong Owens
man. and worked night and day Tor the
victorious candidate. While, he says,
he believes he saved himself from Q To-
tai stab by grabbing Desha's knife. he
thinks be viii have sore hand for some
time.
Judge Kinkaid IL . grandson Of Isaac
Shelby, the frst Governor OF Kentucky,
and IL frst cousin OF John r. Shelby,
Colonel Breckinridgc's Law partner, who
slapped johnson in the face during the
famous Pollard trial. Judge Kinkaid 10
about 20 Year, old. He has always been
considered . man OF the highest phys
ical courage, and every one expects more
blood will be shed before this trouble u
over.