The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-05-08

Just as the News was going to press
last week news came flashing over the
wires of an awful double tragedy in
Louisville. We were unable to give full
particulars at the time. The following
graphic account is taken from the Louis
vile Post printed on the evening of the
day the tragedy occurred. The Post
says:
Fulton Gordon killed Arch Brown and
then shot and killed his wife, Nellie
Bush Gordon, in house ofill-fame, kept
by low negro, on Madison street, in this
city at noon to-day.
Gordon had known of an intimacy ex-
listing between his wife and. young Brown
son of the governor OF Kentucky, and
yesterday he applied to the police to
place watch over his wife. But they
failed to do so, and he took the matter in
his own hands, and as result the hor-
rble double murder occurred.
Gordon kept watch on his wife and
saw her meet with Brown, and followed
them to the bagnio kept by the negro.
When they reached the place, they were
met by Matte Mattingly, who had been
left in charge of the house, during the
absence of the proprietoress, Lucy Smith
They had been coming to the place every
Saturday for five weeks. Last Saturday
they failed to show up, but came to-day
instead. They arrived at IL o'clock, on
foot, and went at once 10 room, in the
second story of the house. After they
had been there few minutes they
ordered some beer, which was taken to
them by Wash Montgomery, negro boy.
After that no one saw them until their
dead bodies were found
At ll:30 o'clock Gordon reached the
house. He met the Mattingly women
and engaged two accompanying her 81 for
them. saying that he wished them for
} himself and friend who would come
later. He was shown into front room
downstairs, right beneath the one which
his wife was occupying with her para
mour.
The negro woman then left and went
to the rear of the house where she was
engaged in ironing. Soon after Gordon
arose and bolted the door between his
room and the back parlor. He then
stepped around and bolted the back door
He took off his shoes and hat. He then
sat down on lounge in the front hall.
The negro saw him sitting there, and as
the front door was open sent the negro
boy around and asked him to 90 in
room where he would not be seen by
passers by. Gordon did so and the boy
left.
Then Gordon slipped up stairs and
pushed open the door which had not
been locked by Brown and Mrs. Gordon.
AS he did so Brown sprang from the bed,
having on no clothing but his under
drawers. Without word Gordon began
firing. Brown had his pistol lying near
and seized it and returned the fire. Cor
don soon emptied his revolver, and
sprang on Brown and clutched his pistol.
A scuiile then ensued for the possession
OF the weapon. In the scufiie every piece
of furniture in the room was turned over
and blood from Browns wounds bespat-
tered the walls and floor. Gordon got
the weapon and fired one shot into
Browns body, and then Brown sank to
the floor dead.
Just then, Mrs. Gordon, who had been
watching the conflict sprang at her hus-
band in a terrible fury. The latter turn
ed and fired one shot at her just as she
grappled with him. The bullet hit her
just over the heart. Mrs. Gordon turned
and ran. just as she reached the head
OF the stairs Gordon fired at her again
and hit her on the right side OF the body.
Gordon then ran TO the stairs and snap
ped the pistol again, but all the loads
had been discharged.
Mrs. Gordon ran 10 the rear OF the
house and fell, expiring on the cellar
door. Gordon ran from the house, and
at the corner of West and Madison streets,
met buggy and started to unhitch the
horse. Just then Officers Reilly and
<Iapeille came up and arrested him. He
said 81 caught them in the act and
shot them BOTH"
Gordon was at once taken back TO the
: scene OF the killing and placed ON a
lounge in the hall, He was covered
with blood and seemed to be injured,
but was revived and said he was simply
In faint.
Brown was found1ying in the south
west corner OF the room, where he was
: shot, right beneath the window. A
chair was standing by him and the body
was living doubled up with the head be-
tween the wall and the dresser, which
stood in one corner. The blood irom