The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-05-10
Y DESPERATE DUEL.
SON or KENTucKY,s COVER
NOR SHOT DEAD.
sWrcnged Husband Finds His wife and
Archie brown Together ut Louisville,
and Kills Them Both-The Murderer
Prostrated.

Louisville, KY. May 2-At separate
Undertaking establishments in his city
lie the bodies of perhaps two of the
most prominent people in the state Of
kentucky. One is that Of Archie Brown,
son private secretary to Ken
Iucky's governor; the other that of Mrs.
Fuiton Gordon, prominent because Of
ner remarkable beauty and excellent
1amfly connections. The story is a sad.
one, and has caused one of the greatest
sensations this city or state has ever
been called upon to chronicle. A tele-
gram found in Browns pocket after the
tragedy. in which ne was urged to come
70 Louisville at once, is presumably
from Mrs. Gordon. Upon receipt of the
Mr.. Brown came to Louisville
y proceeded to the appointed place,
which is at No. 1925 Madison street.
kept by Lucie b. Smith, where at 1895
O'Clock yesterday the tragedy occurred.
Ihlrty minutes after the arrival Of
broWn and Mrs. Gordon a rather tall,
u~ark-ha1red man knocked at the door
OF the house and was admitted. This
was fulton Gordon. A few minutes
aaser a commotion was heard apvve. fol-
lowed by a succession Of pistol shots.
linen there was a hurried movement
Gown stairs, as Mrs. Gordon fled from
the scene. A few more shots rang out
ana she fell dead on the porch in the
yea yard. Gordon left the house I'M
medlately, and a few moments later
Browns corpse was found in the. up
stairs room. Gordon was arrested on
the street. Evidence Of a desperate
Y was visible in the room where the
shooting took place.
Brown had q 9p-cal;1,no ~ -. y
was found empty after the tragedy.
Gordon must have had two pistols. as
slx bullets pierced Browns body and
three that Of Mrs. Gordon. Gordon
himself was covered with blood, most
OF which doubtless was the result Of
contact with his wounded
Inc walls are smeared with blood. The
ulnsy carpet on the floor is saturated
with gore, and the furniture was badly
broken in the fray.
Gordon is in Jail and no one is allowed
70 see him. He is unhurt, but is suffer-
ing from nervous prostration. Gordon
says he tried to kill himself after
shooting Brown and his wife, but the
cartridge failed to explode and his
nand was rvous On his way to iail
Gordon said to the officer that he had
suspected the couple for some time, and
ABOUT a week ago his suspicious were
confirmed.
At 8 o'clock at night the c%oroner's
Jury rendered a verdict of justifable
homicide. Gordon's case will be tried
this morning.
GOV. BroWn, accompanied by Secre-
tary OF State Headley, arrived in the
city from Frankfort, at $50 O'clock.
The governor is completely Frustrated
BY the sad affair. Young Browns body
Will be taken to Henderson for burial.
Mrs. Gordon was Miss Nellie Bush Of
this city, and her family is one Of the
pest known and most prominent in this
plate. Her mother was once state Ii
brarian at Frankfort, and her grand
rather was Judge Zachariah Wheat,
Chief Justice Of the court Of appeals Of
kentucky, and n of the most learned
and distinguished Of Kentucky jurists.
frankfort, KY. May Gov. John
Young Brown received the news Of the
murder of his son and private secre-
tary, Arch Dixon Brown, by telegram.
GOV. Brown was completely overcome
py grief: to which he gave expression
IN Intense groans. He broke the sad
news to Mrs. Brown and their daugh-
ters and left Immediately for Louis
vile. On the same train which carried
the governor were the relations of Mrs.
Gordon. At night Mrs. Berry, Mrs.
sister, left on the same train
with Mrs. Brown and the governors
daughters for Louisville.
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