The herald., 1895-05-09
Sensational Developments Are
Promised
GOVERNOR BROWN ON DECK
Employed Special Counsel to Prosecute
His Sons Slayer
Statement Made by the Attorney for the
Prosecution Who nalntsins That the
Governor VIII See Justice Done !. :
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press special Wire
LOUISVILLE. May s.--The Courier
Journal today prints the following: The
sensation attending the Gordon double
killing is not over yet by half. The prose
cution will attempt to prove that Arch
Dixon Browns death was due to deep
laid plot to assassinate him. The trap,
as the prosecution believes, was rostered
and planned by one who, for reasons best
known to himself, was afraid to do the
work, and used Gordon as tool to carry
out his designs. Governor Brown has
reason to believe that his sons coming to
Louisville on the day of the tragedy and
his assignation with Mrs. Gordon was
known to man in Louisville. This
Louisville man. the prosec ution claims.
notified Gordon that his wife was tc meet
D Brown and actively assisted in the foul
assassination" The prosecution further
says the name of the man who acted
spy" is known. and he will have to be
produced in court. --~
Last night Governor Brown insisted
that the man referred to be brought into
court on an attachment. The man who.
as the prosecution claims. pilot d Gordon
TO the mouse of Lucy Smith, is college
chum of Gordons and was married in
Frankfort.
James A. Scott the Frankfort attorney
employed by Governor Brown to prose-
cute the case, was seen at the Willard
hotel. He is fearless, capable lawyer
and has the reputation of doing what he
believes to be his duty at all hazards. He
said:
Governor Brown sent for me about
d2 O'Clock yesterday. He explained his
views and position in the matter and en-
ployed me to prosecute the case in the
examining trial. | want to say that Gov
ernor Brown never authorized any state
mems that he would not prosecute the
case. nor did he ever dream of granting
pardon to Gordon, as has been stated"
Before deciding on the step Governor
Brown took counsel with a number of in
innate friends from all over the state.
He came to the conclusion that it was
due to the memory of his son that there
should be full and fair investigation of
all the facts; not necessarily for the pur-
pose of prosecution, but for the purpose
of enabling him and the officials OF the
law to determine whether there ought to
be a further prosecution of the case. He
arrived at this conclusion after satisfying
himself that his son did not seduce Mrs.
Gordon, and that Gordon had no reason
to believe that he had led her from the
path of virtue. H was convinced that
Gordon must have known that his wife
was dissipated. reckless and imprudent,
if not an unchaste woman.
Governor Brown is now firmly con-
vinced that we'll planned trap was laid
for his son. and that his son was selected
for the sacrifice out of a large number of
like offenders, and that information was
furnished of his coming by some one in
Frankfort to another in Louisville who,
for some motive. advised and actively as
sisted in what Governor Brown considers
foul assassination. We have good rea-
son to believe that we know who the ma n
is who took Gordon to Lucy Smiths
house. He was a college mate of Cor
don's and was married in FRANKFORT. Ky.
''This man must be brought into court.
We will demand it. There will be some
very interesting developm ments when he is
brought up. We will push the matter to
the bottom and bring out all the facts.
In regard to the others who were like
offenders with Arch Brown, l will say,
for the sake of Mrs. Gordon's relatives
who are all excellent people and highly
esteemed by Governor Brown and his
council, the governor would shrink from
any attack upon her character, but would
prefer to throw the veil of charity over
all her acts, especially as she is dead.
The future will determine whether it will
be necessary to further blacken the char
acter OF Mrs. Gordon in order to show
the defendants thorough knowledge of
it. We do not know as yet what the de-
tense will try to prove, and until we do
know | will be unable to answer that
question.
81 If necessary we will show that others
were equally guilty, but [ do not think
we will have to do this I think the de-
velopment will be surprising to some
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