The record-union., 1895-05-01
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

the Terrible Crime.
Special to the EcoRD-UNIoN.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.). April 30.-At sepa-
rate undertaking establishments in this
city lie the bodies of perhaps two of the
| most prominent people in the State of
Kentucky. One, that of Archie Brown,
son and Private Secretary to Kentuck US
Chief Executives; the other, that of Mrs.
Fulton Gordon, prominent because of her
remarkable beauty and excellent family
connections. The story is sad one, and
has caused one OF the greatest sensations
this city or State has ever been called
upon to chronicle.
The following telegram found in Mr..
Browns pocket no doubt is the direct
cause Of the double murder:
LOUISVILLE (ky.), April %, 1895.
70 Archse ID. Broe0n, GOOe7wor'S Prl-
Uote Secretary, frankfort: Do not write
any more. Come Tuesday. Meet me at
5. 2. NJ. G..
Upon RECEIPT of the above telegram Mr..
Brown came to Louisville and preceded
to the appointed place, which is an evil
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1885 O'Clock to-day the tragedy occurred.
at noon Brown, with Gordon's wife,
knocked at the front door of Lucie B.
Smiths Madison-street house. They
were admitted by Matte Mittingtcn. a
colored woman. and Immediately re-
paired to the upstairs front room. which
had been previously engaged. Thirty
minutes later rather tall man knocked
at the door of the house and was ad-
mitted. This was Fulton Gordon. He
engaged the front lower room, saying a
woman would join him shortly. The
man closed all the doors and few min
utes later commotlon was heard, which
was followed by a succession OF pistol
shots. Then there was hurried move
ment down stairs, as Mrs. Gordon fled
from the scene. A few more shots rang
out and she fell dead on the porch in the
| rear yard.
| Gordon left the house Immediately, and
few minutes later Browns corpse was
| found in the upstairs room.
| Policemen Reilly and La Paille rushed
| down Walnut street and saw man run
ming for a buggy tied to post at the
corner of West street. The man was
bloody" said Officer Reilly, land l im-
mediately jumped at the conclusion that
he was the murderer | ran and grabbed
him. Gordon, for he turned out to be
Gordon, said to me: i shot both Of them.
| caught them in the act. They are both
dead. L am shot, TOO. Come with me
and I'll show you where they are.' Cor
don was as pale as a ghost, and was evl-
IDENTIFY very weak. La Paille, myself and
Gordon walked TO the house. just as we
got inside the front door Gordon stag
gered and was about TO fall. when L
caught him. He was in fainting condi-
ton. l summoned the am bulance, and
as soon as that arrived we sent Gordon to
jail"
Never was there more sanguinary
battle than the one fought on the second
floor OF Lucy Smiths house. Gordon
had little difficulty in getting into the
room, as the fact that there are no broken
locks indicates that the entry was left un-
latched. AS soon as Gordon gained ac-
cess desperate duel evidently began.
Brown had a 3S-caliber revolver, which
was empty, in the room. Gordon must
have had two pistols, as six bullets
pierced Browns body, and three of them
pierced Mrs. Gordon. The bed on which
Mr.. Brown and Mrs. Gordon lay was
covered with blood, showing that one OF
both had been shot while in that position,
or in the struggle one or more OF the
wounded had fallen there.
Gordon himself was covered with blood,
most of which doubtless was the result of
contact with his wounded antagonist.
What part. if any. Mrs. Gordon took in
the encounter with her husband, the hus-
band himself is only in position 10 say.
Two bullets are imbedded in the door,
several went through a window, three
are buried in the wall, and two are in the
ceiling. The walls are smeared with
blood. The'dingy carpet on the floor is
saturated with gore. and the furniture
was badly broken in the fray.
Browns body presented horrible ap-
pearance, being covered with blood.
There was no clothing on the body ex-
cept pair Of drawers and pair OF socks.
The undershirt had been removed, and
the wounds were plainly visible. There
were three wounds in the breast, one Of
them being over the region of the heart;
two in the head, one being in the center
of the forehead, and another in the center
of the stomach, and still another in the
right arm.
cellar door, face downward. clad only in
a chemise and skirt. She had been in
her stocking feet. Her hair was loose
and hanging about her head in a tangled
mass. Her bosom was covered with
blood and her skirt was despatched with
1t.
Gordon is in Jail and no one is allowed
to see him. He is unhurt, but is suffer-
ing from nervous prostration. Gordon
stated that he tried to kill himself after
shooting Brown and his wife, but the
cartridge failed to explode.
AT O'Clock tonight the Coroner's
Jury rendered verdict of justifable
homicide.
Gordon's case will be tried tomorrow
morning.
A GRIEF-sTRICKEN FATHER.
FRANKFORT (ky.l, April 30.-The news
of the tragic death OF Arch. Dixon Brown,
son and Private Secretary OF the Gov
ernor, reached Frank fort shortly after l
O'Clock. A telegram from DR.. Young
Brown. Jr.. carried the sad intelligence
| to Governor Brown, who was at the time
sitting in his office conversing with the
Secretary of State and Commissioner oil
Agriculture. He was completely over
come when apprised of the sad fate OF
his son, to whom he was as devoted as IL
was possible Tor a father to be. The Gov
ernor's grief was uncomfortable, and he
gave way 10 the most piteous ianenta-
tons. Governor Brown and Secretary
Headley left at 3 o'clock for Louisville.
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Three Americans Killed.
SIERRA MoJADA (Mexicc), April 3d.