St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-01
TWO LIVES PAY FORFEIT.
Son of Kentueky's Governor
and Mrs. Fulton Gordon
Shot to Deaht
BY LATTER'S IRATE HUBBY.
The Pair Were Caught in Des-
habille in a Scarlet
House.

LOO1S 1LIE, NY, ApII II -<AN
separate 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 secre-
tary to Kentucky's chief executive;
the other Mrs Fulton Gordon, prom
inent because of her remarkable beau
ty and excellent family 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. The following tele-
gram, found in Mr.. Browns pocket,
no doubt is the direct cause of the
murder:
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 2s, 1885,
Archie d. Brown, governors private
secretary, Frankfort, KY; Don't
write any more. Come Tuesday Meet
me at s., 10 a. m. F. M. q.
Upon the receipt of the above tele-
gram Mr.. Brown came to Louisville
and proceeded to the appointed place,
which is an evil resort at 1925 Madison
street, where, at 12:35 o'clock today,
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 Mattingly, a colored woman,
and Immediately repaired to the
UP STAIRS FRONT ROOM,
which had been previously engaged.
Thirty minuts later a rather tall,
dark-haired man knocked at the door
of the house and was admitted. This
was Fulton Gordon. He engaged the
front lower room, saying a woman
would join him shortly. The man
closed all the doors, and a few minutes
later a commotiOn was heard above,
followed by a succession of pistol
shots. Then there was a hurried
movement down stairs. as Mrs. Cor
don 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 moments later Browns corpse
was found in the up stairs room.
Police Officers Reilly and Lapaille
were standing at Tenth and Walnut
at 1885 o'clock, when some negro
bows came along and told them there
had been a murder at Lucie Smiths
house. The policemen rushed down
Walnut street, and saw a man run
ming for buggy tied to a post at the
corner of West street. ''The man was
bloody" said officer Reilly, "and L
Immediately jumped at the conclusion
that he was the murderer. ran and
grabbed him just as he was in the
act of jumping into the buggy. He
had already united the horse when [
arrived. Gordon, for such he turned
out to be, said to me then: L shot
Doth of them. caught them
IN THE ACT.
They are both dead. I am shot,
TOO. Come with me and I'll show you
where they are. Gordon was as pale
as a ghost and was evidently very
weak. Lapaille, myself and Gordon
walked to Lucy Smiths house. Just
as we got inside the front door Cor
don staggered and was about to fall
when 1 caught him. He was in
fainting condition, and somebody
dashed some water in his face. L
also summoned the ambulance, and
as soon as that arrived we sent Cor
don to Jail.
LapaiIle said he had known Mrs.
Gordon by reputation for some time.
She had been going by the name Of
Reese. 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 entrance was
left unlatched. AS soon as Gordon
gained ingress a desperate duel evil
IDENTIFY began. Brown had a 3S-caliber
revolver, which was found empty
after the tragedy. Gordon must have
had two pistols, as six bullets pierced
Browns body and three that of Mrs.
Gordon. The bed on which Brown
and. Mrs. Gordon lay was covered
with blood, showing that one or both
had been shot while in that position,
or in the struggle one or more of
the wounded had fallen there. Cor
don himself was
COVERED WITH BLOOD,
most of which doubtless was the re-
suit of contact with his wounded an
tagonist What part, if any, Mrs.
Gordon took in the encounter her
husband only is in a position to say.
Two bullets are embedded in the
door, several went through a window
which faced to the north, three are
buried in the wall and two in the
ceiling. The walls are smeared with
blood The dingy carpet on the floor
is saturated with gore, and the fur
niture was badly broken in the fray.
Browns body presented a horrible
appearance, being covered with blood
from head to foot There was no
clothing on the body except a pair
of knit drawers and a black pair of
socks The undershipt had been re-
moved and the wounds were plainly
visible. There We're three gunshot
wounds in the breast, one of them
being over the region of the heart.
There were two wounds in the head,
one being in the center of the fore
head, and there was another in the
center Of the stomach and another