The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-01
GOV. BROWNS SON KILLED
SHOT DEADBYA HUSBAND WHO ALSO
KILLS HIS WIFE.
Fulton Gordon Discovers His wife and
Brown Flacrante Deiicto and kilis
Both the Spot.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Apfl V.-AlNiio
Brown. the Governors son and secretary
paid with his life to-day for Mason
with another mans wife. The latter
shared the fate OF her paramour, tne
vrongcd husband shooting them 10 death
in the room in which he mad surprised
them IN their guilt.
Fulton Gofdon is the name Of the man
who so terribly avenged his domestic
dishonor
TIE tragedy is one of the most sensa-
tional in the history of the state on az
count Of the prominence Of he persons
involved and the circumstances surround
irg the case. II occurred al 1876 o'clock
this afternoon IN an evil resort kept by
a colcred woman at 1925 west Madison
street. Brown was killed in the room,
end Mrs. Gordon was shot as she was
fleeing from the place.
THE FATAL TELEGRAM.
At noon Brown with Gordon's wife,
rocked at the front door of Lucy y.
Smiths Madison street house Thirty
minutes later a tall dark-haired man
knocked at the front door of the house
ana was admitted The man closed all
the doors, and a fcw minutes later a
cOmmotion was heard above followed
by a succession OF pistol shots Then
there was a hurried movement down
stairs as Mrs. Gordon fed from the
scene.
A few more shots rang out and she
fell dead on the porch I'm the rear yard.
GorIon left the house Immediately \
fow moments later Browns corpse was
found in the upstairs room.
The following telegram was taken from
his pocket:
louisville. Ky. April 2Sth.
Archie ID. Brown. Governors Private
Secretary, Frankfort, Ky;
Don't write any more. Come Tuesday.
Meet me at :. 10 A. Mp. NJ.
II was pursuant to this telegram that
Brown met Mrs Gordon this morning.
BRIEF BUr sANGUINARY DUEL
It was a brief but sanguinary battle
that was fought I'm the front room of
the second floor of Lucy Smiths house.
AS soon as Gordon gained admittance "A
duel TO the death evidently began. Brown
had a N-calbre revolver which was
found empty after the tragedy Six bull
lets pierced Browns body, and three
more that Of Mrs. Gordon Tho bed was
covered with bio Cd. showing that one or
both had been shot while there. or in
the struggle one or more Of the wounded
had fallen there.
Just what part. II any, Mrs. Gordon
took I'm tho fatal encounter only her hus-
band IS alive 20 aly. The walls Of the
room are smearcd with blood ard filled
with bullet-hOles.
The slayer Of his wife and her para
mOur was arrested by Officers Reilly and
I.apaile while getting ipto his buggy. He
exclaimed II shot both of them. | caught
them. They are both dead. Come with
me, ana III show you whore they are"
WHAT GORDON SAYS.
'Gordon said TO Officer Lapaille on the
way 10 the jail that he had suspected the
couple for some time, and about week
ago he found that his suspicious We're
correct. lie went TO his house this
morning and caught them nagrante de-
licto. He drew his pistol and fired five
Shots at Brown, by which tine the Gov
ernor's son had his own pistol in play.
Brown fired two shots at Gordon. Then
the latter grappled with him, and took
his pistol away from him, ana shot at
I'm with his own weapon After shoot
ing at Brown. he shot al his wife as she
was going down the steps. striking her
just as she reached the bottom. she
fell dead outside the door Browns
body lay on the floor Of the room IN which
ne was killed until , o'clock, when 1t was
removed by Undertaken King. The body
presented a horrible appearance being
covered with blood from head 10 FOOT
There were three gun-shot wounds IN
the breast one Of them being over the
region of the heart; two wounds I'm the
head. one being ln the centre OF the fore
head. There was another In the centre
of the stomach and another I'm the right
arm Mrs. Gordon was lying on a Gel
lar door In the yard, face downward
she was scantily clothed. Her hair was
loose. and was hanging In tangled mass.
Matte Mattingly. the cOlored woman,
saws that Brown and Mrs. Gordon had
haen accustomed 10 visit the house on
saturday OF each week for some time
WAS PROMINENTLY CONNECTED.
Mrs. Gordon was Mis- Nellie BUSH, or
this city Her family is one OF the most
rrominent i'm this State. Her mother
was once State Librarian ana her slai,n,
f,thor was Judge Zackariah Wheat. Chiet
Justice of the Court OF Appeals OF Ken
tucky ,,i. mann,
rtaon vas one or the best known men
ahont Town. lie was then clerk al the
c.Ir House. i'm this city and had ac-
o,fainfances In every portion or the
co,tntr,. They clOped about ten years
,oo shortly afterwards they moVed
~ frankfort. where he became proprietor
- ,be KENYON House. This ne cohtn-
',,t to rum until the Worlds Fair began.
-, no sold out his establishment ana
,',,,.oa ~ Chicago. where he became
manager Of the Turkish Daths ~ '"'
Palmer House ,-. ,,..r tho
bodies this afternoon. and the Jury rfn-
- a verdict OF iustih3blc homicide II
,s understood. however. that Gordon VIII
he held for a formal preliminary eAai"''"-