Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-01
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AGoVERNoR's SON SHOT.
Archie Dixon Brown, son and private
secretary of Governor John Young
Brown, of Kentucky, and Mrs. Nellie
Gordon were shot and killed in Louis
vile yesterday, by the lady's husband,
Fulton Gordon, who found them to-
gether in house. AT noon Mr.. Brown,
with Mrs. Gordon. knocked at the front
door of Lucie B. Smiths Madison street
house. Mr.. Brown had come from
Frankfort in response to telegram
from Mrs. Gordon asking him to meet
her there at 10 a. m. They were ad-
mitted by colored woman and went
to the upstairs front room, which had
been previously engaged. Thirty min
utes later the husband, Fulton Gordon,
knocked at the door Of the house and
was admitted. He engaged the front
lower room, saying that woman would
join him shortly, closed all the doors,
and few minutes later a commotion
was heard above, followed by success
sion of pistol shots. Then there was a
hurried movement downstairs, 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 and Immediately after
ward Browns corpse was found up
stairs.
Police Officers Reilly and Lapaille
were standing near when some colored
boys told them them there had been q
murder at Lucie Smiths house. The
policemen rushed down the street and
saw man running for buggy tied to
o post at the corner of West street.
1.-THE man was bloody" said Officer
Reilly, "and Immediately jumped at
the conclusion that he was the murder
er. ran and grabbed him just as he
was in the act of jumping into the bug
CIV. He had already united the horse
when I arrived. Gordon, for such he
turned out to be, said to me then: 4
shot both of them. caught them to-
gether. They are both dead. I am
shot, too. Come with me and I'll show
you where they are.' Gordon was as
pale as q ghost and evidently very
weak. Lapaille, myself and Gordon
walked to Lucie Smiths house. Just
as we got inside the front door Gordon
staggered and was about to fall when |
caught him. he was in fainting con-
dition and some body dashed some wa
ter in his face. I also summoned the
ambulance, and as soon as that arrived
we sent Gordon to jail"
Lapaille said he had known Mrs.
Gordon by reputation for some time.
She had been going under the name of
Reese.
An examination of the upper room
showed evidence of terrible fight.
Gordon had no difficulty in getting in
to the room, as the hall door was left
unattached. Brown had q 3S-calibre re-
volver, 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.
Mr.. Gordon 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 her husband is not in a
position to say. Two bullets are en-
bedded in the door, several went
through window which faced 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 satuated with blood, and
the furniture was badly broken in the
fray.
Browns body was covered with blood
from head to foot. The only clothing
on the body was a pair of knit drawers
and black pair of socks. There were
three pistol-shot wounds in the breast,
one of them being over the region of
the heart, two in the head, one being
in the centre of the forehead, and there
was another in the centre of the stom-
ach and still another in the right arm.
The features were distorted.
Mrs. Gordon's body was found on the
cellar door, face downward, clothed
only in chemise, skirt and stockings.
Her face was calm and gave no sign of
struggle. Her bosom was covered
with blood and her skirt was bespatter-
ed with it. Her hands were tightly
clenched and her face was smeared with
splotches.
Mrs. Gordon was Miss Nellie Bush,
of Louisville, and comes from one of
the most prominent families of that
city. She eloped with Mr.. Gordon
about ten years ago and was married at
Frankfort. She was about thirty years
old and leaves three children. On &C
count of the high family connections
the shooting has caused great sensa-
ton.
Mr.. Brown was recently divorced
from his wife. When the divorce was
published no woman's name was con-
nected with the case, but it is under
stood that the basis of the suit was
Browns intimacy with Mrs. Gordon.
Mr.. Gordon was placed in jail. He
says he intended to kill himself, but
the cartridge failed to explode.
At S o'clock last night the coroner's
jury rendered 6 verdict of iustifable
homicide.
No games were scheduled yesterday
for the western clubs of the National
Baseball League and rain prevented
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