The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06
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KILLED THEM BOTH.
Fulton Gordon shoots His wife and
Her Parnmour.


the governors son and secretary, paid
with his life for liaison with anothers
wife today The latter shared the fate
OF her paramount, the wronged husband
shooting them to death in the room IN
which he had surprised them in their
guilt.
Fulton Gordon is the name Of the man
who so terribly avenged his domestic Cis-
honor The tragedy Is one of the most
sensational in the history of the state, on
account of the prominence of the persons
involved and the circumstances surround
ing the case. 1t occurred at 1855 o'clock,
in evil resort, kept by a negro woman.
at 1923 West Madison street. Brown was
killed in the room and Mrs. Gordon was
shot as She was fleeing from the place.
At noon, Brown, with Gordon's wife,
Knocked at the front door of LGcic i.
Smiths Madison street house. They were
admitted and Immediately repaired 10 the
upstairs front room, which had been pre-
viously engaged. Thirty minutes later
tall, dark-hared man knocked at the door
of the house and was admitted lie en-
gagged the front lower room, saying that
a woman would join MIN there shortly.
The Last Message.
The man closed all the doors and few
above, followed by succession of pistol
shots Then there was a hurried rove
ment down stairs. as Mrs. Gordon fled
from the scene. \ lew more shots rang
out and she fell dead on the porch in the
rear yard Gordon LETT the house I'M
mediately. A few moments later Browns
corpse was found in the upstairs room.
where the bodies We're Found.
browns body lay on the floor of the
room in which ne was killed until o'clock,
when IL was removed by Undertaken King.
The body presented u horrible appearance,
being covered with blood from head TO foot.
M. 10 ON
There we're three Eunshot wounds in The
breast one of them being over the region
Of the heart. two wounds in the head,
one being in the center of the forehead.
There was another IN the center OF the
stomach. and another in the right arm.
Mrs Gordon was lying on a cellar door
in the yard. face downward. She was very
scantily dressed and was in her stocking
feet Her hair was loose and was. hanging
in "A tangled mass
Mamie Mattingly. colored woman,
saws that Brown and Mrs. Gordon had
been accustomed to visit the house every
saturday for some time.
Mrs Gordon was Miss Nellie Bush, OF
this city. Her family is one Of the most
prominent i'm this state. Her mother was
once state librarian and her grandfather
was Judge Zachariah Wheat, chief justice
of the court of appeals of Keatucky.
Fulton Gordon, at the time OF his mar
about town lie was then clerk at the Gait
house. of this city. and had acquaintance
In every portion OF the country. lie ana
Nellie Bush elopcd about ten years ago.
Shortly afterward they moved TO Frank
fort. where he became proprietor Of the
Kenyon hotel This he continued to run
until the worlds fair began. when he sold
out his establishment and moved to chi
ca..o where he became manager of the
Turkish baths in the Palmer house.
The coroner held inquest over the
hodies this afternoon and the jury rendered
a verdict of iustinable homicide. IL is UNI
derstood. however, that Gordon VIII be held
for a formal preliminary examination.
Gordon Released On Bond.
Louisville. Ky, May Upon the appli-
cation of Fulton Gordon's attorneys. Po-
lice Judge Thompson today reversed
the action of Special Judge Smith in re-
fusinG to release the slayer OF his wife
and Arch Brown on bail. Judge Thompson
fixed the bond at 5000 in each case, which
was promptly furnished. and Gordon was
released.
Ct Louis, Mo-, May "A special to The
chronicle from Frankfort. Ky, says that
the state offices on the public square We're
all closed at IL o'clock this morning and
crane suspended from the entrance doors.
The desk occupied by Archie Brown is
closed and the papers and pictures of his
little girl at different ages remain exactly
as he left them 1t is said that Governor
Brown will not now enter the senatorial
race. He is terribly distressed over his
sons tragic and shameful death. Many
close friends have called and rendered their
sympathy.
Intimate friends of Governor Brown say
that the governor is so heart-broFen over
the disgrace attached to the death of his
son that. in all probability, he will resign
the office of governor and retire to private
life. The governor is overwhelmed with
grief and denies himself to all callers.
Fulton Gordon Very Weak.
II is hardly probable that Fulton Gordon
will be able to attend court tomorrow morn
ing Gordon is still unable to bear any
reference to the tragedy This morning his
attorney, Hector Delaney, made bare al
fusion TO the affair and Gordon Immediately
tainted.
Dr. Gavin Fulton, who is in attendance
on Gordon, stated today that he feared that
either lunacy or brain fever would be the
outcome of the case.
shot His Wife First.
Union, S. c.. April 29.-(Specal)-A dou-
Bile shooting occurred here this afternoon,
about 8 o'clock MIR V. l.. Crumpton,
while sitting at the dinner table had some
words with his wife, which resulted in
Crumpton shooting her in the side. Then
thinking he had killed her he turned his
weapon on himself and fired two balls into