The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-05-03
THE WAGES OF SIN ARE DEATH.
An Outraged Husband Shoots His
Vile and Her Companion.
BODIES RIDDLED BY BULLETS.
Found Together in a Disreputable House
BY the Outraged Husband, Who
Gave Them No CeanCe.
BODIES RIDDLED BY BULLETS.

OaNC nCA-A NO AGanCes
LOUISVILLE Ky, May 1.-At separ.
ate undertake. 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 Kentucky S
chief magistrate, the other that Of Mrs.
Fulton Gordon, prominent because of
her remarkable beauty 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 on to chronicle. The follow
ing telegram. found in Mr.. Browns
pocket, no doubt is the direct cause Of
the double murder:
LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 2S
Archie Brown, Governors Private Seere-
tary, Frankfort, Ky.
Don't write any more. Come Tuesday.
Meet me at S. PING.
Upon receipt Of the above telegram
Mr.. Brown came to Louisville and pro-
ceeded to the appointed place, which is
an evil resort at 1925 Madison street.
where at 1885 o'clock Tuesday 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 upstairs
front room, which had been previously
engaged.
Thirty minutes 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, syaing a woman would
join him shortly. The man closed all
the doors and a few minutes later com
motion was heard above followed by a
succession Of pistol shots. Then there
was a hurried movement 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 Lapaille rushed down Wal
nut street and saw a man running for a
buggy tied to a post at the corner of
West street.
"Ehe man was bloody" said Officer
Reilly, land Immediately jumped at
the conclusion he was the murderer. I
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 it was he, said to
me then: I shot both Of them. I
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, my
self and Gordon walked to the house.
Just as we got inside the front door
Gordon staggered and was about to fall
when I caught him. He was in a faint
ing condition and somebody dashed
water in his face. I also summoned the
ambulance and as soon as it arrived we
sent Gordon to Jail. "
Fought Desperate Battle.
Never was there a 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 indicate that the entry
was left unattached. AS soon as Gordon
gained ingress a desperate duel evident
~ began. Brown had a 80 caliber 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 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. 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
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 cell.
ing. The walls are smeared with blood.
The dingy carpet on the lOoris saturated
with gore and the furniture was badly
broken III the fray.
Browns body presented a horrible
appearance, being covered with blood.
There was no clothing on the body ex-
cept q pair of knit drawers and a pair Of
socks. The undershirt had been re-
moved and the wounds were plainly
visible. There were three gunshob
wounds in the breast, one of them be-
ing over the region of the heart. There
were two wounds in the head, one being
in the center Of the forehead and there
was another in the center of the
stomach and another in the right arm.
The features We're distorted.
Mrs. Gordon's body vas found on the
cellar door, face downward, clothed
only in q chemise and skirt. She had
been in her stocking feet Her hair was
loose and was hanging about her head
in a tangled mass. Her bosom was GOV.
cred with blood ana her skirt was be-
spattered with il Her hands were
tightly elencbed and her face was
smeared with blood.
Gordon Tried TO xiii Himself
Gordon is IN Jail and no one IS allowed
to see him lie is nnhRrt, bur is suffer
ing rom nervous prestration Gordon
stated that lie tried to kill himself after
shooting Brown ana his wife. bat the
cartridge failed 70 explode and his hand
was nervous. On his way tesiail he
stated t the officer that he had sus-
peeted the couple Tor sometime, and
about e week ago his suspicious wsFs