The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
WAS IT A FOUL PLOT2
Sensation of Gov. Browns Sons
Death Not Ended.
Now Charged That He Was De-
liberately AssasSinated-
WILL SEARCH 1T OUT.
All the Facts in the Case to be
-Sifted.
A College Classmate of GOrdOn's
VIII be Summoned.
Will SEARCH TT OUT.

LOUISVILLE, May S.-The Courier
Journal today prints the following:
The sensation. attending the Gordon
double killing is not over yet by hall.
The prosecution today will attempt to
Droye that Archibald Dixon Browns
death was due to a deep laid plot to as
sassinate him; trap, as the prosecution
believes. fostered and planned by one
who for reasons best known to himself,
was afraid to do the work, and used Cor
don as the tool to carry out his designs.
These statements come directly from
the prosecution
Gov Brown has reason to believe that
his sons coming to Louisville on the day
of the tragedy and his assignation with
Mrs Gordon was known to man IN
Louisville This Louisville man the
prosecution claims notified Gordon that
his wife. was to meet Brown, and active
ly assisted in a foul assassination
The prosecution further says that the
name Of the man who ''acted the spy" is
known to them, and that he will have to
be produced in court. In a private
letter last night Governor Brown insisted
that the man referred to be brought into
court on an attachment. The man who
as the prosecution believes piloted Cor
don to the house Of Lucy Smith, is
college chum of Gordon's and was mar
ried IN Frankfort.
Mr. James \. Scott, the Frankfort at
torney employed by Governor Brow to
prosecute the case, was seen last night
at the Willard hotel He is a fearless,
capable lawyer and has the reputation
of doing what he believes to be his duty
at all hazards.
He said: "Gov. Brown sent for me
about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
explained his views and position in the
matter and employed me to prosecute
the case in the examining trial. l want
to say that Gov. Brown never authorized
any statements that he would not prose-
cute the case, nor did he ever dream of
granting a pardon to Gordon, as has
been stated.
Before deciding on the step, Governor
Brown took counsel with a number of
intimate friends from all over the state.
He came to the conclusion that it was
due the memory of his son that there
should be full and fair investigation of
all the facts, not necessarily for the pur
pose of prosecution, but for the purpose
of enabling him and the officers of the
law to determine whether there ought to
be further prosecution of the case.
HE arrived at this conclusion after
satisfying himself that his son did not
seduce Mrs. Gordon, and that Mr.. Cor
don had no reason to believe that he had
led her from the path of virtue. He was
convinced that Gordon must have known
that his wife was dissipated, reckless and
imprudent if not an immodest woman.
Governor Brown is now firmly con-
vinced that we'll planned trap as laid
for his son, and that his son was selected
for the sacrifice out of large number of
like offenders, and that information was
furnished for his coming by some one in
Frankfort to another man in Louisville,
who, for some motive. advised and act
lively assisted in what Governor Brown
considers foul assassination.
I'VE have good reasons to believe that
we know who the man is who took Cor
don to Lucy Smiths house. He was a
college mate of Gordon's and was mar
ried in Frankfort, KY.
This man must be brought into court.
We will demand it There will be some
very interesting developments when he
is brought up. We will push the matter
to the bottom and bring out all the facts. "