Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-09
WIN PROSECUTE GORDON.


ier Journal to-day prints the follow
ing. The sensation attending the Cor
don double killing is not over yet 1y
half. The prosecution to-day Will at
ramDt Id prove that Arch Dixon
Browns death was due TO deep laid
plot TO assassinate him; a trap, as the
prosecution believes, iOstered and
planned by one who, for reasons best
known 20 himself. was afraid 10 Go the
work. and used Gordon as the tool TO
carry ont his design. These state
nlnts come directly from the prosecu-
ton.
Gov. Brown has reason to believe
that bis sons coming to Louisville on
the dav of the tragedy, and his assig-
nation with Mrs. Gordon was known TO
man in Frankfort who telegraphed
ahead 10 a man in Louisville This
Louisville man. the prosecution claims,
notified Gordon that his wife was 10
meet Brown and actively assisted IN
the foul assassination.
The prosecution further says thar the
name OF the man who acted the spy
is known 10 them and that he viii have
20 De produced i'm court. In a private
letter last night Gov. Brown insisted
that the man referred 10 be brought in
30 court on am attachment. The man
who. as the prosecution believes, pt-
lO-ted Gordon 10 the house OF Lucy
smith. is a college chum of Gordon's
and was married i'm Frankfort
},r JAS. A. Scott the Frankfort at
roruey employed by Gov. Brown to
prosecute the case. was seen last night
at the Willard Hotel. He is q fear
less. capable lawyer and has the repu-
1ltion Of doing what he believes TO be
his duty at all hazards. He said:"GOv.
Brown sent for me about 1 o'clock yes
rerGav afternoon. lie explained his
views and position in the matter, and
employed me 20 prosecute the case in
the examining trial to-day. / want 10
say thar Gov Brown never authorized
any statement that he would not pros
ecute the case. nor did he ever dream Of
granting q pardon 10 Gordon, as has
been stated. +
Before deciding on the step Gov.
Brown took counsel with number OF
intimate friends from all over the
State He came to the conclusion thar
r. was due the memory of his son that
there should be q full and fair investi-
CATION of an the facts; not necessarily
fer the purpose of prosecution, but for
the purpose of enabling him and the
officers Of the law 20 determine whether
there ought to be q further prosecution
of the case. He arrived at this con-
clusiGn after satisfying himself that his
son did not seduce Mrs. Gordon, and
that Mr.. Gordon had no reason to be-
lieve that he had led her from the .patN
of virtue lie was convinced that Cor
don must have known that his wife was
dissiDated. reckless and imprudent II
not an uuchaSte woman.
Gov. Brown is now firmly convinced
that q we'll planned trap was laid for
his SON, and that his son was selected
for the sacrifice out of a large number
of like offenders, and that information
was furnished OF his coming by some
one IN Frankfort to another man in
Louisville. who. for some motive, ad-
yised and actively assisted in what
Gov. Brown considers foul assasslna>
ton. We have good reason TO believe
that we know who the man is who took
Gordon to Lucy Smiths house. He
was q college mate Of GOrdOn's and was
malvied in Frankfort.
This man must be brought into
court We VIII demand it. There will
DE some very interesting developments
when he is brought. We will push the
matter TO the bottom and bring out all
the facts
In regard to the other who We're
like offenders with Arch Brown, l will
say. for the sake OF Mrs. GOrdOn's rela-
lives who are an excellent people and
highly esteemed by Gov. Brown and his
counsel. the Governor would shrink
from any attack upon her character
but would prefer to throw the veil OF
charity over an her acts, especially as
she is dead The future will determine
whether IT, win be necessary to further
blacben the character of Mrs Gordon
i'm order 10 show the defendants thor
OUgh knowledge of it. We do not know
as YET what the defense will try 10
prove. and until we do know l will be
unable TO answer that question. If it
is necessary we will show that others
were equally guilty, but I do not think
we will have TO do this l think the
/ developments tomorrow will be sur
prising 10 some people