Evening journal., 1895-05-01
SHOT TAG0vERN0R' SON
Young Brown Killed In Louis
vile by Wronged husband.
The woMAE WAS ALSO KILLED


Acquitted by a coroner's Jury.
LOUISVILLE, May i---Archie Brown, the |
governors son and secretary, paid with
his life for a llaison with another mans
wife. The latter shared tho same fate. the
wronged husband shooting them to death
in the room in which be had surprised
them in their guilt.
Fulton Gordon is the naine Of the man
who so terribly avenged his domestic dis
honor The tragedy is one Of the most
sensational in the history OF the state on
account OF tho prominence Of the persons
involved and tho circumstances surround
ing the case.
1t occurred In an evil resort kept by
colored woiAan at 1926 Wost Madison
street. Brown was killed in the room,
and Mrs. Gordon was shot as she was flee
ing from the place
At noon Brown, with Gordon's wife,
knocked at the front door OF Lucy 3.
Smiths Madison street house. They were
admitted by Matte Mattingly colored
woman, and Immediately repaired TO the
up stairs front room. which had been pre-
viously engaged Thirty minutes later
tall, dark haired man knocked at the door
Of the house and was admitted. He enter
woman would join him there shortly.
The man closed all the doors, and few
minutes later commotion was heard
above, followed by succession of pistol
shots. Then there was hurried move
ment 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. A
few moments later Browns corpse was
found in the up stairs ROOM The follow
ing telegram was taken from his pocket
LOUISVILLE, April rs.
Archie ID. Brown, Governors Private
Secretary, Frankfort, Ky;
Don't write any more. Come Tuesday.
Meet mo at 5. 10 a. m"
A Duel with Pistols.
1t was pursuant to this telegram that
Brown met Mrs. Gordon. 1t was a brief
but sanguinary battle that was fought in
the front room of the second floor OF Lu-
cy Smiths house.
AS soon as Gordo2lgained admittance
duel to the death evidently began. Brown
had 5S oaliber revolver, which was found
empty after the tragedy Gordon must
have had two pistols, as six bullets pierced
Browns body and three that of Mrs. Cor
don. The bed on which Brown and Mrs.
Gordon lay was covered with blood. show
ing that one or both had been shot while
there, or in the struggle one or more Of
the wounded had fallen there
just what part, II any, Mrs Gordon
took in tho fatal encounter only her hus-
band is alive to say. The walls of the
room are smeared with blood and filed
with bullet holes.
The slayer Of his wife and her paramour
was arrested by Officers Reilly and Lapille
while getting into his buggy. He exclaim-
ed: i shot both Of them. / caught them
in the act. They are both dead. Come
with me. I'll show you whore they are /"
The body presented a horrible appear
ance being covered with blood from head
TO foot. There was no clothing on the
body except pair Of drawers and pair
Of socks There were three gunshot
wounds in the breast, one Of them being
over the region Of the heart; two wounds
| in the head one In thecentor of she stom-
aeh and another in the right arm.
Mrs. Gordon was lying on cellar door
in the yard face downward. She was
clothed only in chemise and skirt and
was in stocking feet
Gordon Tolls His story.
Gordon said TO Oficor Lapillo on the
| way to tho jail that he had suspected the
couple for some time, and about a week
| ago he found that his suspicious were cor
rect, lie went to the house and found
them in the same bed He drew his pistol
and fired five shots at Brown, by which
| time the governors son had his own pis-
| tol in play Brown fired two shots at
| Gordon. Thon the latter grappled with
i a !, ,s,,,
and shot at him with his own weapon.
After shooting at Brown he shot at his
wife as she was going down tho steps.
striking her Just as she reached the bot
tom. She fell dead outside the door,
Browns body lay on the floor Of th,
room in which be was killed for an hour
when II was removed by Undertaken King
Matte Mattingly, the oolored woman,
says that Brown and Mrs. Gordon haC
boon accustomed to visit the house on Sat
urday OF each woek for SOME time.
Mrs Gordon was Miss Nellie Bush o
this city Her family Is one Of the mos
| prominent in this state Her mother wai
once state Librarian, and her grandfathe
was Judge Zachariah Wheat chief justice
Of the ooaft Of appeals of Kentucky.
Fulton Gordon at the time OF his mar
riage was one of the best known meI
about town. he was shen clerk at th
Gait House Of this city and had acquaint
ances in every portion Of the country
Thoy eoped about ten years ago. Short
ly aiterward thoy moved to Frankfort
where he became proprietor Of the kenyon
hotel This he continued to run until th
Worlds fair began, when he sold out hi
establishment and moved to Chicago
! where he became manager Of the Turkis
, baths in the Palmer House.
, "JustinabIe Homicide Says the Jury.
Gordon is in jail, and no one is allowed
7 to see him. He is unhurt, but is suiIol
= ing from nervous prostration. Gordo
4 stated that he tried to kill himself site
z shooting Brown and his wife but th
{ cartridge failod to explode, and his han
q was nervous.
4 On his way 10 jail Gordon stated to tn
o officers that he had suspectod tho ooupl
> for some time, and about a week ago hi
10 suspicious were confirmed. Ever since 4
" had kept watch on his wife, and learnin
' that she and Brown wore at the house O
Madison street he went there, and II
N tragedy followed
81 The cnroner's jury rendered verdict
, iustinable homicide Gordon's case wi
ba triad today Eovnr,,nr l2rnxrn arnot,