Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-09-05
Cuts Short the Career of
George Bacon, Alias
Campbell.
ALFRED LIsANBY DID IT.
Killing Took Place in the
Negro Settlement Called
"San Domingo"

George Bacon, colored, was killed
Saturday night by another negro,
named Alfred Lisandy. The killing
took place just outside the city
limits on the GAINESVILLE pike.
So far as gathered from the va
rious accounts the killing was done
without any provocacion whatever.
George Bacon was one Of the best
known negroes in the city. He was
often called George Campbell, and
had always been considered q quiet,
inoffensive man, and it is hard to
understand how he got into a diff
Guilty that cost him. his life
A Kentuckian reporter saw Alfred
Lisandy in the county jail early yes
terday morning. His twin brother.
Albert, was also in prison. 81 Alfred
was, of course, asked no questions
that might incriminate him. He
seemed as Indifferent about the foul
deed he had committed as if he had
only shot dog.
4Alfred and Albert Lisandy, the
twins, aresabout q or % years old,
and are very much attached to each
other. 1t is said that wherever you
see one you are apt to see DO tn.
Albert says he has been living since
last November with Mr.. Dan Settle,
about 8 miles from the city on the
Cookies Mill road and that his wife
has been living with him as cook
for Mr.. Settle.
AS Alfred had not had his exam
lining trial when seen by the repre-
sentative of this paper, the particu-
lars had to be gathered from various
sources. One report says that the
confessed murderer had been in the
city with his brother after dark
Saturday night and they both
tanked up on whiskey and were
arrested and fined, but this has
not been verified. From another
source we learn that Alfred met his
victim after he had been arrested
and told Bacon that he had been the
cause of his arrest and if he didn'
go back to town and pay his fine he
would kill him. The report further
says that Alfred then stopped down
as if to pick up astone when Bacon
told him not to throw a stone at
him, and Alfred replied, mo, l will
not hit you with rock" and rose
up and fired one shot which took
effect in Bacon's right eye, close to
the nose, killing him instantly. 1t
has been said that Bacon's brains
were scattered about where he fell.
Alfred then came into the city
and surrendered to Sheriff Lems
Davis, who, under telephone ina
structions from Judge Fowler,
placed him in the county Jail to
await his examining taial.
j. B. Allensworth, the cQQnty
coroner, was telephoned for and
promptly summoned jury and in
vestigated the killing. Following is
the verdict:
eve, the jury, summoned by the
coroner to inquire into the cause of
the death of, George Campbell, find
from the evidence that George
Campbell Il came to his death by a
pistol shot in the hands of Albert
Lisanby, the bullet taking effect in
the face, beneath the brain. We
find Alfred Lisanby the murderer.
We further find Alfred Lisanby aid
ing in said crime and made false |
statements to the jury under oath.
L. 7. Jenkins, foreman.
w. B. Cuthbertson.
S, w. Bohannon.
j. P. Wright.
James Hooser.
Two negro women were witnesses |
of the affair. Their evidence was of |
such a character as to lead the jury |
to consider Alfred Lisanby a |
party to the crime and the cor
oner at once had him arrested and |
put in Jail with his brother. The
one who fired the shot confessed to
the killing and may waive examina-
ton and plead self-defense.