Transcribed by: Laura Wright - [email protected] Date: 14 Feb 2000 http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/ky+index+14143990+F BLOODY WERE THE TRAGEDIES OF ELECTION DAY TWENTY MEN KILLED AND MORTALLY WOUNDED Twenty men were killed or mortally wounded, with a good portion of the State yet to be heard from, in the election fights of Tuesday. it was one of the bloodiest days in the history of the State. Frankfort led off with five killed and mortally wounded in two terrific street battles, one of which was a continuation of the other. Monday night, the Republicans and single -standard Democrats discovered that the silver Democrats were hiring negroes to remain away from the polls on Tuesday. by sending them to a bull-pen near town. The Republicans and single-standard Democrats there upon sent out a force of armed men to stop the work. This party led by FRANK EGBERT, a desperado and a bad man generally. In the edge of town, they met two wagons which were returning from conveying a lot of negroes to the bull-pen. The two wagons were driving rapidly when a man armed with a winchester rifle, ordered them to halt. As both wagons moved on, they were fired into by the party led by EGBERT, HOWARD GORE was killed outright, driver JOHN SMITH was shot in both legs, one of which has since been amputated. He will die. CHARLES GRAHAM, colored, the other driver, was shot in the right lung. Warrants were sworn out for EGBERT and those supposed to have been with him, and about 4 in the afternoon, Deputy Sheriff DEAKINS and six other deputies met EGBERT and his cousin , WALTER GOINS, on Main Street. When DEAKINS informed EGBERT that he had a warrant for him, he was answered by a shot in the abdomen, but returned the fire before he fell. EGBERT fell dead, GOINS was shot in the foot and leg, and was taken to jail. DEAKINS lived four hours. At Crooked Creek, Rockcastle county, CHESLY PAYNE, JOHN LAWRENCE,and HENRY LONFIELD were killed while resisting a Sheriff"s posse. In Lexington, ROBERT DUGAN was shot four times by WM . McNAMARA. In Paducah , JESSE PATTON and K BEAGLES fought and both died. In Junction City, J.C. WRIGHT and JASE BLACKERTY shot each other to death. In Sulphur Springs, Ohio County LEWIS FRANKLIN was killed by FRANK SMITH. In Jamestown, Russell County, MERRILL TARTER cut WILLIAM REDMON"S throat killing him instantly. In WhiteLick, Garrard County, THOS. GREENUP shot and mortally wounded THOMAS ROYSTON. In Louisville , three men were killed. --Glasgow Times