"The History of Green County - pg 753"
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR
Another sad and fatal shooting affair occurred in this town on the 30th of February 1871. Joseph Morton and Libby Gordon, who had been recently married, were staying temporarily at the home of Mordecai Kelly. A sleigh load of boys and young men, four of whom were brothers of the
bride, went to the house of Mr. Kelly, on the evening of the day mentioned, to charivari the newly married couple. Kelly, after making some threats, which were not heeded by the boys, took down his shotgun and deliberately discharged its contents into the sleigh load of boys.
Augustus M. Gordon, a younger brother of the bride, but twelve years of age, was almost killed instantly, and Mathew Curran and "Lane" Campbell were slightly wounded. Kelly delivered himself up and was indicted for
murder, but through some compromise the principal prosecuting witness did not appear, and the case never came to trial.
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR
Another sad and fatal shooting affair occurred in this town on the 30th of February 1871. Joseph Morton and Libby Gordon, who had been recently married, were staying temporarily at the home of Mordecai Kelly. A sleigh load of boys and young men, four of whom were brothers of the
bride, went to the house of Mr. Kelly, on the evening of the day mentioned, to charivari the newly married couple. Kelly, after making some threats, which were not heeded by the boys, took down his shotgun and deliberately discharged its contents into the sleigh load of boys.
Augustus M. Gordon, a younger brother of the bride, but twelve years of age, was almost killed instantly, and Mathew Curran and "Lane" Campbell were slightly wounded. Kelly delivered himself up and was indicted for
murder, but through some compromise the principal prosecuting witness did not appear, and the case never came to trial.
"The History of Green County - pg 753"
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR
Another sad and fatal shooting affair occurred in this town on the 30th of February 1871. Joseph Morton and Libby Gordon, who had been recently married, were staying temporarily at the home of Mordecai Kelly. A sleigh load of boys and young men, four of whom were brothers of the
bride, went to the house of Mr. Kelly, on the evening of the day mentioned, to charivari the newly married couple. Kelly, after making some threats, which were not heeded by the boys, took down his shotgun and deliberately discharged its contents into the sleigh load of boys.
Augustus M. Gordon, a younger brother of the bride, but twelve years of age, was almost killed instantly, and Mathew Curran and "Lane" Campbell were slightly wounded. Kelly delivered himself up and was indicted for
murder, but through some compromise the principal prosecuting witness did not appear, and the case never came to trial.
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR
Another sad and fatal shooting affair occurred in this town on the 30th of February 1871. Joseph Morton and Libby Gordon, who had been recently married, were staying temporarily at the home of Mordecai Kelly. A sleigh load of boys and young men, four of whom were brothers of the
bride, went to the house of Mr. Kelly, on the evening of the day mentioned, to charivari the newly married couple. Kelly, after making some threats, which were not heeded by the boys, took down his shotgun and deliberately discharged its contents into the sleigh load of boys.
Augustus M. Gordon, a younger brother of the bride, but twelve years of age, was almost killed instantly, and Mathew Curran and "Lane" Campbell were slightly wounded. Kelly delivered himself up and was indicted for
murder, but through some compromise the principal prosecuting witness did not appear, and the case never came to trial.
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