The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-16

From the Richmond Ky) Chronicle, July ~
The following IL statement Of tho friends Of Cyrus
Turner deceased, concerning the at Fox,
town, on the 10Th Of juno last:
Moses Willis, Thompson Durham, VIM Chenault,
ana Maj Turner were ut that time candidates in
Madison county for seats in the invention model
the contribution A regimental muster held at
which these several candidates present After the
muster was over Mr.. Willis made q speech no person
interruptiDg him Maj s. Turner next addressed the
speech. Capt c. M. Clay, who not candidate in
terrupted him twice in excited and unkind manner
and the last time addressed the audience tor some
minutes. At q call from the crowd on Mai. Turner to
go on. no proceeded, and finished his speech without
making any remark that was personal to anyone.
MIR CheLaut was about to take the stand but Clay
insisted IL for few nts to which Mr. Chenault
readily assented Clay then commenced speaking In
an excited manner, and complained that Maj Turner
had not Iapged for him the son of the candida
Burnam, who is in favor Of emancipation. TO speak but
made complaint in this regard against willis or
Chenault. Clay then proceeded to state something
which he had heard that Maj Turner had said con-
corning the candidate Chenault, calculated to excite
i'll feelings.
Immediately after this, Maj. II. Runyon, who stood
in n remote part Of the crowd called Clay tor
exf anation Of speech the latter had made the day
at muster in relation TO the action OF the Legs
lature on the common school fand when he, Runyon,
was member. An alteration ensued between them,
winch MAYOR Turner very appropriately tried to stop,
in order that the speaking might progress Harsh
words ensued between Clay aud Runyon, and as the
former left the stand he used language towards Run
yon that was very insulting, and connected Major
Turner with what he sad to kunyon At this time,
CYRUS Turner who had been ont OF the crowd in com
pany with Col Daniel White and Mir VIM w. Meore
came up near the stand in perfect good humor, when
Clay stepped down by his SIDE the remark Just
stated In the sudden impulse of the moment, Cyrus
Turner, considering his father insulted pronounced
Clay liar Clay INN, diotey seized hold OF the han
die OF dagger. which he had upon his person and Cy
rus Turner, who was entirely without arms, struck
Clay with his list. aud then caught him by the right
arm to prev, mt his using the dagger A scuie ensued
and Clay jerked loose from Cyrus Turner, and L. rur
ner Jr brother Of Cyrus Turner. in and snapped
pistol at Clay more than once; the pistol missed hre
and none was nred during the aifay At this stage Of
the struggle some person Knocked Cyrus Turner down
with club. Mr. Lowery Beard of Lexington saw this
part Of the difficulty, and described the who did
IL to divers persons at the house Of DR. j. ) White
the next day, but did not know his name, aud
the friends OF &. Turner do not know who he
While Cyrus Turner was lying prostr the ground
on his back caused by the blow OF the club Clay stab
bed him in the abdomen, cutting his bowels out, of
which wound he died on the morning of the 18th of
June, having suffered most intense agony during the
period he lived. The deceased said before his death
that he did not inlct the wound upon Clay but by
means exoneraed clay and Others concerned for the
part they took in the difficulty. When Clay try
ing TO stab the deceased Alfred Turner, distant rea-
tion Nho had been mastering with a srlall stick,
in and struck Clay There more than twenty
relations Of Turner on the ground, and not one in
tertsred except as stated
During the scuiie between the deceased and Clay,
the latter stabbed in the breast from which he is
understood to be fast recovering. No other weap
during the ARRAY with which the stab could
have been inflicted, except that used by Clay The
deceased said repeatedly before he died that he thought
Clay was stabbed with his own weapon when he jerked
his arm back from his (rurnrr's) grasp Clay himself
has said more than once that he believed he cut
with his weapon but supposed taken out Of
his hand. IL seems improbable that the dagvnr was
taken out Of bis hand. f all admit that he had it
at the termination Ji the affair The last act done
the hsb tIaS gave the dccea-ed and he arrested
non ding further violence by MIR ID rrlbble.
The deceased and captain Clay had not been un-
friendly previous To the fatal difficulty
Richmond, July 8, 1919.