Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-07-23
g. N. lIs,,s account of Che ARRAY.

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C. IA. liss's account Of tke ARRAY.
Cassius M. Clay has published tull
arcount Of The Foxlown rencontre, in which
he was dangerously wounded, and Mr.
Turner killed. We extract Mr.. C.'s ac
coan, Of the fight. as revolving specimen
Of the conduct Of distinguished and gentle
manly murderefs, in community where
deadly weapons are not only carried by
those Who should be patterns of society
bs, are placed by parents in tie hands o.
s4ssis sons for bloody purposes!
- After detailing the proceedings in regaT
!. to the speaking nj Foxlowa, The intelrup
lions and explanations, Mr.. G. says:
81 was aboutto resume my seat when
was questioned by Richard Runyon. He
asked me il i had not asserted that the
school beads were burnt. told him | had;
he then said il was not lrae,. and referred
him to the act and The School Commission
er's report. and remembering that this was
the same man who had insaIled me at Mil
ions whe was currently reported 10 be
Turner'S agent at the meeting held IN
Aichmoud, Of the original lriehcs Of con'
ssitptiouai reform, in presenting resolutions,
pursued him with just indignation; "yes
sir, you voted for The bill 10 burn, by your
own admission you aIe guilty. and there.
fore you are sensitive. Ask your master
here, whose tool yeu are, if state mol
the truih.' was about getting downirom
t4,e sinlid, when Mr.. Turner again ascend
I'd The stand, and d,selalned lhat Runyol
WAS his tool. then SAID. "he makes him
self your tuol, your wiling tool. +" and step
ped oil the stand. ltheE remarked ia an un
der tone, thai this was the second time that
Run, on had attempted TO raise row with
sne. Cyrus Turner. Che eldest son Of 5
Turner. Immediately gave me the damn
9,e, and struck me simultaneously.
Cyrus Turner aud myself had hereto.
fore been on friendly terms: | mad Lol
rpoken 10 him that day, | did not addi es,
my remarks 10 him; therefore regarded
him as following in The wake OF Runyon.
1 threw off my cloak and attempted 10 draw
my knite; e. Turner caught my hand, bu,
! u, l.ngh suceeedt d III drawing it. A.
quick AZ thought my hald was selzed by a
ihud party. Turner, then let me go. aud
commenced striking me ieebly in the face
with his fist, and Inc knife was wres;ed
from my haud. Il then struck Turner u
violent blow Old bis left cheek with any
,lgh, hand. which staggered him lack
asainsl The crowd; whether he fell or not,
/ don't know. Being assaulted rom behind
| turned, and seeing my knife in The pos
session of some persons, lor which appar.
emily there seemed 10 be q struggle. ! s.iz
cd il with my right hand. and by twisting
1t with my left, (cutting three OF my flu
gers succeeded in recovering it. Fol
q short time was irsensible, probably The
effect Of violent blows. llhen heard The
: tussiiBgsof cap; Hound was unable ie
, =se,at therefore fetreated lew PAGES oul
sof the dense crowd. My son, War6eld,
iourisen years old, came up to me crying
and uttered me an old pistol, three inch
bsrrel, which | had given MIN some years
before; this rejneied as an inefficient weap
on. So soon as recovered my sight, ane
perceived where Cyrus Turner was. made
aowafds him; he relrealed with the crowd
The crowd giving way behind him he fell
when i attempted TO strike. o. did strike hin
3 in ihe abdomen. with my kulle. wa
then horne awny, believing myself mortal
say asonnded; | appealed 10 the crowd II
Miinsss .ihat fell IN defence OF the iiber
ssiaa ofathe people.
NY first impressian was, that the maj
who aook my knife from me had stables
epe within own knife; but every one VIII
has aeen the wound and the knife. pro
nounce ii physically impossible. / wa
struck ON the filth right rib, The knife turn
ed partially round and passed up in the d
YectIon Of the left breast. do not reniem
sbsr at what time was stabbed; / know
nsither who took the knife, nor who stab
bed me-cyrus Turner admitted he di
not, ! know not who struck met is ad
.nitied on all hands, by friend and foe, tha
Afferd Turner, lcousin oi Squire Turner.
struck me several violent blows with stick
Thomas Turner admits that he bursted
caps at me with a six barrelled revolver
and was proceedingto 10 fire on, when m,
friend VIM. WIlkerson threw him unde
the table; whilst many others, whom for
hear 10 name at present, seemed 10 be aid
ing and abetling. Ny friend Wyatt Wi
kinson was badly cut in the arm with
knife. | supposed for several days that
was. stabbed nthe right side, near the bac
bone, but il must have been the result OF
Seyere blow; suffered acute pain in N
right shoulder, for near len days; this to
was produced by severe blows.
1t lie probable had as many friends
the ground as Turner; but tey were pa
alyzed by surprise, whilst ! must 90 m
sopponenis The justice to say that they &C
ed with speed. concentration and enere
worthy Of better cause and better success
Alter / was borne into the house. cou
hear Cyrus Turner'S groans in anoth
! room. / asked what was his conditlon!-
IS / vas told that he was not fatally wounde
then sent him word 'ihat | reJoiced lb
l had not given him mortal wound;"
returned for an answer ''that he had n