The Arkansas banner., 1849-08-21
Et- Br. ben- G- .. Army. Fort Jessup. La, Oct. II, lc44.
The Clay and Turner Tragedy a<ain--Two
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 Two weeks ago we eopisd so much of Cassins NJ Cisvs siatsfneni reference b lhs Ismeatase a(- fair was necessary CT material te a fair under standing vt the and its merits scc0Talnx to the Clay side oi the story, and deeuctsa Ogr ow con- rlRslons iberefrun his coafessien seemed 10 war rant We have now before us the statement of the TGraeF party which gives quite different colOrng iov vLns whole affair. If We were shocked and hof- rihed al Ci4y's own confessions in .he matter (which were Sf course mast favorable ta hrusolr 1i@a Ssstf say ~f his evurse 1T we G~Ae sss~ sl2tesnsa ais oi the Turner family which wei sniheAtscaea by respectable persons then present. but 10 igy the gnJfess and innocent blood of vea W THFRerAs The oesr Of Clay frenxsed jealous pas- sioa, and call the de~a-ia paia common sense lam guage ai oBce applied and aPpropsiste ts all bke se's ia other persoHs,-setuai, PresDeaitaled Mua- pER-
 That Ciays rash. i'm Petuous temper led him to imagine tnHt afs were opposed 10 him personally: that Squire Turner trends meant to bear hard upon hiHa, erea 10 FcEary considered inza!ts we have very lttts coubt But admitting this does t at all aslay the special armiRg fer the pEsneditnted purpose of taking life? Nc, never.
 Turner sisieE1eAt Is, that proFoc2fisn either direct CT iBdiFeeI- Azere CT preTioasfv had bsen given by any el the family or aay epe eAss through t1elE kn0E iesge CT cenniyzacs, that U le the moment oi Clays descending from Inc stairs after closing Ais speech, one of themselves CT ftieDss even dreamed of any altercaaion or personal diff. caliy.
 They fur.her state as foHowE-" At this lime 1 Cyrus Turner, who had been est of the crowd in company with Coi. DaRisi While and Mir Vim V" Moore, came RP Besr the stano in perfect rood hHmsnr, ~kea Clay stepped down by his side, tnak- Ing the remark just stated; that kunyea was C. arDers teoi-and this was the seeon9 time thai he R1nyoa) had trIsd to raise a rev with ma Es, Le1gl in the saaasH impulse of the moment l. considering his Father fHsnfisd, he pronou aeed Clay lfar- Clay immediately seized he'd of the handle sf dagger which he had upon his p=rsoa, asd Cyrus ufa-F. who Eas entirely wisheui zrt,ss struck Ciny win his fist. and ihea ghi hi1n by the right a-cs preveai bis using the darr~r 4 seutas ensaea and Clay jerked loose from Cyras Turner, and r Turner. IT,, hrosher of C. Turn ert ran ia aad snapped pztel al Clay ra2rs than osce. the pistol missed hFe aud none Wrs fired dar- ing the airay Al tils stage of the struggle sosue person knocked CyTas TurB-r down win a club MT Lswery Beard. al LexSgtea, saw ihis part of The aitscaiy 4Ae asscrib-d tAe man V no cd Ii to divers perssss al the hoase of Mr. ]. $ White :As next cay, but eid Bet knew who he was While tyras 1FBer wHs PfoStrStr tAe grsH ad- en hss a=e@, e=S=se 5y lis sss1 sf tine eiub Clay s1x5te htn "a ise a5d0Enea. cutting hts bowels oa:, Of Wtsieh WoaBd h- died on the l7sh of June, having sGts~rsd Essst lairase srpny aEring Inc Tseriod hs lived The deceased said before his deaih that he ela mol iaatct the w0aae HPan Clay, bat by ID means sxoasKntnd Clay and others rsn7srned for tte part they took ia The aLfEcRlty. When Clay trying ss ssasA tns aeseased, Alfred Turner, essta nI relation, xAo hs1 been mastering wiIh small stick rsa ia =sS struck Clay once There ttaa twenty relations of Tarasr ca tae gEeaad and not eAe Hssrfere1 except ns stat eae
 Daring tie seufle betwren The dscsase6 and Clay, the lziier s&abbaa The breast. fraa whleh he Is sDasrstood te ee fast recovering No other wes- Pea was Eeen daring The Atfray with whlch The stab coGG have been iBEjetrd. excerpt that nsud hy Clay
 Ee aSceesed said repeatedly before he aisd that he tScggbt Clay stAbhed Eilh his ewn w.apsa wbea he gerked his sFm back from has. Taraer's grasp Gay alansri9 has tasa ace, EtaaG he es1asved he was eat with hls sssbsn, aut snPgoena it f4ksa oaf af hIa haaa- Il seems imPraaaSss thai the Eagger was ever sakea cat sl bEa hAaa, for al aenlt that he had Ii al the tsgEn- Ralion oi ts- anEHy. The izst ac; done, was she ssss Clay gave tfse deceased. nAe ks was arrested from coiag faytAsr vlaseEcs ss Ar b TrsAss. The oseeased asd Capt, Cisy had gsa been nnJri4adly previous 10 the fatal diEiraity.
 Thas car readers hAFe the material stnteEnen,x of bosh Parzss<. and can adopt sucn . conclusion te the gaia CT igaoesace =s the sarviviag party as they s-~ EL The other party ls beyond ike fanch ef eeEszre Iastiheasiea. Aad weeanaos bat thIak thai n any code af wiicA saEh me results. il wers better, far beatst lsni at wns voluntarily eupt a Ea@ans. saGs5S perish ia Ihs ana Tes eaass of fESscsm and hbaFfy rznnei, by its tT1amph. hs made ia grew; waies For lis resaisa, at EaSrtahfy anearns saekeiash. and religSea srsus ss HeaEsA win tears ef bassa fEsEa Ets weaaeed sseTfsca-
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