The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-02
A SEDUCER SHOT IN HIS CELL.
MISS FEWELL'S BROTHER SHOOTS
CLARK, HER SEDUCER, AND
MORTALLY WOUNDS HIM.
Dying Declaration Of the Prisoner,
Surrender Of Few ell 10 the Authorities
Especial telegram to the Dispatch /

Brent>ville, this morning about O'Clock,
by her brother, Rody Fcwcll. Mr.. Fewell
came up OH the night train from Lynchburg
and got off ut Bristow station and walked
over to Brentsvile, and on going to the Jail
found the front. door open.. A black boy,
the only person present, told him in which
cell Clark was, and on going there found
Clark lying on his bed. Seven shots were
fired through the grating OF the cell door,
one Of them taking effect in Clark'S left
breast just below tue heart. Mr.. Fewcll re-
turned to Manassas, and has surrendered
himself into the hands of the authorities 1t
Is thought Clark is dead by this time III
O'Clock a. N.Y.
The brother of the wronged girl has the
undoubted sympathies of the public with
him, wondering why he did not kill her &C.
ducer before.
Second Dispatch.
BRENTsvILLR, ria MANASSAS JUNCTION, VA,
August 31.-At about o'clock this morning
some men sitting on the porch of Mr.. Kin
cheloe's store, which commands view OF
the courthouse and Jail, discovered man
creeping on his hands and knees towards the
front door of thc>iail. which at that time
happened to be open. On getting to the door
he was observed to enter but taking him to
be the brother of the .jailor the spectators
give him no further thought until in a very
few minutes firing was heard in the Jail /;
whereupon several citizens ran from different
parts of the village to the Jail, and Major w.
w. Thornton, who was the Grst to arrive
there. seized the intruder, who proved to be
Miss Fewelrs brother, by the right arm.
Fewel had a pistol in each hand-one sup
posed to be a navy pistol. the other smaller
one. Major Thornton attempted to drag
him away and begged him to stop, but
Fewel told him to go away, that lie
did not want to hurt him (Thornton),
The Major, however, did not succeed in
taking him away. as Fewel had his left arm
bent inside of the iron-grated door; and
with. the pistol pointed toward Clark dis
charged another shot. He then walked to
the door, ran out and jumped over the fence
Of the court green and down into the woods
about hundred yards behind the Jail.
Medical aid was ut once secured and q
warrant Immediately issued for the arrest of
FeweIl, who in the mean time walked back
into the village and drove off to Manassas in
carriage which happened to be here from
that place.
Clark was at first placed in the debtors
cell, which is in the upper story of the Jail,
but owing to some remarks made by him
that he could easily get out, he was yester-
day morning taken out and placed in a cell
on the ground floor and close to the front
door. 1t appears that Fewell hd been up
the Orange road putting up lIghtning-rods'
and came down this morning. He got off
ut Bristow, and walked to Brentsvise unper-
ccvcd by any one until it was too late to
prevent this supposed fatal affair.
Clark thought that he had received but one
wound, which, on examination, was dis
covered to have passed about an inch below
the LETT side of the heart and penetrated the
backbone. Upon subsequent examination,
however, tho physicians, Doctors Barbour
and Lcary, found that another ball had Gu
tered the back, but so far have been unable
to discover its location. The doctors think
that he will die in the course of twelve hours,
rs internal hemorrhage has taken place.
The following is the dying declaration of
the wounded man:
81 was lying on the he'd about half asleep.
I was aroused by hearing the room door
open. On looking l saw pistol, Uniting
through the inside door, i'll Rody Fewell's
hand. jumped up and ran to the corner
on the right.hand side Of tile door. AS lWns
going to the corner he tired on me and
missed me. ran to the corner on the
other side OF the doir, AMI he a'lot at
Inc again., ! saw him poke the pistol
again through the door, and | grabbed
| IL, It was about the size OF a navy pistol.
| tried to wrest it from him, but failed.
| He then drew smaller one, and with that
shot me in the breast. just before he fired
the last shot Major Thornton came aud en-,
deayored to stop him from firing. Feweli
fired four times, but missed twice, the Dails
entering the woodwork IN the side Oh the
cell"
The doctors are of the opinion that hoth
balls came from the larger pistol, and mol
from the smaller one, as Clark supposes'
Clark is perfectly rational, but is evidently
sinking. Up to this hour Fewell has not
been arrested. :.
Third Dispatch
MANASSAS, Va, August 31-S p. M
CIark's condition is very critical, two shots
having taken effect in his body. Rody
Fewel left here at 5 O'Clock in company
with some friends to 90 before Judge Niehol
who will be asked to admit him to bail, any
amount being offered. Miss FeWell has moi
been informed Of the shooting. She has
been in very nervous and excitable eondi
Etion ever since she arrived at home, con
stantly requiring the attention Of physi
cian.
;, The --latest.
L. u PROM ANOTHER REPORTER.
MANASSAS, Va, August S1-s T. iH.-Ad I'd
vices inst received from Brentsyille site
that Glark's condition is easier. DR.. simp
son, his attending physician, prononnees M I
wound not mortal, and sa,s with proper
care he win sand a good chance Of recovery
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