The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-27
8ittmond 1isl1atrl1.
...... AUGUST q, 1872.
eF THE CIRCULATION OF THE Dis
LATCH IL LARGER THAN THE COMBINED
CIRCULATION or ALL THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS w THE City.

F. Clark, late Commonwealth's attorney for
Prince William county, and the unanimous
and persistent choice of the Prince William
delegation in the last senatorial convention,
Of whose late exploits an extended notice has
appeared in the Dispatch. arrived III Frede-
ricksburg on the train from Washington last
Thursday, but left that town Immediately on
n horse hired from the livery stable of Mr..
Thomas Haydon. stating that he ,sas going
few miles III the country. The Alexandria
Gazette Of Saturday says:
"Icstcrtlay morning he was arrested at
the residence Of his fsther.in-law, in King
George county. about ten miles from Frede-
ricksbury, by Sergeant Burlington, on the
charge of abducting and carrying away Miss
Fannie Fewel, brought back to FrederickS-
burg, and taken before justice OF the pnice,
| but waiying al examination was committed
to Jail toatitlcar before magistrate Of Pr;;r1
William county within thirty days, in default
of bail to the amount of 5000. Last night.
however, he employed counsel, who sued
out writ OF habeaS corpus, upon which be
was brought before Judge Gooirck this
morning, and after nn examination was re-
| handed to Jail tn. await a ie9uisitipn from
the authorities of ,Prinrh Within county.
"The fbtESS afterwards recon>idered the
case and determined to hold Clark for ex-
| animation at 41 O'Clock next Monday evening.
1 1t Is understood that Clark left Miss FewelI
4 with whom he eloped abouta month since, in
Washington, and her relatives have gone
there to look for her. The arrest was made
| ut the INSTANCE Of Miss f1ifell'S father, who,
| having iaaf0 that Clark had gone to Fred.
| ericksburc, started immediately for that
| place, and Clark WIS so afraid that Mr.
| Fewell would shoot him on sight that he re.
fused to come OH the street until that gen.
| tleman had been bound over tt Keep the
peace, 4 few days since gentleman resid
| ing at Manassas received letter from Clark
| asking particularly about Miss Feweil. q
whose elopenent he said he had just heard. :
The betrayed woman arrived in Washing
ton on Saturday a'2tnooa rIoGm Cincinnati
! whittier she had gone with Clark. He had
sent her back. The Star of saturday after
noon says:
"On Thursday last we published an &C
count Of the alleged eloremcnt of James f
Clark. late editor OF the Manassas Gazette
with young girl Of that place NAMED Few,
| ell. leaving hehin1l him 4 wife and two chill
drcn. and tho SUBSEQUENT travels Of the par
| ties. Our account closed ty stating that she
had been given q ticket in Cincinnati for this
city, and that Clark had joined her in the de.
pot before leaving. This morning the bro.
ther-in-law of the lady arrived here: and De
| tective McElfresh In 4 short time brought
| her frcm hotel, where she has been staying
since her arrival in this city. Ia police head.
| qGartc :. at which place she met her friends
| III answer to their questions, she stated that
she was married TO Clark in this city. bui
was unable to name the minister or plac,
| where the ceremony was performed, noI
could the officers find any record Of such
| uameS on the marriage record in the office oi
the clerk of the court. She appeared lnuct
affected on meeting her prUther-in-iiw, and
| WAS GIVING bitterly aS she lett headquarter,
| on bcr WAY to her home. Clark, 1t WAS Re-
| ported about police headq,lal terS. hs heer
arrested aud lodged in Jail at Fcedericks,
lIlrg, Va. TO answer the charge Of obtaining
money by false pretcnces."
Srecal telegram to the Dispatch.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, August 2G-1l p
M-Thc examination Of witnesses in the
CiarH-FeNeli eiopenellt citSe, WHICH lceh
place here to-day on the question of bail, was
cut short by the illness of Miss FewelI. Size
WIS examined at her room in the hotel by
The court and counsel. &nd was attacked 80
severely by hystcria that the examination
was suspended. Her health not admitting
| of Il renewal Of the scene for several days.
the case WIS submitted On the evidence
already public. The prisoner Clark was re-
mauded to the custody of the jai:cr fol
delivery to tue authorities of Prince William
! county, and lie will be taken to that county
| tomorrow.
Miss Fewell's deposition duplicates other
| parties at Manassas, Of respectable standing
in the plan and accomplishment OF the elope.
ment, who are as deserving of blame as the
! prisoner, Clark.