The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-14

The C7ark.FeHeiIEsagedy.
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BHEFrsvILLE, Va, November II.
The trial of Lucien N. Jewell for Chi
murder of James f. Clark, In the Brents
vile Jail, On the 31st of August, 1872, wa!
resumed this morning before the County
| Court of Prince William county, Hon. Judge
Nlcol presiding !; Judge Charles T.. Sinclaii
States attorney. The prisoner entered tbe
courtroom at 1880 A. NJ, escorted by John
I. Goodwin, Esq, the jailor.
APPEARANCE OF TIE PRISONER.
Fewell Is genteel-lookins man, about
| twenty-seven years old, about FIVE feet ten
| inches high, weighing from one hundred
and thirty to one hundred aud forty pounds,
| with brown hair and eyes, good forehead.
high check bones, straight and promln ent
nose, and being bIauched by confinement in
Jail; and being dressed nicely, presented q
| trim, jaunty, and rather progressing ap-
pearance. Ue has been throughout perfectly
self-possessed. evidently induced by his be-
lief that he had done but what was right.
and that he would be sustained by those of
his conntrymen who might be selected to
try him.
All Of the morning UP to 1 o'clock was
consumed In the reading and explanation by
the court Of the notifications to be made in
the instructions.
As Mrs. Hynson was not allowed to testify
yesterday, she was DESTROYS that history OF
her connection with the transaction should
be made public, and with this view appeared
before George c. Roaud, a notary public at
Manassas, and made IN affidavit, from which
is extracted synopsis that will doubtless
prove of interest in throwing some light
upon the particulars of this painful affair.
The instrument, after giving her reasons
for not appearing In court in obedience to
its summons, reciteS that it contains, without
abridgment or extenuatioD, what would
have been her evidence bad she been suffered
to testify, and relates that she has known
both Of the parties to the elopement all Of
her life, and that while she does not know
when they became acquainted, is inclined to
believe that the introduction did not take
place at her house. She remembers, how
ever, having seen them both at her house at
dancng party given IN the latter part of
the winter of 1912.
The FeWell family, it sets forth, had always
been very intimate with her, and Fannie had
always been q constant visitor ut her house,
and she had always looked upon her in the
light Of very near relation but she does
not think the number Or frequency Of her
(Fannic's) visits increased after Mr.. Clark
came to the village and often became q guest
at her husbands house. Rccollccts that Mr.
Clark and Miss Fewell were members of
fishing party, Of which she was one, that had
gone to Milford Mil, during the month of
May, and that they conversed on that occa-
sion. 1t suites that she had never encour-
aged any intimacy between them, and that
she never told Miss Fannie that she knew
Clark to be separated from his wife, and had
papers in her possession to confirm that
assertion; that no money had ever passed
through her hands, either directly or In
directly, from Clark to Miss Fewell and
that she did not know Of Miss Fewclps hay-
ing sum of any amount in her possession
until she was informed of that fact By an
other, to whom it was intrustcd one day
when Miss Fannie took drive with young
man; that abe had never correspondent with
Mr.. Clark under her own name or fictitious
one, and was not known to him by the
non, de plane Of Lizzie Twyncman; that
she had never inquired ut the p0st-oflice for
letters for Lizzie Twyneman, md had
never seen any 50 addressed on but one oc-
ca>ion, and under these circumstances
IS Miss Fcwnl was ut our house one morn.
ing, and asked me to let my servant girl Der
tie R0binson) 20 to the post-oticc for her.
Fannie told her TO ask for her mail and for
Lizzie Twynenan's. On her return she
brought one letter for Lizzie Thyme.
man and one for Fannie. | saw the
former letter. aud noticed it was postmarked
Alexandria. asked her who Lizzie Thyme
man was. She replied, the girl at Noonnle's.
| (Noonnic was a pct name she had given Mrs.
.Merchant.) did not know the name Of the
servant at Mrs. Merchants at that time, nor
do know il now. She then put tine two letters
in her pocket and walked out Of the house"
The affidavit continues: 81 had never heard
Fannie speak in HticctiOnaie terms OF Mr.
Clark; on the contrary, she told me several
times both before and after she became ac.
Quiiutcd with Mr.. Clark, that she intended
| to ci0pe with Young mnn who WAS then
living in Fredcrick> burg. ! not Only ne"ei
dictated any OF these letters, bat to my know
!c(Iyr none OF thcin were written 1T my house.
Mr. Clark did not irAvc his clothes with
mc. lie took his meals at my house alter
| his wife left, and remained during the night
once or twice. Was invited to stay much
octrnrr. but generally declined, and WoaId
! leave pGout 8 or 10 L. VI. on the plea o!
| having some visiting to do. and 60 to hiS own
home. Often visited Mrs. Clark, and though.
her husband was devoted to her. Never
knew OF encouragement between Mr.. Clark
| aud Fannie to meet 1T my house. Have
always hid great deal Of company, and
they sometimes met there, though with
out any knowledge on my part OF concert
between them. Have once or twice heard
Mr.. Clark speak in light terms Of Miss Few.
ell, and she always acted with me as II his
presence was not particularly agreeable to
her,"