Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16

under the guardianship of DIR. SrlplI. On
the mex day Thursday. Clemmon> and VIM.
accompanied by two others, youn.
of thi, county AMI Beach of johnson
county. made their appearance in the city.
They were all we'll armed with revolrers.
father. with his younger son HARRISON.
who had come duwn with him.. learning this
fact. determined to remain and guard The
young lady. Armed with shot gun and re-
they >tooi guard around the College
Thursday night. On Friday. at O'Clock r.
NJ. they started to leave. but grttin" as far
IL the City Hotel. and learning that the par
ties mentioned We're still in town. returned
to the College and again stood guard
Friday night. They saw nothing of
Ciclnmons and his associates either
otherwise bloody results might
have followed. Satir'lay morning they left
for home. On she same night about seven
o'clock, ClexlmOns and his three compan-
ions made their appearance around the col
lege and attempted to Introduce \ note to
Miss Ada. 1t was Intercepted 10y DIR. Selph,
aud read rs follows:
DEAR ADA: Your brother anil myself
will he on the west side of the college in
about an hour with Il carriage. axe prep
to fee with Ills. and please inform
Ills when your arrangements are complete.
JOHN CLEMMONS.
AS no answer was returned to the note,
the parties still hung around the building.
hut the cOmmendable vigilance of Dr. Selph
foiled all their attemptst to hold any conmu-
cation viii. the Young lady. As soon AS he
learned the contents of the note, the VIM
dows OF Miss Ada's room were nailed down.
all the outer doors locked. and the teachers
notified to he on the alert. DIR. Selph re.
MANNED up throughout the entire light. and
saw the young men long after midnight still
lettering about the college.
At an carly hour on Sunday morning
they were again seen about the premises,
but after some time " rnt away. They eN-
pected. no doubt. to sriz" the young lady on
the stree. during the day. as she went to
church. but Dr. Sclph anticipated this and
kept her at home. lie had sent a dispatch
to her father in the morning. About the
sam time Miss Ada also sent a note to
Young CIemmons, which read TO this effect ::
MIR. CLEMMONs Make no more efforts to
see me. Cease to cherish any hopes. You
and l can 40 longer lie any thin" to each
other. This is Il duplicate of the note |
mailed to your address in Jackson county,
supposin. you had gone home.
ADA ioUSG.
Soon after the reception Of this note by
Clcmmons. William Young. with n pistol
hucklrh around him. knocked at the door of
the college. He demanded of DIR. Stlph, in
a rough and threatening manner the liberty
of seeing his sister. DIR. Srlpi stood in the
door and refused him at first. but the Young
man finally calming down. and assuring him
that he would only ask her two questionsin
his presence. he was admitted. Wnen Miss
Adj came IN he intcrrOgated her thus:
..Did YOU write that note to Clcmmons?"
IL did. !" she replied.
Ibid you not write it ut the dictation of
DR.. Sclpli."
~ dill not" was her answer.
THAT is enough. l am satisfied"
S,yiu. tn he left. On Monday morning
.t > ,.,lo,k ~" Sol. Young. Ada'>
fatn-,. an! Jim Crow" Cn..."S, her 'rother-
in.law. came a.Il took her home. IN wis
the last seen and heard OF the parties unit.
the news came of the terrible tragedy ut
Hickman'S Mills last Thursday, in which
Harrison Young >liCt and dangerously if
not mortully wounded his brother Will
liam Young. besides intlicting a slight wound
upon Clemnion>. An hour before The ARRAY.
which resulted so seriously, the TWO broth
er> had u hot dispute at Il blacksmith shop,
during which both drew their pistols. They
were separated by friends, Harrison start.
his 'oinr. y mile distant. ana Will
..r :" Cleumons and others.
Brfor. parting mutual ,.-rats
were exchanged, the elder Threatening l"
kill the younger and the latter replying that
he would he prepared for him. The sad re-
suits oil their next meeting is thus detailed
in tile Kansas City Times Of the 18th INST:
The youngest brother went home and was
engaged attending I, SOME cattle Oh the
farm. Aiiru he perceived his oldest brother
coming towards, nim from town iccOnIpa-
MED b.! three ulri. whose iiiin's were gwen
To 0ur Reporter AS " Imam Hickman, join,
C~lrlnInUns. aud some .nt not named. lar-
risoi states that tue party manifested signs
"i ho.pt'iiity ~ they approached hin. Ills
brother called out u HIM. While ut tie same
tilie lie drew his revO.ver. He disinOuntcd
from his own horse and raised hts shotgun
anu tired. shooting his brother IN the Lace.
HIS ,rOthcr Icii 10 Tie rartl. while elem.
mons, WAC is IN reality tue cause OF the
~ mole difficulty, iurne>. ana hrc,i. hi, speed
tccci'ralru hy II shot III his rear from Ill,
pistol vi Young. Harrison went IT. his broth.
er's >ius: AMI >p,kc To him. when lie said, al
ludinx 10 tn. main cau>r Of the difficulty
"tlarris, l could have got her for CIcInmon.
il l had clIosen to-"
The younger brother, grIei-strickrn anu
hurriitd al what Id liau dOnr, proceeded Il
his iatIer and aIler Informing ann vi wii1I
he had done took his advice and rarle Il
KANSAS City With n view to sari enderini
himself up L" tue county authorities. a,
was In tins Finn, office IN company VIII
some OF MS .rirn,ls during Tue ear,
pDriiOiis OF the c\, iiihS. nut -as" no signs oi
iu.iicaii"n OF any tiius unn>aal. lie L'ii In.
Times ol1cr ami gave uiin>cif up 10 tn,
County .Marsliai, and lay ills owl. rrqu.:>
VIA. allowed to proceed Ia independence
where he stirret.i. red ilinsrit, and uItrI
giving srcurit., Tor his appearance In cUur
Oh Monda! lrNt WA. rclcas' u from cu.t0dy
Tie a'rn,r ars .ti 10" .art> cunnrcted vii.
the s.asr which NJ. ul pun,ic ,mtrrcst. The!
are rriatp'i H. gi,nii ~ oar r. porter 10. liar
risnn Young him>eit. The young man /
deeply impressed ID. tIii, unfortunate affair
aud L. incph>oiaiile, tie EXPRESSES the great
est affection iOr his brother. an,I bursts InI,
tears whenever the Idea Of his brother
death IL sugxe.trh I" his mind. lie eau
st'lers hts act us Que al pure self-defetist
that when his brother and his friends ap
preached him he Imagined they were com
ing 10 kill MIN and finish up the fight com
menrrd about an hour .".iore at tile black
smith shop ut Hickman's Mills.
From what could Ice ascertained last eve
ming, u appears that the oldest brother
not dead. nor Is he necessarily MORTAL
wounded ; that the shots from ths gun seal
tered. some OF them being caught 10y IL,
horses head. and only four OF the tiicE-shC
entering William ioung's face, hone Of thri
-trtkins u vital part. The family to while
these young men belong IL one of the tir,
In the county. being closely connected wit
one OF our most prominent citizens, TIL
yriet stricken parents and relations have til
sympathy Of all VINO know them.
II Is sincerely hoped that this untortunni
AFFAIR may not terminate fatally, and that til
> brothers may yet Join hands In = fraternl
feeling, forgetting al past differences.