Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-30

the loss Of his two arms he could have avoided
II no would willingly have sacrificed them.
WHAT M YEARS.
He said he had been treated very kindly ~
those In whose charge he had been since his ar.
rest, arlicularly In frederioksbufy, where he
supposed an attempt would have beea made to
Assasslnate him, but where he made up bis
mind that u any Shooting was to DO done II
would 10 by him who could draw his pistol frst.
lie said he anticipated no personal Injury while
Ia the hands Of the law, and that the lailef bad
the jail at night, and that they don't think
will attempt 10 escape. lie saidi You SEQ
there Y no guard around tho Jail, there Is but
one iailOr, my door and the outside door are
open, or this, the chimney, out Of which I could
crawl we're so disposed.n
lie said that Miss Fewell had not manifested
about he AFFAIR and M that his fSthsriniSw had
been ready in Fredericksburg to 20 upon his
bail bond. The interview here ended, the re-
porter promising 20 call again in a short time
Tor q card which the prisoner said he would
write, and which he dcslred to be printed.
WHAT CLARK SAYS ron HtNsELF,
1 am here incarcsfatsd IN jail, denied tho
free opportunity Of advising with relatives or
friends, or Of engaging counsel to conduct my
iImiRSPy examination before justice 81 R The
peaooI have never been confronted with those
| witnesses on whose testimony alone my prosocu-
ton can hope IN any contingency 70 base my
| converse with or 10 have examined = single wit.
| meas In my behalf and have under these clrcum.
stances been compelled to listen TO doolamatory
| denunoiatlOns Of the people and permitted To
read newspaper articles written 70 embltter
| public feeling against me, and to create In the
! judgment Of the people my conviction Of cTimu
| before have been even arralgnod therefor In
| any criminal forum Of the country. know how
sensitive public opinion Is, and how easily II is
| operated upon 70 the prejudice Of any one
| charged with \ crime OF this character, but
surely II IL baro Justice 10 withhold popular out
| cry against me until l have boon convicted
| before Jury Of my cOuntTymen.
Especially does this seem 70 me \ right which
| I can confidently expect to have recognised by
| tho press, since In no article that have soe1
has my previous lite for roctltude and integrity
| In such matters ever been nssailed, and since
came to tho community whore arrest might
reasonably have boon expected and have nevei
shrunk irOm any investigation Of tho case,
feel the deepest sorrow Tor all parties concerned
| In this most unfortunate affair, and no earthly
| ill-will towards any who are engaged 10 40 ef
| rort TO Tivet upon me legal conviction and u
place me In lelon's cell. But am not guilty
LOT the charge against me, and when the case Il
fully Investigated and all the facts fully doyel
/ Oped | have no fears Of a conviction by o Jury
| ii have violated any law let that law pdniSt
mo through It's recognized aud sworn agencies
| am In tho custody Of tho law, and expect tC
| be discharged as the law directs, and don't ash
a discharge 10 any other way.
II IL believed that " CLARK is discharged N
| will DO killed by Miss feWells friends. Mis-
| =. 10 still quite III, too I'll to SEQ callers