Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-09-06
The Clark-Fewell Affair.

The Clark seduction case in Virginia came
to bloody termination on Saturday last, of
which the Alexandria Gazette gives the follow
ing details in kilograms to that journal:
| MANASSAS, VA, August 3l.--James f. Clark,
the seducer of Miss Fannie Jewell, was shot
and probably killed, in the Jail at Brentsvile,
this morning at about 8 clock, by her broth
er, Rhoda Fewell.
! Mr.. Jewell came up on the night train from
Lynchburg and got off at Bristoe Station, and
walked over to Brentsville, 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 he found
Clark lying on his bed. Seven shots were
| ired through the grating of the cell door, one
OF them taking effect in Clark's left breast,
| just below the heart. Mr. Fewell returned to
Manassas and has surrendered himself into the
hands Of the authorities. 1t is thought Clark
is dead by this time--l1 o'clock, A. NJ
The brother of the wronged girl has the un-
doubted sympathies OF the public with him,
wondering why be did not kill her seducer
before. Ed MANASSAS GAZETTE
At half-past three o'clock this afternoon the
following dispatch was received:
MANASSAS, August 31.--A messenger who
left Brentsvilie at two O'Clock, reports Clark
living, but his physicians say he must die
| Two shots took effect, one in the heart and
one in the side. ID WHITING
| The circumstances which led to this tragedy
have been the theme of newspaper publication
for the past eight or ten days, and may be
briefly recapitulated as follows
/ Clark, who is married man, was resident
| of Manassas up to about the middle of July,
when he left ayowcdly for the purpose OF GO
! ing West. A few days afterwards Miss Fam
ME Jewell eloped from Manassas on q freight
| train of the Orange road, and went to Alex
andria, where she was joined by Clark, and
the two continued their fight, going west as
far as Mexico, in Missouri. Here they remain
ed but short time, Clark leaving under the
pretence of seeking better location, directing
his victim 10 return to Cincinnati, where he
would join her. This he failed to do, and had
no intention of doing, as the sequel shows.
Finding her betrayer did not come and be-
lieving he had abandoned her.. Miss Fewell,
without money and without friends determin-
ed on returning to her family at Manassas,
and by the kindness of strangers was enabled
to get as far as Washington, where, as i'll
luck would have it, Clark had preceded her
Here they again met, and Clark persuaded the
young girl to remain with him, and placed her
in an obsure hotel near the Baltimore depot.
Soon afterwards Clark went to fredericksburg,
and thence to Stafford, where his wife and chill
| dren were. In the meantime the friends of Miss
! Fewel had heard of her being in Washington
and also Of Clark's presence in Stafford. They
| at once proceeded to fredericksburg, had
| Clark arrested, and after various delays, he
was sent to Prince William, and confined in
the jail at Brentsvlle to wait trial. Miss
Jewell was also found in Washington by her
! friends, and gladly returned with them home.
DEATH OF CLARK, THE sEDUcER.
James F Clark, who was shot by the BROTH
ofM lice \. -.