Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-09-10
The Virginia Blopement Case.
The A1lsgea .seducer Shot in HIS CHA
Brother Of tie Girl as E.seeutiener.
.reerre.pondense of.,hs baltimore Sun !

M1ss Fannie Fewells of Manassas, from her
home, was shot astthe Jail yesterday morning
( by Rhoda Fewell, the brother of the young
lady.
CLARK had for some time after his commit
ment occupied the old debtors cell, room
I in the Jail opposite to those ordinarily occu-
pied by the jailer's family, bu. which had,
until 2Clark's arrival, been unused !except.as a
lumber room, but Clark had recently been
commonwealth's attorney, and as no charge
against him had been legally established, he
apartment was thick wooden one, with no
grating. There had, however, been some
complaint that the debtor room was unsafe,
and Clark ON Friday night slept in one of the
cells zap stairs. The outer door of this cell
was of wood, plated with iron, and the inner
door an iron grating, the aperturesoof which
were about four inches square: The cell was
about ten feet square, and the bed on which
Clark lay was directly in front of the door.
I Rheda Fewell, from whose hands popular
rumor had predicted Ciark's death ever since
he was brought to Brentsville from Frede>
ricksburg, had left Manassas for Eynchbarg
soon after Clark incarceration in Jail, and it
was supposed that private vengeance, if any
was intended, had been postponed until after
Clark 3 trial, when, if he were acquitted, the
rumor ran, he would be shot. CLARK, however,
expressed his discrimination that in this event
he would not give his assailand Tho first shot.
Monday next was appointed for the hearing,
and public interest in the matter awaited that
time for further developments
But the many publications on the subject
received at Lynciiburg were not without effect
upon the mind of young Fewell He left
Lynchburs on the Orange train at IL o'clock
Friday night, and arrived at Bristol Station,
three miles from Brentsvlle, early Saturday
morning. He walked over to Brenssvile,
armed with seven>shooter, and entered the
front door of the Jail, which was open. A
colored boy, the only person whom he met at
the Jail, informed him of the cell in which
Clark lay. The outer (cose) door of the cell
was opened, and advancing to the inner graf,
ing he fred at Clark as he lay upon tho bed
and discharged at him all the barrels of the
weapon. Ono of The shots pierced the lungs
OF CLARK, another inflicted a wound in his side;
none of the others took effect Fewell then
went over to Manassas, some FIVE or six miles
distance, and brought the FIRST news of the &C.
currence by surrenderng himse!! to the au-
thorities.
The ncise of the shots aroused attention Mt
the Jail, and upon opening the door Clark was
found bleeding, and, was supposed, in his
death agony. Medical aid from the neigh
oorhood was procured and a telegram sent to
Dr. Lewis. OF Alexandria, 1t was soon dis
covered, however, that ,Clark's condition.
though very critical, was not beyond hope
In the afternoon he seemed better At night
hopes were entertained of his ultimate rccov-
cry, and as yet there has been no change for
the worse, butin tho opinion OF the physicians
his life hangs by a thread
Meanwhile Fewall was taken into custody
and he will be placed in the same Jail with
CLARK, unless baied There will. however
be no difficulty in obtaining bail for him, as
the feeling in the county is almost universal
in his favor.
Clark las once before been wounded in the
lungs as now. He was shot very much in She
same manner during the war and recovered.
His father, Baptist clergyman, came np on
the night train, and he is now surrounded by
his friends. They are very indignant at the
loose manner in which the jni was guarded.
fcwetl expresses No fear of the result to
himself He is a young of remarkably
excitable disposition and determined character.
Some months since he was found lying in an
alley at Alexandria, literally cut open. and for
some time his life was despaired OF, but he
now bears no marks of his injury. NJ
A correspondent of the Alexandria Gazette,
writing from Brentsville on the Sd instant,
announcing the death of Jamcs +. Clark, from
pisto-shots indicted by Young Fowell brother
of the girl Clark is charged with having ab,
Quoted. says:
Clark is dead and whether she enormity
of his guilt was as great as it is now generally
believed to have been is only known to the
unfortunate survivor Of the elopement in
whieh he was implicated, for. so far as is
known, he never breathed word about the
part the young lady took in that affair, except
to say that he had not taken her awav. and
had not seduced her.
Yesterday was court day, and aa unusually
large crowd was present, drawn by the inter>
est in the Clark affair, and though guard
was around the Jail, and had been since Sat-
nrday, no hindrance was offered Che many
whose curiosity or sympathy induced them to
visit the dying man. Soon after he died a
coroner's jury was summoned and an inquest
held upon the body by Justice James r. lPur-
cell, acting coroner, and the jury, of which
A. +. woodward was foreman, returned as
their verdict that the deceased "came to his
death from the effects of a wound received
from pistol shot in the hands of L. NJ Fewell'
FeWeli is confined in the same cell in which
he shot Clark, and yesterday seemed very
anxious about Clark's fate, and when told that
he must certainly die, asked if .they would
let the corpse stay up there all night ?" He
will not be admitted to bail, but will remain
in Jail until his trial.
TIE FEDERAL DEAD.-The Qaartermaster.
General of the q. S. army, has invited pro-
posals for making the graves in the National
Cemeteries as required by law. 1t is pro-
posed to put at the head of each soldiers
grave, stone, giving his name, State, CONS
nand, age and date of death. IF the re-