The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-27

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The Clnrk-Feweli EIopement Case.
The examination of witnesses in the
elopement case, upon the question of bail
for Clark, was begun in Fredericksburg
yesterday, but was suspended on account
of the sudden and alarming illness of Miss
Jewell. AS it was evident that her health
would not permit Of any further examina-
ton for several days, the case was submit.
ted on the evidence already taken, and the
prisoner was reinanded to jail for delivery
TO the authorities of Prince William county,
to whom he will be turned over to-day.
AS this case has created an immense ex-
element all over the State, we give the fol-
lowing particulars of the clopement as fur
nished by the Fredericksburg Ledger:
Mr.. Jewell, the father of the young girl,
has lived at Manassas since 1865. His
daughter, though only sixteen years ofage,
is said to be of great beauty and most. en-
gaging manners. Her mother has been
dead for some years, and she has been
brought up under every indulgence, having
been from her earliest years 1850 1fliEa
THE PET OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
There never has been anything in Clark's
conduct to arouse suspicion in the minds of
any member of her family that he de-
signed her ruin. They had heard of no
intimacy between them except of ride i'll
buggy few days before he left Manassas.
Clark never boarded at Mr.. Fewells house,
as it has been reported, and left Manassas
ten days before his daughter disappeared.
She did not live with her father, but with
her elder, sister, the wife of Mr.. Il. b.
Merchant, Of Manassas, and from Mr..
Merchants house the elopement occurred.
On the Friday night before her disap-
pearance an
OLD NAN WITH A HAND TRUNK
called at Mr.. Fewell's hotel on the arrival
Of the evening train, and, feigning drunken
ness, asked for liquor. He was directed
across the street, whittier he went. The
next night he appeared again at the same
hour and with the same actions, but with
out the hand-trunk. The next night being
Sunday night, the Goth of July, a freight
train arrived at Manassas at midnight.
Miss Fewell, as the train was coming in,
passed the door Of her brother.in-law's
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him, replied that she was i'll and was going
out. As the night was bright, he thought
nothing strange of this, and only desired
her to take her maid-servant with her.
Becoming alarmed from her protracted alb
sence, Mrs. Merchant went to look for her,
and could not find her on the premises.
In the meantime, her father, who is depot
agent at Manassas, while on the platform
attending to his duties, had si5sd Il
OBSERVED A FEMALE FIGURE
coming towards the train from the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Merchants house, preceded by
a man carrying hand-trunk. but never for
q moment suspected that it was his daugh-
ter. Having finished his business with the
train, he went home and retired, and was
walked up in a few minutes by Mr.. Mer-
chant, who informed him Of his daughters
disappearance. They went together and
searched the car, but in vain. The
young lady was concealed in the water
closet. The man with the hand-trdiik oc-
cupieda seat in the car. lie was seen after
wards in conversation with Miss Fanny by
the train hands, and was overheard telling
her that ~
1.-THE LIEUTENANT WOULD NOT STOP
IN WASHINGTON"
but would take the cars at the first Station
beyond. When the train arrived at Alex
andria
A CARRIAGE WAS IN WAITING,
and the young girl entered it and drove
away. The watchman at the depot and
the conductor of the train saw man 10 the
carriage, whom they described as a small
man, with light hair and light NOUS
tache. He told the Waterman he was a
clerk in Washington, and had been seen
waiting there with the carriage for
two nights before. The hand-trunk man
told the Waterman that he had been help
ing the young couple off. From Alexan-
dria all traces of the fugitives were lost
until the first depot beyond Washington
was reached. The. agent at this depot ip-
formed Mr.. Merchant that couple answer
ing the description had taken the train
there the day before, and the agent aecu-
rately described both of them, even desert.
bling the dress worn by the lady, which
was recognized by Mr.. Merchant. Pur-
suit was made to Baltimore, but without
effect, and for the first time. tr
CLARK WAS SUSPECTED.
After suspicion was directed to Clark il
was learned that he had given out that he
had gone to Memphis and had ordered his
letters to be sent there. On writing to the
postmaster at that place it was learned thai
he had not been there at all, but had or,
dered his letters to be forwarded to Alton
Illinois. Further inquiries confirmed
still more strongly these supicions
and eventually convinced MIR. Jewell that
Clark was the guilty man, who by thc
agency of the mysterious man of the hand
trunk, had seduce the young lady from he,
home. After her disappearance, by thu