The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-28
Correspondence "r the Richmond Dispatch.
FEtplElcxSBuRG. August 36, 1872

MISS FEWEIi-rAlSfuL SCENE, &C, sc.
Correspondence "r the Richmond Dispatch.
FREDERICKSBURG. August Gf, 1872.
Tho cloprmcnt OF James +. Clark with
Miss Fanny Fcwcll, of Manassas, Va. ali ac-
count Of which appeared in the papers sevc-
ral days ago. has been the absorbing topic of
conversation here since Thursday last. On
that day il was reported that Clark had been
seen on our streets. but the rumor was re.
corded ;,S incredible. no one believing that
ne would expose himself to the vengeance Of
the outraged family. inquiry verified the
report. 1t WAS u>ccrtaincd that he had
PISSED through on his way to the residence
IT Mr.. William Lee, his ii;thcr-in-law, where
his wife and children have been living during
his absence from the State.
DISCOVERY OF THE FuCIrIvEs.
Rv n strange coincidence the family Of
Miss Fcwril learned the same day that she
WIS in Washington city, and sllSpcctinS
Clark had lett her there while he returned TO
hi, family, they telegraphed to friends here
inquiring il lie had been seen. On receiving
information of his whereabouts Mr.. w. :.
t'cwcll. the father of the Young girl, and Mr..
i. y. Merchant, her brothcr-ili-law, immr-
di,tciv set out for this place, and arrived on
| Friday ut II A. NJ. Their avowcd purpose
| 0narrlval was to seek Clark and visit hun with
! summary punishment, feeling convinced
| from all the facts they had learned that he
was the Srduccr. But yielding 10 the adj
vice OF friends here they concluded TO appeal
to the law for redress. believing that full
exposure of I'LL tho facts and circum-
Stance- connected with the affair would more
satisfactorily yindcate the innocence Of the
sued under the statute against taking away
ur d.taininG female against her will Clark
WAS arrested. and arragncd in tcw hours
afterwards. He not only protested his inno-
| rcucr in the strongest terms, but voluntarily
| offered L. 20 to Manassas, face his acrllsrrS.
and yindicatc his character. Ills offer Was
promptly accepted by his accuscrs, and their
| testimony was taken to ascertain whether ii
VAS necessary to send Clark up under escort
If the officers. After which, he was com
| mttcd u their custody for delivery to tho
Prince William authorities. Subsequently
information of the inllancd state Of mind o
the Manassas community was received, and
it was deemed
| pANGERor'S TO CIARkS LIFE
for him to appear there. A writ Of hGbcG;
corpus was accordingly sued out for the pur
pose either OF releasing Clark from custody
,I> il was conceded that the evidence was in
sufficient TO hold him in arrest or give hin
The opportunity Of furnishing bail to appear
ii Prince William Court after the lapse o
sufficient time for The py,.ited nas.ious of tl,
,.onl. ia .uh,;d Tho r,so ,y,S hoard thf
nryt day and thc court declined to rcl,,s,
the urisnnrr. b,t allowed him to IT,. hailed in
:,br6 to arprar before a ,uarisrratn Of priu,
| Wj,liam county within thirty DAYS. Bctor,
;lr record of this trial WA, conpIe,ed intel
Ij.nurr reached the authorities here 1llaI
Mis-, E,v,U had been discovered i'm WASH
iu,.t,r.ud had rci,un,d I, l,rr hnmc and tho
She had made full confession of her csca
,r,,lr and all the flrts connected with il
'rhn order for bail waS therefore r,rnn,idrr,,l
and thr hour of l30 =. NJ, to-day fixed I,
rr.,,,r fine uipliriiiou n, which time il war
,ynrr,rd Miss t'cwcl would he here |,
ca,nuanv with several of her reIatiyes sb,
arrived To-day, \ LARGE crowd collected N
thr ro,,rl-hn,ise ot that hour but owing +,
!hc fatigue OF the tourney from NIanIss,,
the PRINCIPAL witness, Miss Fannie, was un;:
Dlr 10 aDp,.ar. and the case was pos,poue,
tm,il S O'Clock i. NJ. Afterwards it WA,
agreed, in order
ro ,r,pr MIG r,wv,, THE srvrpr opnr,
.'a,;nn,;an =, a,a,, .,,,,, ,,,. =,
- Hn cA:'',''.,''o' III 'l',' to''i'; 'hTt 'i''
'u''1r' WIN 'hc eo''iS'i W ou'ii siu'H' >houl'
lake hcf deposition l'l'ateE at tle motel
"., h", , .I," ',,had on's
,.,.i, nC ly.,nr;., ,,,,,Inr ,vh;rl, ,I, h,s hon,
.u,i.,;n.. ,nr vn,a,.L d,v. I'm. ,,t,rl, CON
tinucd with such violence aS to prevent alto
gctlcr the further taking of her testimony
and at S O'Clock, the Judge bein.- of opiniul
that he could decide the question withou
| .oiu.s further into the evidence, remaudet
Clark TO lhr custody of the iaIor for deliy
,rv +, the Prince William authorities. AN;
refused him bail. Clark WAS carried to tla
county Tonight under guard for his prolec
tion.
| rho G,cts Of the case. rs far as at rrescn
d.vcloncd ore os follows:
| CI,r, h,d been concentrating for some
,;,,o =, tr;,, to tbc Su,th with The view q
Inr,,iuo in some other State TO practice hi
.,r,,n'Ii,n pron,ratorv IN his deuarturc il,
in,d nut hi. at,,cts ,t NI:,n,ss,s ond remove,
IL. ,,,;tn amd tan,iIv to tIo home ot his f,tlcr
i, ,,,. IN Ct,nn,.J
,Lnn, Ton d,vs aftor his denort,rc Miss
Ion.nn 'l;s.,,nn3rcd ~ tho ,malemrnt Of he,
,.,:. n:n 10y " ,Ln 'I;,si,tost onr,;..;on ON.
lela',',s ,G. Wy ,ht t'in, ,,.. &, .,n, ,,,a,
te!'o '.N,' 'I.nu> '".. '' cA'' VIZ, - ,','
cohhccteu WIN Nci uis.:PitaiN'u: "e .'o'iru i
her relallVes klle" pi Ills 'u''i't"e} "u'i nv
anI he was ROT si'iIosat uer tat,iet ioust
or her Sisters, WheFe SIG lesioeo' Al see'ii'
that
THEIR MEETINGS HAD BEEN ALTOGETHER CLAN
DEsTINE
a ob;.av at tbe house Of a Mrs. Hynsop. Of