The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-29
On receiving the second wound Mr.

CON posing room and Mr.. 7 l. DarnelPs g
photograph gallery, situated on the
same floor, and entering the gallery be
fell or laid down on the floor, bleeding
proiusely. Some of the attaches OF the
office, attracted by the firing, came from
the com posing room. met Mr.. Clary at
the head Of the stairs, and assisted him
into the gallery, while others went after
surgical aid. Drs. Ohr aud Dougherty
soon arrived, and upon examination OF
Mr. Clsry's wounds pronounced the one
the neck fatal. The wounded man,
evidently suffering very much, but fully
conscious, was lying in the middle oI
the floor. Fathers Brennan aud Ryas,
of St. Patrick Cathol c Church. having
been requested to do 80, visited Mr.
Clary, and at his request administered
10 him the rite OF baptism.
kilograms were at once sent to hie
family at Frostburg. His father, Alden
Clary, Esq, arrived here at about hall
past three, baving ridden from Frost
burg in little over half an hour. His
mother, sister aud three brothers ar
rived later in the afternoon.
About three o'clock Mr.. Clary was
removed on stretcher TO the CITY
Ho.el where he was constantly sur
rounded by quite a number Of friends,
some OF W hom had repaired to his side
soon alter he was shot, remaining with
him until his death. Eariy in the al
ternoon his SIGHT failed him, through
loss o. blood, and from this time he
sank gradually until be died al 8:52
O'clock, about seven hours after the
shooting.
NJ. Clary was ,hirty-oue years Of
age. He was born in Frostburg in this
county, and lived there until the break
ing out OF the late civil war, when he
entered the Confederate army, and serv.
ed under Captain Mcneil until tn e
close of the struggle, sitter which he re.
sided at Frostburg and at a farm 10
Pennsylvania belonging to his father,
until June, 1870, when be came to this
city and took position on the Noun
tain City Times, (weekly) then mau'
aged by Me-srs j. A. Murray d Co. In
the tall 1870 the paper passed into the
hands OF Messrs. A Cham berlaIn d Co.,
Mr.. Clary takrrg the position OF man
aging editor. Ga May |, 1872, the pro-
prreiors OF the Mountain City Times
commenced the publication OF the Daily
Times, with Mr. Clary az its editor. On
February 81. 1873. Mr.. CIsry and John
Broydrick, ESQ, then foreman o! the
Civilian office in this city, purchased OF
Messrs. Chamberlin & Co., both papers,
AID have since conducted them under
the firm name OF Broydrick & Clary,
Mr. Clary having been the managing
edi'or,
A Coroner's inquest was held over
the remains OF the deceased last night,
after the above account OF the ehootug
was put in type. Many additional
particulars were adduced and will be
found ia the following account OF
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Strong. on being notified
the death OF Mr.. Clary, summond a
Jury, which met at 10 o'clock n, in
room No I'll. City Hotel, where the re-
mains were lying. The jury were
com posed of the following named
gentlemen: DR. John J Bruce, tore
man; Lloyd H. Dowden, E NJ BynoO,
John S. Proctor, Charles Young. Saml.
Luman, John II. Krndle, J c. Eigner,
Lewis Soyster, w. Fl. Ash, H. II.
Carleton and Lewis Young.
Drs. Ohr ana Dougherty made G
post 7nortsm examination OF the body,
and extracted the balls, which are
known as copper cartridge balls OF &c.
cslibre. After the jury and Witnesses
had been sworn the testimony was
taken. 1t was SUBSTANTIALLY as follows
DR. Dougherty-The death OF the de
ceased WAS caused by a pistol ball
wound. The ball passed in the lett
side OF the neck, through the windp'pe,
10 the right side, cutting the carotid
artery. The wound was necessarily
fatal. The other wound which struck
on the posterior angle Of the eleventh
rib on the right side and passing round
lodged at the anterior angle OF the same
rib, was not dangerous.
DR.. Ohr.-Tbe Doctors evidence
was substantially the same as DR.
Dougherty's. He also pronounced the
wound necessarily fatal.
Thomas McCarieH Am news fore
man of the Times office. Mr. Clary
had been in the composiug-room 10
see Mr.. Hoover and myself on business
1t was about two o'clock. He passed
out and closed the door; went to
wash my hands at the sink near the
door. Soon heard two shots fired 10
rapid succession. Opened the door at
once and looked out, and saw Mr.
Clary on the third or fourth step from
the top, leaning against the wall. with
pistol in his hand The blood was
spurting from q wound in his neck, and
if mistake rot from the other wound
also. The first words be said were go
for a doctor" just then Mr.. Hoover
came ou, and helped him to the top oI
the stairs, when he asked again tor a
doctor; he was taken into DarpeIFs
room and laid there. ! went down
stairs upon the street, sGd saw Mr.
John Resley on the other side. As soon
ss my eve caught Lis he exclaimed:
II did it, ssd | am ready for Mr.. Clary
or any Of his friends he sad Il
did it," sbout three times. | made no
reply. had sent for Dr.. Dougherty,
uhou, 7 frst thoupbt OF
Jas. Cavan.-I was in the composing
room heard the shots; went out and
saw Clary; started to 90 for Dr.:
Doucnerty. Went down stairs aud
saw 6 man standing at the lamp post
on the other side. he ssid: II did il,
| did it, | did it; nobody else would
shoot him and / shot him." Went
ter the doctor; when ! returned did
not see the man.