The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-29
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Lloyd L. CIrry, Editor or the "Daily
Times" Shot by John NJ. Resiey-
Death Ensues in a Few Hours-fun
Particulars OF the Affair.


afternoon our community was thrown
into state OF great excitement by the
report that Lloyd L. Clary, Esq man
aging editor OF the daily Times, had
been shot by John N. Resley, Esq, to
which report half az hour sfterwsro
WAS added the runor OF tie death ol
Mr.. Clary from his wounds. The latter
report proved premature, but it soon be-
came evident that the wounded man
| could not recover, and his friends were
prepared for his death, which occurred
atS:52 Pm.
As in all similar cases g great many
rumors were in circulation as 10 the
cause OF the shooting and the circum-
stances under which it was done. We
have made the most careful investiga.
ton 20 esible into the sad affair, and be-
lieve the following to be substantially
correct:
Yesterday morning there appeared
in the Times the following editorial
article, which we publish, as without il
no account o. the shooting would be
wholly intelligible to our readers.
considerable inquiry obtains among
the public as to the calculation OF the
Cler k Of the Court in arriving at the
amount OF costs due the talesmen sum
moped on the Lesr case from several
districts in the county The talesnen
rom Homecoming were paid IS 50 each (;
those from Frostburg 81 60, (the Clerk
taking the trouble to tel! item IN Court
to 90 down to the Office and get their
certifcates) while those from Mount
Savage and the country districts were
allowed to 90 without being paid st all,
and without receiving any intlmatlon
from anybody that anything was due
them.
"TEe talesmen at Homecoming and
Frostburg were severally summoned
alter seven o'clock on Thursday even
ing. They came 10 Cumberland on
the morning train aud left in the alter
noon, thus losing but one day. Take
the case OF Lonsconing, tie talesmen
from which district received eight dol
lars and a half each. The distance
from that point to Cumberland, by raj
the longest rou'e, is twenty six miles
The law allows mileage at the rate OF
twenty-five cents per mile one way
upon al distauces over five miles.
Therefore the mieage upon twenty 'oDe
miles should have been s. 25. which,
added to the per diem - 50, MAKES
s. IS, the sum these taesmen should
have been paid.
Again, the distance from Frostburg
to Cumberland, 10y rail, is seventeen
miles; five of would leave twelve,
which would give the Frostburg men IS
"a mileage. Add this to their per
| diem 81 50, and we have $3.50 as the
sum due, instead OF $46O, the amour,
received.
"As before remarked the men from
Mt. Savage and the country strlcts,
were allowed 10 go without being PAID
La the case OF Homecoming the money
was handed over to Mr. Patrick Null
len, an earnest satellite OF the present
tincumbents, Tor distribution all o.
which gives rise TO considerable COM
ment."
About two o'clock Yesterday after
noon John NJ Resley. E-q., eldest son
OF Col. Horace Resley. Clerk of the
Circuit Court for AlIegany county, met
Johu Broydrick. E-q, one OF the pro-
prietors and editors OF the Times, on the
corner or Baltimore and George streets,
when a short conversation took place
during which Mr.. Resley asked Mr..
Brovdrick whether be had written the
article reproduced above, Mr.. Broydrlck
rc2lyiog that he was not the political
editor oithe Times aud had not written
II. After come further remarks Mr.
Resley went down street, Mr. BroydrIck
going into the store OF 5.
F. Mcbride d Co., across the
street. Going at once to the
entrance to the Times office Mr. Resley
met Mr.. Daulel Bradley, collector tor
the paper. OF whom he inquired il Mr.
Clsrv were in the office. MIR. Bradley
repl,ei in the affirmative and Mr. Res
! lev went UP the steps. Just as he
reached the top OF the first stairway it
appears that Mr Clary emerged from q
recess st the other end OF the landing,
ten or fifteen 'eet from Mr.. Resley. he
having Just come down from the COM
posing room OF the office, in the third
story. Here the shooting took place
the first shot taking effect IN the LETT
side OF Mr.. C!ary's neck, the ball gong
through 10 the right side and cutting
IN its passage the thyrod artery On the
lett side. aud the wind.plpe snd the
carotid artery on the right Mr.. CIary
must have then turned around, as the
second shot, fred Immediately s''er
the first, took eject on his right side,
the ball striking the posterlor angle OF
the eleventh rb and glaucing upward
snd forward ;rsversed the rIb LOGGING
st its anterior angie. The wound was
insignificant, and would not necessarily
have produced serious results-the
first having been the fatal one. There
were no witnesses TO the shooting,
although Mr.. Bradley,' standing at the
foot OF the stairs, saw Mr.. Resley in the
act OF firing. Some hours before his
death, however, Mr.. Clarey made a
statement 10 J. NJ. Beall, Esq Justice
Of the Peace, which Mr. BesIl. acting
under the advice OF Judge Pearre. has
declined 10 make public. 10 the mean
time we refrain from giving the differ
ent versions Of It that are current, as
they are widely different Immediately
alter the last shot Mr Resley came
downthe stairs and crossed rapidly
over to the opposite side OF the stree
where he rem aimed for about FIVE min
utes when he was approached oy
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