Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-28
Painful Tragedy i'm Cumberland.
Mary land.

LLOYD L. CLARY, EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES
SHOT AND KILLED.
a terrible tragedy was enacted at Cumber-
land, Md, yesterday afternoon, by which Mr.
Lloyd l.. Clary, editor of the Daily Times, was
shot and moTtally wounded by John II. Resley.
THR SHOOTING.
John II. Resley, a son of Horace Resley, esq =,
clerk OF the circuit court, felt himself aggriev-
ed by an article which appeared in yesterday
mornings Times, assailing the character of his
father, and charging that there was fraud prac-
tIcod in paying the jurors and talesmen sum
moned III the case of the state against Lear
who was convicted of rape last week. Young
Eesley went to the Times Office, armed with a
revolver, and meeting Lloyd l.. Clary, the ed
tor, in the hall at the top of the first flight of
stairs, he put to him the question, did you
write that article?" at the same time dra wing
his pistol Clary exclaimed, "John, give me a
chance" R6sley said, NO" and Immediately
fired two shots-the one passing through Clary's
neck and the other entering his chest, just be-
low the heart, inflicting mortal wound. DR..
q. II. Ohr was summoned, aud pronounced the
wound fatal Clary expired about S:52 D. m.
Resley surrendered, and was committed to fail.
is announced to take place at Frostburg in the
evening. Clary was 81 years of age.
STATEMENT OF THE FOREMAN.
MI McC2rdle, foreman of the composing
room of the Times Office, makes the following
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O'Clock Mr.. Clary left the
press room and went down stairs. In two
minutes or less he (McCardIe) heard tive shots
in rapid succession He ran TO the door leading
down stairs, and found Mr.. Clary on the second
step, the blood gushing from his throat and
breast, and he was returning up stairs. He ex-
claimed, " Go for doctor" He had one hand
to his throat, and in the other a pistol. He was
falling or leaning against the wall. The words
cane from his throat in gasps. There was no
one on the stairs but Clary. MIR. McCardle ran
down 10 the street and saw John H. Resey
standing on the opposite side, gesticulating
wildly; he said, Z" did it, and am ready for
any OF his friends, and at the same time reached
behind him as If to draw pistol.
ANTE-NORTRM STATEMENT,
MI. Clary made an ante mortem statement to
Justice >. NJ. Deall, but it has not been given to
the City Hotel. As soon as the fact of the
shooting became known through the city
great crowd gathered in the street in front of
the Times office, and much excitement pre-
vailed. The rite of baptism was administered
TO the dying man by Fathers Brennan and
Ryan, OF the Roman Catholic church. His
father, mother, sister and brothers, who reside
at Frostburg, were telegraphed for and arrived
Def ore his death.
THE CAUSE OF THE MURDER.
The following is the article which occasion ed
Considerable inquiry obtains among the pub
lie as to the calculation of the clerk Of the court
IN arriving at the amount of costs due to the
talesman summoned on the Lear case from sew
eral districts in the county. The talesmau from
Homecoming were paid $3.50 each; those from
Frostburg S4.60 1.-THE Clerk taking the trouble to
tell them in court to 60 down to the Office and
get their certifcates), while those from Mount
Savage and the country districts were allowed
to go without being paid at all, and without re-
ceivlng any intimaton from anybody that any
thing was due them. The taesmen at Iona
corning and Frostburg were severally summoned
after seven O'Clock on Thursday evening. The "
came to Cumberland on the morning train and
lett In the afternoon, losing one day. Take the
case OF Lonaconing, The talesman from which
District received eight dollars and half each.
Inc distance from that point TO Cumberland by
Tsll, the longest route, is twenty six miles. The
law allows mileage at the rate of twenty-five
cents per mile one way upon all distances over
hNe miles. Therefore the mileage upon twenty
one miles should have been S525, which, added
10 the per diem, $3.50, makes S1T5, the sum
these talesmen should have been paid. Again,
the distance from Frostburg to Cumberland, by
ran, Is seventeen miles; five off would leave
twelve, which would give the Frostburg men
- as mileage. Add to this their per diem, $3.50,
ana we have $3.50 as the sam due. instead of
81, the amount received. AS before remarked
the men from Mount Savage and the country
districts were allowed 10 90 without being paid
In the case of Homecoming, the money was
randed over to Mr.. Patrick Mullen, an earnest
sateite OF the present incumbent, for distribu.s
toni all of which gives rise to considerable COM
ment.