, 1874-07-22
HENRY ]. CLARKE.
Interview with the Attorncy-Gen.
eral of Manitoba.


! The TnrnuNE Of yesterday morning published
| dispatch from St. Paul giving an account of
brutal and weIl-ulgh deadly assault in that city
upon tho lion. Horny J. Clarke, ex.Astornoy-
General and Premier of tho British Province Of
Manitoba who waH thon on lis uay to Chicago.
LonrIlng tint lie had arrived iu this city yester-
day morning, Tn1nusE reporter called at tho
Palmer House, and, on sending his card to No.
4l6, waH promptly invited to stop up. I1o found
tho ex-protnior in bed, looking very mich tho
worac for hih " reception" at st. Pant. Having
| previously had some acquaintance with Dir.
! Clarke, the reporter Expressed grent regret nt
finding him in auch condition, and asked lint
lo would
NAnnATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
Of tho assault, provided the recital vcre not
too much for lis strength. Although yory
wcak and III groat bodily distroBs, be readily
complied, first, however, tonlorinR tho hosptal-
tiles OF tho room III tho ahapo Of Bome raro Red
1siyer brandy aud an oxcellont cigar Ills
travelling companion, Dfr. Chrey, prothonotary
! md Grown Clerk Of Manitoba, was in faithful
| attendance upon his wounded friend, careful
that Ito laclsed for nothing that could add to htB
| comfort; whi'o in the way Of medical attention
| tho services Of DR.. Edwin Powell had boon at
once secured upon arriving in the city. Mr.
ClarAe'a statement Of the affair at st. raul Sum
dnv night aud Monday morning Was as follows
|, arrived iu st. Paul from Winnipeg last Sat
urt1ay ovcning, In company with Mr. Carey who
! had hccured n sacntion. l had been compelled
to resign my position us Attorney General of
| tho Province Of Manitoba On account Of ILL.,
health. bly, difficulty waa with tie lungs, aud
| Maa brought Oh by arduoua 1aborn In tho Juno
| session Of tho Court Of Qucouc Donch. Dcing
| utterly broken down aud barely ablo to travel,
determined to so bauk to Colorado Springs,
| whero I had paused so!ao time i'll tho
s'S a et Tfh to sFssti aten1 11'nI u os., st "hS es
Arrived at st. Paul, wo stopped nt the 1letro-
| roitan uotol, intending to rost over until Mon
! day morning. Sunday I received
+ AN lNrfMATfQN or 4 PLOT
/! to assault me- but thought nothing Of It. INent
out Sunday atternoon aud also in tho evening.
accompanied by a1r. Carey and A1r. Montfort,
Of the Second National Bank. We rAlaed along
been murdered before help could hars arrived,
cd to tho hotel, and when within \
few PAGES Of tho front steps-Mr. Ca
from behind terrible blow in tho back Of tho
head from some unknown assailant, whose
| weapon was 'billy" or alungRlot. The rim
Of my but partly rerried the blow, Or 1t munt
saey a Fso 9
tho llBt. which partially stunnod mo. Aa I
cried out, h1r. Caroy aud Mr. 5fontfort carna to
MY aid, e2d my assasant ran off aud disappear
e9 taking, it WAS sad, g, buggy in raiting for
| excitement and Indignation nt tho hotel, andsov-
| craf prominent citizonh, among rllo'n ox-uov.
Austin, called to oxprcss their regret at
tho occurrence. MclIrath, tho Chief of
afford ample protection against repetition Of
! ti.o Outrage. How well he kopt his word you
| can judge.
THE aEcoND ASSAULT.
| Mont1ay morning ne went to tho depot, and
were just u the net OF stepping into tue drawings
room car when tho aecoud assault was made.
Thls time recognized ono Of my aHhailants az
l1ichaol Hoy, MILO nnB tho minneapolis Chief OF
! Police at tho timo Of tho Lord Gordon lidnnp-
ning affair, aud who was arrested, together with
Fletcher and keogal.. This t1no l was struck
with some heavy blunt inatrument. evidently
| brass knuokes, in the forehead. It was
., foarful blow. Hoy being ,power-.
eash In my forehead, and the blood blindoa mo- mo.
I was knocked down, nnd kicked and beaten
until insensiblo. Thero were two mon besdos
Ho5-one of them Alderman Glcnn, Of Minneap-
oils, and tha third 1loy's brother. All tAis hap
pened 10 quickly that my friends could not n-
| tcrfero. and, but for the passengers forming T.
ring. around me and keeping away ths rui!lans. I
think tloy would haye beaten me to death. Aa
| II was, was carried into tito car, aud tic. door
| was locked to leop them out.
Rcporter-Wero thoro no policemen about tho
| dopoi?
Mr. Clarko-Tbero zero two OF three there
ono, whose name ia Mitcnoll. bclIoye. aau the
Whole thing, but ncithor interfered at tho time
nor afterward. Not lyo minutes beforo tho
attack, Mo1Irath. tho Chief OF Police, was sccu
at tho depot in conversation With Hor, but drove
nway, leaving the coast clear. Doiug unwilling
does, determined to 80 on tho train and get
out Of St. Paul. Mr.. Carey dressed my Wounds
as hes. ho could until We reached Hudson, whore
surgeon cana Oh board tho train and attended
to ul6.
THE INJURIES. 1885,.
RopoEter-What waa the extent Of yonr In
Mr. Clarky-Throc blows On my head big
cut in my forehead, cut over my lafk eve, and
two badly sprained ribs. which nero ut first
thought to be broken, but DR.. Powell eaY1 tho
cartilage is merely dotachcd' from the bone.
Tho pain is worHo than Il tho ribs were broken
outright.
..lss nsE?'t's-"h't mas tho e'a'' of this double
Mr. Clarke-1 know Of no cauee. It Is truo
that Hoy and kecgan wore arrested in the Cor
don kidnapping case, buk they woro treated with
ing allowed every possible favor. At my advice
they pleaded guilty, and threw themselves upon
the clemeuoy of the Court, and through mr.
efforts tho charge against them was changed
lF0m lcloHg 10 RlinlH0 aa6hu!t, Rlu shoy
wero let on with twenty-four houra' I'M
prisonmcnt.. I cannot imagine mhat motive
Of revenge Hoy could have against mo, whom ho
knows it mas iu my power to have had him SEN
tcncod to five yeara imprisonment.
Reporter-Do you think Hoy md his party In
tended to xii! you?
Dir. CIarke-l have no doubt Of It, The blow
on the back OF my head was meant to crusl, in
MY skull There Wan fomth man, who took no
pars in tho assault. but tbtood close by, heavily
armed, ready am hure, to use his pistols It
enc were drawn by mo. 1t was a bravo act for
four powerful follows to pot upon lnan 60 weak
that he could hardly na!k! Why, good-sized
sonl.cat would hayo been too much for me.
PROSECUTION COMING.
Roportor-What ntepB gla!l you take in refer
enca to tue Outrage?
blr. Clarke-I shall go on to Colorado Springs
as soon az I am ablo 10 trayol, but shall sppcar
against the parties in st. Paul ~ aoon rs a1n
sufficiently recovered.
Noportss-Wlll the affair be attended with any
International significance?
hr. Ciatko-Not II | can help 1t. A noto to
Minister Thornton At Washington wonld ba quito
certaln to'stlr up hreozo but hayo no notion
Of doing anything Of the sort. fear, however.
that t1la outrara rasot - tln ~