The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-23

r., R.esI, Of = Shooting Match Detweea =
N~r.vn,ed Married t'ouple.

prom ne S6i.esh tIiLI P's', ut. IL
On Friday morning last Mrs. Clark for
c,c,ly Mise Molhe FArn.worh). divorced wife on
Wells 4. Ozark, arrived A. our depot. On the
,nute down fowl sbe inquired OF james Ford II
he knew Clark and where h worked. Sue car
ried IN her hand a small paper package, which
s,bseaucnt ovents proved 10 conta u a pistol.
ANiyin2 down town, she proceeded TO Dr. Sib.
ieYs resinence wnere i, s,n, ,n,m ,ba, o hs was
probably 90 she church at WORT, che went directly
60 the building Mr.. Clark was at the time OF
her arrival engaged In PLACING the loists for the
second floor. Mn. Clark entered the basement.
and looking around for q rk. saw him on the
Ier pnper parcel, remarking at the time. wells
Clark. I've given you warnings now I've got
YOU" She .hsn presented her pistol and sought
good opportunity TO shoot Clark between the
jUists. Clark saw hie danger snd drew pistol
sud ed the repor;s being almo- smut ne9us;
Mrs. Clark bullet struck u jOtet anu iebOunded
30 the Door. a. rk shot three times. Tue hr.t
ehot was miss, but the other tw! took eneu.
the left eSe, anu taking II downward course,
came out almost through the eye. The Other
and ranged backward a'ons the scalp. After
che firing Mrs. CaTk eank DOWN nd was neipeu
Ciodfclter. with their ala she was Tie to walk.
notwithstanding the loes Of much blood, ana
had feiin IA ofrye tbt enc MOULD I'VE 20 s in
Az the doctors ofiice she stood the necessary
cutting and probing for the bullet Win much
0rryr. The larger portion Of the bullet which
went under the scaip was extrocted. This bull
let was ittened and eepar tcd Into number OF
ball had struck, but not broken. From the doc
tors Once Mrs. Clark was taken ~ Mr.. q. &. laid
turg's boarding houte, where she was comfort
For several weeks pact Mrs MARY Clark has
been In town at different tuner, 90 y ndsv 81
Mrs. Kate CLARK, Uarks present wife 90 whom
oe was marr,ed Oct 81, " employed she was
around the mills j times for the purpose
~ ATTACK ing OF making trouble with the present
Mrs. CLARK, but Mr.. A. u. BaLer The superin-
tendent u the mills, would not allow her 10 en-
Ger the fartory. She came again IN the evening
while work was Ro'nR on put MT " a; nacs-
turn, the night wat bman. being W. rned by . r.
sInker. refused to allow her TO enter the mills:
nrs. Kate Clark ruus two looms and Il required
ss,ns o; ;Ss, Mr. M1ry cirs would shoot her
through the vino ows at night she kept he w
curtains hung before them, 90 that her move
gut the milla. The affaT OF FRIDAY indie ties
that these precautions taken by herself and M.
Baksr were prudent, as otherwise she might
have been the next victim ~ Mn. MARY . ven
scSsnce. ..s. h., IT.. r.,, ora. an old.
-Nie single harreled, self COCK iDg pistol. which
-he secured o. Enfield IL IL eIT nse mat q
anrav Of this Kind with such a poor weapon.
Mr.. tlark sbO' with one of the sm lest re;
yolvers known 70 the tr'6e ca,ridse pistol
size Of a twO-grain quinine pill Clark pistol
was one Of the kDd WI h a. Eastern yortth
once exhibited TO COLORADO pioneer The
Western man twho carried two large nsyi y
inquired what IL was. Beng told that II was a
pistol ho remarked that u the Eastern chap
Fever sho, him with 10, ana he should ind II
out. he LEX him Ike smoke.
On FRIDAY evening we called Co see Mrs. Clark
aud found her getting along finely under the
crcuu stances. One bali her face and head was
covered with clio hs, but her visible eye wa:
bright, and ene able to talk as RAPIDLY aud
snergetl cally ae ever. She had much that was
bad to say of her late husband. Soc saws sh,
has Joined him In many crimes, aud shat he IL
fespOns inle for her WRONG doings. She says that
when IN leAas aud other defiant states CLARK
being In IihnCiel he would pinch her hands and
feet ana annoy her In many way, aud she con-
Guided that she would mi MIN - prevent MS
titus following her around ana distubing her.