The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-28
LITTLE LOVE TOKENS.
EVIDENCES OF LINGERING AFFEC-
TION

EVIDENCES OF LINGERING AFFEC-
TON.
DIVORCED WIFE CALLS UPON HER Ex-HUs-
BAND WITH PISTOL AND FINDS HIM WITH
LIKE PRESENT FOR HER-rHE SEQUEL.
The Fairfield Qll.) Press of the l4th inst.
says: On Friday morning last Mrs. Clark |
formerly Miss Mollie FsrnsworthI, divorced |
wife OF Wells T. Clark, arrived at our depot |
on the morning mail train from the South. |
On the route down town she inquired OF
James Ford II he knew Clark and where |
he worked. She carried in her hand a |
small paper package, which subsequent
events proved TO contain a pistol. Arriving
down town she proceeded to DIR. Sibley's
residence (where Clark formerly boarded)
and inquired for him. Being told that he
was probably at the church at work. she
went directly to the building. Mr.. Clark
was, at the time of her arrival, engaged In
placing the joists for the second floor
Mrs. Clark entered the basement, and look
ing around tor Clark, saw him on the joists
some 10 or IL feet above. She unwrapped
her paper parcel, remsrking at the time:
wells CLARK, i've give you warning
NOW I'VE GOT YOU"
She then presented her pistol and sought
q good opportunity TO shoot Clark between
the joists. Clark Saw his danger and drew a
pistol and fired. Reports are somewhat con-
fiicting as to which fired first, the reports
being almost simultaneous. Mrs. Clark's
bullet struck joist and reboupded to the
floor. Clark shot three times. The first shot
was a miss, but the other two took effect.
One entered Mrs. Clark's forehead, Just
above the left eye, and, taking a downward
course, came out almost through the eye.
The other entered the forehead
near the edge of the hair and
ranged backward along the scalp. After
| the firing Mrs. Clark sank down and was
helped to DIR. Vertrees' Office by Messrs.
McNely and Clodfelter. With their aid she
was able to walk, not outstanding the loss OF
much blood, and had faith to believe that she
would live 10 again make q target OF Mr..
Clark at some future time. At the doctors
Office she stood the necessary cutting and
probing for the bullet with much nerve
| The larger portion of the bullet which went
under the scalp was extracted. This
bullet was hattened and separated into a
| number of small pieces.
THE SKULL WAS LAID BARE
where the ball struck, but not broken. From
the Doctors Office Mrs. G. was taken to Mr..
G. G. Goldburg's boarding house, where she
was comfortably cared for. For several
weeks past Mrs. Mary Clark nas been IN
town at different times. On Monday of las t
week she visited the wooden mills where
Mrs. Kate Clark, ClRrk's present wife Ito
wnom BIO was married October 3D., is en-
ployed. She was around the mills several
times for toe purpose OF attacking or making
trouble with the present Mrs. c., but Mr.. A.
III. Baker, the superintendent Of the mills,
would not allow her to enter the factory.
She came again in the evening while work
: was going on, but Mr.. j. A Black burn, the
; night watchnan, being warned by Mr..
Baker, refused To allow her to enter the
mills Mrs. Kate Clark runs two looms and
is required to pass back and forth In front oil
two windows. Fearing that Mrs. Mary c.
would shoot her through the windows al
night, she kept heavy curtains hung before
them so that her movements and position
could not be seen from without the mill
The affair of Friday indicates that these
precautions taken by herself and Mr.. Baker
were prudent, as otherwise she might have
been the next victim of Mrs. Msry's ven
gesncs. The weapon used by Mrs
Clark was an old-style, single-barreled
self-cocking pistol which she secured at En-
field. 1t is strange that a woman as intel
ligent a. she would go into an affray of thi,
kind with such poor weapon. Mr.. Clark
shot with enc of
THE SMALLEST REvoLvERs KNOWN
to the trsde-a cartridge pistol carrying
} ball of 2l-l00 calibre-being about the size
of a twc-grain quinine pill. Clark's pisto
/ WIS ono Ol IbS klnu WHICH an eastern
youth once exhibited to Colorado pioneer
J The Western man (who carried two larg,
navies) inquired what it was. Being TOLD
that it WAS pistol, he remarked that If tn,
; Eastern chap "ever shot him with IL, anC
he should find 1t out, he'd lick him like
smoke" The shot which entered jus
, above the eye and passed out, was doubtless
received while Mrs @. was looking down
ward. The other shot was probably re-
| ceived when the attack was first
l made-at about the same time
she shot at Clark. One o.
the jolsts shows the intentions made
! by Mrs. C's bullet and from which IL re-
bounded to the floor. 1t was aiterward
picked up by some of the workmen. On
Friday evening we called to see Mrs. Clark
and found her getting along finely under
the circumstances. One half her face and
head was covered with cloths, but her Wis
as rapidly and theoretically as ever. She
!, had much that was bad TO say OF her late
husband. She says that she has Joined him
in many crimes, and that he is responsible
for her wrong-doings. She is evidently not
of sound mind. She says that when in
: in Illinois) he would pinch her hands and
feet and annoy her In many ways, and she
! concluded that she would kill him to pre-
vent his thus following her around and dis
urhinO or