New-York tribune., 1877-08-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
C1APK,s M1rRDrROIrs REVENGE.
MRS HoLMEss AssAIANr STILL AT LARGE-Possl
BILE RECOVERY OF TUE VICTIM


MRS HOIMEs's AssAIANT STILL AT LARGE-Possl-
BILE RECOVERY OF TUE VICTIM
Mrs. Frances Holmes the victim of her would
be lovers vengeance lay in critical condition y'sler
day from the effects of the hatchetwouuds received at
his hands tie day before. While procaimng her almost
entire consciousness be extraordinary In view oil e
wounds she had received. her physicians were nc Will
ing Yesterday 10 declare her out Of danger Dean lf'
ctber inflammation or congestion Of the brain would he
perfecty natural result, they said OF the blows sue
had received. Her almentary system was slightly
ont of ordcr-a result not uuna,uraly following the
use Of ether. but which might be cauf'u oy
nervous prostatou. and it only too pr0Dioe thHt
This affection would unfa, ,orahy upon the WonnoS'
Alt,ceibcr The doctors agreed that cure n accom-
,lished would be wonderful one, only To he ohtthed
bv the best OF care and general 70 tuuae combination
Of circumstances Dr. Bruce kept constant watch upon
the paticnt allowing person or thing 10 come INTO Ho
room which would tend 70 excite her. she eNnihied a
wond rl tranquility. only sleeping naturally over
nvc hours but obcyiug the doctors eomm'uds mp '
itly Shortly before Corcncr Flanagan LETT the house
she said to him tha; she "was Not gong TO let mat "u
Kill her, hut would get wei 20 spite him.
The pol.ce searched vauly Yesterday for Clark tho
vvo,,,dbe assassin Capt Murphys hypothesis that ne
was iusaue and had committed suicide dd not ma gen
eral acceVtauce among those who had seen nm "''hn
the past week. IL generally believed that DC ""u
,crforned the act simply as matter OF revenge being
pigucd af her fflaiiuthl OF uli.is hilN''''i
make him out 10 be a d'rk-compeXi"ncd m"n WIN "
sinking hauedog aig, which rendered ma very "npie
possessng I'm appearance. His three weck' "aich oi
The bou,e and his numerous attempt, 70 gain an 'ic
vicx with Mrs Holmes gave the people OF the nelsinW
hood a GOOD opportunity 20 note his habits, ana Whe
thev admit thlt ne nay fave committed sucdc-thou%n
hardly believing him canabc oi the ,-tHA s,'t
yesterday 10 Doe ungnimou- In dcnyl2g iGe Pree'o' '
unwilling in his actions That bctoscucd us'miy. ,
Upon rcgtiHiuc conscou-ucss aitcf tEc oIca'ii n,'
been reformed upon her, 5irS Holmes male inc lUo%
i7g anfe-luorielu statement to Dcrutytoioncr hl,r
She mad known Clark or about eighteen moht ui7l
coming acquainted Will him when she "ru.d IoI l%uS %
ton hOukkcc cr IN us shoe STORE, IN 0Nt' 60 u
A. iirfy-,ccouf t she worked M thiS pO,u'h "Uu"' N
months. when De failed. Al this u"e ne was iHnAins
himself very d~9grceabc 10 her nv wing i" H"H it
copseut 90 a marriage. She repeatedly refused hl uut
he coutiuu his solicit ttlons dnt he "ccdW'
pauf 10 frr Subsequently, le resumed business tn l--
ay, near Thiit, -uuthsl, aUt again failed ME- hui
rh, rp ttd ihr ui tpC assault. "S tid sn'
iu Yesterday IEi9tNE. After ruru- thc H -''II n
ont side door. bat hr caught n before u WIS '''"' "
q ouch ofeu fearing duuoN ance ii.l" MN 7c ' ' G
believed uat hc Woud rr-"it '1 Nt u'l h, ID,
leaving Ia ~hc lt ln'rc h'le 'b'u uf ~,
and CORE utiuC for Western urW-IHttT hl7, u"
ard WITH vuom sine board. %. declared iAri shr n'd
way. been q,t AND r,uu at home WITH h'lc 'o elIu
cze in h.r cluduci as @ .''lcr of law. ..,,.- 80.
John Wr-hf cOursd mgu tfnIoNcu 10 iNt ~''"''' %"
the opposite side of thr avenue ana T..'S i ,i
place ,o long thlt they l1d fntr Ni-bl a'pNl i'
with one another Cars haI sib he was tu "''u ~, ~. "
Oct ciyc to vs. tcA tAc A. u.s.. W il-' s'" .li" - /" w ,
Humc> fo her door. slItu- r'' inc Nltl l' ana " "
g. fi, with I.r: .ui wien he started down l|Ah ,nu
ave. amt chem down Ihr.N-s contest. toward ,ar Ls
aver. Nu-lr Io.t.w.d niyr aNu 'u' ENI"T -'n'
al ann plfi. ur. pHesu. Olt.r Gum ou irc WN Ol".
rtaclIu -,coulIts.. ClHr. ci>'uu. u ln tl' 'i'Wu
AVID thc negro was unah' to gam e-"l OBJ l'" . '-' [
S.vrliI uf fuc residents 900 ilc nc.Eub rhood-lhe H"
Wurlt amuug th,m-,at seen thc hirhcl h ''t
hand win the handle u' h., -eev. .u' % "'cu i'u ~
u-o There was u' tN .d.u,. I'D h' I"'l' "'! '"'
Csrk uas intoxicated at tAr fiur ot ii. assault.