, 1877-10-03
CASSIUS II. CLAY.
Ills Killing s.F n Negro.


Enrr<7nntrnrs trrcfaarH ts,taury-tol
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 1.-The reports of thc
killing of a lr.,rt, In Madison Enunty by tic
lion. Ln.stns N. Clay vary In sosnc of The par
tkttfai., !it agree generally In the following
abatement OF f,cts:
While, Mr. C!av was engaged in the Prcss'!cn-
tiai cAnva.., lie lost errnL lsal OF stUck ~hi'll
he l,ai ET.d rcas,n to believe had been stolen
iy hcgrt, named Perry White, wln, lived on
bis place, md who lind lcen ralsrd br him.
Perry VA. ordered to quit tho pvr,nssrs. For
this lie Threatened Sir. Clny, but dtl not cnfnc
to carry hin threat into execution. short time
ago Mr.. Liay discharged tho mother ri Perry
White, who was ctok. She was smelised of
stealing silver plate. khc wns person Of vo-
lent temper. atll also threatened that Mr.. Clay
stI'uls, suffer fUr It. Shortly Afterwards Perry
White wrolr LETTER to girl IN Mr. CIay's cyu-
plor, with wlmtn he was In lorc. III which he
threatened Afr. C1ay's llic. From that time
"lr. Clay carrictl bistnl with HIN when hn
went a'H'ut thu farm, not knowing when or
where the attark would he made. mud bcint.
well aware of The desperate character VI the ne.
FRO, fic saw nothing Of him until Sunday last,
when Air. Clay started In coHpany with little
colorcd boy for the cror, church in the nc,0n-
an,rllood Iur th. purpose of hiring anotl,ur ee,k.
When ttar 1is burn the IiLIlc t1y called Mr.
Clay's attention to Wlitc. lie WIS distnonni-
ctl ntrl Partially kidlen behind Ills hurse. BE-
lievtnE this WAS MI ATTEMPT to ASfasaitlatr HIM.
Clay algitt'l from Ills muIr, and drawing hIs
tfstul commenced firing. liz r,lt two bullets
Into Whites tHNly, either vi wlict, would have
iroIuesI lsa.ll; nc tl,sn 1t wsnt t. lss!,,nund
.l!'hgc, by whom he WIS placd under arrest.
Mr.. Clay lEls public sy,ntathy III his favor, the
ncEru wh0tn lie killed harin. been notorious as
thief uni tesrcra,Io.
rt,fx ar
IL which Mr. Clay was q principal actor. He
L1s Awuvs hcEn noted Tor personal bravery,
amounting almost to rathncss. Many are Tie
stories related BY old cittzcns of tho manner IN
.nst wfen ~, actIye rofItela,, IN Kentucky, ,ar-
ryt1'g llss life Ii, his hahl. Ono of tllcsG nnec-
utcs. which sufficiently illustrates tl,c rilarac.
Ter Of tic rnan il told of hl,n during stormy
tStss rIst 'Ss Dr ssa a y SoT hs ths S
"Duke" Wickll!le. as lie waa called The
latter hult made charges ugutnst DaYi. wh!rl,
that gentleman denied. Mr. Davis. l,asilt. l,ect,
eu0tc in tic hainds u hia irtrud Glayy, WHO M at
tho stump and cuntra,lictc.l tho cilargcs,
Finally, at lhcetsnt ut Russell Cave,
esr;c sw fs If :sn e,tnc. s y II Gy Ws ta1K '.o ayns
to handle the - Dake' without gloves. Hc was
Inicrrupte'1 by so,ne of Wtckllire's friends,
a1'snnE them one Jnek Ashton, who kept tho
HEonu*AF llDtet ~ tu1k Llllicy hlau EAto UsUWt
sucking difficulty with Clay. The prcntdl-
t4tcsl I!sturbance having bern brought nuulit,
brown fired at Clay. The tall struck tho Ian.
die III hls bOwie-kEle, md As The sting xas Sc
vcrp, Mr. Clay thought he had rccciyel o fatal
wound. lioltling Its breath, us he told n frIuAd
next ulorisine iii tic belief tlui by sO losnx he
might lvc lung enough 10 kill his cMelny. he
fell un Brown Will, hts bowIe.knifc mud literally
cut lltln to pieces, EouginE ont eye out Ut It's
socket. alr. Clay was, ln fact, unhurt. Urt,w7,
fingered Tor some tiulu between life a,d death,
anl finally recovered only 10 bG blown Ut, un q
stclinboat ut Louisville sonc years ufterwar.l.
Iherc Is no doubt Of Mr. Cfay's courage and
determination, ut.d \ ttli' negro Threatened Ills
R,cnuoSp. Ky, oct. i.MThiss Thhs'atn: morning the
nnn. ". e. Miller, Judge uf the Madison County
Court, thought THO circumstances ~ the case
against tho Hon. c. II. CIay for killing Perry
Wl!lto (colosc1) justified nothing more tiInn u
accordingly prcicrre. IN tint fur,u. Soon Us the
warrant wns srryrtl On ucn. clay he went Into
| open cnltrt. and, In the prcseMte of the Judge
| anu tic County Att0nIry, waived nil exnIni.l;-
tun. Judge atller then liked Ills bali at 81 ,tsl,
| which was promptly given, Drutus j. Clay a.,u
Jasncs lennrtt, tho aol, aud sot''i,-law Of Gcu.
Clay, entering upon the bond Is ILLS securities
spt.Hess OF the llw at tic ncxt March term uf
| tho Madison Circuit Court. At the meeting Of
tho court ut tlaat date thu charge wi be nvrkti-
gated By tic Grand Jury, and II that bUly lnlls
sufficient grounds for Indictment he will be in.
dlctci for manslaughtcr; but, from the Violent
Gen. Clay, and tho little hoy nn,!cs 1O years of
agc, who aunp Witnessed the killing, it II for.-
EUne CONCLUSION thAt, after an Investigation of
| the affair, further proceedings will lt Ignored.