The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-10-11
snoot,ns Of Coz. M. Lewis clark, 'f'--
s,,scments Of Both Parties
nv telegraph to the Herald

AGAuemNhhS w.
Nv telegraph to the Herald
Jou1sy1LLE Ky, Sept 80, 1879.
Tbe shooting of Colonel M Lewis o" h
T. bv CAPTAIN Thomas G. Moofe n'
caused great excitement III !nm ,o,sionces
,%rouohout the State. The ciroui m". the
Iao5ino to this affair were these r.o,,,
roc;ng on the extra day, MONDAY, oopa oa,,
her 30 1879 there was an agieeu s"I one
stahos If 1926 each for three yeHr-oiuo, V .ho
mile In which Samuel ByranI e sII', Mile
tillv Maytield; Charles Hen, inc nny - Cam,
Hart; Scott Farris, bfoiher-'li,i, ~ p,a,,shnt
iia''T a Moore the bay colt BucKshot'
snia r Moore, son of Captain moore,
any obeennt colt Bailey and the chestnut my
Inv Rnckdep, dam by Bay Dick inns con
.oSt was placed first on the programme .,
tSo dav's racing. After the BEL ruiY
,,,,hey of forfeits due on the eoit P"'los
80 LODGED against HIM, and N.Y. Lewis
CIarl IT. President OF the uSsoelation' ~
sa"naod Centain Moore that the colt coul"
~ Stort until the back forteltS were pau
not sea, Cantnin Moore went to the parties
~ N'tn,,, tbe forfeits were due and got their
W ", 70 suspend the forfeits and leu tn7
cohsoho rnn In the meantime IL. +.
1Sooro,s entries became tavorltes at oudS Vi
Ir0 70 20 AGAINST the field. Captain Moore
ILLo traine3 the colts of Mr.. ii, F. Moore'
,aF,so5 10 start as he could not back MS en-
trias Mt the odds he thought he ought 70 a.,
toin as they sold for mere song "h Wy W..
SATURDAY night preceding the race M
Clark. it seems announced 10 hei,"ol
gentlemen standing around hilei va a.
Moore declined to start MS hotSe'' .n"V W,
reason he did not was on ecount Oh t'o loh
AN'N'O NI,,,rp lnnlpt the nSStl
tiou and some angry words passed netWee,
th Ul, Subsequently, Mr. Clark APOLOGIZE!
hIt tbis was not satisfactory to Captain
NTooro who said that he could not have nm
diSicnity with MI Clark on his own tracR
b,,t ,yoi,ld see him at The Gait House Una
evening.
PUBLIC APOLOGY DEMANDED
Can't. Moore entered the hotel ilttl
after eight o'clock, and IN tax Win you
norrespondeut, stated what Is mere 8iNel
and further said that be intended 10 at
mand an apology from Mr. ClalK, Wiz q
mnst be made as public as the insult ~
stated that "Olark had lnsuiieu mn az e
S.',SIu races and this was the second OF
opto +bot he had given him lot Of tan
~ tio conrsa but that would not do. /
demanded a public apology, and II he d
nor give il he "would denonce HIM al
1,erhons slap his face, Shortly atterwaf
SEoat Moore approached Mr.. Clark, Al
tSd,, talked some little while together III q
ro+,,nda of the hotel by invitation OF NJ
Glarl, they retired to the private once
the hotel behind the counter Iney
mained in the Office some three-quafterS
an hour, but what passed between Vnei1
not known.
COL cLARKs STATEMENT
Col Clark's statement is that Capt Mo-
demanded public apology from him. "
inc that ssthe President of the course
inss,Itnd him" Col Clark replied that
hnd ss1one nothing o. the kind. Five
go y he declared, - had been pre5en
AGAINST Can't. Moore by Geo. II. Rice a
ofhers and according to the rules ne COZ
not START. because he had not PAD ti
forfeits and assured him that no Insult
henn intended. He insisted that II n
and rising, hes put his hand Dehinu
hack. [ struck him between the eyes
cried. Hand me my pistol" and as he
so pushed him out OF the ROOM slaill
the door. As did so he continued 10
TO his son to hand nm MS PlSVoi'
shadow was reflected upon tLe gi'79 u
and as turned the glass craked, al"
that | SQOL. tOhAb C'''4'J 49,
b,m with nv own pistol before puS
him hin, from the room, surprising that he
not 30 cowardly as to shoot Inc attet l
al the door His son handed him
nistol and he shot me by my shadow
CAPTAIN MORRIS VERSION OF THE AFT
Contain Moore says that 'the colt Ba
,,oo entered in the mile dash race Mon
and Saturday night he sold Tor mere =
while Yesterday morning ne Soia ~
against the fold i'll the booths was
fed that something waa wrong IN the
and / determined to withdraw my
Trbicb did. On this account some "
ooseed between me and Colonel Clarl
fhe track. Last night at the hotel, dr
our interview, Colonel Clark drew
and called me foul Dames was una
and RETIRED By the advice OF his
new he refused to GO on with his slater
THE SHOOTING
After the loud and angry discnsslo
the back office a scutlle ensued, and N
was elected from the Office ms
George Moore, who accompanied
handed his father pistol, and he
tbrouoh tl,e glass door. The ball, str
Colonel clark near The right nipple, re
around the side and lodged under the
Giles of the right arm. Clark fell, al
first the wound was pronounced fatal
mediately after the shooting Captain
walked TO the centre of the rotunda'
he remained some five minutes thel
into a hack and drove to the Central
Station and gave himself up.
THE WOUND.
Colonel CLARK was removed to TO
the hotel, where he remained unit
morning. and was then removed to HI
denoe, His physician says he has no
and considers him in no danger
IN COURT.
The case was called in the City Con
dav and continued until Wednesday
the bail of Captain Moore being +
$l 200. while that Of his son q
charged with being an accessory
shooting, was placed at 500. bot
bonds and wore released.
Mr.. Clark, it is learned this attorn'
doing extremely well and will proba
able to be ont within d week.
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