The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-09
KILLED AT THE POLLS.
DIR. r. Clay Maddux shot and In
stnutty Killed az OdeutOu. MD.

DR.. +. Clay Maddux, of Baltimore, was
shot and instantly killed at the polls at
Odenton, Md, yesterday. The Baltimore
Gazette gives the following account of it
"At tho fourth.dstrict polls of Anne
Arundel County, held Mt Odenton yestcr.
day, there was considerable excitement al,
| day, aud gang of roughs made repeated
efforts to take possession Of the place. They
were rcpulscd by the firm action OF Gen.
Fraiik A. Bond Deputy Sheriff Mitchell
and DR.. T. Clay Madddx, Of this city.
After the counting begin there wds y de-
termincd effort I'd take possession of the
polling room and an attempt was mado to
enter the window defended by Deputy
Sheriff Mitchell and DIR. Maddux aud others.
A number of shots were fired by the attack
ing party and the attack was repused,
but DIR. Maddux was instantly killed. lie
was from Virginia, and for n time occupied
a position on the medical staff of the Army
of Northern Virginia. He had n difficulty,
however, with Gen. Beauregard and retired
| from the army and practiced his profession
In Richmond. During the war he cx-
changed shots with reporter of q Rich.
iiidnd paper Who had offended him, and
later in Alexandria he had d similar street
fight, killing his antagonist. He then
cdme I'd Baltimore and has practiccd his
profession with some success, having con-
siderable skill and reputation as u surgeon.
lie was n man of about 40 years Of age,
tall and well.built and noted for
the firmncss of his opinions and the warmth
of his friendships. Ii was the latter charac-
teristic that led to his death. One of his
nearest and best friends was o candidate on
the regular Democratic ticket in Anne
Arundel County, and learning that desper-
ate attempts would be made to prevent the
Democratic majority at Odenton from be-
s,,ax iaI I'm thnr
he was there to assist his friend to preserve
the ballot-box from destruction. BY his
; boldness and determination he was a con-
spicuous target for the assassins and met
his death In repusing an attack upon the
polling-rdOm as above stated"
The Baltimore SIMS account, In d dis
! patch from Odehton, says:
CDR r. Clay Maddux, of Baltimore, was
, shot and killed, about 6 o'clock this even
ing, at the pollng-place of the fourth dis
trict, near Odenton. DIR. Maddux was
, accompanied here by several other Balti-
!. moreans The polling place was at the
9 house Of d man named Lowmar, who moved
7 his family away and rented the building
$ for the occasion. The day passed quietly
Q and peaceably until the shooting occurred
| !" It had been announced that one person
f from each party interested would be al
D lowed to go in and witness the counting OF
!. the votes, but they were not permitted to
G do so, though number of Baltimoreans
S were, it is alleged already in the main
t room. DR.. Maddux took q position at the
!. door or window of the polling place and re-
Q fused to let anybody go inside. resident
!, of the county made an attempt to get in
0 and was, 1t is said REFUSED by the Doctor
+ Pistols were drawn Immediately by both
Q parties and an indiscriminate firing was
n begun, several others participating. About
Q twelve shots were fired.
: "Dr. Maddux was shot in the back by
Q some person as yet unknown and died be.
t fore he could be taken. in the house. He
d endeavorcd to speak, but could not be un
l. dcrstood. The remains were placed in thu
0 polling place. An inquest will be held
d tomorrow. Great excitement prevailed
o during the shooting, but rs soon as 1t was
D ascertained that DIR. Maddux had beer
. killed the disturbance came to an end. NJ
Q arrests have been made. 1t is not known
( whether or not anybody else was in
@ jured.
c "Dr. Maddux was n voter of Baltimore
@ city. At recent election held in Anne
II Arundel County, DIR. Maddux. who has
+ number of political friends here, wer,
t present and took part in lively fight. L
4 Is alleged that his action on that occasion
Il was the cause of some of the people bein.
Il so bitter against him.
: [Dr. Thomas Clay Maddux was born il
: Fauquier County, Va, February 10, 1886
Q ! He was the seventh son and twelfth chile
d of Mr.. Thomas l.. Maddux, n wealth!
z farmer and native of the same place. Thos
IS l.. Maddux's children numbered thirteen
d all of whom have attained the age of forty
He was lineal descendant of Sir VIM. Mad
dux, of Seven Oak Manor, England. A
the age Of twelve years Thomas Clay Mad
VI dux was placed at the Winchester, Va, AGA
= DENY, where he remained two years, whcl
+ he was sent to Flint Hill Academy. Lou
! doun Co., Va: In 1851 he was entered at tn
:, Alexandria Academy, Prof Brockett, princi
= pal, where he pursued his studies until 1856
. when he graduated. While returning t,
!; his home, after graduation, he met Majo
" Henry Il. Dixon, of the United States army
l. who is said to have insulted an old an,
valued friend of his some time previously
'. and Immediately proceeded to resent tn
u insult. There was an exchange of shots
. DR.. Maddux receiving q, bullet through tn,
y neck and lungs, which occasioncd paraly
V sis that lasted for nearly year. He was s.
!, seriously wounded that his recovery wa
u considered remarkable. After the war, il
. 1866, DIR. Maddux met Col. Dixon in tn
y Mansion House, Alexandria, their first meet
y ing since the wounding Of the Doctor b.
) Dixon, several years before. An insul
:, passed at the meeting, and two weeks later
u rs DIR. Maddux and a friend were standing
u on the street, Col. Dixon approached, and
10 when about forty feet of, fired, the bal
i grazing Maddux's side. He returned TIL
u fire, mortally wounding Col Dixon, VIII
a died the next morning. DIR. Maddux wa
y also wounded by shot below the knee by
J" Mr.. Vernon, while in Richmond, in conse
=, quence of cause of quarrel his assailan
~ alleged he had with Maddux. During hi
~ residence in Baltimore DIR. Maddux wa
~ connected Us second with an affair of hono
:. which, however, did not come oH-th
y, ~ Aisquith-McCullough affair." '...-
s Railroad Accident.
to The engine attached to the Richmon
e train, due here ut halfpast 0 o'clock, struc
er man named Felix Cupton, near Waterloo
about half mile from Four-mile Run, las
evening, and knocked him several fee
down an embankment. AS soon as possibl
~ Engineer Desmond slackened speed, and th
u, train men discovered Cupton lying in
!" ditch, covered with mud and bleeding pre-
~ fusely from u cut behind the ear. He wa
~ ~ brought to this city and attended by ID
- Bradford, who found that his injury, thong
~ painful was not of dangerous natur,
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