The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-19
THE ST. LOUIS'TRAGEDY,,
Something New nnd Interesting Regard.
t''gFts I lug the Shootinr, Ia "

"''SA 'ns. " lug 'uent'hcn'iou VI Tue
revolver, areporter visited Mr.. Clopton's
Office and Ind a talk with that gentleman
uA,r c,on,o, r,.I. -.
S''psoH' . ".'' ''4''e' 1.t"''e!"! Ie'
porter, aha desire TO speak with you, the
reporter said, when he met the lawyer lin
the large Office sls 1i'E5,;
'uAl, r;,.h. H., ,.,, ;.
- s", o., :, "".A ~ WINS '"e IT,
spohse' ana Mr.. Clopton led the way to q
small room partitioncd OH in tic corner
"Tuke II sea, y M ,.. .-..., I..,z;....L, n
",iD;1 ,o,, ho.u 3
:, ~ 'ou nc@f any .nlhg ABOUT inc lden'
tlhcat!oa O! the pistol that has figured ID
this SlavbaCk case ?' tho reporter asked az
| he sat down.; Il; ia, E:.,E .'f,I.,;i.,
NOT env anSwf1sa ths ps s a'.q!ney hey
aek D. - y il'nposslole 10 90 anythlng OF
~" n"R',t R.no. Il, =, .,,5r.ii. ~
p". Ivy nuSe uohe 'N', ~ lAe reporter
eok fv1'eu. svi' T. ,,,r,, ~
w, :" ~ ;lt ta!e 80 MF:. C!oplon asked, WIN
Hgry s.TIya 'nquarlne tqq,e l9ok AZ the reporter.
u e sn1 u.sHvSs;ses, ,,.Has, ,;Ms !ne answer i.
uHIa NY l1eut'ueu II
NJ ~ Eama.,' Eiaes, PA~nDloAes at NO.
W, nf ~ aan,. ,y.i'n ,'ai:" e"ee!. j, y iftti
uW.m IN : oea.sYe II. : - ~
hen ,,' hssas!s :o Pos't,Vesy g his1rade'
INV n VI .!lc pistol' anu says ne sold sim.
la n, o19 ~ ooiollei soiayo2cK last march,.
MI, olopton smacksd ms Ups several
tlmes, !ueDcG MS right hand ncrvously
across n's iotehead, anu seemed anxious to
prevent h'msell from betraylng any sur.
PRISE ,,. VI h,nSle!y over 1he matter. he did
~. stenA tots some time; tnen ne remarked:
Mell' WI. Hspo!ter, without Wishing to
oe sh9.l ot ruoe win you, must declare
Ina! : have'no deslre 10 say anything more
aoo9s .!e H .I's mater. made,a statement to
the GoIoner' ana tt,at IS clear and lull IS
~ "nar saw aho KNOW OF thls uniortu.
''a.g .I ann.t. al;:n 81!
peHeVe YOU sAlu C0lOnel .SAyback
had no ptstoiT SD y, M -.
sasu ga" MN win none, and il lie
ma one IN MS hands ! could have SCENT.
ne naa none IN MS hands. Now L 10 not
deslre 70 say any more" - <
i WISH 10 ask Just another question
lheIepot1er sa'a, Will You hearth r
u,n " Ia! M ~ the luestion Z! :, !
tn's man mas identified the pistol MS
olayo!acRs, now GO you account for your
positive statement before the Coroner that
oMy1ack had no p'sto'Y ,.,st
,.i sa.u ! saw none ln;hls hands. He
naa no no pistol IN MS hends;
~, a'ter Il, = pause, Mt. C1opton. SAD n detec.
!lvc 'l'.u oeeh lnto tne once 10 the morn
lng, anu askea nm i ne had ever before
ssIn ,s,,;. ,,s setIM wni.e'hana'eq revolver
Which was exhloited. TO him. re replied
thae 9e naa never seen It until the day Of
tne Cotoners inquest IN The Cr,mina!
SouIt.ioonl..nH ne ,haa tneVer.seen Colone!
guy guy pacK wltn sucn weapon. ue had
aiso eHp!nlheu N, 70 the ae'ectlye that the
''s.o' u!u not oeione tonlm (Clopton).
~ e!ioat ~ speak lutther WIN All. Clop;
m son ol' .ne suolect resulted IN tnat gentleI
~ man i!s INSISTING tl'"t NC had hothing more
~ saF. -,
you "r!.e up anything ABOUT this In
tervie~, let me see u, VII, you, before IT
goes sv,:.1 into .ne paper. !he lawyer asked: 4
with pleasure" said the reporter. "But
you haven't told me much yet. You've
oniy s'''u .ney Gau hot .dehtliy that pistol
as una.i ~. n'ay pack pfoperty.r 4
nont put II .that way. That was said
1uTIy m.1 ::n 'o,e1's' ~ - yi'E-Pl
., ell, what VIII say? ,,tT,5I.;,i!~x
on can say Colonel Slayeack never
had mat pistol IN h,s hands at the time ho
was sIot, anu furthermore from what i
nave SINCE T. hearu, KNOW that it is not
Colonel s!ayback's pistol. .3a.Ii
W nat nave you heard," tho reporter
Asked nut Mr.. Oiopton refused to answer,
saying that ne had already expressed him.
sell US lar as ne intended TO 10 Tor the pres.
ent before the coroner. a.it& :sn, l9E
mr.: Charles -. Ware, Of the Times
irlntlns company, makes statement TINT
IS new and interesting, and has some bear
ing upon the subject OF the weapon identi.
ned Yesterday as Colonel slayback's prop
erty. ne sud 10 areporter yesterday TINT
few moments alter the occurrence heTan
Up inso tue 1'oa Iisfatch and met Nr.
Cloplon.ln the reporters' room. +
~ nut ls the; natter. Mr.. Ware asked.
Colonel Slaybacktis killed." answered
the attorn,sy,"and Cockerill isshot through
the head; =; e.. ~. -
MF. Gaeketlll s;m;. e, ~ IN moving around the