The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-05-29
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MURDERS PENALTY.


Murderers of Anderson LoeIssiey, at Wnv-
erly, o., and Leonsdns Johnson, MURDER
er of MRS. Cook, at Nc Donogh, Ga.
OLEAN, N. ", May 20.
Charles B. Clark, was hanged to-day In
Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, for
the murder of his wife in the town OF
Farmersyille last December, Governor
Cleveland having refused to grant a re1
prieve. He made astatement in regardto
the tragedy and the cause leading to It.
substantially as follows: Clark is thirty
years old He was married in tho
winter of 1879 to Martha Marble, the slx1
teen-year-old daughter Of Edwin Marble,a
well-to-do farmer Of Pennington. After
the marriage they went to live on farm
on the Lyndon aud Franklinville town
line. A year after they were married a
child was born. Clark drank occasions
ally, but says he was not incorporate,
They lived awhile on this farm, and
then went to live on another
farm which Mrs. Clark's father
had purchased adjoining his own.
Clark complains that his father-in-law
did not act generously by them, as he
gave his daughter nothing to start them
in the world with except a two-year-old
heifer. One day last fall Anson Clement,
a friend OF Clark's, called at the latter's
house, and asked him to go with him to
Rushford, which he did When he re-
turned home he had been drinking. His
wife refused to get him any supper,
and took their child and went
to her fathers. Clark tried persist
entity to induce her to return to
him. He frequently visited her at her
father's and met her at parties and danced
with her, but she declared she would
never live with him again. "The only
reason she gave" says Clark, twas that
drank. But do not think that was her
reason ut ALL There was another person
TO whom she hoped TO 20 after She had
rid herself of me. / know who IL was,
but no good can come Of mentioning his
name now"
FEW DAYS BEFORE THE TRAGEDY
Clark went to Cuba, New York, and
bought some cloth TO make his little boy
suit of clothes. On December l8, he
went to his wife's fathers to ask his wife
how the clothes should be made,
81 asked II she would let the baby 20
over to my mother, TO let her make the
clothes" said Clark. "My wife refused
to let him go. Then l replied that he
should go, and that would take him to
my mothers that very night. Ny
wife was sitting by loom, weav-
ing. A large butcher knife lay near her.
When said that the boy should go tony
mothers she came up to me with the
knife. 1'll see whether you'll take
him. she said, and struck at me with the
knife. | threw up my arm and warded
off the blow and started for the door. As
l took hold of the knob she stabbed me
In the hand, making cash from which
the blood spurted in big stream put
up my hand and pushed her away She
struck at me again with the knife, and
again warded il off. Then took
my revolver from my pocket. She
struck II from my hand and 1t fell on
the floor. We both sprang to get pos
session OF it. l got it and she lunged
! at me again with the knife | grabbed
. her right wrist with my left hand and
held her from stabbing. She grasped my
right wrist and held my hand with the
2 revolver In II above my head We were
! each striving to prevent the other from
doing any harm. ! cooked the revolver
as 1t was held above my head and
PULLED THE TRIGGER.
did not know the pistol was pointing
( down toward her. She let 20 my wrist
I and pushed her back against the loom.
Z saw blood on her neck. started Tor
/ the door again, when she sprang after me
j once more with the knife in her hand.
!. Casting her back against the wall ! fed
j out Of the door. This was between four
|, and Ave o'clock on Saturday afternoon. /
y went home and changed my clothes ana
-. fft..
q Bradford, Pa. l was captured there.
/. The struggle between my wife and me
q lasted not more than minute. 1t seems
4 that Mrs Clark was alone in the house
when her husband called on the fatal day
She was found dead on the floor by her
brother who came Ia from feeding his
stock on hearing the pistol shot. Mrs
Clark was said to be the handsomest wo'
y man In that part Of the country"
Il When Clark was arrested he attempted
Q to commit suicide by cutting his throat
He Is the eldest Of five childrens ana tns
:, family is one Of the best in Cattaraugu'
! County Clark was found guilty Of ths
: crime In February
d ANDERSON LocKsLEy's MURDERER.
o wAyKRbY, O.. May 70.
d Laban Stevens slept well till awak
y ened by Sheriff Jones at seven O'Clock
!, this morning. He ate light breakfast
+, and told Rev. Mr.. Shaw, his Methodist
D. adviser, that he had made his peace Will
a God. The death warrant was read te
A. Stevens at eight O'Clock. He listened
Is calmly. He had been dressed for thu
= execution an hour before and had oc
AZ cupied his time In devotion.
le at 10 a. m. Stevens sent for his vic
tim's brother and confessed planning tn
robbery, but not the murder. He aske'
forgiveness, which was granted. He sal
he hoped 70 meet Anderson Locksley 4
y Heaven The doomed man was led upo
at the scaffold at 1:05. While being pir
Is toned Stevens said: ~ stand here to die
~ God has forgiven me. have nothIn
q against anybody; no feeling against an
Re one on earth. ! hope God has besse
4. me.u He was dead Ia seven minutes aits
e. the drop fell. His neck was broken on