The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-02
COL. cLAYTOx'S MURDER.
Arkansas in Great Excitement Over The
Crime.
The Murderers Undiscovcrcd-Every
Effort Being Made to Uncarih Them
The Legislature 10 Offer n lleavy
Reward.
Especial to The Times Democrat. I

bl0Odeu sssslinaii0n ut Hon Juhu
NJ. Clayton at Piunmersvtiie last
night was one of the ,nust diat,Oticat
ousrases p~rpetrate: in this S,.'e for
years, and has aroused All indignation
aTnor" ait classes tina, knuws 70
uouuus.
TIE excltt ment here this morning
was Intense, aud when u delegation
from this place arrived ut the scene of
the crime more excitement Waa
found. The Times Democrat correspon-
dent lDnnd the remains uf the tiesd
man in "a room in II little, low cottage,
about 200 yards from the depot, lying
OH s'retcter, where the coruuer bad
tlsc; Il him.
From W. u. Atnuit, IL lawyer of
Morrti,op, and B. II. Wumack. u
drummer. who were In the room, y,
The time, the following tale Wa. told
COL. CLAYTON
had been talking to the two Reutie-
| tasn aud Mrs. McCraven, the BOARD
|lns-h"use keeper. He turned xud
walked toward. u window in The north
end of the house, and started to sit
! pown in Il chair facing the window.
| turning his head to speak to Afuutt III
the same time. When about halfway
downa shot was fired through the
window. The lamp was extiueutshe.,
aud Clayton fell to the floor,
AZ soon AS light was secured il wss
inund that ne had received charge Of
No. . buckst.ol in the
| Right SIDE OF THE NECK.
seven of them passing en- t,re,y through,
| i,rn u iF,1y ina,
arerirs from the hear, Ia Tho Erait. A
ho'c as large as a mans fist VA. torn
III the right side of his neck and face
and one two iuches in din meter on The
left side. Death was instantaneous.
and two physicians, who arrived ON
the scene immediately, could do Meth
ing but wait for the coroner tn Come
this morning.
The c"ronel's jury examined the Two
men I'm the room and the two physi-
eans called, and rendered u verdict Il
death from snnshot wounds by y per
son Or persons unknown. Tnc tue,
VIII" did the saoo,ing wore oversnrs
so ss to Keep from making any noise.
and from the number OF track. fouu.S
outside the windows they h,d ev,-
dentiy been there for some time wait
| 'hs AGA 81 So'N CishUCc I'D kpS1Itcn
THEIR DIAEoL1cAL wouk.
| AS soon as it WAS done, they ser, IN.
yard by gate going through the gar
den, and rs they got over the garden
gate, dropped n new Smith & Wes,o,,
revolver, which was found ,hi. ,uurc.
ing, and which, it is Thought. wilt
furnish II clew that viii lead to tb..
! affn.pttPR f,f the orf,n;r.f,
MIR Al.NCTr
is l. Il publican, and had been Tn.
gsged by Clayton to take the depu
Si'inns i'll bis contest tor Hon. C. K
Hreckinri'ige's seat in tie Ftftytfrs,
Congress. He says that IL NE iuves
tigation Cot Clayton had no, said n
WORT ahnnt tne ballot. To- X .hef,.. saw
ing that he simply wanted t. prove
he votes that he was entitled to.
HnN. CARROLL ARMSTRONG
attorney for Mr.. Rreckiuridpe. m,
been cr"ss-exufuiuing Att wit ,p-sps az,
this question, declaring he wound sii,
! the matter.
There is a reward # $i4UU utf.reu for
the arrest aud conviction of the ballot
box thieves, AMI detectives are.t work
on the case.
The theory is tina, the ihievps werf,
being pursued pretty closely, apd thew
thought by
AsSAss1NATIN NC COL. CLAYTON
they would stop further proceedings
In this they were wrong, for Governor
Eagle says he vii! hunt them down \,
any cost, ard his proclamation to that
effect VIII ua published in the morning
| The town Of rlummersvilie was upset
by the tragedy, and business was prnc-
tica'iy suspended, and people OPENLY
proclaim that they wilt hang the man
IA soon rs caught.
| No arrests havo been made as vet
The citizens Of Pine Bluff, Col. CLAW.
toms home, closed up Their business
houses to-day, and held meeting con-
aemn'ng the assassination and piedp
Ing themselves
| no HtNT THE AsSAsSrNs
20 the death. business was almcs%
suspended here; aud tbs people STOOD
'tn the -tteo's and discussed the ont
rag.
Tao IrmnsHs were brought here 10.
night aud met at the depot by Knights
iemrlars, and vast cDncnurse of nee.
| pie, ana.sscnrtcd 10 the Tembtsr Asy.
lnm, where they viii lie ia state until
tomorrow. They will be taken 10 Pine
btuh ny sp' ctai train for interment.
re men who sat mp with the dead