Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-07

49, YoAs~sSSs 0HBses1s 49, 49, 49,
Of the way.
whes Jsdee Clayton vese 70 Piss
asrsvf1le bspm4ssat4D bthe aalnpst'
s1fness b. the tshabi1sn1s His sssssdl
sss to take away TIE assd Asdy a. ~
|bsoehas. Il WosId soem#11at. uudg
such circumstances, sves band
Of Hottentots would have treated
him deeently But not only did the
citizens oler him no assistance OF sym
pzthy In his sad Grand, bat they even
threatened the friends who accompanied
him. with death II they did NOT leave
town before night. While hess Jadee
Clayton had ~ interview With o. T.
Bently. the only Deputy Sheriff about
In the coarse Of this talk the Judge eiic-
tied the fact that this o6iciai uas dnise
nothing that tended towards the sppre
hension Of his brothers. asssAAns.
The following passage from the testi-
mony Of Judge Clayton, il Of much i'm
pOrtsnee:
Then" I said my brothers muir
deref must oe 10 WIS Town, % wakn ne
- INV sms,.,.;ons -ho ,ha ,nn,ds,.r
was. He said he had. / Attempted TO
work on his sympathies and told hun
tnaI ny Dro.nsf Sno wAs AZ nonolsDie
,,,. xho djd II would be found ont. Al
this BeDtly threw up his hands and said:
I'm swear 70 God l didn't Mi your
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TINS!
| Ia his North American Review article
Senator Jones declared that Clifton r
Breckenridge Ia a man whose purity and
upriphtness. manliues. and frankness nc
truthful man will deny,"
Yet this. same pure. upright, manly
Breckenridge has not hesitated to profit
by Clayton's assassination and to keer
the seat in CONGRESS- that ia stained with
his blood. He has endeavored
to conduct this Investigation 40 as te
hide the truth and throw justice
off the track. While ,Judye Clavton was
testifying he had the face to ask him II
he did not think that he (Breckinridpe)
had done all in his mower to bring the
assassins to Justice. Turning towards
him the .Tudye resnonded.
uWben entered the court rom and
saw sitting on your right O. T. Bently
aud to your left Bob Pate, the two mer
us s . " assdss'na .; .y cro.hea
ears. I was compelled 70 believe m At the
Interest you have seemingly manifested
IN the capture OF the assassins was very
"s,'i0ee'
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i"se eoui" on'y '""Ae ofoAeh ANU
s'"H'efhs response
nAv''o' mug mas 'eea o'ousn. cu'
qua. '.'o"s 'o"'iu''seiy ''ia' 'he oiie'A''
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p'ene'" lay 'on "ufuerers' Inns ~ .ne
i"'' '''''''a l" "''e'"'r HAe'e
'es''''on'' ',i"t ''ioney coh'r'ou.eo "
p"' sue '"e e'''"''A'' anu pi''oeo III HE
'.a's ''' use was ie.ui"e" '" Tue con
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oesneu ooJeo'' anu ''ie "no'e Vi 'he pro
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1"'"' nv" ",e'' al: punishment
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killed CLAYTON. showing that the crims
was distinctly a pol;tical one.
While the brothers of the murdered
man have expended thousands of dol.
lars in epdeavorine to bring the assass,ns
to Justice, the testimony shows that as5
is the total sum expended in that work
by citizens and officials Of Arkansas
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