Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-05-01
EAGLE ANGRY.
Las. HOOPER ALSO VERY IN
piGNANT.
n. ao,srnor Rescnis tho impusataon N
s.., i,s shielded Ciayton's AS
...,ln-Mrs. II. ObJscts to
Charges Iinpiicating
Her husband.

,r,rr RocS, Ark, April s0.-The
r,ecl states Court room, where tho
r,,tsu % Bleckelridge Congressional IT,
m1r,Ius Committee y holding
W. !" y ,eps. WAS crowded to its
,.s, capacity du-ipg its entire session
M, was generally known that
r.r.tor Jane, p. Eagle would DO
,,j.j upou the stand TO tell the COM
rra, al lie knew about tho assassin
~, ol John NJ. Clayton and what
.sm he had taken TO bring the sssassins
!, ia.,ie. 1T was also known that Mrs.
49, tbe widow of the Los Angeles,
n man who Is suppo'ed 10 have COM
M the deed, would be examined.
tanor Eagle was OH the etand nes
4 and was examined closely BY tha
rys on hoth sides and every mem
File committee.
0,EgNoR EAGLES TESTIMONY.
h,ub.aace his testimony was as fol-
kai
Yu., lnau nrstol Governor OF Ar
hn Jl.uary II, 1859. am Demo.
N. was Governcr when John NJ.
tSts MAS ASA ,snated. On the night
d1saulD 80, l.sJ some one came to
~ Apust and tol me that Clayto had
k,a III led At pummervllle, In Conw ay
lvat.,. Rai,J ufxt morning ! sent u
dspavSA TO sht,ld Shelby OF that county.
M4a,,ngN were true, County Clerk
jrN Wright sn.wf fal my telegram ,i....
ing ilif il va. aLi that the sbcr IL vus
hlse halih'fu paTt u the county COL
al
nx cferug reward of 81 Coo Mi that
lrs pe,ntel 10 offer und.r thu law
iaf he arrest ard eony,ctIun of ibe mur.
Gfn
'll iAe allowing day / sent a COM
.sahsN ID 10 lie legislature gu .gestiDg
@' ! pr Permitted 10 Increase that
ineaht b' was I'm mediateiy passed
,sho'flag ~ .Q Increase the amount to
NRe Ne'en I'LL ,heu sent for the
'sni to come to Little Rock su SEQ me
,Nal Tic murder. He did 60, aud We
W lOn conversation on tho tubjec..
Iiso mad correspondence with the ludCe
nd Nt,touling attorney oi that district,
tgll. boii ol them to do ail they could
v 'lrfeAtni tie as.asrins. ! had no
sis ii ttat tine that | felt authorized
ba.e In scnding out detectives to work
shesasc.
Fonc tine IN April received inior-
BATON hom a Mr.. Howell stating that
d. Eaniulph had told him that = man
srtd y. 5. Armstrong knew who stole
Fiumiuervilie ballot-box aud also
hE Who Kidd Clayton. l sent Howell
TO work up tho case. lie found
En'lIong and eoon discovered that
I'i'ns was s,adng ior Iun; Dleeh,
Rna .ans ma sssO more tn n,. ,r
we wort.
-
'nE ALhh"lp A''''"N'N Sh0A'
tut sun,msr l received letter
lArOugh Sheriff Shelby from the shi rifi
Lo' Angeles County Gal, stating that
Nv namea Jerry DeSsisr ha' in'
~ Nun that lhonas Ao o'rer,
p resident Of Conway County. AT
~ htu piopspiy kiiied clayton. l.
sad tbst Hooper had made threaii
W. We CIaytons often on account
srgNtli Gay toh militia having Killed
~ SF, ! ''sher 10 iaos. tpent consid-
a.. s,s1 .'u'' o.l this .neofy anu yst pei,svs
=. %es ~ sn'',s tnlrg 10 ". Anolher le,te'
.s le'.,Vtd rom inc Caiiiofnia Ollie al'
uSs' WA Hooper lsu since died.
Lac reason ! did not ssnd Sheriff
Nioy 70 Nail otuia 10 investigate til,
.Wt Was on account oil the rnLorl
u'a atoal that Shelby was rot doing
ss,i4. y W sne matter. rave never
49,. 49, slhoeriiy, however. wrotl
s.a.hofr'a myself after Shelby turned
WI y lie The letter he had received
iDrrufy SHERIFF SUSPECTED.
When rskel n h. hal h.,r, ,,,,
A,lOy'. gbief 5enntv n r. pantir 80.
Suspected tiayernor r,gie a,,iI. ""'
"Iss, heard Beutlv w,s snsnactea q
We el,ms ]. d talked The matter owe,
n ss s,y ss',ey. We came to the conclusion
s'ss' 'sM ,NN' theory quietly and to per-
um usya y 70 remain In his post ion, fol
Lsi A.. hai 9ism''sed him he would infel
it,'. LieI su.pieion l also receives
L,.' SEhta JACK The Ripper" con,
B,.ss, 'nst Jack" Killed Clayton
w,s,a'ilse w,ss told me that he did no
done Nv political murder; that It wa
Powell ca ilaa who had revenge agains
IN ris,r,'I 1a',et, during Clayton's ad,
ie,l ,1l's,,'..oa rn ,.'. as Governor. Powell Clay
coulj !, ,o ''..l Dc telleved was doing al
III c'., 's,eh Tie assassins.
Or .om. '"'5 .',, 5on was not killed by Hooper
srleyal,ee W. NJ psfson who had lik
Nto stpr ~, H. "aa Aillei by the person.
COs III ofi4r l., '""tu ,,n. towhshiP oaiio
pa,1aI', ay AIet5 Clayton was there for t6
spV'o M, 49, q Investigating the theft.
No., & 'ILe money out Of my own poke
s.aIe m 'Ieelyei ,ls outside assNstauee Tn
kolh..''.s no assistance from Clayton
s'"''' Il. hunting lor the murde rcrs.
EGoyEnSor Isp,ay.xT
f4.e i le ,"uI ,nd bergen asked Governor
rev GU, ol eH 1hst ea",,., NOV many murder
~ u d.n't know o,b.,on. ,bat .,, hs ss sepiiea
ssllngo tour men at Fo.ys y u.u. w.. ln
.Dn n i@ai school election ("