New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
A COWARDLY SHOOTlNG.s
TIE SOUTHERN SOCIETY DISGRACED.
NO ARRESTS MADE. BUT THE MEMBERS WILL
TAKE ACTION WITHOUT DELAY.

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has its club-housc at NO. Is West Twenty yiil'h-sI'
we're greatly interested yesterday in the one sided
shooting match which took place IN 'front.' Oh inc olup
! on Friday evening, between Wilton kahdoph anu
! Major william Hancock Clark MI DAY long anu
,ntiI - la,. hour last night the clubrooms were the
| centre Of excited discussion IN which the cPsoue
vas handled I'm all its phases, yet with unanlmlty
of sentiment which might seem astonishing where
there we're 50 many to express an opinion.
yr Eandolph's side OF the story Is told IN the FOL
| lowing statement which lie prepared yesterday ior
prc.cntatlon to the Executive Committee, accompanied
| by charges against Major Clark for conduct uhDe
| coming gentleman ana mehDcr Vi '"0 'i'o Az
! said:
\ month or so ago Mr. Clark left a book, the auto
biography of one Of his ancestors with note 10 me-
r w handed /" me by the clerk and after reading the
note and "A, much of the book as cared TO- returned
tie book 10 the clerk, requesting mn i ~ ,aato IN him
Clark for me when he next called ahu uciI'cI " '''
| the book. -, c,,, in tho
hall Of the club and thanked him for the loan Of the
/ boo. and told him that through with 1t ana hdd
Ydstariay evening a. was leaving the society !
met Mr. Clari, and captain Johnston ~ tng ,i, Ii ,d
wa accosted by Clark with the remark thdl ne "dheu
! To- see me. stopped 10 speak to him, ana ne D%'I
Dos asking il bad received the book i rgi,c" Ecf t,cl,
had and that had achnow cdscd his courtesy uJtoIo
o him and had cft the book with the clerk rom "ho'
lie answered Did you get the note accompanying
l replied that did. ..,....i.. .ono auhr
replied That / did not think it required an
answer. and that certainly had no intention oi treat
me him with di-courc-y. ..,...,..
D. letter and that mo- gentleman would do H. .
: then said Nj Clark, You wouldn't say u''
M, rcrl.d: ~Oh. yes. would" and turned and
opened thc door and descended the porch 10 the sd
T walk. followed by Mr. Clark ana MS ifleHu 'dP'""
captain Johnston had been standing almost ton, touch
/ ing o., while We talked in the hall. ana ne TOOK q
] ON tle
When we reached the sidewalk turned to Clark
/ and said: Now. what j, II yon want with me
then noticed that ms hand was on LIS mp Po'Ac'
Mr.. Clark. / see your hand on your hip ana ana I
suppo" If D., on pistol WA ~ant have I2 t, tatcn that Do
-iton thinking To mumdatc me ana insult me- 4"
lie repeated then that was no gentleman and as
hc did it struck him on the face, and much To ny
surprise be- -tartcd to fall down, and did fall In the
\, started toward him w,.s cansh and and held for 70,
| p second ly some one I think Captain Johnston ana
/ feet with hi. pistol iu hi- hand
caught h6M ~ captain Johnston and held him
between ml self and Clark who wa> advancing t"Wa'i
| u, and / said to him: DO You intend
To lat that man kil AN unarmcd man o.,
advauc d. and putting his pistol over Johnston
me- pi. Toll n', and u" rlrd 70 rct out o his hand
/ fiuk 10 cNplDdri while We were struggling for il.
li4 superior strength pulled the pistol from my
81 this moment a wagon approached from the di-
! =.
fore reached t be- fired again from tI1 w]son
rom int" thr entrance oi thr ii'nmhh HOUSE """
Mr. Eaudolph', statement after adding the charges
named crd, here hut a Tribune reporter learned that
after entering the Twenty Anhst entrance Of the
hoffman House Mr. Randolph went TO the clerk Mr.
Martini and asked II he had revolver. The clerk
rcplled: ~Ye,.' Randolph said
-l.eur II 70 me- then. won't youl'
~Wmt f,rf7 asked The clerk
There j.. a man ont here shooting AT me- was
Raud.lphs excited reply. Let me have the revolver
qui..'
rl- clerk called the hotel detective. Mr. Jacobs who
k..t AL eye ou Nj Randolph while Mr. Martin
Won, out 70 rc,ounotre Ne found a crowd IN
Twenty nnh g.. boat nobody with KUN. Nr. Ran
i.luli in tie meantime exhibited signs Of Wt"n-"
rl..trreut Ills face va, palld, h.s fist clcnchcd
and Doe walked nurrcdly through the corridor INTO
fll. cafe and glanced Wildly about pccruS INT" thc
face. # to Holman, r.lucutcr, though expecting
q, fnd u, a-,aint The detective placed no re-
-iraut upon d., movements, for hc learned mat Major
Cial. had been tiDca od up broadway ~ captain
Nr. Randolph spent much Of me latter part Of yc'
iorla' AZ hr 'nu mouse; III, ''v ,rtN 0,,'' }
/ p-tuI .lpYdu- against u, ami there are -cN
S'H. .., r. .d. only one Of %lnch however. wa,
-crou, enough Ia Dee ,oNeIcd ny P,.'' ,r tI no'
WlIc ~ t, pt. room, yc-tcriay Captain Johnston
walled u ana found SIR. Randolph tue centre oi 4
large number of thr member VINO Were '%|'1,n'3 % T. IL
entire sympathy WITH hm. Jon",i"h % ,",Gu % t, ht,
dolrh and tried to converse WIN MN. but t"' a''t'
t,tri,I from the captain, saying: captain Johnston:
d.,U.t 1ant To- nave anything to say to YOU
J'Ai,lon , lgn rt m the cnb house the time Of
the shooting the io9"- mcm'Iio o 'i' 9lGggtSe ,rrn
| committee: Charlc, \. Dc@h'i h"Ur' l.. '','l''
! 4 ~ p,rtcr +. \. Ucall and W L.. Mctorhe. Hey
We're seen ly reporter yesterday ana mo Vl l'''Il
4-ra- -cd ihc matter freely, although all Objected
,frcuuou,ly 20 being quoted regarding what turS re-
irlrcd to most uiloItuua." hldI =, ,o.,
n,vcver improper to ~ay that Major lark conduct
| /, unsplrlusly denounced by th" membership gen
orally. He acted HE hailArlah. L.. "as a., t a
most co~arily attach" No brave man. cVGr @ n',G. r,
last night by well known ana a'uVc members o' 'nV
Major Clark wa, anxou-ly and earnestly sought for
| hv reporters yesterday bat could NOT Dee found lI'
name did not appear In the city directory 94d te ON
abode The fact that he carefully avoided coming to
the club house yesterday Wa taken ~ evidence mat
be- bad begun to realize the position IN Wmch lie hiH
Major clark first appeared I'm this city about 7,7.
| collector T. T. Merritt He credited 10 Missouri.
aud 70 understood that he "cnrcd M place tnrons
~tatcs House of Representatives.. who had obtained
| confirmation. \ year later Major Clark Wa trans
fcrrrd - tbc Appraisers Department a. an 'Nailh'r T
| lIc retained TN, pla'" uuiu alrr lu' rN'Htiu va
min. titou took charge ~ the Custom llou.r. when
he was snmmariIy dismissed. although protesting To be
e Democrat. Later the Np"r got fi'-"o cieIGoillp
i'm IN, urcau of Accounts under commissioner shear
| fonnd the Major ,chcminc to take his place as Com
missioner and promptly removed MN. Ihc MAJOR Is I,
| an active part last winter in raising fund, for the
| Confederate Home I'm Texas.
Mr Randolph J., in the employ Of the MuiMal LIE t"
| Insurance COMPANY. and has AN Office IN No. l-p
| Er,adv.,v lie was born I'm Virginia. and was an
officer IN the brigade Of General Gusts Lee IN the
. | Confederate Army Of Northern Virginia. 49,
| C,ptain william Johnston halls from Louisville.
where he wi, steward Of the Louisville
| Ioclrv club, whose president !, Lewis Clark a
| brother If Naior william Hancock Clark \
| member Of the Executive Committee said last even
| iug that Mr. Johnston brought on here from
Louisville t. be- superintendent Of The southern Club.
but discharged hi, dutc, unsatisfactory that he
wa -oon dismissed.
The regular meeting of the Executive Committee
Will not take place until the first wednesday In
rchruary but it was the general belief