Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-14
CORRECT STATEMENT.
Rev. j. R. Howerton Gives the Facts Of
His Brothers Assassination.

Second Presbyterian church Of Little
Rock, Ark, gives the Arkansas
Democrat the particulars of the mer-
der OF S. A. Cavitt, as follows:
The cause of the shooting was
about this Cavitt has been endeav-
oring for six years past to settle up
portion of his fathers estate, consist
ing of a large stock of cattle in
northwestern Texas. Some time ago
he sold this cattle to Doak & Bolton,
receiving part payment and retain
ing lien on the cattle for $50, 900.
DOak & Bolton leased land in Mexico
and moved the cattle there. There
Bolton sold his interest to one Boyd.
Through some oversight there was a
defect in the papers which protected
the Cavitt interest, and Cavitt had to
bring suit in Mexico for $4,000
against Boyd & DOak. But TO avoid
a long and expensive lawsuit Cavitt
made a compromise with Boyd, by
which he sacrificed nearly 500, 900.
Among the notes surrendered by
Cavitt according to the compromise,
were those signed by Doak & Bolton.
But Bolton had a judgment against
Boyd for 81 900, and the surrender of
these notes enabled Boyd to pay Boil
ton with his own paper. This en-
ragged Bolton, hence the killing.
On the evening of the murder this
compromise wOs about completed,
and only some legal formalities were
to be gone through. Cavitt was in
Juarex, formerly Paso del Norte,
Mexico, for this purpose. He
was walking with his attorney
and with Boyd to the Office to get the
stamps required by Mexican law,
when he stopped at Dieter & Sauer's
to get some American money
changed into Mexican, and to get
some cigars, the other two walking
on ahead. AS he came out he was
accosted in a friendly manner by j..
w. Clayton, and was just turning
away to hail passing street car
when Bolton joined Clayton, and
they called him back. He was
looking for CaVitt when he saw Boil
ton. Knowing Bolton to be friend
of Cavitt he was about to inquire for
him, when Bolton called him and
said: "Here, you are an American,
and | want you to hear a talk am
going to make, and | want you to
pay particular attention" 1t is from
this driver the present account is
obtained. When Bolton called back
he said: "Cavitt, you are going
over on the other side?" Eyes"
swell, | want to make you talk
first. Cavitt, you have lied" Cavitt
replied: Don't talk that way to me
sir, l have never lied to you.' "You
are d-n lie," said Bolton. Cavitt re.
turned the lie whereupon Bolton said:
"Well, fix yourself" 81 am fixed"
replied Cavitt, whereupon Clayton
fired. The first shot struck Cavitt in
the breast, just above the heart, and
he turned to run-they firing as he
ran. He ran about twenty yards and
fell dead in an alley. He fell with a
cigar in one hand and cane in the
other. A Mexican officer came up
Immediately and arrested the two
men. Bolton attempted to kill the
officers, but his pistol was struck
aside by a bystander. According to
the Mexican law the prisoners were
at once separated and closely con-
fined until they were examined in
the presence of the body by the
judge. Their story published in the
Galveston News of the 9Th is as fol-
lows:
Clayton said: 81 was standing on
the sidewalk alone, and Cavitt came
up to me and said You followed
me over here TO do me up. said'I
did not, on which Cavitt grabbed me
by the coat and / pushed him back
with my hand. He reached to pull
his pistol. At this instant Bolton
came up and, seeing the trouble, he
opened fire on Cavitt, who returned
it, and the shooting became general.
Bottoms statement is about as fol-
lows:
81 was standing with Clayton on
the sidewalk when Cavitt came
along, and l accused him of making
a compromise in this law suit. He
had previously agreed not to do SO
alone. He told me l lied. / told
him he was lying to me, on which
be stepped back and pulled his pistol
and fired. We then Shot at him and
he staggered back up the sidewalk
and fell in the alley"
The remains, accompanied by C.
V. Cavitt, arrived at Bryan Monday
at 1880 a. M, and were inferred in
the family burying ground at
Wheelock, Tex, IL a. m the same
day.
College Entertainment.