Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17
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otEemsE vas made Tuesday ssening oy
. s<sax - sss<ssssass Judge HsFsSs s.
Clark. ssanAsdsF sf ths gFAAa army
OF III asis an avswsa Assirsnt ior the
repablissa gassrnasssiAi nsnirztioa,
ana sas Of the Hoss prominsns men
OF shls ssetisa es tAs stsss Ias
Judge reserved . pamser Of severe
wounds. but fsstxsAtsly they are not
likely - prove fatal
Ths Ass.sls.
Judge Clark rstarns ed from Charleston
~ s'sioek Tasstay evening and start
81 70 wsik frsn he dspss 20 his rssi-
dsaee whils psssiag Along ons Of ths
prsRissas streets As wAs saadsaly con-
frontsd by Frank w. Hsrnish.
hAlfrsxy inventor. who. without
wsrd 81 waralsg or evpiAastisn. drew
. revolver from bis Alp pocket, soek
dellbsrAss aim ss the Judge and drsd-
The ball slowed . dssp fnrrow through
Aha lsft side Of the Judges face. cut
a~ay iesk 81 his asis and jass missed
kllisx hia-
vtsAs fer Lsfs
o&sA&98 W s4c A1@l d4s s1e8Aoa~a
By ths shot. Jaaxs Clark fell back. As
he Aid 80 HornisA AIRED ax4in. the see
end ball striking the dsshy part Of the
judges isfs leg between the knee and
thigh Than tAs jadys sprang up
en- his aSs1ilast and nsrce strug-
gle began. the Judge enaszvoring
20 gain posssssisa Of the revolver
aad horaisa trying 70 finish his
nt<dsroas work Over Aad over the
two men relied en- the ground. tho
Judge hclding hornish's arms 80 tight
iy thas he was far . time unable TO
hrs A crowd had gathered msaatime.
bu. in shs darkaess al were afraid to
interfere with the struggling men.
both being SO completely covered with
blood and dirt as To DC unreeognizable
Hornish dnaiiy threw the judge aside,
and before the spectators could inter
fere sent . bulles crashing through the
judges icft shoulder from eehiaA
Narrow Ess.ps froa Lyaehing.
was seized frera beAind and quickly
disarmed When 10 became known
that his vicsim was Judge Clark the
crowd surgea around the prisoner and
threats OF lynching were freely made.
Those having hln in custody. how
ever, declared they would defend him
~ all hazards and he was rapidly con-
veyed to tAs lookup.
Intense excitement prevailed and
hzd Hornish been IN the hands Of less
aetsrmined men he would have been
taken from his cap.ers and strung mp
TO the nearest tree. Arriving At the
Jail. extra precautions were taken to
insure the prisoners safety, rs it was
feared tha. an attsmp. would oe made
10 lynch him. Quiet mas been restored,
however. and no outburst of mob
vioisncs is now spprehended.
Judge Clark Is resting - comfortably
as could DO expected, but his wounds
VIII be painful for some days to come.
Had the hrst shot gone half an inch 70
the right he would have fallen To the
ground a corpse.
ais Victim HAD Bsfrisnded Him.
Hornish is a man OF considerable
mechanical genius and has invented a
successful boiler cleaner. Judge Clark
has always befriendsd him He ad-
vissd aornish not TO sell his interest in
the Invention. but Hornish sold out TO
the company that now manufacture
the device in this city. He had no un-
kind words for the judge for a year
afterwaFd, bus recently began 70
threaten him, Mayor Kern aud others,
tut Being al nirrepressib.e braggart bor-
derinz nPsn Gran kiness no serious alarm
was felt by those whom nc denounced.
lie has relatives living in Peoria and
family in this city. by reason of bis
quarrsling with MS business associates
Hsrnish had doubtless become des-
perstc and worked himself up 10 a
pitch where he was nerved to commit
abe crime. Judge CLARK says that ne
hsd lesaed him money on several oc-
czsisss when ne was in financial
STRAITS and he cannot conceive of any
Just cause. or even an excusablc