Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-01
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Nav Y.ES, Sept Rookalaker Il. |
II. shannon of Lexington. Ky. who has
been doing business at Sheepshead Bay,
t;ravesend, and other Eastern courses,
r,oarus the loss of ~ssto. which sam Clay, |
a yonns kenssekian disappeared with on
Wednesday night from the Ssustcyan,
lleHse
shannon who is mot vet - years of age,
is one of the meieer- II the turf who ran a
shoe string up To hank roll while working
ia pooi room IT Lexington. He tells the
story of the robbery very we'll.
II knew him in hentacky. he said, and
both nv brother JOHNNY and myself went
Il school with him. Clay Signs himss |:
sam Clay Ill. Johnny and Clay werr each
~ wears of age, AMI when lie turned up
here in New York We showed him some vt
tentiou He haa. good position AS type
writer getting $50 MONTH and he was a
goad- locker, regular tlGfie ligi !
closhes. and alsays hs' > pair vi kid glow
sticking OFT of his brcas. pocket |
lie called frequently at tie Sturte- |
van; House, where We are staying AMI Ne
took him To the operas AMI frequently o
dinner. lie borrowed GETAWAY coat &
mine and a black satin tie of Johnny 5 10 20
TO blow out. He was crazy about the stsge
and wanted TO lie an actor, saving that ! e
would 90 abroad and study lie often sad
to us: i could get along in any coum,rv'a, d
think he could, said Shannon with
smile.
YESTERDAY evening resumed shannon,
Clay came around to The Sturtevaui. |
met hin down stairs and he asked where
Johnny was.
=. 'rsta.rs dressing for dinner. sail /.
IN just run up, / want to see him,
Johnny was in his ream hen SAM came
q. lie hal removed bis coat, waistcoat and
collar. VIZ have tso connecting rooius
an1 he threw his coat or the bed in the
back room clay was in the other room.
Johnny had ,caF,a /, wet his face when he
looked up la ask - question.
sam" lie c,,il.i. : an did not respond,
and Johnny turned AROUND quickly. Sam
! had disappeared. JOHNNY had 5000 part
of our bank roll in hi- coat pocket, and he
ran 20 tie hc,l. The roll Vas sone. Johnny
flew down stairs, lis fac still wet. anil gave
the alarm. Sam was ia,i iLlr. Johnny,
without dressing, ran TO police headquarters
and INSIDE of five ni;nnt"s after the money
had been taken the authorities were on his
track.
| Shannon has slim hopes of recovering
his money. II might as well mark it down
as a bad day" was his philosophic com
ment.
| johnny and his brothers had many con
doing friends last night at the Sturtevant
house. They said they hadn't heard from
Clay and didn't expect To hear from him.
They tfought he would take the first oppor
tun,ty of going to Paris because he had
talked good deal about making such a
trip.
| LEXINGTON. Ky. Sept. 30.--Sam Clay is
a son of sam Clay, Jr., of this city, and is
not related to the descendants of Henry
| Clay, but comes of good family. lie has
been something of a black sheep, having
forged checks on Lieut.. Gov. Afford and
other leading men. Later he had trouble
W ii, business firm in Cincinnati. but he
has escaped legal punishment in all cases
by family influences. Ills brother. Roger
Clay,is superintendent of city SCHOOLS here.
and leading young attorney. lie was pri-
waite secretary to the late Senator Beck
! Another brother, Bishop Clay, is a well
known railro; ! man. Young Sam Clay is
believed to be of unsound mind and not
morally responsible for his eccentric acts.
He attempted suicide here last water by
taking morphine.