Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-14
GENERAL CLAY'S ROMANCE,
Story Of tho DOmsuc Ups and Downs
Of tho Old Yo.eTan.


LrXtNuTos, Kyn NV. 1i.--in NJ
interview vih General Csssiul NJ
Clay, VINO married. lille Dora Ricu.
~ sou, he told the following sensational
styty:
Ever tiuce 1 obtained n divorce
ITon my wiie, VINO, together Win nut
relatives, WAS pt,luliCed against mu
bsoause Of my anti.s.nvery worE, there
uas been s.uAuy anu determined tiofI
TO y teycnt me- nom marrying again.
"Whsn brought home lfom Russia
with mo tho child wn0 IN kuosn AZ
Lonniu Clay / did not, ike uthufa nave
done, diH1wn my own hunh anu bl0Iui
but 1 had my ohiiu adopted auu ma1u
INN tue equal " my Ut.Ug chill leu rs
heir 10 tniH vast ottage. You VIII uu-
ucfttnnd that my .nthcr. Crew Clay,
who was a gallant tOiIiur Ia the war o.
1877, LEFT tins vast estate 10 mo sur.
lug my Lifeline, Out cntailuu
IL 10 my children. c0uiJ
have had my life Interest until tue
time OF my death, but 1 loved my
children anu DIVIDED the land equally
among thuta, retaining only this mouse
which / built with my own money, nj
cost OF nearly 100000, anu thirty.
six acres Of land. In order 10 have Az
annuity sufficient for my want, /
charge the children rental OF 81 per
aero per ycat. They lease ~ Uug NJ
from IS 10 .l2 per acre, w you see 1 AN
giving them tnv benefit u the land,
when II really belongs to me until
death. This much by way ol explsnn.
ton.
"wheu Lonnie was brought here
they began n tystematiu course Of poi-
s0ning him by giving him soms Eorl
Ola utug, which produced absolute
tOfpOr. This II the reason that he 10
no larger tnau you SOC him now. Ho
Is 20 years old sni yet uo does not ~.
| pear TO be- more than hoy. They r.
iurdod his growth aud tried 10 kiil MIN
In this secret way, anu failing In THE,
one OF thelr hirtu tools made that boy,
whom "a mere lad, jump from theseOouu
story window OF this h0u.e, but by tho
gfun Ieet miracle OF mis- lie ho was
saved.
al killed the mau who tried 10 XII
| the boy. | shot him twice with my
| pistol, either one OF tue shots being
sufficient 10 kill him. Tho facts were
Il
failed To inuict me. Several umub
when l was on tho point OF marrying
again, they have put distractions In
my way aud prevented mo from ohoos.
ing wife.
"rhis recent trouble dates back three
months. Up to that time, | had In
my employ $. q. Moore and wife, who
were my Ovvrseer and hOusekeepef
respectively. They grew 30 arrogant
that they seemed 10 think that they
owned the entire place, anu that | was
their servant. on course 1 could not
stand that. They also circulated
stories about me TO thu effect that
was dubauuhing Mary Lee Bowling, a
young woman VINO assisted in the
house work, and Dora, my preseut
wife. There never was y bAser lie
conuOuled under heaven. As Cod II
my Judge, | never had any clrnai
thought Ia connection with that child,
] DlTa.
"Woll, they succeeded In iUducing
Mary 90 leave anu they married her 10
some young fellow, tiAd they not lied
10 her aud about hor, she would have
been living here happily yet.
"lhey then tried 10 poison tho mind
| OF Dora against me, but Ia that they
signaily lailsd. Realizing what they
we're trying 10 do 10 me | drove them
OH my place. But they were not 10 be-
w easily IMPOSED OF. The recruited a
band OF thirty men among thei6 frienis,
anu they came here 10 mon me- but
when they found that ! was ON guard,
prel nfed 10 shoot 10 kill, they very
.ensibly LETT and have never been back
ON slmilar mission. had my cannon
loaded aud hal they attacked the
mouse there would certainly have been
. several funerals among them. The
house, M you see, Ia moro Ike hf0rlIesl
than u mouse.
"Falling 10 dislodRe me 10y physical
.ufus they Informed several o. my
| ohildren tnat / was gong 20 marry
! uttls Dora. This maue them furious
, AND they have placed every obstacle
m my way possible 10 prevent ".
, inty pefsuaiud Judge John Cheunuil
1ot 20 marry lnr, auur / had procuTel
A licsrrr last FuUAy. / then askeu
suuirr Graan -. Million % marry ~
, a1i! he promised 10 so 40, but they ~
wind " that aud pruuauuI Mllli0u
NOT 20 have anything 10 do Win ne
Npuu,y / suspected that thty woull
gsue, Of cause to be- Issued "A lniunc
lon Tpatlaimug me from marrying lht
gif. rhey Thought they haa mo her,
. nksR rat ma cage, anu that was un
Ahe Co help mys II rom their mnoninn'
tons. Accordingly, 1 determined 1,
hwart their ueaigut, and after u hat
. become dark lRst night a armed Me
ClellAau richardson bsotner Of Dora