Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-15

LENIN GTON, NY, NOVemD Der ii. AZ
though his children have objected TO
his marrying little Dora Richardson,
Gen. Cassius N. Clay succeeded in out
whiting them and became united 10 mat
rimony with the girl Of his choice. The
way il was accomplished indicates that
the great Abolitiosist OF aote-bellum
days has not lost his cunning nor his
courage.
After q cold drive OF twenty-five miles
over rough, hiIly road, I arrived at
Whitehall at high noon to-day. Tue
magnificent mansion, with ts forty-two
rooms, showed no signs Of having been
the sceue Of marriage festivities. All
was quiet as the grave. A knock on
the huge front door elicited noresponse.
A second knock was likewise uusuccess-
ful, but as the reporter turned away a
spare-bu.lt young mau who looked like
aschool boy, with his grip-sack sluug
over his shoulder, rode uD on horse
back. His dark face assumed stern
and frigid look, when, dismOunting, be
approached your spoudent.
"What do you want2' bruSquely
asked the young man. L DOu being told
the nature OF the business the young
man quickly disappeared around the
LETT wing OF the house, aud 10 few
minutes returned with a gracious smile
on his face. Extending his hand, he
said: II am Gen. Clay's son, his
adopted son, and I have come 90 see
about the same thing that brought you
here" lie showed the reporter into
the sittiug-room, and introduced MIN
10 the General. The old gentleman
was in the act OF replenisLing the fire,
and be welcomed the reporter with as
much cordiaity as could have been eX-
pNted from
ANY SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN.
The old bourbon was SET out, aud az
ter its mellow flavor had been dis
cussed, the General, in response 90 a
query, told ths following story o. his
domestic ups and downs;
ever since ] obtained divorce from
my wife, who, with her relatives was
preiudiced against me because OF my
antl-slavery work, there has been a
steady and determined effort 20 prevent
me from marrying again. When 1
brought home from Russia the child,
who is known now as Lonnie Clay, 1
did not do like others have done-dis-
own my own flesh and blOOd-0ut l had
that child adopted and made him the
equal of my other children, as heir 70
this vast estate You will understand
that my father, Green Clay, who was
gallant soldier 10 the war OF 1872, left
this immense estate 20 me during my
lifetime, but entailed it 20 my chill
dren. 1 could have held my life iu-
terest in the estate until the day OF my
death, but l loved NV chi. and di-
vided the land equally among them, re-
tanning only this house, which 1 built
with my own money al cost OF nearly
SlO0 600, aud 800 acres of land.
"ID order to have an annuity sufficient
for my wants, / charge the children a
rental OF 81 Der acre, per year. They
lease it out a, from IS 90 SIP per acre,
SO YOU see am giving them the benefit
of the land, when 10 really belongs TO
me until death. This much By way Of
explanation.
when LOnuie was brought here they
becan a systematic course OF poisoning
bv giving him some sort OF a drug,
which produced absolute tOrpOr, That
Is the reason that he is 10 larger than
Won see him now. lie is tweuty-Six
wears ola and yet be does not appear 70
be more than about eighteen. They re-
tardsd his growth, aud tried 20 kin him
In this secret way, and failing O this,
"a k.,rr
when a mere lad, jump from the second
story window, but by the greatest
miracle OF his life, he was saved.
81 KILLED THE MAN
who tried TO destroy the boy. I shot
him twice with my pistol, either one Of
tbs shots being sufficient 90 kin him.
The facts were go much in my favor that
the courts failed 20 lndicJ me.
several times when I was on the
point of marrying again they have put
obstacles in any way aud prevented me
from choosing VIE.
.Tbis recent trouble dates back three
months Up 10 that time had 10 my
emDroy :. T.. Moore and wife, who were
my ovarseer aud hOuSekeeDer respect
ively. They grew so arrogant that that
tbey seemed 90 think they owned the
entire place. and that I was their serv-
ant. OF course / could NOT stand that
They also circulated stories about ma Co
the effect that I was debauchiug Mary
Lee Bowling, young woman who as
sisted in the housewOrk, and Dora, my
present wife.
E1"There never was a 0aser lie con-
cocted under heaven. As God is my
iudge. never had any carnal thought
In connection with that child, Dora.
'Wel, they succeeded in inducing
Mary Co leave, and they had her mar
ried 20 some young fellow. Had they
not lied 10 her aud about her, he
would have been living here, happily
yet.
"They then tried TO poison Dora
against me, out they Signally failed.
Realizing what they were trying % do
10 me, 1 drove them OF my place. But
they were not Co be So easily disposed
or They rbcruited a baud of about
thirty men Among their friends, aud
they came here 70 mob me, but when
they found thar was 90 guard. pre-
pared 10 sh bot NEo Kill. they very SEN
sbly left al d b I've never been back on
similar NJ fsSjof
'THli u a ANNoN LOADED,
and bad t8eY led the hSRse { ere
wopld eer4a 'saan Aun-
erals am -, IS you