The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-22
81 AND Is.
GENERAL c. M. CLAY WEEDS MISS DORA
RICHARDSON.
The Remarkable Union of Yosth and Age
That Binds Together one Of the Most
Prominent Figures In Kentucky
and a Miss of Tender Age.
MUCH OPPOSITION, BUT CUPID WON.

General Cassius Marcellus Clay, aged
"a, was married to Miss Dora Richardson,
aged Is, at "Whitehall," at 10 O clock, on
the morning Of the l3th inst.
But Whitehall" with its ~ rooms,
showed no signs of having been the scene
of marriage festivities. All was as quiet
as the grave upon my arrival. A knock
on the huge front doors ELECTED no res
ponse. A second knock was alike unsuc-
cessful, but as the reporter turned away,
spare built young man, who looked like
schoolboy, with his gripsack swung
over his shoulder, rode up on horse back.
look when, dismounting, he approached
your correspondent. "What do you
want % brusquely asked the young man,
who had seemed to have grown ten years
older since had seen him galloping up
on his horse. /
Iexplained who was and my business.
The young man quickly disappeared
around the left wing of the house, and in
few minutes returned with gracious
smile on his face. Extending his hand,
he said: 81 am General Clay's son, his
adopted son, and have come to see about
the same thing that brought you here. ;"
He showed me into the sitting room and
introduced me to the General. The old
gentleman was in the act of replenishing
his fire, and he welcomed me with as
much cordiality as could have been ex.
pected from any southern gentleman.
The old Bourbon was set out, and after
its mellow flavor had been discussed, the
General, in response to query, told the
following sensational story of his do
nestle ups and downs:
at is the most awful story you ever
heard. Ever since / obtained divorce
from my wife, who, together with her
relatives, was prejudiced against me be-
cause of my anti.savery work, there has
been steady and determined effort to
prevent me from marrying. When
brought home from Russia with me the
child who is now known as Lonnie Clay
did not do as Others have done, disown
nv own flesh and blood, but l had tina,
child adopted and made him the equal OF
my other children as heir to this vast es-
tate. You will understand that my ia
Their, Green Clay, who was gallant sol
dier in the war of 1912, left this immense
estate to me during my lifetime, but en-
tailed it to my children. / could have
held my life interest in the estate unit
the day of my death, but loved my
children and divided the land equally
among them, only retaining this house
which / built with my own money at
cost of nearly 100000, and $3.50 acres o
land. In order to have an annuity SUN
cient for my meager wants, charge thu
children rental of 81 per acre per year
They lease it out for IS to $l2 per acre
so you see am giving them the benefi
of the land, when it really belongs to m
until my death. This much by way o
explanation. When Lonnie was brough
here they began systematic course o
poisoning by giving him some sort o
drug which produced absolute torpor
That is the reason you see him no large
than he is now. He is 26 years old, an'
yet he does not appear to be more than
boy. They retarded his growth and trIe
to kill him in this secret way, and u
this one of their hired tools made tina
boy, when mere lad, jump from tn
second story of this house, but by tn
greatest miracle his life was saved.
killed the man who tried to destroy tn
boy. Yes sir, rklled him. shot hir
twice with my pistol, either one OF tn
shots being sufficient to kill him. In
facts were so much in my favor that IN
courts failed to indict me. Why di'
armed him while he was sleeping on TIL
diyan. Idrove all his folks off the plac
and they are now somewhere in kansas
Several times when was on the point
marrying again, they have put obstru'
tions in my way and prevented me froI
choosing a wife. This recent troubl