The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-08
SPAT IN HIS FACE
A Railroad Legislator Insults
the Governor of Arkansas.
GOVERNOR DRAWS A PISTOL.
Sensational sequel 10 the Exposure Ia
,ne LEGISLATURE or the Railroads
Attempt 10 Bride Members

rs,,t. Eork Aox-H THE spectacle OF
s--~,.s--.sz Ia r,au,ber Of the Arkansas
IAs4sssture. Iivia with rage. spiinhe az
tne face OF the governor % tals ooziis a.oa
wealth, qgackly resurzcd oy a -
ar.tssa~y Of executive saliva upon e-lo
1919. ~ sae zwuakcr and q flourish
Of firearms sya the hands OF the governs.
was witnessed IN the LOBBY OF Oieas~sI
MOTEL here rfstS AZ rernoon. and vas <Hc 70
salr OF the s=nsa t2oual cnaFSes OF -
In connection with the raliroaa -
mission Dill sprung IN the house OF rep
resensassvee yesterday by Represent
Yancey. OF Phillips county.
Mr. Jones. OF Marion county o3e % - e
prfnelrals OF this affair. rose 10 a ilof-~
Of personal privilege and dsnourice>l eoF.
Clark as being al the bottom ca VIC
charges He said that Gov. tfa1n
4i.xns zoxue and vas going aroasila hAS
an ASSASSIN Ia the night, siaopahs III Gis
back men who were h-s peers
TINS afternoon GOV. Clark went INTO
the Ios.,,y of Gleascn's hotel and request
ed an interview with him. Mr.. Jones re-
r.l.ed that he would accompany tae sos
srnor nowhere. and II the governor hda
anything 10 say to him ne must AsAAao
i known then and there Hot "ofas
followed and In q fit of anger Jones SPIT
IN she governors face Gov. esAtH'
trembling with anger. returned the IN
suit, and quick as a fash had drawn
his revolver and the difficulty might nave
resulted IN bloodshed but for the quaek
action Of bystaniers, who d-sarIned uoN;
Clark The governor Was later aFresaei
by a constable and released on ms own
recos-nizance. He will, he says, plead
guilty To the charge Oh assault. III Naci
trouble may easue.
In a statement of the occurrence given
out tonight Representative Jones said:
II had just left the dining room after
dinner at Gleasons hotel and AIKEN a
dinner at Gleason's hotel and taken a
and not expecting any trouble Whatever.
Suddenly / heard the front door open
very abruptly. and on looking around
saw Gov Clarke enter the Office. / saw
from his countenance that he meant
trouble / vacated my chair about the
time he reached me. The governor In a
very abrupt manner said: Come back
here with me- and at the same time
motioned toward the rear. j was I'M
armed. and felt that ne meant TO Kill me.
/ said No; / will not do 1t. III you have
anything TO say TO me you can say 1t
here He then caught me by the right
arm with his left hand and repeated the
command TO go to the rear OF the office,
at the same time pulling me a step or
two / then stopped him and declined
his invitation. He then deliberately spat
in my face. / returned the insult by
splitting in his face. When l did this
he let loose of my arm and made for his
pistol. / saw that my only chance was
TO knock him down. and l struck at him
with all my might with my left hand.
He sprang back toward the door. and
my blow failed TO reach him. He was
reaching for his pistol. l sprang and
grappled with him. and caught him
around the waist, pressing both
arms 10 his side, but leaving his
Frn1 - T2xyf tic rfrfya ha had
his pistol drawn. Just then Representa-
tive Roberts sprang in and grabbed the
weapon. He struggled to get the weapon.
while the governor demanded that he
turn the pistol loose. Roberts declined,
when the governor said: Damn you,
Roberts. turn that pistol loose About
this time some one grabbed me around
the waist. i requested that the pistol
be taken from Clarke and that Roberts
him. | then said: Give me a pistol and
turn him loose with his weapon When
the governor saw that he was overpow
cred he requested Pope TO turn the pistol
loose. and said: 4 will not XIII him. I
promise you positively that | Will not
kill him. Senator Ward then requested
me To release my hold on the governor
and asked me TO go 10 my room. saying
that he would take care OF Gov. Clarke
Finally ] did go TO my room. remaining
there ten seconds and returned TO the
office. but the governor was gone"
Gov. Clarke saws he does not care 70
discuss the trouble through the public
press further than TO say that he did
not go TO the hotel with a view of max
ing trouble, but only 10 tell Mr. Jones
that he must desist from Juggling his
name into controversy existing between
the members OF the house The trouble
which followed was not OF his making.