The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-02
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CUTTING AFFAIR.
tather-in-law and Brother-in-Law
Badly Cut by Son-in-Law.

+ ather-in-law and Brother-in-Law
Badly Cut by Son-in-Law.
Sunday about o'clock considerable
excitement was created on Green street,
cnnsed by difficulty between Mr..
Jonn L. Clark, well known citizen.
anu his father.in law, MIR. Samuel w.
Hodges aud his son Frank. During
the fracns Mr.. Samuel w. Hodges had
his throat cut and received ten other
cuts about tho face and body. His son
frank received severe cut over the
eye aui on the head. Mr.. Clark re-
celyed two cuts on his head and q num-
Der of bruises. Drs. Butt and V. G :.
Culpepper were called in and sewed up
the wounds of the Hodges. DIR. Parker
attended Mr. Clark.
Fully 800 people gathered around
the house on the corner of Green and
Clifford street. A warrant was issued
for MIR. Clark 'sarreat, but a certificate be-
ing furnished by DIR. Parker statlug that
owing to the condition of Mrs. Clark
aud the wounds of MIR. Clark, that it
would be unwise to carry him to Jail ut
that time, no arrest was made uu.
til yesterday, when he was brought be.
fore Mayor Davis, but owing to the
condition of Mr.. Hodges the case was
continued until Monday next. and Mr..
Clark who was represented by Capt.
Is. 9. Marshall, wns admitted to bail III
the sum Of $500. Owiug to the numbe
OF MINORS existing the repr sentative
OF this paper saw Mr.. Clark and got
his statement, also MIR. Hodges.
CLARK's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Clark says that his wife being
sick Sunday, he went to the house
OF his father-in.la law aud asked for Mrs.
Hodges. He epquired if she know
where he could get nurse to attend
to his wife. Mrs. Hoges answered
sarcnstically that if his wife needed
attention that she could attend to her.
lie replied that ho thought she had
about NIL she could do to attend to
those around her, meaning no disre
spect whatever at the remark.
Mr.. Hodges ordered him out. He
went out, followed by Hodges aud his
but was prevented by Mrs. Hodges.
Some words passed and he was hit by
elder Hodges. The sou grabbed him
and held his hands while lie was in n
stopping position, while the father
beat his mouth first and then hit him
on the head with Il stick In two places,
making two ugly cuts. He believed
that 1t was their intention to kill him,
SO he cut lndiscriminately with his
knife. lie denied all rumors.
HODGES STATEMENT.
MIR. Samuel w. Hodges was seen by
LIE NIRGINIAN representative at his
home. lie presented aterribly looking
sight. He says that Clark came to his
house and asked for his wife. He told
him she was in the kitchen. In few
minutes afterwnrd he heard loud talk
ing. He went IN there and found Clark
abusing his wife, aud told him to leave.
Clark remarked: "Your daughter is no
longer your daughter, but She is my
Wife" Going in the yard, Clark said a:
81 won't raise "A row in Your yard, but
II yon come out i'll the street | will
show You what | will do; lam prepared
for You to day" Clark then struck
him with stick, knocking him down.
Ills son interfered, and then Clark
pulled ont knife md cut indiscrimi.
nately, with the result above He be
lieved his Intentions were to kill him if
he had not been prevented. The doe.
tor says that Hodges wounds, though
painful, are not serious.
"But 1esus rstd himself md Went
our Oh tie Temples,
On entering the Catholic Church
Sunday morning one was struck with