The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-08
He SPAT INTO HIS EYE
And Great and Intense Was the Rage
Of Governor Clark.
HUGE CHUNKS OF SALIVA
Bystanders Interfere to Protest
Against What Might Have Been
a Hot Scrap and a SPICY BIT
of Southern News.


tacle of an honorable member of the Ar
knasas legislature, livid with rage. spit
ting in the face of the governor OF this
commonwealth. quickly returned by vio-
lent emissary of executive saliva upon the
features of the lawmaker and n flourish
of FIRE arms in the hands of the governor
was Witnessed in the lobby OF Gleason's
hotel here this afternoon, and was the re-
suit of the sensational charges OF bribery
! In connection with the commission bill,
sprung in the house of representatives
yesterday by Representative Yancy OF
Phillips county.
| Mr.. Jones, one of the principals of this
| affair, rose to q point of personal privi-
ledge and denounced Governor Clark as
being ut the bottom of the charges. He
| said that Governor Clark was dema-
gogue and was going around like the as
sassin in the night, stabbing In the BACK
men who wero his peers.
This afternoon Governor Clark went
into the lobby of Gleason's hotel and re-
| quested an interview with him. Mr.. Jones
| replied he would accompany the governor
nowhere, and IL the governor had any
| thing to say to him he must make IL known
then and there. Ho. words followed, and
in fit of anger, Jones spat in the gover-
nor's face. Governor Clark, trembling
with anger, returned the insult and quick
as flash had drawn his revolver, and the
difficulty might have resulted in blood
shed but for the quick action OF bystand-
ers. who disarmed Governor Clark. The
governor was later arrested by con-
stable and released on his own recognize
ance. lie will, he says, plead guilty to
the charge of assault tomorrow morning.
Further trouble may ensue.
LITTLE Rock, April I'm statement
of the occurrence given out tonight, Rep
resentative Jones said: II had just left
the dining-room after dinner ut Gleason 4
hotel and taken n seat in the Office on the
west side, facing the east wall, quietly
smoking a cigar and not expecting any
trouble whatever. Suddenly l heard the
front door open very abruptly and on
looking I saw Governor Clark enter the
} office. saw from his countenance that
: he meant trouble. l vacated my chaiI
about the time he reached me. The gov
: ernor. In very abrupt manner, said;
.ssCome back here with me-" and at TN
. same time motioned toward the rear.
II was totally unarmed and felt that he
. Intended to kill me. / said: No; vii
not do II. II you have anything to say to
| me you can say IL hero.'
.He then caught me by the right arm
with his left hand and repeated the com
: maud to go to the rear of tho Office, at tn
!. same time pulling me a step or two.
T then stopped again and declined his invi
: lion in language exactly as repeate
: above. He then deliberately spat in m
0 face. / returned the insult by splitting D
I his face. When did this he let loose IN
s arm and made for his pistol. saw tha
Z my only chance was to knock him dow
Q and struck at him with oil my rnigh
d with my left hand. He sprang bac
n towards the door and my blow failed
: reach him. He was reaching for his pisto
l. / sprang and grappled with him an
caught him around the waist, pressin
both arms to his side, but leaving his arm
L free to act from the elbow down. BY thi
: time he had his pistol drawn. just the
Representative Roberts sprang In an
8 grabbed his weapon. He struggled to fre
" the gun while the governor said: 'Tur
n that pistol loose Roberts declined, whe
n the governor said: Damn you, Robert
4 turn that pistol loose
n ABOUT this time some one grabbed N
e around the waist. / requested that n
o pistol be taken from Clark and then r
10 lease him. Roberts and Pope declined.
y then said: Give me q pistol and tur
IN him loose with his weapon
4. .sWhen the governor saw that he WI
e. oyerpowered he requested Pope to tuI
1t the pistol loose and said: i will not X
ie him, promise you positively that W
10 not kill him.
~ s'Senator Ward then requested me
ID release my hold on the governor, al
h. asked me TO go TO my room, saying tn
Il, he would take care of Governor Clar
Finally did go to my room, remainil
there 10 seconds. and returned to q
office, but the governor was gone"
r. Governor Clark says he does not care
sh discuss the trouble through the publ
he press further than to say that he did n
nd 90 to the hotel with view of makiE
"a trouble, but only to tell Mr.. Jones that
n must desist from Juggling his name In
al controversies existing between membe
nd of the house. The trouble which follow
ne .x..a ..t Of his making.