The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-13

too, upon his own confession, conclusive
IL shown by his own actions. BE has
met his fellow man on the public high
way and made as cowardly an assault
as any man, who processes anything
BORDERING on civilization could do. The
howl has gone up in clarksburg against
street rowdies. He can now be very
properly classed among them. A man
OF his pretensions did not fight with his
fsts, but, to the contrary. used E weapon
siealthily. He gave no one warning Of
what he intended 10 do.
The lack of manhood is shown by the
assault he made Monday afternoon on
". c. Morrison, one of the editors Of
this paper. Without the slightest provo
cation, except that he thought his father
had been abused by expressions which
he regarded as applying to him, the COW.
ard unexpectedly assaulted Morrison
with deadly weapon and, like the VII
lain, pursued him. OFrtunately he did
not get a full realization of his criminal
intentions, and his father had TO attempt
to vent his spleen in the trial afterward.
There must have been a pinching Of
the shoe somewhere, else there would moi
have been such terrible howl.
After he made the assault, warrant
was secured in Squire James y. Dayid's
court and served on this street rowiy
at once. The trial showed conclusively
his guilt, and he was not in position to
deny it. John ]. Davis asked to be
sworn that he might shoot of his lip
and defame some one The magistrate
promptly called him down and the man
who is supposed to know what law i'
and court decorum are, laid himself bar
to contempt, purely TO vent the spleen
that had been harbored maliciously in
his breast.
A fne was imposed and he was re.
quired to pay it and the costs.
There are many things which may be
aid Of the course pursued by John W.
Davis in politics and otherwise, and
that they will be fully exposed in time
Is promised at this iuncture. The truth
hurts and that is the reason he becomes
m outlaw.
II Davis thinks for one moment he
an suppress the truth and subsidize the
pres in this cowardly and british man.
ncr he is much mistaken. There are
people who are getting paid back in their
own coin. For the past two years per
,ons without principle or scruple hay,
rssailcd the characters Of good men with
out cause. men with pure records. publi'
md private. The assailants were mef
Who have shown themselves no respect
,rs Of law. The calcium light Of pub
ieity, when thrown upon them make
them cingc like criminals, and they
must turn tory outlaw TO satisfay th,
cravings OF their hearts, Such men havt
kept the community in turmoil all thi
time. 1t is time that they should b
broubgt OF justice.
John Davis will rue the day he as
saulted the editor Of this paper and thi
is not made in the way of threa
either.
So far as his father is concerned, tn
| Ford SAYS -vcngeancc is mine"
The street brawler must be made t
realize that he can not intimidate tn
press. The press itself will bring hir
10 nalization Of that fact, and tn
man with the venomous tongue will B
taught to control it.
shortly after the trial r. S. Douglas
and Cecil B. Highland got into an argJ
nent in front Of welcFs barber shol
! The lie was passed and Douglass struc
Highland. They clinched and R. c. A
. tier and r. L. Riggs took hand, Il
! latter Kicking Highland while he ":
down. About that time number Of spe
tators were getting ready to take
hand. and to see that Highland, wit
three men on him, had fair play, wh'
, the police appeared on the scene Al
placed the combatants under arres
They we're all taken before Squi
James \. David, where they swore o.
warrants against one another and ask
for separate trials. The trials were b
gun at once and are in progress at t
time Of going to press.
i The assault was uuToyoEed up
Highland. The testimony thus far 60
10 show that he was mot at fault.
!. 1t appears in the argument that {
i. CURED Douglass was hitting Highla
/, in the breast rather violently and Hi2
J. land told him to quit and pushed h
: away. Abotu that time Douglass doubl
n down his head and gavca Harvard g
ter rush. They clinched and backed
n toward the hallway and both fell VI
: Highland on top. At this iuncture Rie
e stepped up and kicked Highland yiole'
a IL One witness testified that Altii
J. pulled Highlands hair. They seramb
! arsund in the hallway little while q
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