The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
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INCARCERATION N. \.
James III Clements Rcserts Ar
ticlcs iii Alexandria County n
Monitor.
DlD5sNoT' APPEAR 4 j ( {. COURT

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s ALEXANDRIA, VA, E;eb. II 81 Justice
Jonathan 1Iagaii and commonwealth At-t
ftorney crandnl 5Mackey waited u III vain
for three hours to-day ut the Alexandria 10
County Courthouse on Fort Myer Heig
for the appearance OF Attorney james.
D. Clements, superlnt enden OF tho couii-
Sty5s schools. for whom q warrant XII had
been issued, charging. him with having
committed d feonious assault on Attor--5
ncy Frank u yon, ditor Of the n al cx-yB
andria County Monitor. at the County
Courthouse yesterday Afternoon about 8.
O'Clock .is $ IL y n {5$ * S5s IN Z
aS Mr.. Lyon stated to the Justice. that he
did not desire to prosecute and az, ouldS not
appear at the hearing and the warrant
was changed so as A to charge only the
carrying OF d concealed wenpon The
Justice or the peace and the pros scouting
attorney waited from 10 o'clock his
morning, the time set for the hsa ring,
until about 4 o, clock this afternoon, when
s the case was con tinucd by reason OF
D the absence or Mr.. Clements. 55 NJ 1s
~ It was stated by u friend Of his that
he absented himself from the fear Of O.
jail sentence 4! Mr.. 4 A1ackey charged that
he had brok en- 18th with him. having
promised the night before to appear e
the time set. Ss AZ " NH d
M Mr.. Lyon made a sta tenent in which
{ he acknowledged himself as the agrees
scr, saying that fo5 mad ca lie MI ICleIn
ents to his office and had nsked him y
he had circulated reports defaming his
5ciiara ctcr. II IA n VI II sE;3. y S
In the discussion, 3 7le said, he struck
Mr.. Clements with his bare fist 81 and the;
latter drew a pistol which The ID ischargeds
twice, both balls finding odgment In the
wall instead OF in Mr.. 1yoll' s bod y
said that then Mr.. Clements had clubbed
/ his weapon and had used It several times g!
over his head !. a number OF BAD ftl scalp
wttonds bore Stestimony5st to tho severity OF
his attack. i5f sg 81 M, u
q ( Mr.. Lyon said the trouble grew out OF
his editorial terancc In the Monitor ~
which Is q weekly paper printed IN thc
courthouse building In Il this 4 Nj Lyon
had said thai & Mr.. q EN- ents should s not
be continued as county uperlnt end S
of schools OH the ground that ne dld not a
reside in ,cxandrin county but IN Vas i
ington city Mr. Lyon ASSERTED tha. :, ~
had never carried n@ pisto l Tor MS DEF Def
4 sonal protection and never expected e.
4 do SO. n IIc is d man Of small statue while
his opponent Is large and rob ust. We1g n
! ing about two hundred pound After =.
the affray Mr.. Clements wa ~ folio wed py
Officers Of tho count to his oii t ~ ~
Washington 8wilere lie was called out vt. to to
submit is Is arrest. He declined to give
himself Up, claiming tina the$ proc e'es q
Sings'5were Illegal Mr.. AIackey and the
$oflcers remained In front OF his premises !, g,
until iii, early hour this morning when 9
they left after obtaining the promise OF
Mr. Glenn euts and the assurance OF seYe-t
raj friends, who were With him, ina z
he would appear for trial i too La #
S1e since Mr., Lyon assumed control Of the
/ Monitor d few weeks ago he has made
several editorial at tncks on the gamblers r.
Of Alexandria county IN ono e &C y
CONCERNING a certain d sreput;ab c ll' 50
Of citizens, ne used the pilras I q
an Inferior breed" in8 connection t.tl VIII
the 5proycrb Il mat every: dog has MS {,
day. No further trouble between the,
two men is exp cted "a 5ssi