The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-19
Clark Asked ''Where Did He
Get It, Referring to
Jennings's Wealth.
JENNINGS MADE THE
ATTACK ON CLARK
Were Separated by Bystand-
ers-Afair Occurred in
Aragon Hotel in Jackson
vile and Was Outcome of
Political Speech - State
ments of Principals and
Witnesses.
Special to The :-..-,.,

A0OnE4IIe, ria, May 1S.-SuDer
induced by certain statements mod
by Hon. Frank dark. conprasS ir[loi,
from the second district. in 2 snea|j
al the Duval theatre SATURDAY. eve
nfng, Ex-Governor W. & JenDir,.
struck the congressman several stine
ing blows with a walking cane :,
the lobby of the Aragon hotel vaStaI.
DAY morning, before friends conlI in
terfere iu III
The incident pok place at ga
O'Clock, and soon furnished mataria
Tor gossip in the city. In fact tbe
analr was the tllk of me ,u,r
throughout the daI
line FOLLOWING ltatements of III.
principals to the iffray and eye-wif
nesses tel the story:
STATEMENT OF FRANK CLARK
congressman Clrk wrote ont the
IoilowIng statement, giving his Yer
dict of the affair:
90 Tar as the PERSONAL trouble with
". Sherman Jennings is concerned
the facts are as follows: | was stand.
ing in the lobby With Dr.. NunnaIIv
president of ,Colu nbia college, and
Mr.. NJ NJ Scarborough, T., a LAWYER
OF this city. DR.. KuhnaIy had Ust
given me d very cordial invitation 70
attend the COMMENCEMENT exercises
OF Columbia college at lake CITY. he.
ginning on May 80. | tld the doctor
that l would be most leased ito do
so, and would. il pR9sYles Dr. Nun
neat aitIle illnsEzted ysalder. contain
Ing the program Of he commerce
mem exercises and a number of
beautiful views of the college bui ID
ings, and hahdd 1t 10 me- tool, m :,
spectacles fror my pocket. adjusted
them on my lose, and bean examio
in the little older. had hickory
crook-handIe cane U usually carry
one) of abou five-eighths of an inch
in diameter, angling on nv right arm
my back VS. directly to the LARGO
main door the hotel leading to the
street. and my back was about two
feet from re door
TIE FIRST BLOW.
l was gagged and standing az
have statt, when suddenly felt
someone king the cane from NV
arm; | supposed some friend was Ia
ing my me, and l made no effort
to retaint, nor did l take NV ewes
off the lie folder I was examining.
did nohave the slightest idea that
Jenningtwas near me, nor did | have
any idethat an attack was aDout tol
be madon me. The first intImatiun
| had chs presence was a stunning
blow received with my own cane
acrossny head; the blows came IN
ick uccessiOn, and he struck ME |
fully rec terrific blows On my heal |
with e hickory cane, and with such |
forcels to shatter and break the
canepefore | knew who my assault
ant rs.
Byhe time he had struck me as
desCDed, three times, / recovered !
fropthe surprise and shock, of hIsl
das'dly and cOwardly attack, suffi-i
cieT to turn and see who was as
saung me. As is Wei known by my
frids, / have not been in good physi.
capndition for three or four years.
an this fellow. a great deal larger
an stronger man than | am. but
wa l faced him, | seized the cane,
Al soon took it from him, but not
bTe he had hit me two or three
tfs more with it. About this time
pad recovered possession of my
&c, gentlemen who had witnessed
affair had rushed in and had US
Eed apart so that l could not use
> cane on him. I can't understand
: taking the cane from him excep
On the theory that when the cow
dly cuss looked into my eyes hei I
lied His sneaking up behind me-
d making his coward assault Is
thorough keeping with his char9c-
:. He hasn't got the courage toi
e any honest man.
THE CAUSE.
suppose his dastardIy assault was ]
Ide on account Of what | said of
n in my speech last night | SAID.
d l repeat. that he went into the
ice of governor reputed to be veryi ]
cor; his salary was only $500
III: that he had no house furnishedI
the state. and had to rent one;
t he took his family and Travelled
over the United States with
m; that after four years he left
office of governor reputed TO be
'ich man, and l then declared the
den was on him TO show where
got it. His daStard,y dirty, viii
nous and cOwardly attack on me r
en- nv back vas TO him Is no AL
AZ TO the question, Where did he o
it, c
his fellow is a candidate TO rep !
ent tn, state of Florida on the ia Il
lal democratic committee; he has