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Show ;HE SLAYER OF CLAYTON. icti sj to How the Arkansas Congressman Con-gressman Died. eksonville, Ind., May 2. Jared eft here last night to testify in an (ration into tho death of John M. n. at Little Rock, Arkansas. His -that the murderer was Thomas r, who died at Los Angeles, Cali- October 10th last. Twenty ijo Safer and Hooper lived in iiia. Hooper then told Sater had already killed two men for to lynch liis (Hooper's) father ijusks some years before; that . Clayton also took a part iu ncliing, and that he (Hooper) yet kill him for it. i- then sold his piece in Califor-ying Califor-ying he was goirig back to Ar-i Ar-i to kill Clayton. That .was years ago and "Slater never saw gain until after Clayton was When Hopper returned to Los he admitted killing Clayton, told the facts to the authorities, : story was not credited. |