The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-20

up and saw some one run away, and went in
pursuit of him; l overlook the deceased
at the corner Of Western Row and Eighth
streets; found him in the drug store l
asked him who shot him, and he said it was
John Clawsou; Have heard Malone say that
Clawson threatened to shoot him.
John Gates, sworn.-Live at the Telegraph
House; This evening Malone and Adams was
there and got into some trouble; Adams told
Malone to come out on the pavement; AS
soon as they went out, heard Adams say,
"Its all right, come on, John (" then John
and Charles Clawson both came around the
corner Of Western Row, and saw John Claw
son shoot Malone; / could not be mistaken;
am certain John Clawson is the person, although
I did not see his face. =.
VIM. Heokwelder, sworn.--Y esterday after
noon was at the corner Of Fifth Street and
Western Row; met John Clawson, and he
wanted me to go over the river with him; be
said he wanted mo to get some evidence to get
n divorce from his wife; saw him again about
9 o'clock; he had a cane in his hand, aud said
he was mad; he appeared much excited; have
heard that Clawson and Malone have had
trouble about woman.
William A. Smith, sworn.-Am boarding at
the Telegraph House; was there tonight about
eleven o'clock Malone was present and SOW
eral other gentlemen; they asked me to go out
serenading with thcm; just then Mr.. Adams
stepped up and spoke to Malone, and asked
him to sing song; Malone said he did not feel
| like it; Adams replied, ~ don't care, I can
sing better than you can," and walked for
ward and fourished a cane, and said, "I can
| whip you any how" Adams dared Malone
out; Malone said he did not want to raise a
fussj both went out and l followed; they bo-
| gan to talk about something; Adams said he
would show him whether he had any friends
heard him say, "Come on, john" tho prisoner
then came round the corner; Adams said,
"There goes the d son of -, oatch
him." his was after the pistol was fired.
T. S. Hilton, sworn.-Was at the Telegraph
House and saw the deceased, Adams, and sew
eral others; Adams asked Malone to sing a
song, and Malone declined; Adams said he
could whip him. Malone said he could not;
I caught Malone by the shoulder and said,
"Never mind him-come in and take q drink"
Just at that moment pistol was fired; 1t was
in the hands of Clawson, who was within FIVE
or ten feet of him; Then Malone ran to the
corner of Eighth street aud Western Row, saw
the prisoners run; When went to the Drug
Store heard Malone was dead I could not
be mistaken. Adams celled out, "Here is the
| Id son Of a -, now kill him." Adams
came in to rope the deceased out and get him
killed. -.... ..,.....
| S. q. Wade, sworn.-Was at the Telegraph
House at half-past IL o'clock; was with do
ceased, and went to see lady then we got
some cigars. and then mot the Clawson boys;
we were going out serenading; we then went
| to the Telegraph House, and got drink; we
met Adams, and Adams wanted deceased to
! go to Gano street TO see some woman Dick
said he did not want to go; then Adams said,
You id son Of -, can whip you;"
Deceased said he did not want to raise any
fuss in the house; Then Adams said, "Here
is the id son of q -; shoot him 70 or
"kill him !" | recognize the prisoner, Mr.
Clawson, as tho man who fired the pistol
saw but two persons come round the corner
have heard that John Clawson had bought a
pistol to shoot Dick Malone; never heard
| any Of the Clawson boys say they would kill
him, or make any threats.
Tho testimony here concluded, and the Jury,
after short consultation, returned verdict
that the deceased came to his death by pistol
shot, the pistol being in the hands of John
Clawsou, and that Charles and William Claw
son and William Adams were accessory to the
murder.
| John Clawgon, when scarcely out of his
teens, while on visit to bennington, N. j., be-
came enamoured with and married the daugh-
ter ofa merchant of that village. Their honey
moon had hardly waned, when his wife proved
inconstant, and fed with Harry Smith, a
young Englishman, then doing business in this
embraces Of an other. Mrs. Clawson and
Smith lived in lewd intercourse for about two
months, when she professed repentance, and
solicited so earnestly TO return to her husband
that he at length consented. Years rolled on,
but the void she had created in his now DESC
late heart, could never be filed, and their mar
ital life was embittered by many contentious.
Two or three months since, she again left her
husband, and was seen in the streets with dis
solute women and " fast young men," and the
| now discouraged husband determined to aban-
! don her and to apply for divorce.
Previous to their last separation, Malone
had been frequent visitor at Clawson's house,
and was on the most friendly terms with Claw
son. The husband now more than SUSPECTS
that Malone was improperly intimate with
Mrs. c., not only since their last separation,
but subsequently. A few weeks since Malone
took Mrs. Clawson to ball, and while on the
floor dancing with her, he observed Clawson
enter the room with notorious prostitute. He
also noticed that Clawson had been drinking.
Fearing difficulty, he left tho room with Mrs.
G. short time subsequent to this occurrence,
Clawson met Malone at the Telegraph House,
and called him into the yard. He there, as
Malone afterward related to a friend, drew
out of his pocket a four barreled pistol, which
he displayed to Malone, and told him that on
the night he saw him at the ball with his wife
he had q great mind to follow him and shoot
him. but feeling of auId lang syne came over
him, and he could not do it. Malone manly
replied that it would be the act of coward to
shoot a man In the dark.
We learn that Clawson has frequently been
seen since their last separation, talking on the
street corners with his wife, and has also had
many conversations with Malone.
Malone would never admit to any one that
he had had improper intercourse with Mrs. c.,
but has frequently said that she was annoying
him, and that he was anxious to get rid of her.
He left Cincinnati for Louisville few days
since, in order, as has been said, to accomplish
that purpose, and only returned on the day Of