Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
SHOCKING AFFAIR.
A Man Shot Down I'm n Ma
gisfrate's Court
Yesterday.
Particulars of the Probable
Murder" Nobody"
10 Blame.


yesterday afternoon, the court room was
the scene Of deed Of blood, committed
by-Nobody. Geo. CAN'T, Esq, was
making closing speech for the prosecu'
ton, which John Bullock, Esq, one OF
the counsel for defense, interrupted by
remarking that be (Gantt) had used au'
thorities in the closing which should have
been used in, the opening argument Mr.
CAN'T remark ed that he had drawn Mr.
Van Anderson's attention to them, who
fippantly remarked that he understood
them. Mr.. CAN'T desiring, afler little
more cross-fring, to have the case ad'
journed until to-day. Mr.. Bullock said
he was willing that the gentleman should
continue the case until morning, osten :
sibly to get witness, but really to pre-
pare a new speech. Mr.. CAN'T denied
that such was his motive. Bullock re-
piled: "You did ask for a continuance
for this purpose" and CAN'T then re-
marked, 81 will settle this case with you,
sir" whereupon Bullock closed the war
of words. by observing that CAN'T might
do so at any place outside of the court
room.
This alteration, which should
have been checked in the outset by
the Court, created considerable feel
ing among the bystanders, and Thos.
Malone, uncle of the young man
Cornell, who was killed, became
very much excited. He had been sitting
inside the bar, near Mr.. CAN'T, and sud-
denly turning to that gentleman he said,
vehemently, 81 wouldn't take that from
any body" At the same time he looked
angry toward Mr. Bullock, who at once
turned upon him, saying with much bit
terness, 81 understand you have come
here armed, fer the purpose of carrying
this case through. wish you to under
stand that you cannot brow-beat me. l
am here as a lawyer in defense of my
client, and you cannot interfere with
me- By this time there was a general
rush forward to the bar by the crowd,
whose members seemed to partake as
largely of the prevailing excitement
as the parties Immediately concerned.
Several crowded over the bar, and
all proceedings were stopped. When
Bullock finished speaking to Malone,
the latter was seated on the table,
leaning against the wall, both hands
being in his pocket He was look
ing straight at Bullock, and it was
said, but not substantiated, that he made
movement indicating an advance on
him. Loud cries of " order were heard
from the sheriifs officers, who might as
we'll have given the command to the
winds. Everybody seemed to be talking
at once, and some one yelled; BY
God, you've no right to talk that way
to Bullock p At this moment the
sharp, deafening report of a pistol
was heard, and Malone cried out that he
was shot. Words cannot describe the
excitement produced by the report.
Panic seemed to seize nearly every one,
and scores hurried out of the room by
the doors and windows as though antici-
pating the immediate explosion of a
bomb. Others crowded around Malone,
who lay grooming on the floor, his clothes
crimsoned with blood. TWAS discovered
that the ball had penetrated the left side,
lodging in vital part, and inhicting, it
is believed, mortal wound. He was
carried to his residence in North Mem
phis, and at noon to-day was alive.
Who fred the shot2 1t has been said
that the wound was produced by the ac-
cidental discharge of his own pistol; but
on examination that was found to con-
tain its charges. Some one in the
crowd committed the murder-for muir
der it was-and that somebody" had
taken no part in the alteration. Malone
should have been arrested for interrupt
ing the Court but whoever shot him,
did so without provocation. Malone has
been active in the prosecution of the
case, and the only probable theory is that
the fatal shot was fred by some friend
of one of the prisoners No one has
been arrested, and we have not heard of
any efforts being made to ferret out the
guilty party.
Mr.. CAN'T concluded his argument this
forenoon, and Winters, Mcfarland and
Costello we're remanded to Jail to await
trial in the Criminal Court-bail being
refused. During the investigation wit
nesses swore that Costello held Gonpsll
while Winters shot him; that McPart-
land had struck Cornell earlier in the
evening, and threatened both his and his
uncles (Maloue's) life. Cornell pGs
killed, and Malone will doubtless die.
Was this in execution ofthe threat ?
SPRING SEssIoS.-The fourth session
Of Haile's English and Classical School
will open on Monday, January q, a: No.
Y Jefferson street. Rev. B. f. Brooke,
A. NJ, Professor of Languages; A. ].
Halle, Principal. l25'
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