The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-28

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F"ls Particular Of His Capture.
Considerable excitement was created in the
city yesterday noon by 4 report that John
NJ. Malone, the supposed murderer of Col.
Ruel had been arrested near the Fort and
was badly wounded in being captured. A
hundred rumOrs were soon ahOat and it re-
quired diligent and persistent inquiry and
investigation to get at the facts, which We
have ascertained to he As follows:
Yesterday morning Malone made his APP
pearance at the house of Mr.. Crcamers, en-
gineer of the arsenal, and told the lady
Of the house that he must have some money.
There were too ladies in the house, but no
men, Mr.. Flora, of this city, and another
man were working in new cistern near by
and one of the women thought at frs: TO give
the alarm to them, bat the thought that an
attempt to capture the desperate man would
perhaps cause serious affray, she decided
not to say anything about it at the time.
Meantime Malone picked up copy OF
The TINES and read it for a few moments,
and then, again demanded money, of which
he was finally given dollar and a half, the
ladies being afraid of him. Then he went
away. Comparison of time shows that he
went Immediately to the river hank, where
he hired an old man named Williams, to
pull him over i'm a skifi Near the Missouri
shore, his suspicious apparently became
aroused, at seeing parties moving down the
bank, and he told Williams to come back, a.
he had forgotten something. The man
complied, and AS they again neared the
Kansas shore, Malone told him Ia drop down
stream short distance. They soon landed
and Malone assembled the hank and disap.
reared. Soon he came back with muSket
got into the skifi, and was again pulled
across. Meantime he had been observed 10y
man on the Missouri side, named Morgan
who, with others abou, the Government saw
mill, has been looking out for him since the
murder Morgan repaired at once TO the
mill, gave information of the approach ot
the skiff. and returned with Mr.. Redmond
who has charge of the mill, and Mr.. Richard
Morrison TO intercept the fugitive. Williams
pulled the skifi up to the stern of a iIa: boat
living there, known Roback st Is
whisky shop, much frcquented by soldiers
Morrison was the first TO speak, and said Il
Malone: "Hello, John, where have vol
becne" Malone replied: I've been dow
town. As Malone raised from his seat il
the skiff he reached down and took hold o
his gun. Redmond said: Put down tina
gun" Malone paid no attention to this, bu
eyeing the three carefully, continued TO Inf
the gun up, and was slowly getting into posi-
ton. He was told that he was their prisoner
and again warned to lay his weapon down
Still he was moving into position, an'
had the gun nearly on level, when ;
pistol shot rang ont on the air, ant
then another. Whether either u
these shots struck him is not known
bit they threw him out Of iix-conflsed hin
at least-so that Morrison sprang forwar,
towards him. Malone dubbed his gun ans
struck, when Morrison again fired. Thi
time Malone gave a nervous start and a scr
Of spring backward, and sat down again
Morrison grappled with him, and, as tn,
man still resisted, he struck him with hi
pistol, cutting one Of his eyebrows, ant
causing some blood to flow. The party the,
took him out Of the boat, c.,rriet
him up the hank and placed him i,
shade Of a tree to rest after hi
struggle and wound, which was found to b.
through the bowels. They brought ice am
revived hum, and soon after took Inn in tn
boat and came across to the Fort Will
under the tree on the other side, Redmond
asked him, ''Did You kill Col Buel?'
Malone said, Il did not' After arrivin,
on the Kansas shore he was again asked
this time by an officer of the Fort, did 20,
kill Col. Buel; if not, who did? Do yo,
know anything about it?'' Malone locke,
up with sort of distrustfnl look on his fac
and replied: 81 don't know anvthin:
. about it."
He was then taken to the hospital, ant
subsequently removed to the guard house
His wound is undoubtedly fatal one, and i
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