The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-28
; Reward 81 $500 lDNerea ier hts
Arrest.

The awful murder II the Fort va. the
Nearly al the police we're a, once set 10 work
i,nk'n:, for the murderer, who is supposed tc
Re soldier named John Malone, who d.
7-rte~l from the arsenal few DAYS ago. He
va. n", seen afterwards Nrtii Friday after
n,sn, when lac went ;nto Moore's news de-
act, ami told the hoy that he was going
-,wa~ aud should NO; come back, bat that lie
,lsA 81 little account to se;tlc with Col Bse3
E,piow he lett. II appears t!'a, lee sfso made
ether threats, the causc Of iIec.a being some
asverc puniaiInw<s ~hich Ire had saf
icred fcr ,nlas,,e, Of regulations, drunken
mess, &c, Malone has been at the Fort for
xvsssi wears, nearly all of tho time at the
-s-cnal, and va, for timc orderly for Col.
fsuel
A. Ngards the details of tire cts,.eer We
have little to add to cur sccsent published
Yesterday morning. The shooting took ,lace
.M The east side assa wear the house. Persons
whc are familiar with the grounds at the
Fort. will remember tina, there arc two gates
so reach the house, ono opening into the arse
MI grounds short distance northeast of the
house, frem which there is a walk leading
q" the gate entrance 10 the door yard. 1t
WAS little inside the last named emtrsstce
aha, the fatal shot was fired. There is =
sentinel whose leat is INC walk between the
Two gates, Yet he reports seeing no one come
ncar the house. ssi the first warning he had
VAS the ra~rt of the pistol. Col. Buel's
".trs and saw no one about. There arr
some suspicious that more than one person
WAS engaged in the crime. 4 man employeda a,
The arsenal says that a few moments beiory
OF the Suffers store, and SUMO think thi.
WIS fired by an ao0mplicc of the mardere,
: to warn him tina, Cob Rael was coming
There are If cearse Thousand r,,mon
aud slecula,ioae afloat. All the police q
the city and many officers from the Fort weir
on the hunt for Malone yesterday. He wa.
in tho city at seven o'olvck in the morning
ss.,, was seen by Man who knows him we'll
and with whom he tried to trade watche.
and ~, ten dollars to boot. He said he has
:. furlc,,yh for two weeks and was going I,
ST. Louis.
The following cirWlar has been issued b,
the officers at the Fort, offering reward o
$500 for his apprehension:
The U6scsss of the garrison guarantee tina
a reward If ($JOO) five hundred dollars vii
le vAid for the arrest and delivery at head
>,,sAs>srs, or for such information as will leaf
- the arrest, Of the murderer Of Bvt. Ii
Col. n. ii. Buel, L. S A., who was asssssi
mated at Fort Leavenworth Arsenal, abou
ii O'Clock p. NJ, on the I'D inst.
His murderer Is believed TO be q deertei
from the e. S Ordnance Detachment, NAMED
John NJ. Malone His description is a. fol
lows: Aged about IS years, 5 feet 10 inche.
hish, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
srSaks SLOW in common conversation, had on
when he deserted black pants, gray coat, cit
isen boots. has an ulcer on the side Of hi.
left knee, and sores ON his hand.
Col. Buel will lie buried at Fort Leaven
worth and the funeral will take place at TIKI
Hrsenal at 10 O'Clock to-day. Gen. Slidell
Col. Schofeld, Capt. Phillips, Col. Penrose
Major Bell and Adjutant Moylan, will act 81
pail bearers.