The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-23

AFFRAY BETWEEN GEN. MALONE AND
JOHN LYON, EsQ.-An affray occurred on
FRANKLIN street, near the Exchange Hotel,
yesterday afternoon, which caused no little
excitement throughout the city in view of
the prominence Of the parties directly con-
cerned in the railroad war just brought to
close In the General Assembly. These par
ties were Gen. VIM. Malone, president of
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad,
and Capt. John Lyon, a well-known law
yer Of Petersburg. =
rather conflicting, and the details cannot be
given with accuracy until the witnesses
nave been examined In court;
Inc statement of the friends of General
Mahone is that he and a friend were stand
ing on the Exchange Hotel corner talking
ABOUT half an hour after the bill aboTt
when There has been such a controversy
passed. the Senate. They saw Mr.. LYON and
Two other gentlemen coming down on the
same Side ofthe street towards the Eychanoe
Hotel and from the direction of the CAM.
tol. Reaching the Exchange corner. thew
turned, and Captain Lyon said, "Good
evening, General" or something to that ef-
iect, as ne approached General Malone and
his friend. General Malone replied, -" Mr..
Lyon, hereafter don't wish you to sneak
TO me-. You're a d. scoundrel." There
upon Captain Lyon struck the General a
pretty. severe blow on the head, II was re-
turned. A scuffle ensued. In the scuff1e a
Derringer pistol in the hands of General Ma
hone went off. The parties were then sena.
rated by mutual friends. -
The friends Of Captain LYON differ from
those who furnished the account lust given
in several respects. 1t is said by them. as
by the others, that General Malone and his
friend were standing on the Exchanoe
Hotel corner. The General was tapDinp
the lamp-post lightly with his cane, when
he saw Captain Lyon and friends coming
down the street. They bowed to General
Malone and turned towards the 14th.street
entrance to the Exchange, when the Gen.
eral beckoned with his cane as if for Cap
tain Lyon to return. He did so. Genera
Mahone's first words were, "Don't you eYel
speak to me again. Capt. Lyon promptly
replied in the same tone that he never
would. General Malone Immediately re
joined, "Ifyou do, you damned scoundrel
Fll-." Before the sentence was finished
the epithet was resented by q blow, which
was quickly returned. Almost in q momen
the parties clinched. General Malone drew
a Derringer pistol from his pocket, an(
seemed to be trying to cock 1.-THE muzzlt
being close to the breast of his opponent
when his arm was seized by q bystander
and the pistol was not fired until q minute
or two later. They were then forcibly taker
apart. and each escorted to his room BY
friends.
The result Of the ARRAY was not serious
to either of the participants. A few min
utes after the pistol-shot the police were or
the ground. Gen. Malone and Capt. Lyon
we're both arrested by Capt. j. NJ. Tyler,
subsequently they were bailed to appear
before the Police Court this morning for q
hearing. Gen. Mahone's bondsman is Col
Walter a. Taylor, of Norfolk, Capt. Lyons
sureties are Major B. II. Nash and II. Il
Ellyson, Of Richmond. The charge against
both parties on the police record is, ''firine
pistol and creating disturbance in the
street."