The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-02
TFrom the Norfolk Yirginian, 1st]
The DuelIO-A Probable Affair of faO-
nor between General william Saa-
hone and Bradley z. Johnson Nip.


nor between General william S1a-
hone and Bradley Z. Johnson Nip.
peG-Arrest OF General Malone.
From information based on telegram re-
ceived from Richmond late last night that
General William Malone aud General Brad
ley T. johnson were about to
ENGAGE IN 4 DUEL,
and that they might be id Norfolk for the
purpose of crossing over into North Caro-
lima, bis Honor, Mayor Whitehead, imme-
diately set TO work to find if any OF the par
lies had arrived in the city. Learning that
General Malone had arrived, aud that he
was uuartered at the National Hotel, he is
sued a warrant of arrest, which was placed
in the hands of Constable Robert Steele, the
Mayor accompanying the officer to the ho-
tel. The following is copy of
THE WARRANT.
city Of NortoIk-to 'rH:
10 any Constable Of said city 10 Ere
cute: Forasmuch as l, John Is. Whitehead,
MAYOR of the said city. have good cause to
SUSPECT that William Malone and Bradley
T. johnson are about to break the peace by
being engaged in duel
These are therefore, in the name Of the
CommonWc cath, 10 command you forthwith
to apprehend aud bring before me, or some
other Justice Of said city, the bodies of the
said William Malone and Bradley T. John
son to answer the said complaint and TO be
further dealt with according to law.
Given under my hand and seal, this 30th
day of September, 1874.
[Seal JOHN b: WHITEHEAD,
Mayor of the City of Norfolk.
THE ARREST WAS MADE
after y O'Clock. General Malone had re-
tired. and on his servant Wash" opening
his door Groom 49, in. reply 10 the knock OF
admittance, it was found that the General
was asleep. On being awoke, and the OBJ.
iect of the visit being made known, he i'm
mediately demanded from whence the infor.
nation came. His Honor replied that be
had received information sufficient TO war.
rant him in making the arrest, and that he
would require bail aud security in the sum
of $4,000 from him to keep the peace fol
the space of one year.
GENERAL MALONE
then dressed. and in company with the
Mayor proceeded to the Mayors office. HI
named as his securities Colonel Walter Fl
Taylor, Richard c. Taylor, and Benjamin z
LOYAL. Sergeant ROLAND, of the police
force, was dispatched after these gentlemen
and at haf-past O'Clock this morning, al
the parties having arrived, the following
bond was entered into:
THE BOND.
Commonwealth Of Virginia. City of Nor
folk, 10 ,1it Be it remembered that on thi
LIST day of October, 1874, William Mahon
and Waiter H. Taylor, Richard C. Taylo
and Benjamin P. Royal, of said Common
wealth, personally came before me, John B
Whitehead, Mayor OF said city, and SEVERAL!
md respectively acknowledged themselves {
be indebted to the Commonwealth Of Virgins
in the manner following is to say: Th'
said William Malone in the sum of ten thou
| sand dollars, and the said Walter Il. Iaylo
| in the sum often thousand dollars, aud the sail
Richard Taylor in the sum of ten thousant
| dollars, and the said Benjamin 2. Loyal il
| the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be re
| spectively made and levied OF their seVern
goods and chattels, lands, and tenements, t
| the use of the Commonwealth OF Virgins
| if the said William Malone shall make Gle
| fault in the performance Of the UNDERWATER
| condition.
The condition of the above recogpizanc
Is such that II the ABOVE DOunu Niiiiau
Malone do and shall keep the peace toward
| all the citizens of this Commonwealth, ant
| especially towards Bradley t. Johnson, 70
the space of one year from the date hereof
and shall not, directly or indirectly, be con
cerned in duel with the said Bradley 1
johnson, either within or without this Com
monwealth, or any other person, durin
that period, then the above reeoghiZ
shall be void; otherwise to remain in fu
| force and virtue.
Taken and acknowledged before me th
day and year above written.
tsighedl JOHN B. WHITEHEAD, Mayor,
| Owing to the late hour the dispatch wt
received from Richmond, and the very Isl
hour the arrest was made, but only few
the police, the proprietor of and one or tW
of the guests at the hotel were aware OF
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