, 1875-01-24

aud She had now si1 large iron boxes ft1!l (abont
| twelve bnSheis). and We had now Hour euoueh
| Tor the march OF seven days to Foweera."
/ MURDER OR HOMICIDE?
] Killing OF James AccEnn by Chrtn.
tophef NIai6tic.
Tho people in the vicinity Of Canal and Madl
son streets were thrown into state OF e1sai
I exGitehdent last evening By an occurrence which
was at dsst reported as an unprovoked murder.
! This, and the temporary escape OF one OF th4
pTrties involved, cansed the news to spread lika
! wi1ddre. Affair considerable inquiry OF person.
| who wore present. and = conversation with h.
| fugitive, WHO has besn arrested. the reporter
! learned that
| j sASd6iXARf AND DESPERATE Atff1RAY
occurred about o'clock, in front OF Kaestner,.
/ and Geefves's aaioonss Nos a and z6 est M.d.
ison street, respectively. between CHRISTOPHER
Malone, yon6g man Of 20 years and Js1ues
Keegan, aged 80 The fight was ended by tbe
fatal btabbng Of the latter the left side OF In.
| neck by pocket-knife lii the hatids Of the yotc
ner, the biatle seyering the jugulAr vein, which
caased the nlan to bleed to death in about 6fteen
or twenty minutes after receiving the wound
| - ~. . THE QuAnRE1-
It appears that tte two men, who boarded il
the Boone House, Nos. 80 aud 81 West Madison
street. had been on good terms until list Tues
day, iwhen they quaITefed about the arreet Of
oanes 1ounS anu Cnaflea 1onsdon. who NeSa
accused OF foooinS man ut the boarding house
named abose, and Who are NOW under bonds "a
answer. keegan denounced tho accused maf
and Malone remarked that ii they were present
he would not dare to do 80. This
1ncensad heegan so that he warned Malone
coat fn tta siting-room Of the house, and deht
was about to takB placs between the men. wher
AR. Boone, this proprietor, stepped between them.
and prevented It.. keegan left The house t6a
Madison street. Last evening he was standing
In front Of Geesvee's saloon, when Malone AID
Lonsdon came mp, and were about to step Tito
the bat-rooin. Maloue made Some remark about
Keegan standing in the Tay, and then soine
harsh words ehssuled about tho iatd hauies KaS''
gan had called Young and Lausdon. Malone
finally said, sneeringiy.
HXEoAx, YoU'RB AXE MUD"
: cuntemptuous EXPRESSION III use BY tho yuumg
msn who board at tho Boone House. Ksegan
replied BY us1nS foul word, nnd thefenpon
Malone as he states, struck him In thu face With
JUS 1eft hand. Iae prisoner SAYS that Reagan
1mmedtaeely put his hand In his ptstol-ppckas
aud drew small tncklng-trowl itool used
bY pasterers, to whose craft he belonged
He stabbed Malone IN the crown OF the heAd,
snd the latter states that he then drew pocket
knife and stabbed him, as hs supposed in the
shoulder. Ihey then feu to tbs nak. and tta
oioou Hom the WOUNDS covered their bands and
!aces. Aalons received another wound IN the
head, and keegnn two more deep cuts in the
forehead Malone then ran ecsoss tie atraet
nud ln1o the alley adjoining tho Gault House. and
thence to washington aad Clinton, and VIA hntie
TO Entlght's drugstore, Nc. 103 Wells streat
where he washed the blood from hls faee. He
no1t went to IT, AeonaGds 3 office, close by, and
HAD HIS WOUNDS DRESSED.
He informed the Doctor that he had had fight
WITH man, and had a.abued him and beon Gus
II return. he also gave tue name OF Gatdnef.
he states that he then began to fear that he had
- hurt heesar, and started for the Weat
sids with 3 new OF learning the true
state OF Affairs, and giving himself
up to the police. He was met st
the corner OF Canal and Lake streets about .
Q clooki by Officers Lah!um and Wuln. .Iha
patrolman noticed blood on bis shirt
collar. and seized him by the arn- Malone thsn
sad, - I'm your man: l know who you're look
ing alter, Ae Was taken to Mats,son Street 9sa-
ion and locked up; 1n conversation with
1A1BuNE reporter ana several detecttVee ne mAae