The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-05

knife, though he was not by any means
afraid TO face one. He was often heard
to remark, and in lac: expressed himself
7 upon the subject but a day or so before he
received his death wound that he didn't
care for pistol bat he didn't like kniie.
foor Mat the Instrument he most dreaded
was the one which
CUT THE SLENDER THREAD OF LIFE
and gave him quick exit from this world,
However, tempered with his stern bravery.
was heart which beat for the poor and
distressed, and many there are who will re-
member as long as they live his many acts
OF Kindness or mercy. He was arbitrary, it
Is true, but ne was not cruel, although the
duties OF policeman often forced him into
acts where justice savors OF cruelty. He
was member OF the lst Kansas, being pro-
moted ~ Second Lieutenant, and served
Three e-rs. His reputation for reckless
bravery was widespread, an when wanted
MS suPeriors knew where to find him.
during the earl border troubles he was a
strong Free State man, open in the avowal
OF his convictions and fearlers in express
sion. There are few men who would be
so MUCH MISSED AS NAT MALONE:
by the citizen, who felt sen,e of security |
when Mats beat lay near bis place Of busi- |
less or his residence by the belated De- |
cestrian, who knew he was safe when Mat |
accompanied him; by the children on the |
way 10 or from school, who learned TO love
his OPEN, manly face; by the thief, who |
feared him; by the loafer, who hated him
by the vagrant, who kept out Of his way
by the criminal, who knew that to fall into
his hands was TO meet the requirements of
40 hv ba /
l, has lost a man who, as an officer. cannot
be replaced, and who was worth ten or a
hundred such men as these who will rejoice
10 KNOW that he is really dead. He was
about sixty years Of age, and had been in
Leavenworth about twenty-five years.
MALoSEs ASTI-MoRTEM STATEMENT.
Malone made an anti mortem statement.
which will be produced at The inquest this
morning. In it he states that when he
came to The door Of the room be saw Null
lane Standing there with his hand behind
his back, the glitter of the blade of the
knife showing in the gaslight; he asked
Mullane what he had in his hand, and at
the same time he made quick motion to
seize him by the throat to prevent him from
using the weapon; at this Mullane whirled, | /;
With his back TO Malone, and plunged the
weapon into his abdomen. The inquest
will be held this morning at . o'clock in c
The office of Coroner Lynch, in the old mar {
ket house. No post norton examination
was held. u
THE MURDERER. I
Young Mullane, the murderer, is a fair
representative Of that class OF young men I
Thicb, while not dangerous still is no cred
to Il community, and in the majority of Z
Asses. end Just as Mullane will end-in the
tate prison, or POSSIBLY upon the gallows. a
This class Ct young men does not include n
he lower rifirati and hard characters of the
lty; still they are in a certain measure I'M r,
er the surveillance Of the police, and q
'hen one OF them IL mixed up in II
uch an afiray as thi. one of last Saturday
light 1t is matter OF no surprise, but p
ather justification OF the general opinion
r expectation concerning them. This is NJ
ne class which is to he always found about FIR
ne keno room and haz ard table, and the q
'oner they are given TO understand that II
heir room 's preferable to their company the OF
etter. Their influence is never for the 4
ood; they live recklessly and wildly and Fl
lie as BELTS their mode OF living; while not q,
iclou- In the extreme, the example they ID
L and the influence they exert ia eminent 3r
; so. 1t were better TO have lost every OF
oung man composing this class than one
ian like Mat Malone. M
THE WOUNDED SOLDIER. Gu
Joseph Flynn, the soldier, member of hr
1mpany +, 23rd Infantry, who was shot -
' Malone, by mistake last Saturday night, In
improving, although the report was in IN
throughout the city yesterday
orning that he was dead. IN