The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-29
IN THE STREET
ID. MALONE FATALLY WOUNDED.

TeEEH
He Begins by Beating a Woman nnd
Ends with His BODY Riddied
with sIuEs-The
Particulars.
At / O'Clock this morning the loud
report of a firearm startled the. people
living in the vicinity of Seventeenth
and Ferguson streets. Id a few min
utes Il large number of citizens were
out looking up the cause thereof. A
bevy Of men were seen at the Presbyte-
rian church corner, and thither the
crowd went. A man was found on the
sidewalk in an unconscious condition
and bleeding profusely. Marshal Ryan
aud his force of police were on hand
Immediately, and learning who did the
shooting proceeded to the residence of
Ida Hamilton and arrested Charles
Boulter, who Is well known in this city.
Mr.. Boulter delivered himself up to the
marshal, and went along very quietly,
deeply regretting the circumstance.
The wounded man turned ont to be
D. Malone, u man who came from CAL
ifornia about three weeks ago and who
took his meals at Dyer's hotel. He
represented himself as a mining stock
broker, but 1t is said he brought a
pseudo wife with him, who resided at
Hamilton's. 1t was generally under
stood that he lived off her gains. A
few days ago he went to see her, and
for some cause beat and abused her Sc
verely. Last night he repeated the act,
causing the woman to scream murder
and create a sensation in the neighbor-
hood. The shooting soon followed the
circumstances which will be related be-
low.
Malone was carried to the drug store
Of Hurlbut Bros. and physicians sent
for. DR.. Graham arrived, and an ex-
animation showed five wounds in the
small of the back and groin. At this
writing the man lies unconscious, and
his case was pronounced hopeless by
the physician. One shot entered the
spinal column.
Just as Mr.. Boulter was arrested a
LEADER representative asked him If he
had any statement to make. He was
pleased with the opportunity and re-
lated the circumstances briefly. He
had been sitting up reading, when the
screams of q female up stairs attracted
his attention. He went to the room in
which the scufie was going on, and be-
ing refused admittance kicked the door
in. Then the man lMalone] attacked
him. He was partially intoxicated,
but grasped Boulter by the whiskers
and made a good fight. Boulter knocked
him down, when he ran out Of the
house.
On arriving outside Malone made use
of the most threatening language, and
warned Boulter that he was going fol-
his gun to kill him, at the same time
using the vilest epithets.
In u few minutes Malone returned
and resumed his threats, calling upon
Boulter to come out and defend him.
self, or be killed. Finally Mr.. Boulter
went out to order the man of, and
took his shot gun, which was charged
with slugs, for defense. He ordered
Malone to 60 away. The latter raised
his revolver and approached Boulter.
The latter told him to drop the revolver
or be killed. Malone still pointed his
weapon, when Boulter fired low to
strike him in the legs. Malone fell,
and Boulter returned to the house.
Marshal Ryan says he was called to
Eighteenth street by reason of a row
in progress, and arrived in time to see
the man get up, after being shot, and
run to the Presbyterian church, about
fifty feet distant, where he fell down.
He told the marshal he was wounded
in the groin, and then tainted away.
When Malone's wounds were dressed
he was removed to a little house bach
Of Recreation Hall. where he had
rooms.
At 4 o'clock this morning the wound
ed man was conscious, and able to
speak although very weak. He may
linger for some hours, but Seems to be
slowly sinking.
Malone is a small man, apparently 80
years of age, very spare, and wears eye
glasses, holding his head very high.
He had on a light coat and dark pants.
He face is not very intellectual. He
has a bad reputation and is frequently
intoxicated. As stated above, he came
from Bodie, California.
Nice goods at Hoyt's, low in price.