Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-09
Gen. Malone in Row at the Polls.

Gen. Malone in Row at the Polls.
Telegram to the Richmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG, VA, November 6.-Sen-
ator Malone barely escape death here TO-
day. and his own Officinusness was the
cause. In the Fourth Ward voting pre-
cinct there had been hard feeling, owing
to the course of certain Readjusters who
were disposed to bully the Democrats.
About 4 o'clock this evening the Senator,
accompanied by his son, drove up to the
polls in that ward, alighted from his car
rlage and stood near. looking at the voting.
In few moments negro went up. az.
c.mpanied 10y d white man. He had
Democratic ticket in his hand. A Read
juster challenger made some objectionable
remarks to hIm by way of i'flueL ciug his
vote, to which the negro replied that the
Democrats took part with hl'n. (which
ticket do you want to vote p they asked
the negro.
This cket," he replied, indicating the
Democratic ballot which he he'd i'll lis
hand. Then the Senator conceived that 1t
was his especial MISSION to say something.
He pushed his way into the crowd and
excitediy cried out, 81 tave come here to
STE fair plav."
THUS remark excited the indignation of
an old and respected ciiZ-n, Mr. William
Long. who was very near the Senator
You are pretty one Mr.. Mahnne, {"
talk about a II CT ballot ard fair count"
he exclaimed. You have been cheating
ever since you have been in politics"
At this 70 ut the young Mahone reached
forward with stuck in one hand and
pistol in the other. Tie first man who
insults my father | mean to kill on the
spot" He Threatened and he brandished
his weapons as though he really had some
faint intention of doing what he said.
cd d-n it, have pistol too" put
in the Senator.
Then the crowd began to close IN on the
Senator. SOMEBODY kn cked TIE pistO
out of the young Mahone's hand and he
Was pushed about aud showed out of thu
way. Everybody thought that the Seua
tors hour Was come. There were many
men present, who had the strongest hai red
. for him, but there were ONE cool Dr. mo-
Gratis present who interrupted to prevent
the difficulty hicb could not otherwise
have b. ELI avoided. They stepped in be-
tween the Senator and his hackers and
exhurLed them not to engage in any act of
violence. The Democrats listened aiten-
lively, and gradually withdrew from tile
Senator's presence. The pistol which MIR
MahOne furnished vas then picked up and
carried 10 the judges of election by Dem
ocrat. He m sde the charge that it had
been taken from the young man, and asked
that the judge order his arrest. N, st-p
was taken, however. although the r -ad-
juster p 'licemen who were present. were
fully Acquainted with the facts.
MAHONEs's OWN ACCOUNT.
From the Petersburg Appeal
In order that Senator Mah0ne'S state
meht of the affair might go before the pub
lie, reporter of the IndecAppenl called
upon him at his residence last night. He
was then at supper, bui sun made his ap-
pearance, when the reporter made known
the object of his visit. On being sked for
his statemen-, the s-natortnquired, why
do you wish to Say aDythl & about the
diff :ulty 2" The ndeT-Appeals repre-
sentative Informed hIm that 1t was a mat
ter of news, and that he wished to give all
Information possible cnnce ming 1t. The
senator then stated that he was at the
fourth ward precinct on High street, and
that while there he saw u colored man
come up tn deposit his ballot, and heard
s,me words pass between a cG]Ored man
named Holmes and white m IN. Th re
were separate passage ways for the whites
and blacks. and seeing that the pAssag e
way for the blacks was being blocked, the
senator says LIE pushed his way through
the crowd that was in front of the pre-
cinct. when some one said. Let there be
order aud fair election" to which he re
spDtded, ''Y-s, let here be order and a
fair election. | ain here to see that it shall
be. Butler was sitting in my carriage aud
seeing the crowd and not knowing wheth-
er they were friends or foes. came rushing
towards me. Just then white MAJ, W ON
| l did not rec 'eniZr came trough the crowd
Spying. "Buller Malone has got pistol -
| faced the man and told him. "Yes, have
pistol too" Alb ut this time the pistol
was taken from Butler by coored
man Holmes who handed it to another
party While the pistol was being taken
from Butler, was struck bv some scoun
drel, ard / would give reward of one
hundred dollars tonight to know his
name. The blow simply grazad my cheek
In this connection the Senator said that
after being struck The police who were
present simply commanded the pace in
stead of arresting the party who had struck
him, Senator Malone further stated that
he went to the precinct to see that there
was a fair election and good order main
tanned. and that he did not leave until
there was order. He characterIZ d the
blow he rece vpd as the work of dirty
assassin, and then said, tins ends the
story.
Senator Malone, IN company with his
son, Butler, was driven down High street
to Sycamore street, and on arriving 10
front Of Mr.. L. A. Marbury's store. Col.
Minetrpe was taken into the pf etnn. and
the three we're driven back to the precinct
where further inquiries were made for the
party who had made The assault on the
! Senate but the information wanted could
not be obtained. The news that the Sen.
atOr had been assaulted created no little
excitement and feeling in the city.