Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-06
Gen. Malone Arrested.

Gen. VIM. Malone was arrested at his
home in Petersburg last night at eleven
O'CLOCK, charged, 90 the oath of G, a. Ro
maine, With shooting Herbert P. Harrison,
with inten, TO xiii. Gen. MshoGs wss ar
LAD st his bnme, ou LoEg Market street,
and u,s,ch,a 'hscsgh the s;ssels 10 tie go.
lice lookup. He appeared before Magls
irate Banks, and was released on bail. TIC
ward s!evcn o'otccI Mr. Herbert P. Harri-
SOD. youns msn Of about thirty, q very
earnest democrat, after celebrating the dem
oc'atlc victoiy, aIeng with Q. A. Romaine,
.iendi turned into Gen. Mahone's street
hnd bssh'. citing eff fireworks. Suddenly
'here waa shot, and young Harrison fell.
II was taken TO the Office of DR.. Leigh,
where il was found that rifle ball had
passed through his leg, aud had glanced
on ;os right. The wound, while painful, Ia
not considered serious Young Harrison
claimed that the shot bod come from Gen.
Mabone's yard, and that be recognized But.
Ter Malone as the msn who had shot him.
Young Romano claimed that be recognized
Gen. Malone 10 the yard with rifle In bis
bands Despite the protests of cooler-head-
ed friends, Romsine hurried off to Magis.
lr tie Banks and sWore out warrant, charg-
ing Gen. Malone with shooting Harrison.
The warrant was promptly made out and
p sced in the bands OF police officer. &C.
companisd by sqohd of police. The officer
walked to Mahoue's house the other men
were stationed shout tbs yard. Word was
cent in TO Gen Malone that he was wanted
the General meanwhile had been apprised
of the course of eVtntp. and the officer found
In n pifh ia Of
Wheeling He greeted he policeman pleas
sptly. The cfticor read the warrant to him.
Il must arrest YOU, General" he said.
'All right; I'm reudy," replied Malone,
! and lefs his hoWe 90 TO the station. He
passed on, accompanied by some few friende,
the squad of police fIrning around him. As
the little baDf passed on, il Increased in
sze until by the time 1t reached the station
il had auamen,ad into a vast crowd. The
news of General Mahone's arrest had
spread throughout the city like wild Ere,
aud the streets became alive with men,
black and white.
General Malone said that he and Camp
bell had been engaged in conversation when
they heard The noise of the fireworks. AS
this came nearer Campbell said he thought
be had beard some pistol shots. Both he
and Gen. Malone rushed out to the front
door, each taking a gun. Gen. Malone
warned the persons in the street not to
treepaes upon his premises as be was de-
termiDed to protect bis rights.
Mayor Collier was sent for and prelimi.
nary examination of the casa entered into,
Commemorative Attorney Mullen assisting.
The testimony of the prosecuting witness
Romano, and of five or six of his compan
ions was positive to the effect that they
heard the shots fred from the direction of
General Mabone's yard, and one of them
testified to having seen the flash of the gun.
Gen. Malone swore as positively that be
had not fred shot either before or after
leaving bis library, though he did not deny
having the gun in bis hand while in the
yard, and warning The noisy jewellers
against iDtrudiDg upon his premises. Gen.
Malone was oorroborated by Mr.. Campbell;
mony, decided that there was probable cause
for holding Gen. Malone for the action of
the grand jury at the next term of the hust-
ings court and befd him in 81, 500 bail. Mr..
Walters Phillips q prominen. merchant, be-
came his surety.
A witness testified that be and his com.
panions fred off several pieces OF fireworks,
and then either Gen. Malone, Butler, his
con, or ex Policeman Berry discharged fire.
arms into their midst. The General himself
was plainly visible, as @us also B.rry aud
Butler, when the witness beard Mr. Hsrri. |
son s1clalm that ne was shot. Tben, 10 |
company with his friends, he crossed the
street 10 Mahone's gate, where ha was
knocked down by Berry, either by the lat
ter's fist or b. pistol which he was -four. |
ishing in his hand.
Gen. Mahone's testimony was as follows :: I
Il was sitting in my library in conversation |
with Mr.. Campbell and Col. Bsrbiere. |
heard the explosion of fire works 10 the |
street until they got to my honse. Some !
we're exploded in my yard. The loud re-
ports caused the impression that fire arms
were being used in my yard. Desiring to |
protect my property 1 walked out and |
seized my gun az l passed. saw g mum.
of whom said You have gun.
ihe steps. One of the men said, We are
only celebrating replied, 'Tbat's all |
right, but don't shoot on my premises
The men went out aud others came up from |
below. One of them said. You have gum |
l replied, Yee, I have right to have
General Malone aaid further: "Not a gun
or pistol was fred that know from the |
time went out Of the library to the end of
this affair. certainly did not shoot and |
neither saw nor heard any one else shoot" !
At the came time with Gen. Malone. E. T. |
Berry was arrested for having assaulted |
Romano, and be was 6nsd $40, while he |
and Romano were bound over to keep the |
peace for six months.