The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-07
THAT SHOOTING AFFAIR
In Which Malone Was Charged
! With Making a Murder.
Gus Assault,
The Evidence Shows That He Was
Grossly Insulted, Ills Properly
Endangered, and That lie Did
Not Fire the shOt--ROckets
FlredIntO h,s House by
a Drunken Mob.

PETERsBuRa, Va, Nov. GA scene
bordering on terrorism took place In
front Of General Mahone's house on Mar.
ket street last night, About lO:SO
o'clock mob Of drunken men came
down the. street firing off rockets and
roman candles and shouting in a brawl-
ing, drunken manner. When they
reached General Mahone's residence,
they halted and fred their rockets
against his house, accompanying their
action by decisive remarks about the
General and hurrahing for Mckinney.
"Come out, come out; dare him to
show bis face" cried the ring leaders.
The company in the Generals house
was startled at the noise, which seemed
10 threaten attack.
"Let me get out there,n said the Gen.
eral, against the protestations OF his
friends; ~ will defend my home. They
have no right TO do this"
Selling double barreled shot gun, lie
opened his front door and emerged upon
the veranda. Butler Malone, the Con.
erals SOD, also went out,
INSULT UPON INSULT.
The coolest figure in the assembly
emerging from the house was General
Malone with his shot gun. He was
followed by Col. Asa Rogers, his secre.
tary, Gen. Stith Boiling, Col. Joseph
Barbe, Of Pennsylvania; Major Thomas
Bond, Gen. W. Hall, George j. ROLAND,
+. s. Beasley, Major Harrison White,
Chairman oil the Republican Committee
OF the City OF Petersburg, aud K. @.
Campbell, Washington correspondent OF
the Wheeling ISTELLIdENcER, the latter
having seized rits which stood in
the hallway, and L. s. Berry who had
a revolver. The Washington Post cor.
respondent was also in the party.
For a time it seemed as though there
would be blOodshed, as II was under.
stood that revolvers had been displayed,
Charles N. Roman, dealer III fire.
works In this city, was at the head Of the
crowd, aud shouting 10 Gen. Malone,
"Shoot, you" The crowd shouted
again, derisively, and poured yoley OF
fireworks toward the Generals house.
Some OF the mob seeing the weapons in
the hands OF the parties, within the
yard, realized that danger was imminent
and urged their fellows from the place.
BY this time 1t was discovered that one
OF the party with the fireworks had
been shot, and his limping called TO bis
aid his friends, who, supporting him,
hurried him away and then the entire
party left.
MAuoNE's GUN WASN'T LOADED.
About midnight the Chief Of Police
appeared witha warrant sworn out by
Roman, charging General Malone with
assault with intent to kill one Il. S.
Harrison. The General accompanied
him To the police station, where Roman
and some ol his friends were awaiting
him. The Mayor Of tho city, F. L,
Collier, was sent for 10 hear the case.
Romain testified that the shot had come
from Mahone or from Z. q. Berry. His
testimony was supported by that Of bis
friends and General Malone was held
in $500 bail, which was furnished,
General Malone said that the shotgun
which lie brought out Of his house when
the crowd appeared there was not
loaded. He tried TO load II, but the
cartridges weie too large for the barrel.
The testimony Of K. .. Campbell was
to the elect that ho had been BY General
Mahonp's side from the moment he left
the house with the shotgun In his hand
until he appeared before the Mayor and
during that time he did not fire shot
The Mayor fined L, @. Berry $40 and
put him under $3.50 bond 70 keep the
peace for twelve mouths.