The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-07
GENERAL MALONE,
The Excitement in Petersburg
Over the Shooting of
CITIZEN HERBERT P. HARRISON.
The Evidence Does not Sustain the Charges
Against the General-Murder of DR..
Peters, the African Explorer.

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Peters, the African Explorer.
| Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
PETERSBURG, Va, Nov. 6-This town
upon an instant has been thrown into the
most intense excitement. At about 10
o'clock last night, as a company of young
men, all Democrats. were standing on the
street in front of General Mahone's resi-
dence on Market street exploding fire
works, one of the number, a young man
named Herbert p. Harrison, was shot by
somebody in General Mahone's yard Har
rison gave groan and fell to the ground.
His comrades rushed to his side, lifted him
up and carried him to DR.. Lees. An eX-
animation was made and it was discovered
that the ball, which must have been fired
rifle, had passed through the fieshy part
of the left thigh and struck the other
thigh sufficiently hard to bruise it. The
young man was in great deal of pain and
| the excitement grew every minute. j. I.
Romano repaired at once to the residence
of Squire James P Banks and swore out a
warrant charging General Malone himself
with the deed. The first report had been,
however, that Butler Malone, the gener-
abs son, had fired the shot Several mem
bers OF the company present with Mr.
Harrison imagined that they recognized
young Malone in the yard when the shot
was fired.
An officer with warrant of arrest re-
paired at once to General Mahone's resi-
dence, and entering the basement sent up
stairs TO the generals room notice OF the
object of his errand. General Malone at
once came down, and upon his being told
what was wanted, announced his readiness
to go to the Justices court room. The ser
want brought light overcoat, which the
general was assisted into, and lighting a
cigar, accosted the man, taking the officers
arm, and announced that he was ready.
BY this time the street in front of the
house was crowded with people. The dis
lance to the court room was some half a
dOsen blocks down one of the principal
street, and all the way down the crowd
was augmented. When the party reached
Bank street General Malone was taken at
once before Squire Banks, accompanied by
his private secretary and several personal
friends. With the disappearance of the
general into the house the excitement grew
perceptibly, and several men gave cheers
for Captain Mckinney.
The situation appearing TO be grave, j.
T. McIlWaine, chairman of the city Demo
cratic committee, who happened to be
present, addressed the crowd, saying that
it was his wish that all Democrats who
were present should at once dispense, and
that if any offense had been committed the
matter was in the hands of the law to
which the person charged was amenable.
The effect on the crowd was instantaneous
and salutary. Several other gentlemen
present seconded the remarks of Mr.1 Nc
lIWaine, and in a few moments all except
ing about dozen men in Bank street dis
persed IN an orderly manner. One,or two
threats of lynching were heard.
It appears upon further examination of
Mr.. HarrisOn's wound that it is not serious;
the loss of blood so far has been slight, and
the doctors fear no unfavorabe result.
The leading Democrats of the city are
exerting themselves to ailay the excite
menJ and all express regret at the unhappy
circumstan
Mayor Collier was sent for and began an
examination Of the case ut once. Tho nrst
witness was c. f. Romaine, who had
sworn out the warrant against General
Malone. In the warrant Mr.. Romaine had
charged General Malone with the shooting |
On the stand before the mayor he said Har-
rison had been shot either by General Ma
hone or Edmund Berry, who stood in the |
yard with Malone. Romano, who was |
standing across the street when the first |
shot was fired, hurried over and a heated |
colloquy ensued between him and the gen |
eral. He charged Malone with shooting |
Harrison and throwing open his coat, said: |
Il am not armed, but if YOU want to shoot, |
you - -, why, shoot" An angry col |
loquy then insued between Romaine and |
Berry, as the result OF which several blows |
were struck.
General Malone testified that he was |
sitting in his library with several friends |
when sounds of the discharge of firearms |
or fireworks were heard without. He got |
=. nil nd ont into . t,@t
yard; his object was to protect his prop
erty. He swore positively that he did not
fire nor did he see anyone else fire. He did |
not know that anybody mad been shot until
told so.
Edmund Berry swore that he was APP
preaching General Mahone's house and
hearing a disturbance there went up and
found Mr.. Romaine standing at the fence
having hot words with General Mohone
He, Berry, went in and then difficulty
between himself and Romaine.
He struck Romano twice. ~
Messrs. Jackson, Saville, Burton, Blanks
and Saoes were oil members CT theuparty
the Democratic victory. They
were near to where Harrison stood when he
was shot: there were several shots fired.
One of the witnesses, testified that he said
to his companions that on no account
should anybody fire in General Mahone's
yard or at his house. They were out on
lark and their only object was to celebrate
the Democrat ievictory. None of the wit
nesses could swear thai General Malone
fired the shot that wounded Harrison,
Archie Campbell, of Wheeling, W.
Va, was one of the gentlemen present
in General Mahone's library when the
party with fireworks came along He
seized gun at the same time General Ma
hone did and wen. before him out to the
porch or veranda. He soon discovered ne
said, that his gun would not work aud he
simply held it in his hand. He was equally /
earnest in protesting that Malone did not
fire his gun either.