The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-07
TIE MALONE SHOOTING.
THE EVIDENCE ADDUCED he
FORE THE MAYOR.

FONE THE MANON'
The Rows Were CeIebratiuU. and
Fired OF PoD.CracLersi In His
Yard-The general Savs He mid
Not Sboot-S, V,.iI
r, -,
IEIERsbCKG' va, november - lie
particulars OF tne arrest OF zen Mahone
last illSIt On the cllarSe OF shootihS
young HARRISON! MS temporary conillle-
lheht Ill inc STATION mousse ana ms SUD-
Seque1lt release on Dilil, are as Iollows:
Ap"ul 9'oV CLOCK 1t was eFiueit' ac-
cordlnS 10 the returns, that the demo
eratS llau scored deciGeu victory Inc
resul. was thal some OF tne peSt young
men III tne cry organized themselves INTO
serenaGlIE Dahu, armed with a iiDeral
supply ol llIe WORKS. ana proceeded 10
lelcpi aus Ihe victory FROM sycamore
SVlTe[ lneS lli'telleu 10 Market street
anu t'lelice 10 point very near HeheraI
.It'hoLe n resi'lelGe' mere tiley hreu OH
Soii!G SUN! No!liali ettli'lles anu paoy Wake,s'
ulIl tlieir iiierriiHellt was interrupted by
! Noiley "HiSii II was aileSed was hreu
rom Neh' MalioheS yard: Ohiy one
pert T. HARRISON OF the flrm OF "lIbert
Ilarrisoh' conlectloners. warrant
S was at M once ISSUED lot Mahone arrest,
anu lie was taken INTO custody; ana
While detained III the Lookup, mayor Cal,
Iier was sent i"r' me case was heard
and the following evidence adduced:
Inc ilrSt witness sworn was OharieS
Rowalne, son OF a New Yorker but tor
many years engaged IN business here. lie
testifcd that he ana MS friends started
up sycamore street ana went I" point
opposite MahoneS residence There
they hred on several pieces OF tre works
ana then e'ther zen MaEone' hulicr' ms
son, or eX-policcman Berry, discharged
hre arms INTO lneir lnluSI' Heneral nm
sell was plnlhly ViSiDie' as was also
berry ana hutIer' When the witness
neard HARRISON eXclaim tnat ne was
Shot, theil' M company win some friends,
ne crossed the street to Mahone,s gate
where he was Knocked down by Berry,
either by the latter INST or by a pistol
winch he was tourlShlnG IN his hand.
HIS testimony was corrODordted by That
OF other Witnesses,
Inc evidence OF < l.. burton, corroD-
GRATED by Kowalne, established the tact
that Harrison was Shot by some one IN
the front yard OF Mahone'S house, and
that the defendants acted upon the olicn-
SlVe.
Caesar Lodclle distinctly heard three
ShotStred from Mahone yard; lie saw
Malone wit a gun IN his hands.
Myer Saal heard two or three shots
hred'
i saw "en. Mahone with a double
Darrelled Dreech loading Eunln ms hands
one ot the gentlemen expressed TO ten
Malone his surprise about his having
gun. Ihe General sad, Yes, this is my
gun
Saal further testlfled that Mahone SAID
he would XIII any one VINO entered his
yard, at the same time clapplng his
hand on his pocket, and he would pro-
tect his property. Ihe General was
standing near ms gate ana the shot was
hired from that point.
Mahone sad, II was sitting IN my
library IN conversation with Mr.. Camp
bell and Col. BarDlerre / heard the eN-
plosion OF hre works IN the street until
they got to my mouse. Some were eX-
pIoaed III my yard. LoudreportS caused
the impression that llre arms were beng
used Ill my yard DeSirlnS TO protect
my property, | walked out, and seized
my gun as passed saw number OF
persons at my gate, one OF them sad:
You have gun shoot d-you: |
walked down the steps ana one OF them
salu, we are oiiiy 'eleorat'ilS' repheu'
rre,niseS The men went out and others