Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-12
MA IOR W. H. MALONE DEAD
HE ENPIRED SUDDENLY IN
sTATEsvII.LE.
n Native of Vir2inia-Had Lived
In Tennessee and North Caro-.
lima Once ~ Candidate For Con
grcss-Au!hOr of Law Works.,

lhe entne city was shocked this morn
ing by telegram from Statesville an.
nouncing the sudden death at II o'clccl,
last night Of Major W. II. Malone, who
had gone to Statesville on Yesterday on
a pleasure trip.
Maj, Malone left Ashevilc Yesterday
on the 2;3O train, apparently in the best
OF health, Last night, after tea, he called
upon one OF his friends in Statesville, and
on leaving got as far as the front door,
then turned and walked into the parlor,
evidently cndcavoring to reach the sofa
He dropped dead before he could reach
1t. His body was taken to his hotel, and
Chas. w. Malone. A. II. Malone and
Belts Malone left today on the $50
train to take charge Of I'll. remains.
William Henry Malone was born Julv
9th, 1889, in Wythe county, Virginia.
His mother was native of North Caro-
lima. His father moved to Tennessee in
early life and died there. Major Malone
was educated in a country school, tax
ing also a short course in college. He
studied law, was admitted to practice in
tennessee IN 1851 and practiced six or
seven years in that State, and was for
awhile law partner of Col. John Bax-
ter OF Knoxville, afterwards United
States Judge. In 1860 he obtained
License to practice law in North Carolina,
where be has practiccd ever since. In
1850 Governor Harris of Tennessee
him Attorney General for
the @nd judicial District OF that State,
"'uth office he held for two years, when
tue Federal troops took possession of the
country. Ia the Presidential election in
1850 he was a Douglas cector for the
NuoNvI'lc District. He was elected to
the Constitutional Convention in 1861
III tennessee, bat the convention was
voted down. He did some military scr
wee and was assigned to duty at the
Virginia salt Works for his State under
the supervision of the Governor Of the
state, He held this position nutl the
close OF the war. The results Of the war
decided Maj, Malone to settle in North
Carolina. settling first in Ca dwell
county he represented that county
IN the lower House Of the Legislature
Tor two years. He acted as clerk
ct the Congressional Cumnmittcc
on Patents tor SIX wears, of which com
mlttce Cen X. H. Vance was chairman.
In lsSG Major Malone was an lndepend
ent candidate for Congress against
!hos. u. Johuston and the Republican
candidate, llecarGcd Buncombc county
and several other counties in the district,
but was fcieatcd.
Mal,Malone has been living in Ashevillc
since the carly 10s, where he has been en-
gagged IN the practice OF law. He is the
author OF two law books, "Rcal Prop
crty TrIals' and "Criminal Briefs"
both Of which have a wide circulation.
In lS92, after cooperating for time
with The Third Party movement,
Mai Malone withdrew from the move
mcnt in letter that was sent broadcast
over the State by the State Democratic
Executive committee. He had been
recently preparing letter showing the |
utter folly ct the D.mucrats Joining the |
I'opuIist movement and also the unwis |
dom Of the P"puIists Joining the Rcpub- |
lean patty. The letter was to have |
blcu published very soon. Mai. Malone |
was vice married, his first wife being a |
laughter OF Col. Warham Easlcy oi |
tennessee, aud his Sc cond wife a daush
cr of Col J. $. Mc,iroy and s;stcr-n-
aw ci Gn. Robert Il. Vance At The
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