New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-29
SHOT FOR A SHEER.
PROBABLE TRAGIC END OF A QUARREL
OVER 4 DEBT.

MICHAEL s. CONsADINE AND JOHN J. MALONE
HAD WORDS IN THE ST JAMES HOTEL AMI
WENT TO THE SIDEWALK. WHERE MA
LONE RECEIVED A BULLET IN THE
ABDoMEN-CoNsADIN TELLS
HIS STORY TO THE POLICE.
shooting that may result in murder occur 'eu
shortly after O'Clock last night in front vi ''''
st. James Hotel. at Twenty-siXth-st' ana ploa'
way. About o'clock two men were seen 'aihi''e
earnestly and excitedy In the corridor oi ''V
hotel One appeared 10 be taunting the o'he''
Judging from the remark made py 'he 'a''e''
Soon they walked into Broadway, and when they
reached Twenty-sixth st. they stoppeu' i"'
smaller of the two men appeared to be Emporium"
ing his companion. They stopped on 'he coi"
for an instant and there was a report oi P's'o'
shot The larger Of the two men clappeu "''
hands over his abdomen. and staggered into a
cab that was standing near by. exciaimhe' al"
dying: drive to the New-fork Hospital
As the cab started off. Policeman Sheridah' Vi
the West Thirtieth-st station. who was OF duty
and was standing within few feet OF th' '''en
when the shot was fired. seized the man VINO diu
the shooting and wrenched the smoking reVo'Ner
from his grasp
Vest Thiriieth-st. station. followed by crowd
At the station the prisoner cool and collected
After th. policeman had handed over the re-
volver which Is a 32-calibre. siX-chambered Eng
lish bulldog" to Sergeant Flannery. the pms
oner who was well dressed. rather stout ana "l
medium height, described himself as Michael :
Consadine with no occupation at present thlrN
eight years old. and living at NO. 200 tast I'M"
teenth-st His victim. he said. was John j. MA
lone a broker. thirty-three years OLD, sing'' '' -
ing at NO A. Union Square and with an Once a.
Nos 81 and S. Park Row.
When asked why he had shot Malone, he said
without beiraying the slightest sign OF nervous
ness that the latter had owed him money an"
would not pay IT. He said further that al ""e
time he was the owner Of the celebrated ""''e
Elephant barroom in Philadelphia. ana ai'ei-
ward kent a place at No 10 West Twenty SIKH
ST. and later another adjoining the Fourteenth
Street Theatre. both Of which failed
4 wear ago he said ne went to Birmingham
England and secured place there. lie "''
Malone. whom ne had known In this ci'y, ana
the latter had told him that ne owi.,1 pd''n, ~
an a nailless horseshoe. and when Malone lrI'
England five weeks ago ne prc'hiIeu upon ~'"
sadine To accompany MN Cohsauinc an "'u
and ne gave him employment In his Once anu
borrowed some $500 which Consldine had "heh
he arrived here - 49,. ~,
t'onsadinc further said that Malone never fH''
hin, any salary and when he would ASK lof
s,,n. az the money due him Malone would MAKE
annointmcnts 10 met him uptown. saying 'Hd'
he would pay him there 80 ,,,,,, .
I,st Saturday night Malone made an appoin1.
nnent 10 meet him and pay him some h"i'F' ~
failed 10 keep the appointment, ana '"hs"pln'
SAYS that he made another appointment Tor 'n'
81 James Hotel at o'clock last night Noh.
sadine mot him and told him that ne hu ho'
have a penny that he was behird IN ms I'I''
and begged him 20 at least give MIN MS par
sare back 10 England on the Majesu'' "h''"
sails Wednesday. -, ,,,.,.
Instead Of doing so. the prisoner salu Nl"'"n'
eneered al him and began TO tell MIN "i ~" 'N-
ellen, dinner fhsf he had Just mad. 1he ptis"'er
savs ne warned him that he was IN no J'snns
mood whereupon Malone started 10 WIN ''"" ,,
The hotsl continuing e. Jest. When they rrhch.u
,he corner where the shooting occurred ''"Sn,
dine SAYS he again demanded some m'n">' hhu l
Malone became angry and triei 10 Strike MN WIN
a heavy cane He lodged the bios" ana dr'"lns
Tho revolver fred. Poll ,eman sheridan c,nN'.
diets Consadne's story. and says thht NJ l'u ~ nI'
see the wounded man attempt To strlkr tne p'''
orer nor does ne believe that Malone hhi 'i''-
,rhe nnIiceman overheard the men talking III Il"
angry tone and then the shot Wa hf"u anu
Malone staggered into the cab. when was "'"'"
by Thomas Wrenn. ,, ,,,, tho
A. the New York Hospital II was shld 'h'' M
hull.t had entered the abdomen ana W. ~
Ledded I'm the lntcstncs II was brll"N'' ma
r. round IL mortal. and no attempt w"uIl Nv
m several