The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-17

ealibsr Winchester rifle, loaded. Gen.
eral MahonO had been through many
campaigns before this one In Virginia
aud believed IN being prepared for all
emergencies. The general caught up
tho shotgun, the correspondent tho
rifle and both hurried out into tho front
yard aud on to the fence. to find the
mob in retreat, bearing of its wounded
member
Only minute or two elapsed, how.
ever, before its leaders had shamed
their followers into facing about, in,
stead OF heeing from tive men.
The halt'drunkon crowd, further in
turiated by the injury TO their compan.
ion, returned and again clustered along
tho tence. on the other side OF which
General Malone and his force, by that
time Increased by two, stood and pre-
pared TO do tho best they could for
themselves, Ihera might hayO been
POO men in the crowd, upon tho street
and sidewalk, and as the light from tho
gas lamps glinied from revolver and
knife throughout ITS extent the condl.
ton oil the four men inside the yard was
not an Onviable one, The leaders oil tho
mob paTleysi. 1--WE no objection to
you celebrating your victory rs you
may SOC lit in tue public Streets said
General Malone, and not an infection
OF his voice changed from ita ordinary
tone, but I'll kill the first man VINO
comes across this fence" Then hu
shifted his cigar 10 the other side oil MS
mouth and waited A man started 70
cross the fence and was hall upon It
when one OF tho generals parry who
had revolver dubbed II aud struck
the fellow squaFely in the forehead with
the butt He fell, bleeding and lnsan'I'
bio TO the sidewalk, aud again m in.
ciplont panic seized the mob, in tho
midst OF which body OF sober.m!nled
citizens rushed up and. partly by per.
suasion, partly BY force, broke up and
scattered the bel!igereut concourso.
The battle appeared to be overland Gen
eral Malone aud his friends returned TO
the house.
Within an hour the chief OF police Of
Petersburg was announced. lie had
not been in evidence daring the melee,
but no was on hand now, aud he mad
warrant for the arrest OF General M.
hone, and he proceeded 10 serve 1t, aud
he took tho correspondent along for
company. The warrant charged GEN
eral Malone with shooting with intent
to kill, and in the center OF another aud
equally yociierous aud vlluperaiiys
crowd the general aud the correipoul-
ent were marched to the police station,
where the mayor OF the CIty was alroadY
present 10 give them hearing. IRe
scene presented IN that dirty ii,;ls room
at that early morning hour, for Il was
then long past midnight, the angry,
croWdIug men who llllri tile place to
overlooking, the supreme. all-peryaiIn,
calmuess, the almost indifference OF
General Malone, all 60 to make up
scene for tragedy, enough Tor another
and better story, bnt they ara no part o.
this one It sufficient 10 say that the
general was finally admitted TO bail TO
appear at the next term OF court aud
that the case never cams 10 trial. The
mayor did undertake to fine the corre-
spondent for carrying concealed welp-
ous, but after taking advice from his
counsel hs reluctantly DECIDED that a
5O.caibre Winchester hardly came un.
der the head Of concealed weapons.
His political foes did on that day
break forever the power OF Malone IN
Virginia, but neither then nor after
wards could they by anv expedienI
break the spirit which in the cad yield.
ell only to trials too severe for the irAtl
body to bear.