The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-03
A WATERFRONT
TERROR" DEAD
Malone Shot and Instantly
Killed by Agent ChIlds.
A "CRIMp" BOARDING HOUSE.
Was Kept BY the Dead Man-BuIlst En-
tered Behind Ear and Malone Dropped
In His Tracks


from South Street yesterday when Pat
Malone died. He died by another's
hand. Strangely enough, the man who
killed him was the agent OF the Prostest-
ant Episcopal Sailors Mission, Alfred
Childs.
Malone, who had a boarding house at
81 Congress street. Brooklyn. has never
been known among the sailors and the
shippers and the shipping masters as a
missionary. lie was arrested about
months ago for asaulting a man named
Savage, who had competed with him too
successfully.
A year ago he was implicated i'm fight
In which another OF the old regime. named
Calvin. was shot by a reform runner.
Upthus, who had been severely cut by
Calvin.
The crimps Of South street have been
getting uglier and sOrer day by day for
several years. All sorts OF outsider in
fiuences have combined TO interfere with
their methods OF making a living. First
it was the Legal Aid Society. OF late
the missionary societies of the churches
have Joined with them.
The mission offer board for s. a week
and give assurance that the sailor will
not be robbed while he stays with them.
The crimps charge 81 a week for board
and neither ask nor answer questions.
The sailors have been taking TO the mis-
slons i'm consequence
IL the story Chlds toIu In the Centre
street Police court is true, he has been
i'm fear of bodily harm for some time.
He has always been with the psalm
singing boarding houses, as the crimps
call the anti-crimp houses. lie was for
n xri rd rfcrht af
West street
Then the Episcopal House at SO Market
street found more sailors on it's hands
than there were ships for and asked
Childs. who was a shipping man, to come
over and help them place their men. He
had been with the Episcopal House about
two months.
He had remarkable success in placing
the missions men. and he has been COM
planning that Malone and a number of
others have followed him about the
streets with curse and brandished fists.
Yesterday Childs said, Malone and five
or six Others jumped at him I'm South
street, near Coentles slip, and though
they were laughing and shouting jokes he
made up his mind that they were bent
on mischief Malone struck him one
blow I'm the back, which almost knocked
him down and was by no means playful
and several OF the others aimed kicks
a him.
He made up his mind to run and did.
He went at once 10 the mission house
al So Market street and got revolver
which he kept there He hung around
the mission reading rooms, which are
on South street, near South Ferry, until
about 1 o'clock. and then started up
Whitehall street. He was met by Ma
lone at Pearl street
Malone, Childs says began to curse
and threaten him. They walked to-
gether down past the Army building and
then Malone struck him. They
scuffied for a moment and Childs took
the revolver from his coat pocket and
shot Malone behind the ear.
Malone dropped lifeless into the gut
ter. The streets were full OF people
The sound OF the shot turned all pas
sers-by in the direction of Pearl street
Somebody started yell that a crazy man
was loose, and the crowd scattered
faster than II had gathered. Childs walked
unconcernedly down Pearl street until
he was met by Policeman Jones. A
hundred voices from the street corners
shouted TO Jones: That's the murderer
lie killed him.
Jones caught Childs by the arm and
took the revolver from his hand. Rounds
man Wilbur and another policeman came
up and the three had some difficulty i'm
protecting Childs from the rough crowd
which came pouring out from the South
street groggeries.
AS soon as the news spread through
the drinking places alone the water front
that a psalm-singing runner had killed
Pat Malone there was but one verdict:
XIII him" "Hanging's too good for
him" xiii him"
When Malone's body was picked up n
loaded billy was found under H. The
billy was well known along the water
front Whenever Malone reached under
his coat there was scattering OF all
beholders who knew him. Childs was
turned over TO the coroner by the magis-
trate I'm Centre street court. The Legal
Aid society sent counsel TO him. Down
in the water front saloons there was talk
of raising fund TO aid in the prosecu-
ton.