The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-19
WAN TON MURDER BY
A DRUNKEN F|ENO
Michael E. Malone Slain in the
ROundhOuse at Nina,
Nevada.
NO WARNING GIVEN
BEFORE THE SHOT
Deceased Was Popular Fore
man of Southern Pacific
Shops at Nina.
SpecInl to Tho Tribune

Special to Tho Tribune
OGDEN, April ia dastardly and out
rageous murder was committed this morn
ing at 6:45. when drunken miner named
Everett forced himself into the round
house OF the Southern Pacific at Nina
Esmcralda county. Nevada, and without
provocatlon and without the expression Of
n word drew his gun and shot Michael
+. Malone. general foreman OF the Nina
shops. through the head. Malone died at
IL G5 this forenoon.
Was Most Wanton Act.
The atrocious killing was one of the
most wanton acts ever committed Mr.
Malone, who leaves a wife and three chill
dren In ogden, went to Nina az general
foreman OF the Nevada IL California rail-
road on December 6, 1905. He Was an
exceptionally Industrious man, and this
morning at 6:i5 he was at work with his
mechanics on an engine that required re-
pairs
No Previous Trouble.
When the drunken fend. Everett. who
had just come up from kecer and who
had been having time at Nina. entered
ceived II is thought that Malone
never SO much as saw him Malone has
all his life been a railroad man. and had
never before seen the murderer. who had
tercation, and, as stated, Mike Malone
probably never saw the man who killed
him.
Fired Without Warning.
Everett, Immediately after entering the
engne-house. drew sup from his belt
and fired point blank at Malone The lat
ter was struck In the right side of the
head and at l1:6 expired. Information
as to whether or not Everett was appre-
hended has not been received in Ogden,
but II is probable that he was. Instruc-
tions to spare no pains In effecting his
arrest and prosecution were forwarded
to Trainmastcr T, ] McGrath of the Ne
vada < California by Superintendent Z.
c. Manson.
Shock to Ogden.
The news was n shock to Ogden people
and decided shock 70 the family of
Mike Malone. His brother. Dan Malone
master mechanic of the Southern Pa
cii1c. was at Evanston at the time and
came In on special on telegram from
here, He was heartbroken over the sud-
den death and Its wantonness. Another
brother. John J. Malone, whose home is
In Los Angeles. but who is the official
inspector of tho construction OF locomo-
tives OF the Southern Pacific, and who
has just reached Ogden from Philadel-
phia. WAS also here. He had arranged to
lay over in Ogden until Mike would ar
rive on April 10. not having seen his
brother for a number of years.
Malone Had Three Chilren.
Tho greatest shock however. was OF
course sustained by his widow and his
young children. The family resides at a3S
Twenty-hfth street, and there are two
girls and one boy. ranging from 10 down
to years. The Information was conveyed
to the bereaved family by Mr.. John Ma
lone and Rev. Father Cushnahan OF St
Joseph's Catholic church Great as the
shock was Mrs, Malone bore up bravely.
Will Be Buried in Ogden.
When the news of the wanton murder
reached Superintendent Manson he or
dered the body taken to Reno and pre-
pared for burial. IL is expected that the
body Will reach ogden on Friday Ar
rangements for the funeral will be an
nounced later, but IT Is certain at this
time that II Will be held from st, Jo-
seph's Catholic church Michael Z. Ma
lone was born in Pennsylvania on July s,
1861 His brothers. John j. the eldest,
the master mechanic of the Southern Pa
cifc, and Frank Malone of Frontier.
Wyo.. oil survive him, All OF them are
railroad men. and all have been in the
motive power department for many years,