The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-24

Another widow left without protec-
ton to tread the wine press alone; an
other law-abiding citizen gathered to
his rest, and another outrage upon
Nashville, is chalked up in the annals
of crime for Saturday evening, lastI
AS usual, a Negro is the victim and
white man is charged with the crime.
The victim was William Malone, who
was at the time of the shooting en-
ployed by the Nashville Roofing and
Paving Company, occupying the promi-
nent position as fnisher, while the as
sassin was one w. D. Graves, a stable
boss. who had charge of the horses
and wagons, but who had been tenn
porarily promoted to fill the position
of paymaster.
On Saturday evening, while paying
off the Negro help, which is largely
in the majority with this concern, 1t
apDears that he could not stand the
temporary promotion, as the facts
gathered from witnesses and from
those who went to get their money
show that the very first duty devolv
ing upon him, according to his thought
was to "bully" each employee or each
laborer who called for his money. All
had been paid off with the exception
of a few, among which number was
VIM Malone. When he called to gel
his money he was handed the con
tents of a forty-five, without any ap
: parent cause and in actual cold blood
according to the statement made b!
Perry Tolliver, an employee of th'
, Company and an eyewitness to tn,
shooting. Mr. Perry Tolliver also tes
titled at the coroner's jury inques
= that Graves "had it in" for Malone
; Other witnesses testified that the,
} had heard Graves state on several oC
Y casions that he intended to kill som
:, of the "niggers" before long
r The shooting occurred at the pa
office of the Company on Third ave
nue., North, on last Saturday evening
between three and four o'clock. MI
lone was at once taken to the Cit
d Hospital, where every possible effol
e was made to locate the bullet, whic
l. entered the stomach about five 1ncht
< above the abdomen, and seemed
II have taken straight course, strikin
s. the lower part of the liver. The aboV
j. statement was from Dr.. Thompso
s. But without avail, the deceased passe
If away between nine and ten o'clock ar
n, was Immediately sent to A. N. Joh
t, sons undertaking establishment, c
N dar street, where his lifeless remail
le lay all day Sunday A Globe report
I'd was present and viewed the remain
IN He saw the body stripped to its nu,
of state during a careful examination
IN physicians and coroner's jury +
heard the evidence of each witne'
IL which seemed to point to delibera
a murder with malice aforethought.
il. was also present and heard the verdi
H. of the seven jurors as follows, wv
nv liam Malone came to his death frC
M a gunSbOt lOound fired from gun
he the hands of Mr. GrGUeS."
It's The verdict was the unanimous ct
he census of opinion of those who hea
be- the testimony Graves was arrest
1t Saturday evening and remained in
nd city Jail all day Sunday Mond
lat he was taken before Judge Baker a
,w- bound over to the Criminal Court.
to default of bail he was locked up
ng the county Jail.
lat The deceased leaves a wife. He
to- high standing with the Nashv
'ck Roofing and Paving Company VIII
the evidenced the sympathy in his
the timely taking off. The company t.
OF phoned Johnson's undertaking est
llishment and requested that all mo-