Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29
TEE CUTTING AFFAIR.
Arrest of James Strickland, Charg-
ed With Cutting Patrick Meyers
minatiOn Before Justice Cas-
sIdey-A Partial Hearing Had
Ante VI Orten : ate sn g .. Z of I Ia
Wounded Man SIZE EHlly Iaenti-
flies Strickland.

James Strickland, the man who cut
the Tor Patrick Meyers, near :;
house of ill-fame i. the lower pant of
the city. on last Sunday morning. was
arrest den Tuosd V atternoo", 1t South
Washington, by Justice S. &. Fillyaw
and posse whom he had summon ed
to his assistance. Strickland had been
| hanging around :lr depot dnring The
morning. drinking and doing nothing,
and made no resistance to the arrest
| He submitted to be tied, asserting
! that he was unjust!y arrested as he
| had nothing to do with cutting Mey-
ers. He was brought to the city and
! lodged in jail and yeste rday partial
| examination of the case was had by
Justice Cassidey. The testimony elici-
ted at this examination may be summed
up as follows: Annie Anderson Occu-
! pies one Of the tenements OF IL build
ing near the gas horse and has Lad as
boarders two girls by the name of
Victoria Collins and Caroline Green.
There were three sailors in the house
at 125 O'Clock of last Sunday morning,
one of the three being Pat Meyers,
the wounded man. James Strickland
went to the house at II O'Clock. max
ing enquiries for girl by the name of
Mollle Haggerty. She was not there.
He was partly intoxicated, and insist
ed upon entering the house, admission
being denied him by the woman. He
finally gained an entrance, and while
in the room cOnversed with MEYERS,
taking several drinks with him from
bottle of whiskey belonging to him
(Meyers.) Strickland remained in the
house about 80 minutes and then left
hnnCa al
Frank, an inmate of al adjoining
portion of the same house, who had !
stepped into the room for few mo-
ments. In about five minutes from
this time Strickland returned to the ,
house and demanded admission which .
was again refused. He then went off
but returned once more within a few /
moments thereafter and was for the +
third time refused admission. He then /
then left going in the direction of the .
gas house, cursing as he went. Short
ly after this Meyers LETT the house .
by the back door, remarking as
he Left. that he would quiet the
fellow, bring him back and give him
another drink. Very soon after NIey-
ers left those in the house heard him
crying for assistance and saying that
he had been cut. The sailors then in
the house ran out into the street
to his assistance and met him walking
along towards TIE house endeavoring,
with his hands, to hold in his bowels,
which We're protruding. They picked
him up and carried him into the house
and put him on the floor and then sent
off III haste for surgeon. To an en-
quiry as to who cut him, Myers replied
that it was the man who had Just left
the house and whom he had followed
ont.
Several witnesses living in the neigh
horhOOd testified to Strlckland's hay
ing been seen in that neighborhood on
the night iii question, making en-
quiries for NIollie lIaggerty, but no
one saw linn after Meyers was cut.
Annie Stnhlss and Louisa Stubs
testified that the prisoner was at their
house on Surry street, near the gas
house. about 10 o'clock of the night
III question, enquiring for some wo-
man whose name they could not re-
member, saying that She had some ar
.icle OF his i'll her possession which he
wished to obtain. He LETT. going in
he direction of Annie Anderson's
loUse.
The prisoner stated in his defence
hat he felt satisfied Of his ability to
prove an alibi by witnesses then not
present and on this representation a
.urther hearing of the case was post
1oned to allow him to procure his
witnesses. Strickland was sent to
all and, il !ie is ready with his wit
lesses, will have anothe" hearing to-
lay.
Justice Cassidey took Strickland be-
ore the wounded man yesterday and
Meyers fully recognized him as the
oarty who had assaulted him.