Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-11-06
VERDICT OF AcQUlTTAL.

The prisoner having been arraigned
on Tuesday last, was yesterday morning
brought into court at 10 O'Clock. MIR.
Solieitar Nerment was requested to as
certain if the State was ready to go into
the trial. After calling the witnesses
he announced his readiness to proceed
with the trial. The original panel be-
ing exhausted, the names of the one
hundred special uenire which the sheriff
had summoned in this case, were placed
in the hat. The following jury was
drawn.
CASTOR II. Hill,
David Pigott,
Walker Moore,
William M. Parker,
George M. Summerell,
Henry p. West,
Joshua G. Craig,
Richard III. Grant,
G. Il. Barker,
William NJ. Braly, colored,
w. J. Skipper,
j. a. Harman.
There were twenty three challenges
by the prisoner, the limit allowed by
law, and two peremtory challenges by
the State, six being set aside.
The jury being empannelled Anna
Anderson (col.) first witness, was intro
duced blythe State, and testified asfollows:
I stay on Mulberry street in this city.
know James Strickland, that is him
sitting in the prisoners box; know
Patrick Myers, he ID now dead. I saw
him last in May. He died at my house
in May 1874. On Saturday night when
] went home at IL o'clock; Patrick
Myers and two other sailors came to
my house; they had small bottle OF
whiskey; Jas. Strickland came to my
door and inquired for an Irish woman,
[ told him she did not stay here. Jas
Strick and asked me to let him come in,
[ told him / had company enough, but
after while he did come in, and they
all, man by the name of Charles Lo.
dotf, Pat Myers and Jas. Strickland had
a drink together. After a while Caro-
line Green came in, and upon going
out afterwards was followed by james
Strickland, who came back again to my
house and told him he could not come
in; Pat Myers said to me let the man
come III and have some more drinks;
refused; the door was locked and key in
my bosom; Pat Myers then went Out
the back door and hadn't been gone nc
time before | heard him halle, "oh my
God, Charley come and help me; I'm
cut, Pm cut" Charley went out to him
recognized the voice of Jas. Strickland
as the one at my door; Ludoff was il
the house at the time, and upon hear
ing the alarm went out too. Did no
sec Strickland any more that night
Patrick Myers was brought back to my
house with his entrails hanging out; h.
lived from then Saturday mighty unit
the next Friday.
Cross examined-Pat Myers did no
stay at my house but came there some
times prisoner at the bar came to N,
house and asked for admission, did no
know him will sH ar that the yoic
was that OF Jas. StricA aud l saw tn
prisoner once before that night he hat
beard on his face Just like IL has now
he had been drinking for | snlait it o.
him: they took two drinks in III, house
Myers, when he left my house went on
fthe back door, and Jumped over lii
fence. 1t was 122 O'Clock at night whe
Strickland came there; the moon wa
just about going down; when Stricklan
came in they all sat down on box, an
talked over war affairs Strickland sal
he belonged to the army, the other
said they had been seamen.
Joshua Davis was next called an
sworn, and testified as follows: l kno'
James Strickland, but still l neve
knew him by that name; | can't be eel
tain that that is the James Stricklan
that they talk about; l am caution
about swearing about such things;
live on Surry street about foot trol
Annie Anderson, that is, next door. O
Saturday night, the 23d of May last,
was home; [ saw a man there that nigh
[ don't know for certain that it W:
Strickland; ] suppose might have sal
1t was him, | amt certain-(questior
of Solicitor was here objected to by de
fence
BY TIE COURT.
saw somebody that night; I can
hardly recognize him, but think thu
may be him III the box.
BY STATE.
l heard man at Front door of Ami
Anderson's house; Patrick Myers cam
out of back door, jumed over fence an
went up to man and told him to stol
He wanted to know what he meant b
making fuss at the front door; Myel
caught hold of the man by the coat; tn
man told him to take his hand out @
his collar; Myers said what you pu
your hand in your pocket for? I sa,
the motion of the mans hand an
Myers shouted "Help! Help! he ha
cut my CUTS out" Patrick Mye1
came in the house then.
CROSS EXAMINED.
did not see the man at the from
door; heard him; I went to bed be
tween three and five minutes before
+ the moon was not shining much;
could not state that the prisoner wa
the man who was there; recognize
that his clothes were the same: he ha
on black clothes. and looked ike
poor man.
BY DEFENCE.
This occurred after IL o'clock: I ha
just got in bed; I heard Patrick Myer
run across the piazza; the man had jus
then passed the corner of the house
Myers went up to him; I don't thin
Myers had on a coat; the moon was no
shining very brightly; I don't know tina
the prisoners was the man. I suppos
from Strickland's clothes, that he wa
the man. I don't know that Annie An
derson keeps a bad house. l dom
know that it is considered bad local
ity., People talk about it; they say 50
1t don't lock lonely to me. | say
Myers after he was wounded.
At the close of this witnesses testi
monv. the court took n recess until ,
o'clock.
At q o'clock 2. NJ. Court reassem
bied, and the examination of witnesse
was resumed.
j. j. Cassidey, ]. P.-I received ths
dying declarations of Patrick Myers.
received them officially. The declare
tons that Itook were taken on the 27tl
May. l don't know what day he died
but it was few days afterwards.
DIR. j. L. King-I was called to SO,
Patrick Myers on the morning of tn,
9th of Nay, about 1 O'Clock, he hat
oeen wo'i At airnit one hour, HI
uieo on IA" - 'iay.
j. j.. Cu<>,,i"x, J. p, recalled.
took the declaration ON the 9th Nav
lie said that he reckoned he wouIf
die; that he was very bad off. He sal
that the doctor had said he must die
Cross-Examined.-I went in tn,
room and found him on q pallet or
the H0nr r ok1