Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-26
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Casstdey's Assault on Col. ~ adde
I'm Warrington. and What He 60
for &c.
A letter from Mr.. Hugh Waddel
Jr.. q resident of Savannah, Ga. says
yesterday afternoon my brothe
Alfred received information that MI
Cassidey, Mr.. Heaton and anothe
gentleman were seen on the avenue
and from the peculiar manner in whic
Mr.. Cassidey was carrying larg
stick (held behind him), and from hi
nervous way of cycling every one. l
was supposed that he YVES looking TO
Alfred. but not believing that there
would be any attack, no preparation
was made for it by either OF us. LII
the course of the evening Alfred, witt
two of my friends from Georgia and
myself. dropped Into the Ebblt House.
Alfred was six or eight feet IN front OF
me. while my two friends were lmme-
aiateJv in rear of me. As we were
RAISING through the halls, one of my
fr;ends Mr.. MAY said look out Hugh,
and turning I saw a stranger q had
never seen Cassidy befOre) rushing
after Alfred with cane raised IN both
bonds AS he did not know me L had
the opportunity to jump between him
and Alfred. who was still walking
nuietIy along, not knowing that Cassi-
dew was any where near him. OF
coIIrse the first thing in the way of al
;ntroduction was a blow over CASH
dev's head from a stick l had in my
hand.
The balance of the story We tell in
the words of the Washington cores
nondent of the Baltimore Sun. He
says:
"Conpressman Waddell hearing the
melee turned, and, seeing his old
Wilmington antagonist, dealt him two
y, three blows which felIed him to the
Aoor. As Cassidey was getting OH his
legs again, Congressman Rusk. of
Wisconsin, who was present, caught
hold of WaddelI and prevented him
from INJECTING further punishment.
This friendly act almost occasioned a
fpbt between Rusk and Waddell until
Il was explained that Mr.. r. had not
the least interest in Cassidey, but that
be only wanted to prevent a fight.
When Cassidey regained his feet he
seemed to be perfectly dazed, and a
movement of his hand indicated the
intention to draw a pistol, when Cons
gresham Waddell's brother prevented
i. This ended the fight for the time
being. Mr.. Cassidey is reported to-
day with black eye, sore arm and a
broken nose.
Colonel Waddell himself in reply to
dispatch from this office telegraphed
us as follows:
"Cassidey has never struck me; he
tried to club me when my back was
turned and l unconscious of his pres
eDce, but my brother Hugh saw him
and at once struck him before he could |
reach me. Cassidey did not get in
blow on either of US. He is badly |
hurt"
Colonel Waddell says further that
"men of. all parties" in Washington
condemn this clear case of an attempt |
assassination in trying to club me
when my back was turned"
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Delegates TO the Congregational Dis |
IriCt Nominating Convention.
The delegates from New Hanover |
to the Congressional District Nomi-
mating Convention to be held at Fay
appointed by the chairman
in pursuance of a resolution to that
effect, are as follows:
George Davis, A Adrian, Sol Bear,
Jno D Love, P T Dicksey, James FL
Taylor, DR. J FL Freeman, W Fl Strauss,
F NJ James, Garrett Walker, Walter
Coney, John Haar, Jr., f Nj Wooten,
David 3 Sanders, G W G Muller, L II
Bowden. s W Wick. II G Smallbones,
D MacRae. L s Belden, G G Moss,
John Beasley, VIM M Hays, E D
Hall, r M Orrell, Fl P Shotter, w B
Bernard, 81 w Horne, L W Player, W
q Green, G D Myers, W A French,
Josh T James, " D Main, G Mills.
q Cassidy, d Bellamy, Jr, I B
Granger, F W Kerchner, W Per-
dew. Fl Mel Green, w Mott.
Morris Bear. II A Burr, Fl
Allen, J N Maffitt, r W An
irews, Jesse Ives, Thos Fl Smith, Geo
Shuttle, s 81 FIshblate, Willis Turling~
ton, E Ell Eilers, J d Woody.N jacob,
James Reilly, W 81 Griffith, W Fl
Mayo, James Alderman, II NJ Bow
den, q L Dudley. + G Barnitz, II G
Brock, 81 G Flanner, Jno King, Jno
c Koch, Jno G Darden.
The delegates to the State Conven
ton will be announced hereafter.