The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-10

He DID 1T WITH Ills 1ITILE hAluhE
!Serious Cutting IFruy LAT Night.-A serious
cutting ARRAY occurred last night, in the
second Ward, in which couple Of colored
men we're the principal actors. The trou:
BILE originated at q meeting OF q eolored
literary society known as the Wilson Ly-
ceum, at the old Fifth Street Church, on
Eoff street, above 18th.
The Society was debating the question
OF naturalizing resident Cinnamon, and
the members got warmed up on the sub
iect evidently. There were four de
6aters, who had been chosen to
discuss the subject, and it seems
that the other members OF the Socie:
tiety present were about evenly divided
upon the matter under consideration. The
speakers became so excited that the rules
OF order governing the Society were freely
violated, and in the midst OF the confusion
Joseph McColloch arose and raised point
OF order As he rose to his feet Alfred
Carry, who sat near by, and who, 1t is al
legged, was intoxicated, took hold OF his
coat and pulled him back to his seat. Nc
Colloch resisted, and scutfie ensued be-
tween them. This did not amount to
much, however, but engendered a good
deal OF bad blood, which was freely shed
later in the evening, us the sequel Will
show.
About II o'clock a colored boy came
hurriedly to the city building, and inform
ed Capt. Porter Smith that 10. McColloch
had killed Alfred Carry at the Fifth Street
Church, and that he did il with his little
razor. Capt. Smith and Col. Steve John:
ston at once went to the neighborhood OF
the church, where they found Carry well
tering in blood, his head and face being
irichtfully cut and mutilated. The in
iured man was taken to the office OF DR..
Campbell, on 18th street, where several OF
his wounds were dressed by DIS. Camp
bell and Hardesty. His condition was
considered so critical, however, that it
was deemed expedient to remove him at
once to his home in an alley back OF Alex.
Youngis drug store, in East Wheeling.
There he was attended by DIS. Campbell,
Hardesty and Ward, the latter having been
sent for in the interim.
Over a dozen ugly gashes were found
upon Carzy's head and face, but the ma:
iority OF them are mere scalp wounds, and
not OF a serious nature. None OF the
wounds are considered very serious, for
that matter, but taken in the aggregate
thew are sufficient to make the chances OF
recovery doubtful to say the least. The
doctors say that the man is in very bad
condition, but think the chances are in
favor OF his recovery Carry accepts the
situation very gracefully, and is spoken OF
BY the doctors as being very cool foe q
man in his condition.
Joseph McColloCh and his brotLer,
Willis AlcColloch, weto arrested later in
the night, and lodged in the lookup, to
await an examination this morning. The
writer visited them in their cell at ! o'clock
this morning, and found the former
dogged and silent, and averse to
giving any information upon the SUBJ
{ieCt OF the cutting, while the latter was
more communicative. Jo., however, in
lterrupted Willis when the latter com.
menced to talk about the affair, and would
pot permit him to say anything about it.
But Willis said enough to show that there
was woman In the scrape. From what
&c could gather, after the adjournment OF
l.he literary society, 10. McColloch started
home with his girl aad was followed by
0arzv. After proceeding a short distance the
Sw which had commenced in the church
Vas renewed Ly Cary and after Q few words
tie two came to blows, when McColloch
pilled his razor and commenced to carve.
Whether or not Carry was armed with a
razor we are not informed. McColloch
resolves, an ugly cash on the back Of his
hand, which was sewed up by DR.. Ward,
aad which the Doctor thinks was done
With the razor he held in his hand. This
Sas the only wound upon his person.