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

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IL MeColl5ugh, charged with telonipus
assault upon. Alfred Corsey, on Mord4y
iikh I. had an examination before Ills
H6t6r lie Mayor, j; yesterday mornings
session 81 the police court. There Was
quite crowd Of spectators, who had ~
senbls "a through curiosity 70 hear the true
inv SFihks Of this curious case ofcarying.
The defendants were represented by Mr.. Z.
G. Craeraft, and the Interest Of the prosecu-
ton vas looked after By Prosecuting At
torney Jord4n.
Els Roils wss the first witness exam
lined, he testified In substance that he
had Observed a crowd near the residence
OF ex.Mayor Jetfers about twenty minutes
past ten on Monday night, and upon APP
Proceeding sEw 70. and Willis Me- uilough
Eengagetl In a row with Alfred cOrsey. He
EslT Willis strike II Corsey. 10. and Cor
sey fen to the ground together. Witness
did not see any cutting, but when 10. and
All. got up the latter vas bleeding ike q
hog, Did not see 5 knife or razor that
night, bat fouHd \ razor in the morning
upon the sgot where the tight took place.
Witness knew nothing Of Corsey following
10. home.
Reuben Morris was the next witness.
said he vas standing near the Firth Street
fChureh. 10. Mccullough, who was on
the Opposite side Of the street, called 70
eorsey 70 cross over into an alley and he
would "get away With him. Corey
went over Immediately, and IS he crossed
die street witness observed 10. McCul-
lsugh put his hand to his hip pocket.
Willis Mccullough made q movement as
II ne intended taking \ hand in the fuss,
and witness advised him TO go home and
not be paying fnesn Willis started to in.
terfere and witness caught him, but he
broke away from him and went to where
10. and Alt were fighting. Witness saw
10. doing the cutting, or rather he saw the
motions Of his right arm. While this was
going on Corsey cried out, Reuben. why
viii ron let them cut me in that way
Alter the two were separated 10. ran
David Williams, Ed. Jennings, Oscar
Corsey, Alex. Turner, Lewis Taylor, No,
BE Norris and Richard Monkey, who were
an present At the meeting Of the Wilson
Eycenm during the cutting debate upon the
Chinese question, we're respectively exam
fned Is 70 the Corsey carving. The evi'
denee OF all these witnesses was in sub
stance the same, and went to show that
the trouble begin over discussion OF the
Chinese question, rs first reported in the
newspapers. Our military friend, Gen.
Alex. Turner, Is Marshal for the evening,
vas Obliged 70 quiet 10. Mccullough and
Corsey several times, and finally told
the former that be would put him
out Il he didn't behave himself with
more propriety. After the Society ad-
iourned 10. went ont and sent word
back for Corsey to follow him to an
alley and he would settle with him. Corsey
said thzt he did not want 70 have any
t-furse," and that be was not In the habit OF
following trash" Willis then Clipped
in and asked Cossey TO be more explicit
and explain IL he had any reference 70 al
Illusion. A quarrel ensued At the front
door Of the church, and 10. and Corsey
vent across the street 70 fight Il ont In IN
alley. When they closed together Corsey
tTipped on the curb and fell, With 10. on
top OF him, when the latter was seen to
put his hand to his pocket, pull his razor
and lefsurely proceed 70 do the carving.
His Honor, after hearing the testimony
OF the witnesses named, Imposed Ane OF
SO and costs upon 10. Mccullough, and
lIeti willis of with SO and costs.
The evidence In the case having all
been draw out in the examination before
the Mayor, the attorney for the defense
decided to waive a'heAfing in the felony
case against 10, and In the misiemeanoy
case against willis, Tor whom State war.
rants were issued by Justice Phillips.
Both will be taken before the Justice To-
day, when the course designated BY their
counsel win no doubt be pursued.