The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-25
W. G WOoDFIN BADLY CUT.
HIS INJURIES VERY SERIOUS. But
NOT LIKELY TO PROVE FATAL.


Liable 10 Lose His Left Ear-Mr.
MoyIe in JAIN without Bond.
Mr.. William G. Woodhn. deputy clerk
Of the city court was badly cut yesterday
afternoon By Mr.. Edward Moyle. the
trunk manufacturer and dealer at lisa
Brourhton street The ARRAY was the
result OF a dispute with regard TO an
account. and IS a consequence Mr.. Wood
I'm is now confined TO his room with
several severe gashes on his neck and
head.
There were no direct witnesses to the
encounter. which occurred in Mr.. Moyles
place OF business, about fifteen feet from
the front door. Edmund C.. Marin,
young man about IS years old, who is
employed by Mr.. Moyle, was in the rear
Of the store at the time and some dis
lance from where the encounter took
place. He saw the scutiie from that dis
tance. but could tell nothing about what
led UP TO it
Mr.. Marin said that Mr.. Woodhn came
into the store between $50 and 4 o'clock.
lie was working in the rear, and paid
no attention to what was going on until
he heard some loud talking Looking
toward the front of the store, he saw
counter for Mr.. Mbyle. who was standing
behind it, and then he saw Mr.. Moyle
strike at Mr. Woodhn several times with
some instrument in his hand, but what
IL was he did not know.
Mr.. Marin then rushed to the front part
of the store and seeing how badly Mr..
Woodfin was cut he told them 10 stop the
fighting. AS he came UP, ne salus ana
after the cutting had been done, Mr..
fnlra cd q ct
a number OF dog collars as II to strike MI.
Moyle but he aid not do so, and placing
II back on the counter ne started out LOT
drug store. Mr.. Moyle went with ar;
Woodfin to Rowlinskis at Broughton anu
Drayton streets, where he left him and
returned TO his store.
This is as much as could be learned d.
rectiy with regard to the difficulty; Mr..
Moyle, who was al the jail, absolutely re-
fused to have anything 10 say with re-
gard to ii. and Mr.. Woodhns condition
was such last night that his physicians
would not allow him to be seen. The
facts were learned, however, from others
with whom Mr.. Woodhn and Mr.. Moyle
1t seems that Mr.. Moyle had an ac-
count amounting to "a against Mr.. Wood
fin. about which there was some dispute.
Yesterday morning, II IS stated, Mr..
Moyle spoke to Mrs. Woodnn as she was
passing his store and asked her when the
bill was going TO be paid. She replied that
81 should be taken to Mr.. WOodfin. After
dinner, MIR WOodhn went TO Mr.. Moyle
about the matter. and II is said gave him
10 understand very plainly that he did
not like such conduct on his part.
Mr.. Moyle was behind his counter, on
which stood a glass show case. One word
led TO another, until as a result Of the
encounter Mr.. Moyle picked up either
Ratchet or a leather cleaver and cut at
Mr.. Woodfn three separate times, two Of
the blows striking him.
one Of the blows first struck his left
ear, almost severing il, leaving IL hanging
by only a small fragment OF skin, and
then glancing down II cut a heavy cash
under the ear from the back OF the head
around the neck. This cash, IL was after
wards found, came dangerously near the
jugular vein. The other blow struck him
on the head, making a severe cut about
the forehead The blood flowed freely and
fell upon the floor all the way from the
point where the difficulty occurred to the
door. Mr.. Woodfin, 1t is stated, then re-
marked:
We'll you have about done me up"
You had better go for a doctor" is said
TO have been Mr.. Moyles reply.
Mr.. WOodfn then walked out Of the
store and 10 Rowlinsl1i's drug store. fol-
lowed by Mr. Moyle, who stated as ne
reached the store: I've brought you a
patient"
seek a surgeon at once. Mr. woodhn
seek a surgeon at once. MR.. Woodhn
went at once to DR.. Harrss office, at
South Broad and Drayton, where he had
MS wounds dressed, after which he went
home, where he was visited also by DIT
Waring. The flow Of bloow was stopped
and everything possible done to make
him comfortable. Last night he was rest
1ng easy, and though his condition was
considered dangerous at first there is
little doubt about his recovery, provided
wounds
1t could not be learned definitely whether
Mr.. Woodfin made any direct attack on
Mr.. Moyle, or Just what took place at the
time. Mr.. Marin stated that he saw Mr.
Woodfin reach across the counter at Mr.
Movie, strike at him and then catch hold
nF - AFNa ~ ~. l.
were struck. II appeared that Mr.. WoOdfn
had leaned forward over the counter in an
attempt to get at Mr.. Moyle, as one of the
curved glasses in the show case was bro
ken in. Mr.. Moyle, too, stated to Justice
Patterson that Mr. Woodhn had struck
him with his fist in the face, in evidence
of which he exhibited "A bruise or scratch
on the left cheek.
The matter was soon reported at the
court house, and Detective Morgan was
Mr. Woodfin and finding out who had done
the cutting, he went to Mr.. Moyle's store.
You've come after me, have you?' Mr..
Moyle said.
Yes" was Detective Morgan's reply.
Mr.. Moyle then put on his coat and
Solicitor General Fraser. It seems that
Mr.. Moyle was in his shirt sleeves at the
time of the difficulty, and as Detective
Morgan states, there was considerable
What was the trouble?" asked the So
HECTOR general
1t was a quarrel over an account, "
was Mr.. Moyle's reply, and he seemed
averse to saying anything more about
the matter.
Detective Morgan swore out a war
rant in Justice Patterson's office charging
MIR. Moyle with assault with intent Ia
murder. and he was committed to iaAi
Drs. Harris and Warning stated yesterday
afternoon that Mr.. WOOdnn = couastnn
was somewhat dangerous. and they would
not advise that Mr.. Moyle be released on
bond for the present. He was conse.
quently detained at the jail during the
night.
Detective Morgan went back to the store
TO search for the instrument with which
the cutting was done. The blood had beer
washed up from the floor, but the instru
ment was not to be located with any Ger
tainty. He finally found a leather cieavel
which appeared to be about the only in
strument with which such gashes coulC
have been made that was anywhere around
the place. There were several Leather
knives in the back part of the store. bu
none of them had blood upon them Meth
err did the leather cutter have blood upor
it, but II best fitted the description eiveI
of the instrument with which the cutl
were made and it was taken. Other re-
ports were to the effect that the cuffin,
had been done with an ice Ratchet
Mr.. Woodfin was resting easy at a lat
hour, and the physicians say that whiI,
his cuts are very bad, there IS no dance
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