Stabbed by Negroes.
--We understand that
Mr. F. Patterson Redford was very badly cut and stabbed, by one of his father's negroes, on Friday night, in
Manchester.
It appears that
Mr. Redford was proceeding home, when he met the negro with a lot of stolen wood, and questioning him, received an insolent reply, on which he attempted to seize the negro, who fled.
In the pursuit
Mr. Redford fell and the negro jumped on him, inflicting several stabs.
He was afterwards apprehended, and will no doubt be suitably punished.
Saturday, a negro named
Cyrus Winston, owned by
Jno. Thacker, was carried before the
Mayor, charged with cutting
Wm. Burnett's hand in a very savage manner.
It appeared that the fellow had been detected in stealing a piece of beef from
John Jaiser, a butcher in the
Second Market, and the parties seizing him left him in the hands of
Burnett, while they proceeded to return the stolen property.
While thus situated he contrived to open a knife and cut
Burnett's hand in a half dozen places, so as to endanger its safety.
Burnett was not present at the examination on Saturday, and the negro was sent to jail by the
Mayor until this morning.