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The Daily Dispatch: February 10, 1862., [Electronic resource], Bomb Proof batteries. (search)
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, 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. 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.