New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-21
THE DOCTOR BADLY BEATEN.
W pUIILEO. A ROCKAWAY PHYSICIAN
ALMOST MURDERED.
HIS REVOLVER TAKEN AWAY AND USED As
CLUB BY MS AssILANr- CHARGED

WITH A SERIOUS OFFENCE
The residents OF RocFaway Beach ore GRAVY 20
cited over the fight between DR.. w T. Pm'co u'',
1ohn p Corning wealthy citizen, whch o'O"''I :,
saturday night Tho quarrel resulted IN the poo'o,'
f,ol injury Of Dr.. Philleo. The fight was ule o'v
como 81 an old quarre. between the me.' anu "'''
la ,oor,v cone 10 blows on several othc? occasions
Ia. o,on,nr about 0 O'Clock Dr. Pllleo. IN
snon.o n An urgeit call, WAS driving by 'he
p.v Wow Hotel which IS owned by Corning Ooi'ilnE
,y rho doctor driving BY and running out VI INV
It'll grusned the doctors horse by the Oi thio"lAs
tne animal back 1t, hauncAes. Before ~
pb,uoo could gain control Of his horse Corning h"
nm 70 the side of the buggy, pulled the Doctor '"V Va
NJ ,.ob,c,e and threw him TO the ground As soo'
90 he was able. Philleo managed to reach MS nP
noclet and drew a revolver Then s'rngshhs " u"
tot he held the weapon pointed at Corning : hc'u'
and oid Break loose, I'll shoot Corning maui
fe,nt as II 10 obey, when suddenly he rei'c"e' W.
ottack He rushed In OIL the doctor ana s'"PP''u
with him. Before the lattcr could use MS "0"P
corning ovcrpowered him and wrenched 'he ro''''o'
from the doctors hand Corning tleh s"u'n
IhIlleo with the butt Of the revolver anu N"0'"e"
down lie continued striking the prostiHte 'i'"'
,,, ,h hrt NJ the revolver until several byStahaei9
,r..r,orod and ovcrpowcrcd the angr' man 'ol"
, ,os Immediately arrested by Constable lH"ot"N
T. Ioncs and taken to the Vllmgc iooNuP'
pb,lleo who was lying UNCONSCIOUS Oh u'' So i
- ,o,od mn ana carried 10 his nome. DTS Luz"
va rro,co were quickly summmcd, anu aluer
o,or,,r,nc The wounded pronounced MS i'""0'
serious. ,.. Gaming and
Tho couse of the trouble between 'o'h''s am
phu,oo i said TO be Corning's objections 10 '", "
.',i,,. which ne saws DE- phllco has is''''h Va
In, IN his wife. Mrs. Corning IS niece "a "''
- pr,ndreth. widow Of Dr. Brandrcth' Inc ''"'''
LII roLor ,rho is row the wife Of Mr. Bgahdre'"' VI
r, g., Corning SAYS that he has good cause i''
,,,,rg mr. pbleo DR.. Pheo - thirty-t"o yediS
IA and was married only short time ago "'
uros q, Dvlsion.av6 lie formerly kept drug store
IN CONJUNCTION with his practice. and during thai 'ni'
no had serious trouble with Corning. About He''
,co Corning entered the drug store aud hndihs r"'
a,o,o attacked him. and dragged him over the top OF
Tho counter. Corning was then arrested but SAID TIE
og,lr was unlntcntonal and the matter WAS hu'hrd
mn on account Of the prominence of the paru'''
Yesterday Corning was arraigncd Oe'o'c '"ut
Smith charged with attempted murder. and was hcid
under 81 900 bonds. The affair has cause" m'h ''"
hut the attack of Corning upon Plleo does not seem
to cause any surprise, as IL Is sald mat CORNING has
often threatened TO "do" Pleo. and trouble has been
Dr. Phllleo Is in a serious condition. Upon close
examination BY attending physicians YESTERDAY ~
nose and jaw were found 10 be- o'1Rch' ".n IT. rr -.
also other severe wound, the head ana l. dl ihe'
Is much Indignation against Corning. Phl!leo j. n
small man Of slight build. Will" Corning Is luIIy SIN
feet tall, and weighs go pounds. nc Is saiu " ~"
Pilleo has been engaged In PRAGUE" ior about Yen
wears He married Miss Margaret Mlllen, whose
parents live In BROOKLYN. Mrs fhllloo j. q E,Al
avorte and prominent I'm church and society. corning
is the son Of Thomas Corning, formerly master mschanl
OF the Long Island Railroad. The Phllros ana Corn
incs were formerly very Intimate.