Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-06
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
A Cutting ARRAY Last Night At the Aque-
duct Bridge r
A Bad Man Named Thomas Uses u
Razor ON Bystanders-A Pros
pective Pastor.

At sI5 last night William Thomas. alias
BILLY Buttons" made a wholesale assault
on a crowd at the Virginia end of the Aqtic-
duct bridge, and slashed four men with.
razor he held The victims Of the assault
had not offended the man in any WY.
They were merely lookers-on. who had
stopped to see a row between Thomas and
some commonwealers. Thomas was full of
Rosslyn whisky. The once cut were all
young men. and named William Hall, Harry
Elmer. Nicholas Harper and George Fensfe.
The latter is hardly over sixteen years of
age. Hall received the severest injuries. An
artery of the left arm was severed, and
vein and the largest muscles cut The cut
was of such depth that DR.. Birdsall. who
dressed the wound, was enabled to- put in
two fingers and pick up the ends of the
severed muscles. He put five stitches In
the wound. Hall lives on NJ street, George
town, near Potomac avenue. Harpers
wrist was painfully cut. Elmer received
several slashes of a light nature and Fengle
got cut on the back near the shoulder blade.
Dr. Birdsall also cared for his wound
When Thomas had satisfied his desire for
innocent gore he jumped over the extension
rail Of the AQueduct bridge and made his
escape down a HILL AS yet he has not becl
captured. Thomas is notorious ruflian,
and has given the police no end of trouble.
But few weeks ago he assaulted and left
his marks on eX-OfHcer Cnrren.
A Prospective Pastor.
The Rev. Stanley Billheimer, who has
been rendered the pastorate of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church here, preached
yesterday both morning and evening. He
renewed the excellent impression he made
on former visiting occasion. Contrary to
the expectations of the congregati ton,
though. he did not yesterday formally ac-
cept the charge. He prefers to look over
the field and see what it is capable of Yield
ing. He thinks that the Lutheran soil
here has been lying uncultivated long
that perhaps the labor expended upon IL
will not recompense him for the pains. The
congregation are exceedingly anxious that
AR. BInheimer accept the charge rendered
him. They recognize in him one who is
eminently capable of giving their church
a standing that II has never had before.
He is young, just from the seminary, and
with reputation to make. His greatest
efforts will be made in behalf Of his fist
church. they say.
His morning sermon yesterday was
splendidiy delivered, and his subject was
Isaiah. 9Th chapter. 41st verse: What
could have been done more TO my vineyard
that / have not done in it? Wherefore
when l looked for grapes should / find
wild grapes?'
The service used by Mr.. Billheimer is
known in the Lutheran Church as the
Washington service. This is the one that
has always been in use here. 1t will rot
be changed without the consent of the con-
gregation.
To a reporter this morning, who saw Mr..
Billheimer at the residence of DIR. Reid of
3122 Gay street, where he is stopping, he
said that in all probability he would send
his decision as to his acceptance or refusal
of the charge by the latter part Of the week.
He would write from Gettysburg Seminary.
He will spend nearly the whole of this
self with the parish Mr., Biilheimer is UNI
married. Yesterday the attendance 1T the
church was much larger than usual
Some Notes. - =, -,-s,-.
DIR. John l.. Reid and Miss Ella Reid will
leave in few days for Niagara Falls and
the resorts Of the St. Lawrence river.
Miss Carrie Dodson is visiting ner brother
at Arnot, Pa. --.-
Miss Cecil Morgan. nee Dodson. of Macon,
Ga. is visiting her old home n street
here.
AIR. and Mrs. Fitch have returned to
town.
a project to construct a $46oD0 stone
bridge across the Potomac at Wl,.ansport
is on hand. ard a company Cor The purpose
has be en formed. comprising John II. Hoft-
Manu. Isaac Gruber. J. l.. Motter. Victor
Cushwa. Peter Lemon NJ. f. Cullin. Edw.
Steffney, Henry Beckley, J. H. Sites and
Hamilton Downs. ,..,
last Thursday at her residence, 1916 Poto-
mac street, of consumption, took place yes
terday afternoon from Mt. Zion Church and
was very largely attended Rev. II. A.
Carroll officiated. Interment at Mt. Zion
cemetery.
Thomas Brooke left a pair of shoes with
Samuel Berlin on NJ street to repair The
agreed upon price was Toe. When the own
er came after them the cost had risen to 81,
Brooke got hold of the shoes, and dropping
The I5c. attempted to leave. Berlin yelled
'thief"' The police came and an immense
crowd with them 1t is estimated that the
assembage contained a Thousand souls.
Most of the excitement seekers were col
ored and Virginians, who were making
their Saturday night purchases. Brooke
was seconded in an attack on Berlin by
his woman" Laura Johnson. Both were
arrested.
The Chapter of the Epvorth League at
Tenleytown yesterday was led by Mr. Geo
Burdette. There will be business social
and literary meeting of the chapter Tuesday
evening at Mount Zion NJ E. Church
Lon +. Blackwocd and George alias
"Hoggy, Brown, two FUCKERS or solicit
ors of trade for rival stage coaches running
to Arlington cemetery, We're arrested on
Saturday for fighting at the corner of 32d
and NJ streets. Brown, 1t is alleged Is the
more guilty of the two, provoking the as
sault which followed
John Barry of the Frye contingent of the
industrial army demanded food on Satur-
day of Mrs. Thrift OF 3217 Prospect avenue.
Because of the demand he was denied He
then became insolent and noisy. Mrs
Thrift called her husband, who happened
to be home. and the beggar was caned from
the house. Later he was found drunk and
dsorderly by the police His arrest fol-
lowed. .-5-..,..,-S-
The Rev. M.w.C Alexander pastor of the
West Street Presbyterian Church. is a
Eve weeks vacation. DIR. Clarke is preach
ipp his stead.