The morning times., 1896-04-13
WILL ALLAPPEAR In COURT
Breene Assault Case Expected to
Be Sensational.
Telephone Company Begins TO Place
Its Inst struments-Lfght Infantry
Arranging for an Excursion

As stated In The Times yesterday, a
difficulty occurred in the house OF a woman
named Burnes, on South Washington street.
Saturday night, resulting in the serious
cutting OF James Phillips BY Henry Breene.
Breene, who is a driver of an oil wagon,
was a frequenter of the house in which the
difficulty occurred. and when Phillips, who
was drunk, called there on Saturday night,
Breene answered the door. A soon as the
two men met fight ensued, in which Mrs.
Burnes claims she was assaulted by Phillips.
few minutes later the fight between the
men was renewed on the sidewalk, result
ing in Phillips being terribly slashed on
both sides OF the face his clothing was
cut in several places, his derby hat was
cut into a dozen pieces and slight wounds
We're inflicted on his hands and arms
The wounded man was taken to the
office or DIR. Jones, where the wounds in
his cheeks were sewed up, and later was
carried to his home on South Fairfax
street. Breene. after the cutting, eluded
arrest until 2 O'Clock Saturday night,
wheE he was picked up as he was coming
out of BurnetCs restaurant, on Upper
Prince street, by OFFICERS Wilkinson and
Goods. Mrs. Burnes, after the difficulty,
locked her house, and the officers had 10
break In the door. The woman was de-
tanned at the station-h0use until yesterday.
when she was released until O'Clock
this morning, when the case viii be heard
in the police court.
Mrs. Burnes will probably defend Breene.
Phillips was resting comfortably yester-
day, though weak from loss OF blood
on Saturday night David Holiday, col-
ored, went into the office OF PattersCn's
livery stable. and making bed with lap
robes and blankets, made himself COM
Portable for the night. He was discovered
by Special OFFICER GentZberger, 'but re-
fused 10 leave his comfortable quarters
until the special had secured the services
of Policeman Lyles, when he WIS forcibly
taken TO the police station, where ne was
provided with a pine bed.
Harry Jones, colored, VIII be brought
before the mayor this morning for threaten
ing 10 set fire to the house OF bis mCther,
on North Alfred street.
E.B. Fleming and E. ]. Hinnigin OF wash
iugton will have TO answer before the
mayor his morning for being drunk on
the streets yesterday.
Mrs. Philip Letterman OF Charlottesville
is visiting her father, e1-Mayor Strauss,
on Prince street
Miss Dorothy Little. who has been visit
| ing Mrs. James f. johnston has returned
/ 10 her home in Baltimore
The wires OF the Home Telephone Com
| pany have been strung. and the work OF
| putting up the excha nge on King street,
| near Fairfax street VIII be flushed this
week The phones have arrived and the
| work OF placing them in position for sub
| scrlbers will probably be begun today. IL
| is expected TO have everything completed
| and in operation in about two weeks The
new company is confident OF securing a
| franchise for Washington
| Col Lewis C. Barley OF this city VIII
| accompany GOV. O'Ferrall and party 10
| Asheville. y c, April Is. Tue party viii
spend several days in North Carolina
! Bjshop Newton confirmed large classes
| in the Episcopal churches yesterday The
| Easter musical programs Were repeated IN
| these churches.
| The Alexandra Light Infantry will meet
| tonight to consider a proposition to give
| an excaTsion TO River View June ). Should
| the company decide to give the excursion
| this date viii be fixed upon as the time
| for the shooting contest for a gold medal
! offered by the Alexandra Times for tue
| best shot tint he company The members are
| in daily practice.
/ An entertainment Will be given at the
| Opera House tonight for the benefit OF the
/ railroad reading room and the Alexandra
/ Infirmary-
A colored baseball club has been organ
| lied in this city, with W II. Bentley as
/ manager
/ Mr.. Frank E. Anderson, OF this city. will
| fire the first gun of the Congressional
| campaign in this district at Stafford Court
| House, April Is.
! Theattachments sHit Of ]. w GOodSa gainst
| McMann will be heard in the corporation
/ court today. This is u suit on the attach
| ment OF MCMann'S race horses, which were
| being removed from the Ct. Asaph 10 the
| Elkton, Nil. track
4 Tba p.aTne Of baseball a EDlSCOD1l
| High School. near this city, on Saturday
| between anime Ofthat school and the McCabe
| school nine OF Richmond. resulted IN favor
! of the latter by a score OF 4 10 3
| The tugboat Bell Haven ran into yawl
| boat containing six men, at King street
! dock, Yesterday evening. The yawl boat
| was badly DANA ged and the men were
| thrown into he river. They were rescued
| from drowning by the crew OF the tug
| The men we're from Washington. and theil
| names could not be learned.
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