The morning times., 1897-01-25
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
A Brutal Assault Upon a Crippled
Old PenSiOner.
Several Men Arrested Oh Suspicion
of Being Implicated-A Wash
ingtOn Boy Locked Up.

Tho odore Rhousc, who lives on Princess
street, near Royal, was assaulted at his
home about O'Clock yesterday morning
and seriously injured. He was terribly
cubbed atout the head and had one of
| his eyes almost torn out. Rhuuse is u
pens;oner, having lost both his feet dur
ing the civil war, Saturday night several
men visited the house and for several hours
whisky flowed freely and general row
resulted.
Shortly after the difficulty Special Of
| ficer Smith, at the Washington and Ohio
Railroad depot, and Policeman Hall de
tecUed two men lettering around the yard
and suspected that they were implicated
in the assault. When the officers started
toward them the men ran. The officers
gave chase, and finally succeeded in
capturing one, who proved to be Sylvester
Quail. Smith and his pris oner when they
arrived at the police station looked as if
they had been in 6ontact with buzz saw,
the result of having run upon harb-wire
fence. The officers clothes had almost
been torn off, and Quail was suffering from
several severe gashcs about his hands and
face. Shortly after Quail had been locked
up Adcy Allen and George Phillips called
on the prisoner and were locked up by
Station-kepper Atkinson on suspicion OF
having been implicated in the assault.
They We're subsequently identified by a
woman, who was in the house at the
time, as having participated in the diff
ficulty. Later Quail stated that Herbert
Phillips was the man who inflicted the
blows on RhouSe, and warrant for the
arrest of Phillips was issued and placed
in the hands of Officer Roberts.
The officer at once went to the house
of George Nugent, on South Pitt street,
where he suspected he would find the man
he wanted. Admittance was refused him
there, and while detained at the front
door, Phillips escaped over back fence.
Officer Roberts subsequently procured d
warrant for Nugent, charging him with
aiding Il fugitive from justice. The
case will be heard today il Rhouse is in
u condition TO appear.
Abe Douglass, colored, will be tried in
the police court this morning for assaulting
his wife. Douglass was arrested yester-
day by Officer Knight on the complaint
OF his wife.
A small colored boy applied for lodging
at the police station last night. He
stated that his name was James Dixon,
and lived on Twenty second street north
west, Washington The boy said that he
had been badly treated at home, and in
tended seeking employment. He was
locked up and the Washington authorisias
were notified. After being placed in a
cell he said that his name was Benjamin
Dawson, and that his father lives { t No
52S Twentieth street northwest. He does
not appear to be more than twelve wears
old, and will be held until the Washington
police are heard from.
The funeral of Fields Cooke, late pastor
of Ebenezer Baptist Church, took place
from the church yesterday afternoon. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. Marshall
Williams and the burial service was read
by the Rev. w. B. Johnson. Several
hundred persons from Washington were
present
O'Kane Council, Catho olic Benevolent
Legion, will hold their second annual
banquet at the Opera House Cafe, on
Thursday evening" the 2Sth instant.
Mr.. Charles Shuman is quite i'll at his
home, No. 1103 King street.
Miss Harrison, of Leesburg, is visiting
Mrs. Lee, on Duke street
The residence OF Mrs. Ellen Nugent,
corner Of Pitt and Gibbon streets, was
damaged to the extent of about $10O
by fire yesterday morning.
The Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, d. D., oc-
cupied the pulpit in the Second Presby-
terian Church yesterday. The resident
clergy conducted the services in the other
churches.
George Sterns and Ernest Wilson will
be placed on trial in the mayors court
tonight, on the charge of having robbed
Southern Railway car.