Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-11
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Richmond, Aug. 10.-The trial of AL
eXander Brese, charged with being an
Anarchist and with threatening to
blow up st. Peters Cathedral during
ceremonies in honor of King Humbert.
developed lively and exciting scene
in the Police Court this morning.
large proportion OF the Italian
colony of Richmond was present. MANY
or them as witnesses. Brese listened
IN sullen silence to the testimony adj
duced. but when one of them, Jacobini
py name, asserted that Brese had told
him that he (Brese) had two barrels of
| dynamite on hand, he could stand II
no longer.
He fairly shouted: Liar, and
sprans upon Jacobini gripping him by
.he throat. The man was being rapid
| ~ strangled when number of police
| officers went to his assistance over
powered Brese. and hand-cuffed him.
| The Police Justice declared that he
wanted no better evidence of the mans
guiit, lie. therefore, committed him to
Jail in default of $1,000 security.
1ULL IN POLITICAL CIRCLES.
| The lull in State and local political
| circles continues unDroken and nothing
of Importance seems likely to happen
until next Wednesday. when the meet
| ing OF the Democratic State Central
and Executive Committees at the JEFF
ferson will give the tide of interest an
other upward start.
| This will be a most important step
| toward the opening of the canvass
throughout the State, which will be
| formally done about the first day of
| September.
Following quickly upon the heels of
| the state Committee meeting. Will be
| the Second District Convention, which
| will assemble at Newport News on
| Thursday of the next week. 60 name q
| Democratic candidate for Congress.
| Great interest is felt in the outcome
OF this fight as all the aspirants are
| widely popular, and the district is the
last one in the State to name it's stand-
ard bearer.
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
| Ex-Congressman Young, of Norfolk
Senator's Harry l.. Maynard. of Ports.
mouth. and ID. Gardiner Tyler, OF
Charles City, seem to be the leading
candidates, but the other gentlemen III
the race talk vry hopefully of the res
! suit.
Secretary of the Commonwealth, JOS
| eph t. Lawless, has consented to pre-
sent the name of the Portsmouth Sem
ator To the body, and he thinks his
! friend Will bear OFF the palm. MIR. Law
less is not only very forceful orator,
| but Is one of the most astute politi-
cal managers In the State. and his as
sstance will no doubt prove OF infinite
value to Mr.. Maynard, If he shall de-
! eide to take any very active part In the
I H.
| This nomination will complete the list
| for the Democrats of the State, and all
will be in readiness to cooperate ac-.
lively with Chairman Ellyson and Col
| onel Button in the vigorous prosecution
| of the canvass.
| The fight in the State this fall will be
interesting. but the chances seem fa-
vorable to the Democratic nominees all
along the lines.
or course the State will give Bryan
| n II n nn6r RIOS ms 1hritxr
| but there will be hot fights in several
of the Congressional districts, The
| Democrats are in good trim. and will
| enter the struggle with determine
| ton to win everywhere.
| THIRD DISTRICT REPUBLICAN,.
| The Republicans in this district ara
growing weary Of inaction. They feel
that il were better to run and be beaten
| than not to run ut all. The district
| chairman will call his committee to-
gether about the last of this month to
take steps looking to putting up q can
| didate for Congress.
The Mayor of Manchester had Mr..
and Mrs. Hilton, of Newport News, be-
fore him this morning.
NEWPORT NEWS PEDESTRIANS.
| The visitors arrived In the city last
night about - o'clock having walked
from Newport News. They not know
| ing the town. stopped at q house near
the puinphouse TO inquire for lodging.
| The occupants told them they could
not take them in. but that they knew
some parties who would. and while they
were being entertained at the front a
phone message was sent to the station
house. and soon Captain Jones turned
up to take them in. They spent the
night as guests of the city and were
given the freedom of g whole cell. They
told straight story before the Mayor
of their marriage and poverty; that
Hilton had gotten out of job and was
! looking for work. He said he had now
job at dollar. but that he and his
wife could not get board for less than
81 per week. and that he could not pr Z,
Mrs. Hilton was entertained by the
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