Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
BURGLAR SHOT.

About hslf.psst twelve O'Clock last
night Mr.. Philip Rush, who resides ct
the northwest corner Of Prince and
Payne streets, was awakened by bis wife
who informed him that q burglar was 10
the room. Mr.. Rosh was at FIRST inclined
to believe his wife was mistaken, but
when she positively averred she had seen
the man standing at the foot of the bed,
Mr.. Rush lighted lamp AID procuring
a pistol began to reconnoiter 10 the room.
As he was in the act of looking under
the bed the intruder, who had secreted
himself In cupboard, rushed toward
Mr.. Rush. The latter turned his pistol
on the burglar and began to pull the
trigger. He succeeded In dischsrgiDg
four shots at the man, although the pit
toll hung FIRE three times.
The intruder having fallen in the
meantime, Mr.. Rush, who bad two 80
calibre pistols in the house, raised a front
window and fred two shots to attract the
attention Of the police. There was a
quick response by Officers Young and
Gill, who entered the house and took
charge OF the wounded man. They sum.
moued the ambulance and had him con.
veyed 50 the Alexandra Hospital.
DR.. Powell was summoned to attend
the wounded man. he found that two
tails had passed through his head. One
entered between his eyes and came out
on the right side OF his head; the other
penetrated at the outer end of The left
eve, took an upward and backward
course, and came out on the right eide
of the head. A ball went through bis hat.
Although dangerously wounded, the
mans injuries are not necessarily fsta'.
The prisoner worea derby hat, nearly
new, and bullet from Mr.. Rush's pis-
tol passed through the rim close to the
head of the wearer. The hat bore the
name of an Alexandra dealer.
The burglar refused TO give his name
to the officers. he is about S5 years
old.
1t Was ascertsined that he entsred Mr..
Rush's house from window on the
Prince street eide. Upon being searched
As cents and q few pork chops were
found 10 bis pockets.
A policeman Is kept In the room with
the wounded man who, If he RECEIVERS,
will be srraigned for burglary.
The prisoner still refused to give bis
name or any information to the police
today. 1t is said, however, that bis
face Ia familiar to them; Il is alleged
that he is William o. Brieu, who was re-
Gently arrested in this city on suspicio n
of robbing house a short distance out
side Of Washington of about 5000 worth
Of jsweirF, but he wss subsequently re-
leased.
O'Brlen ha, been In Alexandria st
diff.rsnt times du,iug the psst few yeas.
Between 2 and 8 O'Clock on the night
George Curtin was murdered be entered
the 3 alton house and told Chief Web
ster fierce fight was in progress be-
tween some meH on one of the wharves
south of King streGt. The chief vith sew
eral officers repaired to the wharves, but
found everything quiet. OBJ len In the
meantime disappeared. Two weeks later
when the mutilsted remains OF Curtin
we're found, OBJ lens actions on the
night of the murder we're brought to the
minds of the policemen, and they sus'
pec,ed he had sent the officers on the
whsrves fer a purpose, and that be prob
ABLY could throw some light on the mys'
Terry surrounding the butcheripg OF Cur
tin. He was accordingly arrested. Ii
tbs examination, however, the police
failed to connect bin With the murder.