The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-23
Domestic News.

CHARLEsToN, July 22.-Arrived-
schooner j. II. Stickney, Baltimore.
RICHMOND, Va, July 22.-Yesterday,
the father of Jeter Phillips bade him
farewell, when. for the first time, Phil
lips broke down and wept bitterly. Last
night, Rev. Mr.. Woodward, of the Me-
thodist Church, staid with him till 10
o'clock. The Jail guard then went in.
About O'Clock in the morning, Phillips
slept an hour or two soundly; got up,
bathed and remained reading the Bible
till daylight. This morning, he sent
his love to the chaplain of his old reei-
cIergymen visited him. Phillips has
made confession, TINT he took his wife
out on Sunday, the 18th February:
walked her four miles from the city, and
then walked her about in the woods,
until she was so tired that she had to sit
down; he then fired on her, but failed to
Kill her, and she commenced screaming
for help and struggling, which he ended
Dy !eaplng on her md strangling her.
lie then returned to Richmond, and
staid that night at hotel.
About l O'Clock the prisoner was
brought out of his cell and ascended the
scatlold i'll the Jail yard. From the re-
markable character of the murder, there
was most intense anxiety to witness the
execution, and the streets were crowded
several blocks from Jail, though only 100
spectators were admitted to the yard.
The confession of Phillips was read on
scaffold by Rev. Mr.. Dickinson, while
the prisoner stood with his eyes intent
on the platform. In the confession he
says he lived unhappily with his wife,
and when he brought her to Richmond,
his mind became fully made up, and he
took her to the spot and murdered her.
He says the reports of his being engaged
to be married, or in love, are all false,
and he denies having had assistance be-
fore or after the murder, He expresses
his preparations for death, and says he
Justly deserves all he suffers. Rev. Mr..
Jeter made statement that the prisoner
had never, to his religious instructors,
denied his guilt During the prayer
Phillips wept bitterly. After it he arose,
steadily, embraced the ministers, officers
of the prison, and one of the witnesses
against him, and took his place on the
drop, which fell few minutes after l
O'Clock. Phillips struggled for four or
five minutes, and then hung still and
dead
RALEIGH, N. c., July 22-The Chief
counsel for the Alamance prisoners, in
the ha6eas corpus case, that he would
give this decision tomorrow morning at
8 O'Clock. Mr.. Brock Holden, of Cas-
we'll County, q brother of Governor
Holden, is in the city. He is brother
in-law Of Mr.. Wiley, one of the prison
ers arrested at Yanceyville, and represents
MIR. Willey's treatment when arrested as
being very cruel. He says that the mill
tiamen asked Mr.. Wiley, if he was
armed. Being informed that he had
nothing buta pocket-knifc, they knocked
him down with fence rail and treated
him as above described. MIR. Holden is
endeavoring to induce the Governor to
order of court Oyer and Terminer to try
the prisoners. He says that ms fair q
trial can be had in Caswell as in any
portion of the United States
PHILADELpHIA, July 22.-Five mon
who assaulted young lady and gentle
man, to-day, knocking the man sense
less and ontraging the lady, have been
held to bail in default of So, 900.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Internal reve-
nue. receipts to-day 1875, 900.
Tho Prussian Minister, Baron Geralt,
attended Paradol's funeral.
Sheridan sails on the Cuba. to watch
the European war.