The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-05
DEATH or 4 DESPERATE.
he Attacks a Brother Of Marshal
Wuaderlich, OF this CITY, with .
Butcher Knife, and Gets his Skull
Broken.

Win q Ciuus HCdE abOh01 49,
evening, when Wunderlich arrived in
this city, but few of the particulars
could be learned beyond the fact that
Philips had attacked him with knife.
Mr.. Wunderlich, who came down
on the noon train to Haubstadt, and
stopped there until the evening, gives
the following account of the affair:
Wunderlich, who has charge Of a
gang of men operating a portable saw
mill about three miles and half from
Patoka, across Red River, had some
dispute with one Of the hands. on
Wednesday about noon. when this
Ed. Phillips, who happened to be
present, interlered, taking part against
Wunderlich, and challenging him to
fight, which W. declined, and shortly
afterward invited Phillips to take
some dinner, which he did, laying a
large butcher knife on the table be-
side him while he ate. One of the
men noticing his mischieVous looks
and acts. took the rife he had with
him, and secreted it. fearing he
would attempt to shoot Wunderlich.
After dinner Wunderlich ar
nounced his intention Of going to
Patoka, and was advised by one of his
men to do so at once. so that Phillips
might get away without doing any
violence. Accordingly, Wuuderlich
started, and when about three hun
dred yards from the house where he
left Phillips, he was startled by hear.
ing one of the men cry out, Look
Quit He is coming, with his knife y
and turning, he saw Phillips coming
on a run, knife in hand, uplifted. and
calling out, I'll cut your heart out r.
When he came within about twenty
feet Wunderlich warned him to stop,
or he would get hurt; but he paid no
other attention to the warning than
to repeat, I'll cut your heart out! "
Wunderlick then picked up a wal
nut Stat. about an inch thick and two
and half inches broad, and four feet
long, that happened to lay on the
ground near by. and struck Phillips
on the head as the latter approached
him with his uplifted knife. Tbs
blow knocked Phillips down, and
Wunderlich continued on his way to
Patoka where he had business to
transact, and yesterday morning came
down to Haubstadt, arriving here on
the evening freight train, just before
six o'clock, last night.
When be knocked Phillips down
he did not know how badly he was
hurt. and learned of his death, which
occurred on Wednesday about mid
night, yesterday morning, while on
the train to this city.
Phillips has been notorious rough
for a number of years. being feared
aud hated throughout the neighbor-
hood around Hazelton and Patoka,
where he was known. It has been his
custom for years to carry almost con-
stantly a long knife, and a rife with
which he was very fond of shooting
at a mark for small wsgers or for
whisky.
Some time since, it is said, he way
laid a man who was riding through q
piece of woods, and, firing at him,
shot his horse dead, for which at
tempted assassination be was tried and
acquitted. Since that time he-has
been involved in a number of dis
graceful rows, in one of which he
threw an iron crank at woman, whom
be missed By about four inches. The
only provocation he had for so doing
was the woman's refusal to give him
whisky when he demanded it.
On another occasion. recently. he
made an attack upon a courageous
woman who raised an axe in her own
defense.and the rufian's life was only
saved by other women, whose inter
ference left the task of Kidding the
country of him TO Mr.. WunderlicA.
Mr.. Wunderlich is now in the GUS
tody of his brother, the Marshal, who
will go with him to Vincennes to-day,
the killing having occurred in Knox
County, where the legal investigation
will take place.
From gentlemen who cams down
on the train it is learned that Phillips
brother who came to Hazelton for a
coffin, fully justified Mr.. Wunderlich,
and admitted that the killing was in
self-defeEse.