The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-15

StTccl, VIII WIS cNcI dltcINalu u WuiIn
friend. lie went away from the hotel for
awhile, and his wife at the beginning of
summer took board in the Neptune House
in New Rochelle. DR.. Kingsley became
much interested in his case, and was per-
suaded to 20 to Washington and see the |
Secretary Of state, who was well acquaint- |
cd with DR.. Kingsley The secretary said |
that the Administration would do what |
they could for the cx-Consul, and memo
rial cmbolying the facts of that gentle
mans condition in Santiago dc Cuba and
his forced abandonment of his property
was filed on the Goth Of August, The
commission on claims of citizens Of the
United States against Spain is TO meet this
month In Washington and the case is TO be
considered, the Hon. Thomas J Durant of
Washington being tho advocate for the
Americans.
fOrCrp iJ1rEScnMFNr.
DR.. Phillips, with his wife, returned TO
the Crittcnden house about September 10.
They had very little money, and lived
economically. Previous to this they had
bear heavy expenses, they took small
| room on the fourth floor. lie had had an
Office in the building adjoining that of DIR.
Kingsley. but found himself unable to
keep it, and Dr. Kingsley invited him to
| take his chair into his house and there at
tend TO his practice. Or. Phillips gladly
accepted his friends offer, and nice room
Oh the second floor, formerly used by DR..
Kingsley as his library, was given up TO
him. DR.. Phillips still continued to board
at the Crittcndcn house, but he made little
progress in his profession, and began TO
nope about. He took morphine and other
opia,cs to quiet his nerves, but never drank
intoxicating liquors. He lost his appetite
and was unable to sleep. His wife tried TO
comfort and cheer him, but her efforts
were vain, as he gradually grew worse,
and said few days ago 60 one Of his fell
low .boarcrs III they don't hurry up
with that case of mine ai Washington,
they'll have no Phillips. The fact of his
being almost pennies worked 50 much on
his mind that i, was feared he might lose
reason or kill himself. About week age
his wife discovered TINT hc had taken laud
amin, and told Mr.. Keith one Of the hotc
proprictors, who sharply rhukod h.m
The doctor tried to laugh tho subject off
He was in debt to the hotel for lodgings
but the proprietors were willing to be leni
en-, with him, and wait until he was abl'
to pay. Two or three days before hi
DEATH while he was in his office, his wifi
visited Dr. Kingsley and urged that gentle
man to arouse her husband. DR.. Phil
lips sat listlessly on the sofa while his wifi
, and Dr. Kingsley were talking. His wifi
was very much excited, and DIR. Kingslc,
advised the husband to stir about, tcllin!
, him to walk to Central park and back
DR.. Phillips said he couldn't do that, an
DIR. Kingsley persuaded him to try
saying, "Try it if you fall in the street.
Then insisting that he should put some ofhi
cards in his overcoat pockets so tina
should he actually fall and be unable t
, move those who should pick him up nigh
know where he belonged, DR.. Phillip
started, and walked to and from the Ger
trail Park, bringing from that place spri
of evergreen. He said he felt better, an
> was much more cheerful. His wife
, LOCKED Up THE MEDICINES
) which he had been using and declined I
| let him have them. On Friday he was i
. his office, but was very quiet. Some on
discovered him attentively reading wor
on anatomy and closely examining draw
: ing of a head and neck, and studying it i
+ all its parts. On Saturday morning hi
wife aroused him and said, You must &
| to the Office early, as have made two al
, pointmcnts for you there to-day ii
q arose and said that he had no money an
@ was at loss to know how they could PR
r cure breakfast His wife told him that sll
: had Sld1 which she had taken from h
: pockets day or two before, and that woul
: do ''Now hurry up" said she, Fan
: while yon arc dressing ] will go dow
c stairs and bring your breakfast to you
: and he began TO clothe himself as she star
ed from the room. When about half wa
C down the staircase she turned to go bac
: and get newspaper to read while h
breakfast was being prepared. When ST
reached the door and had it partly open 81
saw her husband fall toward the bed
n stream of blood gushing from wound {
the right side of his neck His hant
. were covered with blood and when !
y held them out to break his fall and touc
: ed the bed clothes he left there blood
7, imprint of them. Then he fell to the flo,
- on his back lcngthwsc of the bed. II
=. wife shricked for assistance, and some ,
y the boarders and hotel attendants were soc
!. in the room. 1t is supposed that viii
looking in the mirror over the bureau Il
:, took his razor, and after surveying h
4 neck and becoming assured of the positic
:, of
y THE JUGuLAR VEIN,
II he deliberately severed it. The mirror IL
j. the wall was spotted with blood. III
c razor, which he had closed, lay in Il
Il bureau. When he fell he was dead. ID
y Kingsley and other physicians arrive
u shortly after the commission of the dee
y ', and one of the physicians said that ID
'. Phillips had done his work well that /
y, surgeon could have made better ncisic
. that it was truly scientific one. Cor
% ner gave permission to have the remail
removed to an undertaker's, and Nj
g Phillips went to the house of some frici
to West Twenty-fifth street.
"a DIR. Kingsley said that he was unawa
Il that DR.. Phillips was so hard pressed f
Is money. He thought that his troubl
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