The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-28
MURDER AND ITS PENALTY.
JAMES DERRY PHILLIPs HANGED
FOR KILLING A FIDDLER.
Che Discovery Made bv n Party Of Hunters
A Cool Confcssion OF Murder Returning
10 the Body for More Money-rhe Hanging

Cool tOntcsstOn OF uufutr ht'"'"'"n
90 the Body for More Noney-fhe HsnEins'
IRON, ne Atlanta Constitution. Nor. rs.
Yesterday. IN the Jail in Covington, James
Berry Phillips was banged fc sr the murder OF
In that wear a party Of bird hunters In Newton
county discovered the body OF white man hid
den under the leaves on the SIDE on or ncn'
asS p a. I fo"t peddler named GaIlaber. man
Known as Berry Phil ips. who was last seen with
Gallaher was suspected Berry ,h i canrv wnti
MAY ~ 1879. when he was brought back ana
placed 10 II. After his arrest ne confessed the
murder to his captors. and asked II they thought
he could get forgiveness for the deed.
AZ the last term Of Newton Superior Court he
was convicted Of the offence OF murder and SEN
tenced 10 be executed on the oath Of November.
MIR. J. W. Anderson visited Berry Phillips on
Sunday, the 10Th. and he made the following
ronfcssion freely and voluntarily Mr.. Ander-
pom penncd down as ner is o Desr mks
grammatical and readable
My name ia james Kerry Phillips, ! was horn in
county CA s1s am .ne son U 4 oss aps
eSu1 at the old n next 81 a1eS SR:
wd COY; and Drank ara sPrssd good deal wss At
S OH sSrsy %Sos sSd s %
and sad Il there Sas any wm'ssy ssre .h% kTe.
NE would awe me pint, Of 4. some one had stolen
nh and S s% se pGy n ssys @ nsy
Then commenced drinking did not stay there long.
ase ,6 rrT Ssdde H. ,o some things to one o. he
sSd S9pSa 9e %Spsy T ana pcSsr lse
the peddier) took dinner there and tnen went up
zine after be ef ny brohCTs and when pissed Bill
fhp rs, house he wac mere selling some tnngs TO
j told them Il nad wife would Guy some q ne
md eti ine peddI:r there. Alter passed NJ; J;
IT'S shoas AZ tSs ,m me the Pedder lad oyertase1
me. and we travelled GA together toward Flat snosls
,Cnssa ShSfs@ When We s0 pDS.e Ss Mr.
boa d % 81 Gs n p ana ana 'T two
When We got about on, nile rom ne ouse We turned
sSs direeion Of Mr. RH,iedacs house when we had
enee s,ruck nm ABOUT The mead with tie suck mad
picked to the dog with He tel down on nis face
tne water as though he dead.
dd not sys MN ay Ge once Ss inc & pe
broke and then picked ny astope about The size OF
Froaned sirugs ed, bu! di.d 4 once nr, took his
ssd an. SSf threw Of over f he ton S
Sn. his pocket eoSs and TOOK ;1i what money ne nss
and S ss5 sS s Which oS sa at e
back and found a 30 bili IN ms vest POCKET,
sS 3 % ny DSd PTe ooy enc sen Sses s
SSs'f sS nT n him
afternoon took hun ~ aud carried hun up ne
some leaves laid INN down dat on his back on the
.s and as n Ea s G Vent tTS and
hi budget aud carried It Oh before opened IT, u con
ward sold two aprons to Dr., HardTcS
The order OF the Court required the execution
70 oe III pFlNete, anu IL tnSTeloIt nhu 10 DC uone
Inside the Jail.
At l2:s5 tue preachers ceased their devotional
sxerci.es In Berry's room. Sheriff Hight pro-
ceeded to pinion him. With firm step and I'M
Guivering muscles. Berry, exactly at one o'clock.
stepped on the trap. Ibe Rev. loney Baker
sang:
when can read nv title clear.
In which Berry united in clear. strong voice.
After short PRAYER by the Rev. Tohey Baker,
Berry was given an opportunity to say anything
he desired. He said:
Iwant my freads al 70 pray ara meet me r. glory.
would live better life. feel that all IL bright Death
kas terror for me When asked II he not sorry
lhat had spent HE lie III the way he dd he answered.
- Yes, yes! sn sorry. My hope IL 10 Jesus
Twelve minutes after one o'clock the white
justed. Just before the signal as given he said
A'Farewe friends: | want Nou all TO pray and
90 meet me in glory. am going home.
sheriff Hight was near tho galows and waved
his hand. A deputy below waved his hand also,
while another pulled the trigger. The tr,p fell
with heavy, duh thud. am Berry's neck WAS
Broken. For three minutes after the In there
the chest. At three and a qu irter minutes there
WAS violent action OF thc feet and hands. The
feet were drawn up two or three tunes with
energy. his reactunary H. oven cnt OF the mus
Cles ceased. however. until hve ana half min
shtes after the fill.when there WAS slight strug-
gle. At seven minutes puisatiOn ceased. At ten
mud aquaiter minutes there WAS a slight heaving
nD to eleven inmates. At fifteen minutes after
Abe fall he was pronounced dead. The BODY
was cut down, placed IN a conu and turned
over to his friends.
PHILLIPS was ABOUT twenty-three wears Of age,
Dearly SIX feet high. and weighed 30 pounds.