The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-02
DID NOT INTEND TO KILL

fIup HIS SHOTGUN To BRIGHTEN MIR. PHIL
Ilrs-4vAEYING STORIES AS TO THE CAUSE
,ND ExrtNT OF THE FEUD.
The McDaniel-phillips shooting case has attracted
considerable attention in Trenton all parties i'm
pIicated well known in the neighborhood, where
they resided for many years. The Phil
lips family have resided in the vicinity of
Princeton. at Lawrence township for mauy
years. and Colonel d. Mcdaniel to live there
seven or eight years ago. The Colonel is well known
on the turf in both the North and South. and has
owned and trained many of the fastest running
horses in the country. Harry Bassett Springbok
and Madge were trail ed by Colonel Mcdaniel. and
many other well known flyers have carried his
colors to the front. Some few years ago Colonel
Mcdaniel met with . severe loss. his barns and
stables destroyed by fire. and he also lost some
valuable stock. His place is situated the main
road between Princeton and Trenton. and adjoins
the farm of Mr. George Eugene Phillips. the gentle
man with whom he had the little difficulty.
When HERALD reporter went from Trenton to
the neighborhood he found plenty OF friends OF both
families ready to tell him all they knew. There
We're different views Of the taken by
different parties. The Phillips side OF the
story appears to be that Colonel Mechanics had been
paying attentions to Miss Phillips sister Of George
E. Phillips. and that the latter objected to the MATCH
claiming that Colonel Mcdaniel was too ola 10
marry his sister Following out his objections Mr.
Phillips ordered Colonel Mcdaniel to leave has mousse
ana warned him OF his property Inns occuveu tass
Friday two weeks. and on the following iHursoaI
Phillips was driving into Trenton. WIEN aa nc 1859
HIM for target and empted doube Darreileo snot-
gun i'll his direction, sending eight sho. .ne
dashboard of his Germantown wagon PhH-
lips has had Colonel Mcdaniel bound over
II $500 bail to appear before .soot the G w,S
intent to kill d. Mcdaniel, Jr. the son of the
Colonel is also charged with assault in having
thrown stones at the wagon as rhliips was oriVing
away.
he other s,de q. lost ths his wife sie over two
years ago. and during the past year
has pad aSon. to fo,, Miss Philips III
Phillips is said to be we'll off, having been left
$1,000 in bonds and $4,000 mortgage on the farm
latter is said to have objected to the
match between Colonel Mcdaniel and his sister
more on financial grounds than on disparity ,t OF
her the subject. On Friday two weeks
ago Phillips, returned to r,t MS e aonss
than expected, aud the door was opened for
him by his sister who said that Colonel Mcdaniel
was in the parlor aud apologized for his presence
with the excuse that he had come over to buy a
pair of fancy chickens. Phillips is SAID to
steal than to buy any chickens, and as his sister
turned to rejoin her guest he caught hoid
Ct her and in the strTggle. it. is is stated.
of the parlor, and II scene ensued in which
Phillips as is said, used adjectives very freely
ing he would club him if he ever found
him his grounds again. Nothing further trans
drove past Colonel McDanies house, and the latter
asked him he wished to club him. ut the same time
firing over his head to brighten him. The neigh
bors say that the shots through the dashboard
of the wagon could not have been made without
hitting the horse. and some OF them said that
Phillips put the buckshot through the dashboard
after lie returned home. and the horse was in the
stable and the wagon in The barn.
PHILLIPS AT HOME.
The HERALD reporter yesterday visited the Phil
lips Farm. 1t is situated in clunp OF trees about
quarter Of mile back from the road. Miss Phil
lips, pleasant looking mddleaged lady, opened the
door and showed the reporter into the parior while
she went out for her brother, who was in the barn.
Mr. Phillips. tall powerful , looking man nan
the reporter introduced himself. showing
a the same time the paragraph referring to the
lowing the conversation that took place.
II have called TO see ii you will furnish the
HERALD with the facts that led to this trouble said
the reporter.
Unjust ask You to wait until the arrival of my
brother. DIR. Phillips. as do not know whether
should say anything about the matter before it is
presented to the Grand jury.
lis il true that Colonel Mcdaniel has been paying
attentions to your sister?'
''The Colonel has been q neighbor OF ours for some
years and have had several business transactions
met and / afterward got another note from
him that l had to sue for before !
u
deal to see my sister up to last june and then she
wrote to him and his visits stopped. objected to
the match US thought the Colonel was too old.
How o.d do you think the Colonel isy
Il should say between ffty-hve and sixty"
"You can't know him very well. as he is fully
seventyive When he came to this neighborhood
he was about sixty-three. and he has lived here
eight or nine years.
..Did you order the Colonel of your groundsY'
Eyes. He had been away the most of the summer,
and latterly l found that he had been making
several calls hn that my sister did mot like Ike
found him with my sister in the parlor. called
my sister out and objected to her returning. The
old man then came out aud ordered him never to
put hs foot on my prenises?
When did the shooting take placer
coloneis house, saw him standing on the south
side of the road with shotgun in his hands. and
after had passed he fired and sent lot of buck
What conversation passed between you at the
II decline to say that until make my statement
before the Grand Jury"
"Can see the w"gonY'
Certainly: step out to the barn and will show 1t
Mr.. Phillips then led the way out to the barn and
pulled a Germantown wagon into the yard. There
through the dashboard, about six inches from
the bed of the wagon. and one buck
wagon. Mr.. Phillips then took up position little
in the rear to the left OF the left hind wheel in
order to show the position where the Colonel
stood when the shot fired The reporter
ventured to suggest that the headquarters OF the
horse would certainly show traces OF the buck
shot; but Mr.. Phillips said that he thought
the leather must have deadened the force Of
the shot, rs the horse all right with
the exception of wound on his tail. The quad
ruped was then inspected and the reporter was
shown a scab underneath the hair the tail that
might be taken for buckshot wound.
COLONEL MpANIEL HOME
A visit was then made to the farm OF Colonel Nc
Daniel, and unfortunately that gentleman
was not ut home. The reporter asked to
his son, Mr.. d. Mcdaniel, Jr the gentleman
Charged with the stone throwing. and after o few
minutes delay that individual vaultcd
into the back yard and asked the reporter what he
wanted. The following conversati ion cnsued:-
"Can you tell me what passed between your father
and Mr. Phillips at the time Of the shootingw
81 do not know
"Can you give me any reason to occasion the
trouhle?"
"Aly father is not at home. and does not wan. It
talked about"
what was the trouble about the stone throwing?"
II have nothing to say"
Good night" said the reporter. and he drove off
for Trenton.