The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-27
THE PHILLIPS CASE.
THE SECOND DAY OF THE TRIAL
\ DOZEN MORE WITH ESSES
TESTIEX


DOZEN MORE WITH ESSES
TESTIFY.
At the opening of the court, Mrs. James
Phillips, the mother of the accused, was
recalled to the stand and allowed to c.n-
,inue her testimony, interrupted the even
ing before. Blood AID tracks marked n
line from her sons room through the two
little passages out into the yard, where
the body of Mrs. Eula Phillips was found.
1t is from three 10 six feet from the side
door on the west of young Phillips room
10 the trail of blood. On Mrs. James
Philips second visit TO her sons room
that fatal night, the lamp Vas turned
down very low, she got her own lamp and
came back before she saw the blood, etc
Only two outside parties knew where JAS.
Phillips, and Eula, his wife, l,pt, and they
lived i'll Williamson county. Mrs. Phil
lips again related about one of the rows
between the husband and wife and Mrs.
Campbell, when Phillips kicked panel
out of door, and the two sisters. Eula
Phillips and Della Campbell, ran out of
the house crying for pelice. Eula Phil
lips lett the house next day and went to
Fannie Whipple's, and sent for her
clothes; from Whipples she went to Man
she returned because witness wrote for her
| to come back. On her return she went to
Mrs. Crery's, (another daughter.) From
there Eula Phillips went to Elgin- defend
ant went 70 Elgin and his wife returned to
Austin with him; between two and four
weeks later the killing occurred. Witness
knew nothing about any agreement to
pay Mrs Campbell $500 10 keep her out
of the country after the murder. After
the killing witness went into her sons
room in her stocking feet-every one else
who came into tine room had IN shoes.
No member of the family looked for the
body of Eula Phillips.
JOHN ABRAHAMs
was the next witness. He, with two other
Swedes, were walking near Phillips house
on the night of the murder, between II
and l o'clock; they heard child crying,
and mans voice quieting it, Then
suddenly light appeared in the house,
and woman's voice rang out: Mercy
me- murder !" They ran TO the police
station and returaed to the house With
Henry Brown, the night clerk at the sta
ton house.
HENRY BROWN.
Witness went with three Young men,
as above, to Philips house; Mrs. Phillips
was the only person he saw there; left
Grooms Lee in charge of premises and
went for Marshal Lucy had to walk
about mile, but Eula Phillips body was
not found when he got back.
FANNIE wHIpPLE, (ooLoRED),
told of Eula Phillips and Mrs. Campbell
| IN harh Huan Nv n
before the murder, and staying two days
and night, and to 2 o'clock the next
night, when both left with an unknown
man. She went to get Eula Phillips
clothes, and old Mrs. Phillips gave them
to her.
MAY ToBIN
had lived in Austin two years and knew
Mrs. Eula Phillips. Testified to her com
ing to her house several times with differ
ent men. She saw her on the night of
the oath of December, but did not see the
man she was with rs he did not come
up to the house bnt remained in the car
riage at the gate, both left after Mrs.
Tobin had talked few minutes with Mrs.
Phillips.
MIR. EANEs
was the uncle of Euln Phillips. Defend
ant went to him after Mrs Phillips had
left Austin in November and asked for ht +,
and taking an open pen knife from his cont
pocket, said he would kill any man
who protected her. Mr.. Eanes advised
him to go home and sober up. Phillips
said they had separated, or she had left
him.
MRS. DELLA CAMPBELL
- Al. Ar. M. \
lips. She left Austin on the morning OF
the oath of December for Rosenberg
junction, and SO was not in town on the
night of the murder. She got back from
Rosenberg Junction on the 26th of De-
cember; was then sent out of town. and
was gone some weeks; was kept away by
designing parties.
MRS ALMA BURDETT,
another sister of Eula Phillips, testified TO
James Phillips ieslousy of his wife, and
to his at one time flying into a passion
! and throwing a cup of milk at her head
with great violence.
9 was the last witness examined. He de
scribed infinitely the wounds of deceased
. and her husband; also the position in
: which the dead body of Eula Phillips wal
!. found; said his belief was that the bod,
. was carried and dropped just as 1t was dis
! covered; the blow in her forehead woult
produce instant death; it was not impos
sible, but highly improbable that the de
PENDANT could have inflicted the blow re
ceived in his own temple; this, from thu
e position, shape and character of tn
3 wound.
:. The case will be continued at o o'clocl
u this morning.
9 Last night the condition of the old col
onnI nnao ua,.,, loo it,i urad loaf Sat