Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27
BLOOD AND bob.
A Sagacious Blood Hound Seeks the
Slayer Of Mrs. Phillips IN Her
Husbands Bed.
The Trail Twice Taken 10 the Hus'
band and Then 10 the wife and
Back 10 the Husband Again.
GREAT Sensation when Witness HoCatch-
con u Asked to FIT HIS Foot 60 the
Bloody Track. .
special TO the Gazette.

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AUSTIN, TEX, May 26.--When the peo-
pie read the newspapers this morning and
the names OF high public functionaries
implicated ln the CATERS Of the young and
handsome, out frall, Mrs. Phillips, now
10 the ground, the scandal grew In mag
nitude, and there was general grasp for
those newspapers containing names and
details. THE GAZETTE man called upon
the intimate friends OF Superintendent Of
Public instruction Baker, charged by
Mrs. Tobins, keeper Of an nssguation-
house, with having met Mrs. Phillips at
her house. The inquiry was what the
superintendent intended to do about 1t.
One Of his friends stated that Mr.. Baker
positively denied any knowledge OF Mrs.
Phillips, that he did not even know her,
and that he could prove an abb against
! Mrs. Tobius' sworn statement. The re
| porter mentioned rumor that the gov
ernor would be likely to ask Mr.. Baker TO
resign. To this bis friend replied that he
never would resign.
The Phillips trial was resumed sgain
to-day. Mrs Phillips, mother Of the de.
fsndant, and her two daughters were
present In court. The defendant looked
pale, care-worn and haggard, and as II he
had not yet recovered from the terrible
wounds IN the side of the head received
on Christmas eve night, when his young
wife's head was split open with the AK of
the assassin. The crowd WIS not as
large as on yesterday, from the general
belief that the most sensational part OF |
the testimony was over. A Poodly |
crowd, however, was present.
Mr. 10 McCutchen was FIRST called, and |
gave evidence showing the state Of the |
relations between Phillips aud his wife |
while they lived on his place in William |
son county, and also related the CONVEX
sation he had with defendant at Austin
with respect to Mrs. Phillips. The de-
Tense examined him with view OF fasten.
Ing the guilt OF the murder upon himself.
Great excitement prevailed in court at
this stage, and especially when the de.
Tense compelled McCutcheon to take off
his shoe and sock and fl his foot into the
bloody marks which were found In Phil
lips yard, and which had been preserved
on wood panel. Witnes ses from viii
Hanson county, hswever entirely excnl-
pated McCutcheon from any suspicion
whatever
Mrs. Annie Dyer, who lived in the
Phillips yard, testified that at about
1881 on Christmas morning she went to
the scene OF the murder, ana there found
both the elder Mrs. Phillips and her hus.
land dressed In the same apparel that
me had seen them wearing during the
previous day. She deposed that she her
elf cut the underclothes from the body /.
If Mrs. Eula Phillips, and that the hair A.,
II deceased WAS rolled up Ia brown curl ,,
ng paper.
Justice Won Rosenberg was examined
hiefly In reference to The blood trails
nd trailing Of the hounds II evidence
vas interesting and valuable to the state,
tut too .ong to be detailed. att
Sergeant Thompson, manager OF the
bo0d-hounds, was examined
xclusively in regard TO his trail Of the
POUNDS. He said that whe1 the first trail I
ng was made his favorite dog "Old Bob" {
ndeavored to go into the house, but he |
eld him back. At the request and con
ent OF the officers, he made another {
earch hat night after supper, aud that c
Old Bob" was started from the spot $
where the body was discovered In the i
ard, "Bob" went directly to the room a
which defendant was lying and reared \
pom the bed aud smelt him (Phillips).
mere were other persons In the {
Dom, but he smelt no one else. The O
ound then led the way into another room c
nd smelt bundle Of bloody white O
lothes. The dog then ran into the parlor 9
mere the corpse OF Mrs Phillips lay, but v
illness called him back because he n
'ightencd the ladies'. Il
The court then adjourned. 4