The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-06-07
THE CORONER VERDICT.
The verdict of the Coroner is
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mentioned place, to inquire ant
true presentment make, in wha
manner and by whom (if any
the deceased came TO her death
| viewed the body and the cir
cnmstan ces. and took the evil
dence of Drs. Campbell ant
Wright, and make return of tht
q same herewith, with the evidence
G G. GAGE,
Coroner Hooking County.
/, the undersigned Coroner o
Hooking county, Q, having dul.
inquired into as 10 whom and by
what means Barbara Philips
whose dead body was found a
her house in Falls twp, Hooking
county, O, on the 2nd day o
June, A. d. SO, came TO hel
death.
After having examined said
body. and hear.l the evidence, !
do find the deceased came to heI
death by having her throat cut
by her husband, James Philips
sometime during the night pre-
vious. q. q. GAGE:
i l, the undersigned Coroner o!
Hooking county. having duly in
quired into as to whom and by
what means James Philips, whose
dead body was found at the
Creiier farm near Enterprise on
the End day of juno, A. d. 'SS,
caile to his death.
After having examined said
body, and heard the evidence, /
do find the deceased came to his
death, as near as | could ascer-
tain by inquiry and observation,
by stabbing himself, cutting his
own throat and the arteries OF
eacf, wrist with a pocket knife,
and bleeding to death.
G. C. GAGE.
DESCRIPTION oF BODIES.
| Name, Barbara Philips; age.
35; sex, female; figure, erect;
height, 5 It. 1 In; color, white;
residence, Falls twp; nativity, u.
s.; color Of eyes. brown; color OF
hair, dark; clothing, full dress
except shoes.
Name, James Philips; age. is
yrs: sex, male: figure. erect;
height, 5 fl. S in; color. white;
residence. Benton or Falls twp;
nativity, U. 8; color of eyes,
brown; color OF hair, dark; cloth
ing, full dress.
In his pocket was found twen-
iy dollars and a few cents in
change. In his hip pocket was
found sharp pointed Barlow
knife closed, but with the blade
bloody. The knife in the wom-
on's hand is a large clasp knife
with a blade about four inches
long, sharp pointed and newly
sbarpened. lie killed himself
with this knife il is evident from
The fact that on the blade was a
tuft of his %hlshers.
TIE FUSERAL.
The murdered woman was bur
led OH Sunday at Antioch. a
country church near by. The
neighbors would not permit
Phillips TO be buried there. The
Coroner proposed TO bury him in
the yard this would not be al
lowed. Others proposed to set
the cabin on fire and burn up the
remains. Finally his brothers
advanced the balance of money
needed after undertaking expen-
ses, bought a lot in Oak Grove
Cemetery, where he was burned
Saturday night at nine o'clock,
The only attendants being his two
brothers. the Coroner, nndertak-
er and sexton.
The funeral of Tie murdered
woman was the largest ever
known in the county. Over two
hundred vehicles were in. the
procession. People came from a
distance of twenty miles 70 attend
Rev. Mclaughlin conducted the
religious exc Feises.
SOME FAMILY HISTORY.
The Phillips are poor and Hit
crate people. he father is
widowcr, about 10 years of age.
living in a house on Blooms farm
An unmarried sister and two un-
married sons live with him. Jim,
the murderer, is said to have
been Il vicious, qnarrelsomne man.
1t is told that lie often threaten
ed TO kill his wife and then kill
himself. His own people were
afraid this would happen. He
aud his wife had have frequent
qnarrels. and not long since Sine
sought 4 divorce, but no: being
in the State = year from the re
turn from the West. this could
not be obtained and she applied
for alimony, about $500 of the
10000 she inherited, only remain
ing. She also made application
to have her husband put under
bond, she declaring that she was
afraid he would kill her.
AS To THEORIES.
Theories are many. Each of
our readers can, with The facts,
form his own. The general
notion Is that he got full of whis
ky and IN fit Of jealously went
TO his wife's cabin, expecting TO
find man there. The quarrel
ensued, etc. Another is that he
was devilish, and he deliberate
ly carried out 4 premedItated in
fnnienllnn 10 kill his uica nnd