The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-06-07
Further Details OF the
Terrible Tragedy.
THE POST MORTEM.
son: FAMILY HISTORY.
QUARRELS, THREATS,
JEALOUSY.
THEORIES OF THE THOUGHTFUL.

Oi NhS hAso t'eCN va ahAS AH''"S
we reproduce the substance 0
what appeared in the Sentine
Extra of last Saturday, detailin!
the horrible tragedy at Enter
prise. Since, other facts hav'
been disclosed, which will be o
Interest to.the public.
The little boy, the only known
living witness, maintains th'
statement published, with some
additional matter. lie says tha
his mother was cut with a knife
and was lying on the floor wher
he ran out Of the house /; that hi:
father foliow wed him, caught him
brought him back and threw HIN
against the bed post. injuring HI:
knee, and compelling him to &c
TO bed, which he did. After TIN:
his father took the lamp and
went up stairs. Then lie got the
pillow and laid it.on the floor by
The side of his mother, and blowed
out the light. Before the fight
began. be made his mother take
a drink of whisky, and because
she would not drink more got
into a fuss with her. After his
father came down stairs. he saw
him eyaning a note book and d
piece OF paper, but did not see
him write.
The child does not know if or
not he went 10 Sleep. as soon
as it was light he got up and took
the book from the table, believ-
ing it 10 bs his mothers, and
leading and carrying his brother
ran 10 his uncie's. Andy Bloom.
and told that his father had kill
ed his mother ani was asleep on
the floor. Mr. Bloom al Cnce no.
titled the hear neislsbors, who
arining themselves, at once pro-
ceeded TO The house. On cEter-
ing, the horrible spectacle met
their eyes.
The book TO which reference
is made, is a common memoran-
dun book. containing some en-
tries OF personal accounts. The
last entry, and to which he refers,
contains some recriminations
against neighbors not necessary
to mention. One mention is
important in this that it shows
he contemplated suicide. He re
quests that he he buried In his
clothes he had OH.
TIE POST MORTEM.
Below we give the result Of
the post norton, which explains
fully the character of the wounds:
At an inquest held on the dead
body of James Philips at his
wile's residence near Enterprise,
by the Coroner of Hooking coun-
ty, o., June 9, 'SS, inspection of
the body revealed the following
Rigor mortis we'll developed =
There was an incised wound or
stab about one InclI i'll length per-
pendicuiarIy, on the right side OF
the body and S inches below the
right nipple and 5 inches from.
the lower end of the ste-num;
and a smaller cut or stab situat-
ed 81 inches below the lower end
CT The sternum about ] an inch
long, obliqueIy upwards and to-
wards the right; also another
cut or stab 8 inches below the
left nipple 1 inch in length. and
almost traversely of the body.
There was an incised wound p
inches long, across the right wrist,
81 inches above the base OF the
thumb, and similar wound on
the left wrist, as 10 extent and
location. There was an incised
wound. or cut OH the right side OF
the neck, 8 inches long. made by
two cuts extending from before
backwards, and deep enough 10
sever the blood vessels, and sit
uated about Ii inches above the
lower end OF the larynx, cutting
into the iarynX. Also a similar
wound Oh the left side OF the
neck q inches long, made by
four cuts severing the blood yes
sells and situated J. inches above
the lower end of the lartrX. M
other marks of violence were
visible. Death resulted from
hemorrhage.
Il. G. CaMRBE1.L, NJ. D.
|. Z. WRIGHT, ii. d.
AT an inquest held or the dead
body OF Barbara Philips, at her
residence near Enterprise, 0, by
the Coroner of Hooking county.
June 2, IS. inspection of body
revealed the following: I,igor
morris we'll developed. There
was an incised wound on the left
side of the neck, extending from
behind forwards, : inches. long
and about l inch IN depth, . in
ches below the left ear, which
severed the blood vessels and
other structures; also a similar
wound on the right side of the
neck similarly situated, and 3
inches long but not so deep. ex
cept at the anterior part which
seemed 10 have been made by Il
stab which cut lnto the larnyx.
This also severed the blood yes
sells and other structures. There
was also an incised wound or
stab on the left side of the body
between the Sth and 9th ribs. 81
i inches from the middle of the
sternum and 39 inches below the
left nipple; also a small incised
wound on The top of the left
shoulder. No other marks of
violence were visable. Death re-
suited from hemorrhage:
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