Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-10
HURPHY-PHILLIpS AFFAIR.
THE FORMER MAINTAINS THAT HIS
s0N-IE-LAw is NO GOOD.
Mrs. PHILIPPE Sudden Change of Heart
She Exhibits No Sympathy for
Her Husband.


W. Phillips, who attempted suicide on
Sunday night while respondent over his
domestic unhappiness, called at the
RECORD UNION office yesterday and made q
general denial of Phillips story of perse.
cution by his wife's family. He says that
Phillips deceived them as to his financial
condition and ability to maintain his wife
and that he has never as much as provided
the latter with a calico gown since their
marriage, but that he (Murphy) has had to
support them much of the time.
As to the minor details of their domestic
affairs, however. the public have no special
interest therein, beyond the fact that Mrs
Phillips indorses her fathers story. She
further stated that her husband had sold
her diamond earrings and pawned her
other jewelry.
SHE VISITS HER HUSBAND.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Phillips visited
the Receiving Hospital and had an inter.
view with her husband. 1t was a brief
but stormy one, on her part, and painful
and affecting on the part of Phillips. She
had heard that be said he could not be-
heve she had commenced an action for di.
vorce, and therefore she came 10 inform
him that she had, and that she wanted
nothing more to do with him.
During the interview Phillips writhed
with the pain Of his wound, but suffered
more apparently under the blistering
words of his wife, in which she informed
him that he was nothing more to her.
HER LAST LETTERS TO HIM.
After his wifes departure Mr.. Phillips
handed to RECORD UNION reporter the
following letters, which he received from
his wife after she came here recently from
San Francisco. AS they were both written
within the last few weeks Zone of them
only few days before the suit for divorce
was commenced). they show an apparent
sudden change of heart on her part:
A wIFELY EPIsTLE.
SACRAMENTO CITY, May 16, 1890.
Dear Husband Walter: Received your ever
kind and welcome letter, but it seems to me you
took long time to answer. Dear Walter am
very sorry to have to disappoint you, but can't
go down just now, as my mother is sick in bed
again, and will have 10 tend to her, and am
almost wore out. l am mad, too, when see
how am placed. but can't help it. If she is
better, will try and come down Sunday morn.
ing, and if not can't help it. I got the two
dollars. Give my love to all and receive the
SuinC youlSSils rIOm your loving VIE, JOE.
Write soon. Excuse this short letter, as am
stealing time.
STILL MORE AFFECTIoNATE.
SACRAMENTO CITY, May %, 1890.
Ny Dear Husband Walter: have Just received
your eyeI-welcOme letter, and was glad to hear
from you. Dear Walter, answered your other
letter, and guess you have received it by this
as you ought to get 1t this morning.
Dear Walter, my folks were a little angry al
first, because did not write, which was my
own fault, but everything is going along fine
now, and l am feeling fine, and hope you are
1t is very nice weather up here new-it is very
COOL SO no more at present. With fond love to
you, and may God bless you and watch ovei
and loving wife, JOSEPHINE
Write soon, and send me some paper, as you
did to-day, as can't answer until you do. Good
Dy. love JOE.
Dear Waiter: Mr. called to the house tc
see me. think he is no good and treated
him awful mean, as was mad with him fol
coming IN your absence, and my folks say if be
comes again they will tell him to 60 as they
don't like him. So you do not need 10 w sy
about me, as am well cared for.
Dear Walter give my best regards to Mrs
lexington, Fannie and John and wife, and
Chas. and wife, and to VIII This relativesl a.
he behaved perfect gentleman to me on the
train coming up.
THE DIVORCE.
1t was learned from Mr.. Phillips that the
grounds for divorce, as stated in his wife's
complaint, are that he had failed to pro.
vide her the common necessaries of life
because of his idleness, profigacy and dissi
patton, and that she had been compelled tc
rely upon the bounty and charity of her
parents.
He said that when his wife left him tc
come here on her visit, she begged him moi
to send her the first money be might have
to spare, as she did not need it, but Tor him
to provide himself with clothing that he re.
quired.
Quite a number of Mr. Phillips friends
called upon him yesterday, including sew.
eral ladies, and invitations were extended
to him to avail himself of the comforts of q
home pending his recovery.
One of the police officers, who visited
the Murphy mansion shortly sitter the
shooting, stated that Mrs. Phillips evinced
no sympathy for her unfortunate husband
in his wounded condition, and when re.
monstrated with, expressed the wish that
he had killed himself.
PHILLIPS CHARACTER.
The wounded man seems to feel keenly
the charge made by his father-in-law thai
he is shiftless, meier do well, and ex.
hlblted to the reporter the following letter
of recommendation given him little over
month ago:
SACRAMENTO. Cal, April IS, 1890
MI. Walter w. Phillips having been in my
employ at one time, and having had dealings
with him while in business for himself. have
always found him to be of good character and
capable OF undertaking anything in the jewelry
and matchmaking line of business. / car
recommend him for any position he may seek
being good workman, salesman and window
dresser. Very respectfully,
H WAcHHoPsr