The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-10

Inls evening photograph OF the man
who 1t was supposed committed the deed
was obtained by Recorder reporter. The
first glance at the picture was convincing
SO far as the general contour of the face,
the eyes, mouth, lips, and other distinctive
features were concerned. Colonel Slocum
was shown the photograph. He said:
THE features are the same. The nose and
face bear a resemblance to the man who
committed the deed. l would hardly like
to say, however, that the identity is com
plete, for know nothing whatever con-
corning the man whose likeness you pre-
sentn
The reporter then explained that the pic
ture was taken about six years ago and
was that of the man who Is supposed
to have committed.the deed.
81 will take the picture to Mr.. Sage him
self, as he is better able than any man alive
to establish
THE IDENTITY OF THE FIEND,
As you know, MIR. Sage was the last man
TO see him and he had sufficient time to fix
his features on his mind
Colonel Slocum went up stars to the
second floor of the house, while Russell
Sage, jr., continued In his peregrinations
very nervous ana unstrung, for the terri
bic happenings of last week have told On
his health. He was speaking about the
origin of the photograph, when MIR. Sage
appeared and said: ~ have shown the
photograph you present to Mr.. Sage. On
the first glance the Identification seemed
to flash across his mind and he said, That's
the man. He looked carefully at the pic
ture ana studied II for few minutes. l
explained that the likeness was taken
nearly six years ago. Yes he said, bring
that man who committed the deed back six
years and would say it was his portrait
He seemed very positive of this, and all
said to him did not change his belief that
the picture is that Of the man who at
tempted to assassinate. him at his ofice.
The story of the man whose likeness
Russell Sage identified as the dynamite
iend is peculiarly checkered one.
HIS NAME WAS JOHN HERBERT PHILLIPS,
and he oftentimes signed his name ]. Her
bert Phillips. For several years he served
as assistant bookkeeper in the Hanover
National bank of this city, but
was forced to leave on accouu, of the dis
covery OF populations in which he was
engaged. He lived In Brooklyn for some
time, and on salary of q little over 500
year expended nearly $1,000 per anpum in
high living, He was educated in Philadel-
phia, and his father was for many years
the captain OF q steamer plying between
New York and the ports of South America.
A friend Of Phillips, who has known him
since he was seven years Of age, said to the
Recorder reporter:
From the time of the explosion in Rus
sell Sage's Office l have carefully read the
accounts as printed in the newspapers, /
had not the least idea OF becoming inter-
ested beyond the extent of learning the de-
tails Of the story. When the picture of
the CHASTITY head Of the dynsmiter appeared
l noticed a resemblance to J. Herbert Phil
lips, with whom l have been acquainted
for many years. l served as
HIS ASSISTANT IN THE HANOVER NATIONAL,
BANK
In New York, and during this tune had
great reason to be impressed with the
mans personality. That he could have been
dynamiter seemed at first hardly pos
sible, but short time after l met a detec-
tive who had Phillips under surveillance
for some time. and he remarked, What a
likeness of Phillips and the head of the
dynamiter who blew up Russell Sage's
office
81 felt then that my first impression was
correct, and within two days several of the
bank clerks who had formerly worked
under him were struck by the resem blance.
They al recognized the distinctive features
and put him down as just the man TO do
such thing.
at was in the Hanover National bank in
New York that l next met him. | was
employed first as runner and then was put
on the books under Phillips He was
shrewd and cunning and always had a
desire for money. He appeared at times to
be crazy, but be was so secretiye that we
were unable to find out much about his
real disposition. Stealing was going on AZ
this time from day TO day, all the banks
clerks were under surveillance
Detectives were on the case and un-
known TO US we were all watched closely.
The crime was finally fastened on Phillids.
He made confession and was ordered To
leave the city never to return. All his
friends were told that he had gone west.
BE WAS SOCIETY MAN IN BRooKLrN
and always spent money with q lavish
hand. He pulled the wool over the eyes of
the bank official by saying that he had an
income from some of bis relatives. After
his psculations were discovered in the
Hanover bank he seemed to be q changed
man; he acted strangely and wildly. and
the young lady in Brooklyn to whom II
was understood he was engaee ed broke with
| him. A few weeks afterward Phillips left
the city. 1t was said he went to Chicago
aud represented himself TO the officials Of
the Commercial National bank as cashier
of the Hanover National bank of New
York. he tried TO get position but
whether he succeeded l cannot tell.''
After all this evidence had been obtained