The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-19

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Following. a trail OF blood Frank Phillips
found Jim McCoy's victim badly wounded In
a"Whatf is your mn" na ,S said phillira
Bill pemrsey," replied the man; holding up
m"re e., dor don't" "'' "'' '"''' l'' "'
The last words wore uttered in wild voice.
Tor Philips was drawing a revolver to XIII the
man. Several Of the Kcntuckians saw the
drawing. too and sprang forward to prevent
Phillips shot the man through the head as he
begged for life. An estimate OF the desperate
may be made from the fact TINT from that ~ time
q sc"rsS the Vest Virginia authorities took
sum Of $500 was offered for Frank Phillips.
k knew that t detec,isss would be ' constantly on
his trail He even went over into West Nir-
GINA hand and ssiGrG hI lSers Of o th n
he fen in with oncJim Hurley desperate from
bccam" cronies In spite Of this friend ship.
however. Phillips arrested sam Hurley, a fugi.
to M OF nn an" Hs
sake OF n reward of 500 that had been offered.
l!o got the 500. somehow escaped arrest at
with a gang OF lurcv's buchanan friends, in
which two men were wonndcI, and got
OF course thereafter his friend Jim Hurley
became a deadly enemy, hut Phillips cared
Then the wife of Jonco Hatfield determined
TO got Phillips into the clutches Of West Nir.
GINA law She was n Pike county woman and
try too dangerous. and had fled to Colorado, so
she went hack t" her home IN Kentucky.
There she met rhillips. as she had coms to do,
the iiatiieids posted, on his doings When
Phillips learned Of her dupicty he simply
laughed at her and continued his unlawful ro-
lations. Because hc was hero in her eyes.
and kind TO ner as well. she was faithful to
Sipce 1888 Philiirs has led lfo possible no.
whore else in the United states. Even IN the
w1s ths "sk S%ns n s he wouI hay.
ventures have been innumerabIe. and almost
always thrilling. once he caught Detective
took him up into tho woods. where his decay
ing cadaver would not be oiicnsive to tho
had not bans ready tongue made Phillips be-
leve thntho effort 10 harm a kentuckian was
intended, but II raid on the Hattie Ids was to DO
arranged for. once Cunnin gham had the drop
on PHILLIPS from tho brush. but did not dare
take ia # it because ,nas 9f he proximity
OF his friends chased u gang OF detectives
through corn field and over two mountains
At night One hsoGtyS had eight bullet
no one was killed. In any other see
ton Phillips could not always escape
But in eastern Kentucky the conditions are
unique. The original forests cover the noun
tain tops. while the land along every stream is
cultivated. The people who live there arc ar
away from the civizng influence Of railroad
traffic. They do not have even wagon roads {:
the traffic OF tho mountains. such as it is. is
horses. Human life is held cheap. and to seek
| revenge is considered n sacred duty. TO shoot
| "A man from the brush in tho pursuit OF re-
venge is there the act OF n hero instead Of that
| OF u bastard. Small wonder, then. that Frank
! Phillips should find friends who will guard
| pork or vii! tote grub for him when he must
| needs hide out. It is not at all impossible
| that, having escaped deaf and arrest for five
years. he should escape altogether. and. in the
course Of two or three years. abandon his wild
| life. move to some country town. as the Hat
| fields and McCoys have d one. and there settle
| down and become II much respected citizen.