New-York tribune., 1895-12-06

c,pp1NG RELIGION AND MARRIAGE-HIs
HATRED OF LAwYERs-PEcULIAR
REQUESTS TO his CHILDREN
INDICATIONS TUAT HE
WAS A~MAN OF
WEALTH
-, tho strangest wills which have been fled
.Ao surrocate's Office OF this county was taken
:" ' =, surrogate Fitzgerald from the safe Of
- NcNe,rs Hotel and filed yesterday with
,hate clerk. The application for the order
,.,,r the production OF the viii was served upon
-A-,ok Waddell. a clerk OF the hotel who TOOK
10 naper 10 the Surrogate's office The VIII Is
' .,rai in cheap blankbook. about five by
-, IN size such as might be used by a
-, O., 8 school for copying exercises or pfoooms'
- document is all in the handwriting OF the
- except the names OF the witnesses. IL Is
,-,lv written and only each alternate page Is
~,nped by the writing. Some of the words are
,.o-rsc;,v spelled capitals are frequently used
=, ,,,o places and the construction OF some OF
~ sentences would lead TO the belief that the
.-,,cr was not an educated man X Is signed pI
~harl,s Ru-;on philips. who had lived in Smith x
NfcNeu's Hote.. and who had the reputation ol
hoine q wealthy we'll as an eccentric man.
Tho Will leaves TO the testators eldest daughter
,ho,, I,bI,.ps real estate in Cairo. ILL.,. and to
49, eo, Lewis Charles Philips. eighty acres III
7,bnson County H.. all OF which properly hdu
hoot decided to them. He says that the lots OF ian"
,os, IN his daughter "have an equity OF ABOUT 80
600 II properly cared for and pro'eo,ea oS 80, 80.
.rhor,ss wright 10 whose care my chIdr'h' Wl'h
,.t. ,oo,b,r nave gore intending 10 forsake me.
~ ,as.. "Tne limited amount which thus give
srs bocu,-th 10 my said son is owing % MS aouS7
IN, letters sent 10 me. when was DONG an III my
n,v.er for him. borrowing money at . per Gem pei
month 10 pay his expenses IN college Tie oe''a'eu
,,sultingy tina, he did not want any favors, ana
a.Ilf
declared his alienation from his father ana mas
d,ne aji he could to injuro his father
The main purpose Cf Mr.. Phillips is set ioTlh III
,,ose naragraphs Of o will: The residue OF my
proD4rtv personal and real. | appropriate anu u'-
roc, - h. economically expended in building
,,o,.,n,c University in Which all the useful pur-
,,,t and OCCUPATIONS in fife shall be taught seen
,iscsllv and practically No teacher shall oe en-
,loved in this university. 10 be Du-i' anu 4"'i!
lowed for the exclusive purposes herein SCI lo'
vho will not fully and faithfully approve anu 'e"N
and in every way the teacher can. advocate ana
maintain the principals (sic) orsahizatloh7' IA
.io,sb,nS and practice in that form OF government
NJ tne human race herein advocated Toy the W.
of the family OF mankind First. the Ne" Ie7."
,an Of our Lord and Saviour Jesus CHRIST H'ol"'S
translated should he the oniy la"-pooN " 49,
"a nrac,ice among mankind. Especially snail 'he
80 - the disciples of Jesus Chris; on the feh'a-
.s, when they had all things common aS
model organization, on true T@IeTH'i P'0'F
making man the brother. instead OF the pi"'e "'u
,ohb4r Of his fellow mankind be ehiorceu j" V''N'
way possible IN true kindness ,,,
This model organization as to membership s'o"i
- .oo,,la,ad bv the highest considers lion OF peheh'
- eli and each member of every such partnership
The whole race OF mankind should be oTedn'1eu i''
rartnershps with equal rights and nnaiVlue" i''''
o.ts each Partnership making the fraternal prhcpd'
fsic practical: compelling each one oi tiie pa ~
shin 10 seek his prosperity OF each ana al "S ''
ali interests
And last not least, that marriage uo'9 'o'
o,sis, and cannot be constituted In nor by cefe-
~ onv nor civil contract at all but Ike Chi'S"iH'
s divine institution, and from its very nature u'
pendent on the bondage of the heart the coi's'itu
ept elements Of which are the happiness % '"e
.,os s,d the best generation Of our race.
--ha tastator then speaks OF the domestic reid-
tionship falsely called marriage. under me "'''i''
,ncly demoralizne and hendisnly hear'Iess Co"troI
or our priests and lawyer craft ior money .O'0'"s
man and woman to live toge'her III VIVA, - NV
-slsAlv called marriage in domestic hells. he
,ha, saws. "iv pamphlet. the True Marriage ana
the hest form Of civil government shall oe me the
doctrine and practice OF this sad FoHtechi.&I - c''
49, sshail be published least weekly IN sara
University which shall advocate the apc.bg b he x
pended hencefgTth in printing ana CIRCULATING '"e
II hereby constitute and appoint the trustees t ot
the Oneider Community. OF Onelder' ~. "..J ~
THOMAS B. Bryan trustees OF TINS my ir1o
effect and successful operation the SelgnioI Jug
Of the Supreme Court Of lis anu ms TO-
shall be the Of Thomas q: brysni N 10 20
gether with the TI 'e connnousy having
charge Of this my last will ana estlfhtht, toi t.e
exclusive purpose Of the same as heieO' e
Mr. Phillips gives for the instuon large . rSet act
o. ssed anDd drectons as to how il should be laid out
He adds the buildings to 3e made M siic.y o fe of
BaIus ranstan at BridgePort conn naccomddate mT .i
.s.a oo1la "a no
meridian circle and library be had with frslclass
9Es'seT sgpped &tsn saa ahd to Be ar
,stically laid ont and improved ~lln G, aud
tenc:s fruits UaIer aHe 10 be furnished by artesian
wells and buildings 10 be all s'ope' gan Ieleon
lera3ure m sq Pe Snd the Mighty Cod Everlasting FaheT
Prince Of Peafe. oade cated Of 'sf Stone and iron
This institution shall never be embarrassed Oy
s6sn ever be laid upon it, nor upon the iands ana
premises Herewith eonneGted - 1s-s The wit
nesses are Charles Gardner OF Chicaso anu "''''S
fBhiiljpss hatred Of lawyers is in evidence in
the trunks full of paper that he iet Sran Sfn1 Rail
He mad suit against ths an Z Z3urgn Teceived bv
being thrown from car platform IN "hc" the he
claimed damages in the sum bo q o and he took
M i1r,nediate appeal Then. failing 10 near from
an an Iawvers he Wrote the Judge and not recsy
ma lion AS searched for references 10 ~ Eoraft
He t ~ Rarclav-st invenng adjectves to express
his contempt and hatred Tor la"Eets II, g Isrk re-
Ia vrvers in particular The same c!eIk re-
marSed to Tribune reporter Xeserdsy ds Wos
no. ,fr philips who eighty years oI1' va
ma ~, ~ emma nionabe enough hut was penur
ous The old left stack Ia & Of mpEed paRfde by w4
ms isnnr1S iee1, of All kinds. In his trunks were
also found copies Of he h6e IN nu6er GGssk Of fd books
y, feru" me- study Of languages MI Philips had VIII
Ten voumnousy on money o gng5Es m6nths aso he was
snest Of smith McNs hG'eb % be 0p proproor pe eI
here it is said at the request % kn which
o seel5 n,nd do ana returned him Mnch sIrpSe prs
was caused when It was learned ,nar ss ' The book
wae returned to Mr Phillips intact oHI ne Sy hs be
,ha, snns of the money had been stoieh y! IN Sf+s
that soiIe % The charge was resented, ana NJ
fbiIllps Withdrew from the house gong 10 ''e
Townsend Wandel lawyer having an oi'Sg E1ow ~