Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-28
HENRY PHILLIPS is DEAD.
The Shooting ARRAY Near Rockford Ter
inmates Fatally.

inmates Fatally.
Rockford, Wash, Feb. 23.-Henry
Phillips. who was shot yesterday by
David Warehouse two miles south of
here, died at o'clock this morning.
Waterhouse, in an interview with The
Spokesman-R Review representative last
night, told the story of the killing as
follows:
II am sorry / shot Phillips. l never
knew until today that there was any
danger of there ever being trouble |
never knowingly injured a person in
my life. | had no trouble with Phillips
before today. l had been warned by
friends to look out for him, that he had
threatened my life, but l thought II
only talk
To-day at noon while | was in my
house eating my dinner some one
knocked at the door. | called out.
Come in. | thought 1t was my broth
er-in-law. but it was S. f. Blaine !
told him to sit down, but he said No,
come out doors. | want to get these
stories Strengthened up about my
daughter Lottie. | said All right
All | know Ii what Phillips told me-
| anu tdU Sopli ttli Npu mat
| went out and found Henry Phillips.
Frank Houston. William Blaine. Z.
| Houston. S. f. Blaine and the two
Lloyd boys.
phillips asked me to tell what said
| about the girl. and not to tell any lies.
| | said | would not lie, and started to
| tell what he said to me on January 81,
| when he pulled a gun on me and called
| m "a n
said: I will shoot you Then with his
| pistol pointed at me he struck at me
| with club in his left hand, hitting me
on the head. | caught the club and
| wrested ii from him. He said: Drop
| the club and throw up your hands, !
| did as he said, expecting him to shoot
| at me if did not do as he told me.
| II then told him that he could shoot
| me. but that there were too many
| around for him not to be found out
| and that | had nothing to protect my
| self with. not even jack knife. kept
| backing off until far enough to turn
| and run into the house, closing the door
| after me. They did not leave. but kept
| making threats. and ] made up my
| mind to get away, as they might come
in the house My wife was at one of
the neighbors. | left the house and
ran, intending to come to town and
have them arrested. When | got as far
as Newt Bears | thought | ought to
take the club to show the justice what
they hit me with, so went into Mr..
Bears and got his rifle, as | was afraid
to go back without something to pro-
tect myself with in case they were still
| there, but did not expect to see them
again, as ] had then been gone nearly
an hour / had gone about one-halt
mile and had seen no one, nor heard
| any one, until some one shouted. 'Drol
that gum | turned my head to look
and saw Phillips just as he shot al
me, just grazing the skin on my fore
head
phillips then jumped behind tn,
log on which they had been sitting anC
laid down behind it, and was pointins
his revolver at me again. l then fired
at him. The other parties ran. Phil
lips cried, oh! OH and dropped his
gun and fell over on his back. | did
not shoot but once. and did not say
a word to anyone. | was too frightened
went on home, but when | got there
was so scared | could not think villa
: / came after, and so started back 70
town. When / passed where Phillip
| was lying. l. RANK I1OuSltn StlAi, Npll
and see what you have done | said
, No, it is bad enough, and | could no
! help it
f u started to pick up the shell From
my rifle when Houston said, Leave tha
alone ] left it and came on to tow
and gave myself up. | am sorry Phil
. lips is shot, but | know if ! had no
r hit him he would have killed me.
tried to get out of his way"
Mr. Waterhouse is to have his heal
4 ing before Justice Lane Monday morn
h | ing, and the general opinion here
p that he should be eXonerated, as all he
lieve it was purely in self defense tina
he fired the fatal shot.
on the injured man was found larg
knife, open in his pocket, sharpened o
. both edges. which would be an ugl
! weapon in close quarters Also by hi
i. side n 3S-caliber revolver.
Phillips was moved to MI Franz
where he had been working. He I'll
@ not speak from the time he was sho
The wound Is an ugly one, having neal
a ly severed his right ar from his hea'
). and tearing his head open, his brair
oozing out behind the ear Nothin
e is known of his people only that he Ia
. a brother at Mt. Vernon, Wash, VII
has been telegraphed to.