The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-01
laIILIPS STILL LIVES
e, Victim Of the Monte Cristo
tragedy Brought Home.
|~aecHInc IN THE MOUNTAINS
- Desperate Murderer-Leroy's
~-uhrr. Brothers and Two Others
Arrested for Completely.

roxhar Phillips. the victim or the Monte
- tragedy OF Monday. lies on cot
r-~vfAsnce hospital In this city. hover
hesreen life and death, having been
-. dowu from the scene of the shoot
---f.-aav morning at 1910. No one Is
r.d 10 see him but the physicians
- .ttsuaants, al IL f. the desire to keep
~ 81 o,rses as possible. Nothing has
~s~r, OF Leroy, the attempted muir
-. ana IL IL not likely that he will be
s.s,A Tor some time. IS he knows every
- ara Ia fast every inch of the country
- r.iISs about the camp. Another thing.
8. - 4 great many friends VINO VIII
~.hahiv shield him. He Is armed with
r~o,yer and rife, and may show hght
: ss,nsred. He is only e years old and
]. excsiisnt rife shot.
-. carty that went mp on Monday
-. ~ specsaI train. A. Phillips. brother
p - injured man, I. Loire. an Intimate
...a ane Drs. Conn and Shannon.
1900 Monte Crssto at O'Clock yester-
- c,orn.rg They found Phillips In a
-, had room OF the hotel or lodging
- IN care OF two men. He was suffer-
- -Hatly but was able TO tell his ver-
- a the shooting 10 his friend. Loire.
- saH Leroy. whom he knew very we'll,
.s.,oeehed him In the hotel about O'Clock
! !. s.. afternoon and gave him a watch
= .s,.sr saving at the same time: IF
- nm 20 down tho road a piece I VIII
sov YOU a man who will bury watch
paif1ios locked his satchel and went out
~ssh Leroy. When they got several blocks
sray from ffe hotel and short distance
Aem the last house ont that way. Leroy
"a. walt. I'll bring aim"
| Hs then went into the house and came
a. to- x%ten f<.f
syow. you -----. I've got YOU Throw
= your hands"
pni,lins threw Nd his hands. but before
& oould get them ali the way up Leroy
ared. the bullet striking the center of the
~ hand. At this he fell on his face and
eisd out Murder" "a loud as he could.
IA had no sooner reached the ground
han Leroy shot him again, the bail en-
vFing ths body just back Of the left Shout
dIr blade. ranging downward and inward.
n then pulled the satchel away. contain
= about 400 worth OF watches and
tHe!ry. and which was attached to
e4p Sung around Phillips neck. and
N 70 his U.efoy's) house. coming out soon
sltss with rife In his hand lie then
nada for the mountains.
Phillips and Lorie are both OF the opin-
ian that Leroy left the satchel In the
house when he went In. and that he had
aeoompices In the deed. This suspicion
\ evidently shared By the sheriff of Sno-
tsm.sh county. as he arrested Pat Leroy.
father Of the shooter. Bob and Jan. Leroy.
kothers, and Pat welch and Pat Foren.
friends Of the Leroys. and took them 10
nnohomish and locked them up.
The injured man stands very high among
As merchants Of Seattle. and has a most
tet
citizens He has been In the loan business
ir about four years on Washington street.
and worked up nice business. He cup
pwts his mother and sisters In the old
csnfry, and IS also helping along his
younger brother in this city, who Is
ssfferer from asthma.
The following special 10 the Post-1nteiii-
fsncer from Monte cristo gives addition
81 details OF the shooting and Of the hunt
| lar the murderer:
Monte Cristo. June so-special--A spe-
dl train with sheriff's posse from Sno-
toniSh and Abraham Phillips and Drs.
Ramon and Cole, of Seattle. arrived at
o'clock this morning. and Nathan Phil
tps was taken 10 the train on n stretcher
md home TO Seattle. A telegram was re-
reived hy Landlord Jacob Cohen. OF the
Monte cristo hotel. from Phillips part
~. this afternoon. asking him 10 look
ne Phillips vest with valuables i'm IL.
ne vest was found thrown aside i'm the
hurry OF dressing the wounds. In tho
Ut pocket. exactly over the heart. was
nsvid Leroy's watch. given 90 Phillips to
nin his confidence and entice him into
De railroad cut There was a great jag
ed bullet hole In the vest pocket. and the
rsich exactly over Phillips heart was
not TO pieces This was the shot that
<Sfsefa al nd hk. A. a
sarderer's own watch saved his victim
fnm Instant death. After Phillips was
rw'rate his desperate assailant aimed at
as back OF his neck and fired with tho
rtent Intention of breaking his neck.
M last Is the ball Or. Miles probed for.
vt was unable 20 ind.
few minutes after the robbery wit
stsses saw David Leroy with rifle and
Robert Leroy with brown satohei going
ssss on the highway. Old man Leroy tells
eontradictory story. and he, with his
ma Robert. ir., and John Patrick Weich.
nj HIS son-in-law. Patrick Soron. were
hkfn 10 Snohcmish 'ar on the regular
tain today by Sheriff James Hagan.
additional deputy sheriffs were sworn
today. and all the roads and passes
farded Leroy is supposed 10 be hiding
Fearsall pass or on Goat mountain.
were the Leroy family own the Golden
Axie and Lady Leroy claims.
The mother OF Leroy. who Is said TO be
tsisier Of the Swalwells. Of the First Ma
nsal bank Of Everett. is greatly pros
rsed by the terrible affair.
ifroy's description. telegraphed 20 tie
rsrsrs OF the surrounding counties. IS:
Height. 5 feet inches; weight. 10: hair
afks big scar on right cheek blacksmith
| 2 trade wore cap and brown or blue
Ssekinaw: dark pants ard shoes. family
Nm'srated from below Montreal. Cam
"a: rohher win probably make for Brit
y Columbia
Al late hour last night Leroy had no;
ven caught