The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-26
PHILLIPS is DEAD.
The Shooting ARRAY Near Rock o ii
Wash Terminates Fatally.

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Rockford. Wash, Special: Henry Phil
: lips, who was shot yesterday by David
Waterhouse two miles south of here, died
at o'cloc kthis morning.
Waterhouse, In an interview with the
Spokesman-Review representative last
night, ted the story of the killing as fol-
lows:
II am sorry I shot Phillips. never
knew until to-day that there was any
danger of there ever being trouble
never knowingly injured a person in my
life. i had no trouble with Phillips be-
fore to-day / 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 I was in my
house eating my dinner some one
Knocked at the door. | called out, Come
in L thought II was brother-in-aw, but
II was $. T.. Baline i told him 10 sit
down. but he said No. come out doors.
L want to get these stories Strengthened
up about my daughter Lottle.' / said AN
right. All know is what Phillips told me-
and can soon tell you that L went QUE
and found Henry Phillips, Frank Hous-
ten, William Blaine. +. Houston, s. E.
Blaine and the two Lloyd boys
Phillips asked me TO tell what | said
about the girl. and not TO tell any lies
1 said i would not lie, and started to tell
what he said to me on Jan. 3, when he
pulled gun on me and called me a damn
lying - -, and said: I will shoot
you Then, with his pistol pointed at
me- he struck at me with a club in his
left hand, hitting me on the head |
caught the club and wrested it from him.
lie said: Drop that club and throw up
your hands. l did as he said. expecting
him TO shoot at me IL ] did not do as hs
told me.
Il 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 myself with. not even
a Jack-knife. / kept backing of until far
enough TO turn and run into the house
and close the door after me They did not
leave, but kept making threats. and I
made up my mind 10 get away. as they
might come in the house. My wife was AZ
one OF the neighbors. left the house
ana ran, intending TO come TO town and
nave them arrested. When got to as far
as Newt Bears thought / ought 10 take
the club TO show the justice what they
hit me with. so went into Mr. Bears and
got his rine, as l was afraid to 10 back
without something to protect myself with
IN case they were still there. but did not
expect TO see them again. as I had been
gone nearly an hour. / had gone about
one-half mile and had seen no one. nor
H"so"e' uhtii some one shouted.
Drop That gun ! turned my head 10
look, ana saw Phillips just as ne shot an
me, just grazing the skin on my fore
head.
Phillips then jumped behind the log
on which they had been sitting. ana laid
down behind 1t and was pointing his re-
voiver al ne again. l then fired AZ him
The other parties ran. Phiuips cried.
On OH and dropped his gun and fell
over on his back. ] did not shoot but
once. and did not say a word 10 anyone
! was too frightened. I went on home
but when ] got there was so scareI /
,culd not think what ] came after. ana 81, |
started hack FOR town When 1 passeI !
y here Phillips was lying Frank Houston
said. Come and see what you have done
said. No. IL T. bad enough. and l could |
not help it
Il started to pick Up the shell from nv