The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-01
-~AdJudicated games.
SHOT DOWN By HER YOUNG LOVER
A Divorced Woman. She was 70 Have Mar
rted Him To-Day,

A Divorced woman. She Wa TO Have Mar
ried Him To-day.
ATLANTIC CITY. \. j., May 31.-Mrs. Phoebe
II. Phillips. proprietress OF the Kennett House
on Ocean avenue. was shot four times and prob
ably mortally wounded to-day by Robert Hib-
bert, whom she had promised TO marry tomorrow.
Seven years ago Mrs. Phillips. who lived in
Philadelphia, obtained q divorce from her hus-
band. With her two sons and a daughter, Mrs.
Phillips moved to Kennett Square. Pa. where.
in April. 1894. she became the matron of
the Kenneth Square Academy. There she formed
an intimate acquaintance with Robert HILBERT,
q student, then only 10 years of age. When
Hilbert graduated. Mrs. Phillips resigned her
place as matron and opened the boarding house
on Ocean avenue in this city, where HILBERT
Joined her.
Notwithstanding the disparity in their ages,
Mrs. Phillips being now 43 years old and Hib-
bert twenty-one years her junior. their relations
became very close and, according to the ante
mortem statement OF the woman. young HILBERT
persistently wooed her. She say she steadfastly
declined for over a year, during all Of which
time Hilbert lived in the Kenneth House as one
of the family. Recently Mrs. Phillips consented
to marry her youthful sutton and Juno l was
appointed for the wedding day.
HILBERT was a machinist. but lost his place
about two months ago. On Saturday last he
packed his valise and went to Phil
adelphia, where he bought a cheap six cham
bered 32-calibre revolver. He returned
that evening, but left his baggage at tho Penn
sylvania Railway station. This morning about
half past ten o'clock he entered the kitchen of
the boarding house and said to Mrs. Phillips:
Come here, i want you
HILBERT led the way to Mrs. Phillips's bedroom,
and locked the door securely. Mrs. Phillips, &C:
cording TO, her ante-mortem statement, asked
HlDDert what the trouble was, and he TpDlleu
that II was time for them to part. Mrs. Phillips
asked i he was going to leave her, and he re-
pltes; he sS spo Eeu a aiS SsSln sr SwaS lis revolver and
fired at Mrs. Phillips four times. The first bullet
struck her behind the right ear. As she turned
side OF the neck and she foil. Hibbert's next
| shot took effect In the feshy part of her right
forearm and the fourth struck the steels in her
Mrs. Phillips screams and the firing brought
her daughter to the ROOM. The young girl burst
the d tSs 0P;s acr and d. found a p ss1 % af sIo1 pfo'' His,
bert was standing over her and fired
q nth shot at her, but, it missed. The
struggled to her feet and managed to reach
another room. where she again fell exhausted,
Hilbert turned the revolver on himself and at,
his brain, but 1t missed fire. He then, walked to
Police Headquarters and surrendered himself.
woman. You had better take care of me-" He
protested that he had no intention OF killing
Mrs. Phillips when he bought the revolver, and
expressed his hope that she might live. He said
him; that she treated him coldly, and that he
Of living and wanted to quit. He was arraignet
before. Recorder ~InKersoll this afternoon ant
committed without bail to await the result o.
The wounded woman was taken to the cit,
hospital. AZ but one Of the bullets were ex
ment she pleaded with the police officials {
spare Htbbert's life II she should die.