The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-01
Young Robert HILBERT
Shot His Sweetheart.
She Is Forty Three and He is
Twenty-Five Years Old.
Tie Won r Was D.vOrcet From
Her Husband Seycl Years Age.

Atlantic Cry, y !. June !. After three
years OF friendship and upon the eve Of
their wcldine day Mrs PheLe Ii. PHILLIP
the proprietor of the kcnreit House
Osean avcnGe this civ. was i4ta!iy
shot Yesterday by fer tor swncthc1rt
Rptert hllb,I:, who now u IN t1i c.ty
JaiL ,-..,
forty. .thr,e ytnrs old, ul ne ldln bv.- Z
ami good lgLrs. Sre Is un"t'ed, haNln~
llt.rr hus.,alu S,Nsn ytars ago. vno % s
three SONS aAG "A uaL gLtcr. all ui indtHlo
age
Ars. Philiips sciratHd Ilibh'rt who
l. a nanusu.uc. .earuil 3, youih nl lNrLtf
Two Years al ut tae sans "a" a. ser
tlsngluor Inc mot tGrGc y5tr' AKA ~
kcnueit "a are. the home Of D"yarL hY'
lor Hil,nTt Nnsa 5 udrnt ~ tLt &c =
amy thetc nIa Mrs. i'Lili wa, n ~
If,y vsfe rJA- -,-tutiY .ruost g. t'lr' AZ
Prom the fret t.ey coLcAyed a.lubg
affection tDl e4rg rheT.
Me- hih.eTo WAS gr duaioi from ken'
nett SOU 10 ao'uS"F mrs fhlllps ieI.
and came 10 tnis city with Ter family
Einbsrt came VITA Ter and has not ~
turned tO hIs own home since. le U'-
cane a machinist nnu ei tered tie en-
ploy of foralt r Pos ma, t9r Richard Sayre.
He bf araei with MRS. Phillips fCr the
last year Hilbert had heen in rortuhlng
her 60 marry him. nut Mrs. Philips. oWi0g
TO tie difference la their GRes, Kept put.
ting him Off Lately however she ylelGed
60 his woOing, and st Jane as the we'd
ding day
HILBERT asserts that several times ne
tried 10 freak the chains which held him
to his nancce. bur that he was unable
10 do so. he became disgGsted with the
life he was living. As the day for the
..l,nl Ia HEni1pn lonEQ
the city lie packed his yalise on Satnr'
day, and went TO Philadelphia. ito
walked the streets in Philadelphia all
day, and purchasing IA revolver, returned
to this city that evening.
1t was noticed that he was lahorirg
under strong excitement, but his lriends
and Mrs Phillips paid littio attention to
IL. About half-past 10 o'clock yesterday
morning be entered tho kitchen OF tho
house where Mrs. Phillips was temporarily
engaged, and. dressing her. SAID;
'Come here. l want YOU
Turning about he led the way 10 her
bedroom, which uuJUfns tfTc Kitchen. ieek-
ing the Kitchen and nall doors after sic
had followed hmi. What was said there
Is known only 10 them, tho other occn'
pants OF the house merely learning thnt
they were together, when they heard the
shots and screams which followed.
Al the first shot Mrs. Phillips dauRh-
ter hurried TO the scene. SEe OHfst open
the kitchen door. only tn find the door of
the bedroom locked and to hear her
mothers agonizing cries. Summoning
all her strength sho fcrcod the second door
open. Her mother lay prostratc ia u pool
OF blood, with HILBERT standing over ntr
still shooting Fearing that he might
turn upon her, the daughter ran TO SO. X
aid.
= Despite her wounds Mrs. Phillips man.
aged TO regain her feet and to re.cn the
hall, where HILBERT again shot at her, hut
missed. Mrs. Philips made her way
through the kitchen and hall 10 a small
room and into little pantry, whero shc
fell The imprints of her hands were
found on the walls from where she i.i 81
fell to wtcre she WAS found
After this terrible work was done Hih
bert pointed tho revolver at his own head,
but the shell proved 10 be defective, and
his attempt nu suicide was frustrated
He was found In tho kitchen hy Mr.
foval. a rcighbor, summoned hy Miss
Phillips. Royal advised n ibbcrt 10 give
himself up 20 the pulito. He acquic~
and the two walked together 90 poli,e q
huadquurlers where he was locked up and
.rade full confession 20 Chief Eldredgc.
lie expressed great sorrow and has been
hoping tnat MS PHILIPS wou q recover.
Hilbert was Grraigned before Recorder
Ingersoll and commit ld without bail to
aaGit tic result Of the woman s injuries.