The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24
Phillips Murder Trial Reaches
the Pivotal Point.
THAT TELLrAlE MEMORANDUM.


The pivotal point in the Phillips murder
trial was reached yesterday morning,
when the state sought to have placed De-
fore the fury the remarkable memcraFs-
dunn found on the prisoner on that fate
fui Sunday night in last November. when
Officer James Wells lay weltering on a
marble slab in the mergue and Phillips,
trembling from the long chase he had ed
che officers. lay In a dungeon In the city
fail.
The writing found In Phillips possession
indicated a most bloodthirsty turn OF
nans The state hopes to show beyond
question by this production ot the half
breed that he had deliberately schocled
himself TO deeds OF murder. and had
wroueh. himself into q state OF malice
against his fellow man. The state will
attempt TO show that the Philips memo
Yandum proves that the mind Of the ac-
cused was tuned 10 malice and killing.
and that In this condition he sent Wells
70 his doom.
Objection was made TO the introduction
of The memorandum. on the ground that
# would be violation Of the Federal
constitution which gives every man the
right 10 refuse to testify against himself.
The attorneys for the prisoner Gained
that the scrap OF writing was secured by
the police without the prisoners consent
or knowledge. and that TO offer II in EVIL
dence against him would be violation Of
che constitution.
This question was the interesting sub
sect OF debate which occupied nearly
the whole day In Judge Jacobs court.
Prosecuting ATTORNEY McF.lroy and Mr.
Hart. his deputy. both appeared to real
ire that perhaps the sniira termination
81 the case would rest on the courts rui-
ing on the evidence sought 10 be brought
before the jury.
The tables In the court room were COW
cred with Law books. and the wordy battle
PACED from 10 o'clock In the morning I'll
tbs adjournment hour arrived. Then the
court took the matter under advisement
ard the Jury was locked up sutE Monday.
The paper found on Phillips person. ard
which was the cause ri the big legal fght
yesterday. reads as follows:
Sunday Forenoon Aug. 81. rss.-To re-
member and redress nv safrerings cassed
bv thos. Indian spInks and people OF
forged and fed on bread and water in
cold dungeon. no blankets. VIII tura
my back on thu liberty io'r for
nlis@t DO II, Practice .~eil with rife and
revolver; everything prepared before I
begin; well ACQUAINTED with every road.
aims STORED with plenty Of food for win
ter and retreat: sleep in day. travel by
night in different DISCUSSES. false hair
and board keep good steei saws and
Of steel: keep snhcr white free. explore
good Canadian land when war IL out.
I'll have my part. II home. go let no
CT detectives: female detectives under the
names Of true friend HIM or che who
tries TO he a friend. first b, sure that
iss nass,en get over reason' misfortune
when lesst exaecsed happens for IN
etance at Granite creek and The head OF
he lsse Aci pc h's =, TO ss.,y person,
all harmless creatures Justly. Every
secret Ia Yourself keen. Run no risk
r.st nothing allure however beautiful. II
uniformly before canning Make a
horseshoe trnek n. night RAID secure
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hrs hcioncln~ 70 tho cove Have everv-
fbang ready first wheG the wind blows
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flawah John Peter smilkeen Charley.
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ca >raie reeale Mcbride Fifyslmmons
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re hfrA ana low necessity calls for
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Start into mountains with aothifc e1lt
gun nsensy - ammunition dog blanket
ana stens toue suit Of huekskln, map.
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