Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

Worcester, Mass, Aug. Mrs. Nora
Phillips, widow, was on her way to
Worcester with her sister, Miss Carrie
Mcnamara, when David Mcnamara,
brother of both women, rushed from his
house. near Leicester, Mass, and struck
Carrie. Mrs Phillips int nterfered, and
David, seizing rock. made for her. She
pulled a 32-calibre revolver from hand
bag and shot him over the heart. He
dropped the rock. and Selling her by both
shoulders attempted to get the revolver,
but was unable to, and rolled over dead
His relatives allowed the body to lie
where it had fallen for more than seven
hours. 1t was finally removed by the
order of Medical Examiner Baker.
Mrs Phillips, after washing the blood
from her hands, changed her clothing
and came to Worcester. She walked into
the office of Chief Of Police stone, and
after handing him the revolver told her
story. She was booked for manslaugh-
ter.
Mrs. Phillips said that she left her
house at II o'clock Wedne sday morning
with her sister, Carrie, to go to Chinese
laundry. Mcnamara followed and
grabbing Carrie by the shoulders told
her to go back to the house, and that she
could not go down town. Carrie tried to
explain matters, but her brother refused
to listen and struck her on the head,
knocking her hat off. They then vert
back to the house, her brother still tell
ing her that they must not so to town.
Upon Mrs. Phillips insisting Lat she
must go her brother went into the
kitchen, where he got stone and p:ece
of kindling wood. and returning told
Carrie that if she left the yard he would
kill her. Mrs. Phillips stepped batwes n
them when he made Il rush for her, and
lifting the stone told her that he would
also kill her. He said: i've been plan
ming to kill you for five months and now
I'm going to do it."
She told him not to come near her, but
as he paid no attention to her warnirg e
she drew a revolver from her hanGb x
and fired, the bullet entering his breast,
and passing downward severed a blood
vessel. He attempted to take the weapon
from her, and fearing for her life she
kept firing.
Mcnamara was arrested in August,
1899. for an assault upon Mrs. Phillips,
and was sentenced to a years imprison-
ment, but by good conduct his term was
shortened, and he was set free about a
month ago. Since that time he has
made several threats to kill her. Last
Friday he was arrested in Worcester for
drunkenness and fined IS, which he paid
Mrs. Phillips says that she has been
carrying revolver lately to protect her
self on her walks through the lonely
rTCt protect herself hers from her brother that she
carried the weapon.
Mrs. Phillips is the widow of son of
Judge Phillips Of Putnam, Conn. She
Is 26 years old and very attractive wom-
an. Her husband left her considerable
money, with a portion Of which she had
bought the farm where they lived. In
.he ward, at the time of the shooting, was
John Mcnamara, another brother, Mrs,
Annie Lathrop a married sister; Miss
elizabeth Mcnamara, another sister,
and jeremiah Griffin, the hired man.
These witnesses all agree that if she had
not killed Mcnamara, McNamara would
nave killed her.
Charlotte. N. c., Aug. 2.-After a
| Democratic rally at Caeser, Bob Bracket
| got into fight and was cut badly. He
ts reported to be dying. Orange Lati-
mere was also cut. During the fight
Frank Queen fired into the crowd
wounding John B. Lattimere in tht
thigh. Queen is being pursued.
| caught he may never get to Jail. Al
| Concord numerous Democrats and Popu
lists fought with their fists and ont
Populist was severely cut.
Georgetown, Ky, Aug. 2.-Rev. Johl
Stamper, brotherin-law of Whartol
Golden, and whose testimony the defens
In the Goebel murder trial hopes to con
tradict, created something or sensa
ton on cross examination "wednesday
by admitting that he sought to get Co
den to leave the state, and indirectly OF
'ered $5OOO
New London, Mo-, Aug. 2.-Ale
lester. the octogenarian, who has bee
on trial here for the past four weeks, o
the charge Of killing Gilbert Gate
brother of ]. w. Gates, the wire mas
nate, In 1871, was acquitted last nigh
Three ballots were taken.
Middletown, N. Y, Aug. 2.-Joel
Rumble murdered Arthur Morgan.
Finchville. He attributes the deed to
mixture of whisky and kummel. pi'
: pared at his request, from which !
drank freely.