Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28
I. ]. PHILLIPS FINED.
May Cost Him s25 to Kick R. n
Moore
LATTER MAY SUB FOR DAMAGES
Mr.. Moore Says He Is Not Vet
Through With His Side Of Case
Phillips Appeals to the District
I Court.

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Thomas j. Phillips, general mana
ger of the Whitebreast Fuel company,
former mayor of this city and late
candidate for governor of Iowa on the
democratic ticket was before Justice
Campbell this morning charged with
assault and battery, and was found
guilty He was fined s25. after
pleading guilty, and bound over
to keep the peace, under bond of
$500, which was signed by Mr.. Phil
lips son. John Phillips, of this city.
Mr.. Phillips appealed the assault and
battery case to the district court.
The Late UnpIeasantness.
AS was stated briefly in yesterdays
Courier, the trouble from which the
cases tried this morning arose, occur
red on South Market street about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was
the result of the publication of Mr..
Phillips name in the Saturday Herald,
Mr.. Moore's weekly society paper pub
lished in this city. Mr.. Phillips ac-
costed the editor on Market street and
asked him why he published his (Phil.
lipso name against instructions not to
do so, and when he received no an.
swer he kicked Mr.. Moore. He also
struck at the veteran editor, but did
not land the blow, a fact which is
probably fortunate for both.
The Cause.
Tho hicfnrv ne tho o,,a ;, 60 ;.1,, ,,,.1v
known to Ottumwans, Mr.. Moore was
for several years democratic editor
in this city and recently has been pub
fishing the Herald, which is largely
non-partisan. During the recent cam
paign he did not take sides with the
Phillips faction in the gubernatorial
fight, but NAMED silence as to the
candidate until after election, when
he mentioned his name along with
that of Chas. Walsh.
Disobeys Instructions.
Soon after election was over, Mr.
Phillips wrote to Mr.. Moore letter in
which he forbade the use of his name
in the Herald and asked that his sub.
scription be cancelled. Mr.. Moore
not only reproduced the letter but pub.
lished an article commenting upon it
The Sioux City Journal, a paper to
which Mr.. Phillips took a special dis.
like during the campaign, republished
the letter with comment, and this
was reproduced with more comment
by Mr.. Moore in his issue Of Noyem
Der %.
Decisive Action.
Seeing that his instructions were
not obeyed, Mr.. Phillips took it upor
himself yesterday to impress upor
Mr.. Moore the fact that he was very
DESTROYS that the editor should moi
use the name, "T. J. Phillips" in his
journal. He was in this frame Of
mind when he met the editor upon
| the street yesterday afternoon and
the one-sided fight took place without
further ado.
SWears to information.
This morning Col. Moore appeared
before Justice Campbell and swore tc
information accusing the stalwart ex
candidate for governor of assault ant
battery and asked that he be bound
over to keep the peace. He then wen,
| to see County Attorney D. H. Emery
and when he returned to the justice
court he met 'the enemy"
Another Scene.
| Here another little wordy battle oc
Cured. This time it was not all one
sided. Mr.. Phillips averred that if il
cost him $4,000 he would have his
name kept out of Mr.. Moore's paper
but he was assured by the editor tina
as often as he kept making cour
items he (Moore) would publish hi.
name fifty-two times a year if neces
sary. The conversation got anythin,
but friendly and anything but quiet
but the men were stopped long enough
to allow the case to proceed. Ate
the defendant had been bound over t
keep the peace he departed withou
enacting sequel to "the late unpleas
I antness."
More to Come.
Mr.. Moore was interviewed toda.
/ by a Courier reporter, and he state,
that he is not through with Mr.. Phi
lips yet-in fact that he has barel
started. 1t is reported that he ha
engaged Attorney C. W. Whitmore t,
prepare papers for filing in damag
case, alleging as grounds the humilia
ton brought upon him by being kick
ed by the politician.
Excites Much Interest.
The. case has excited much interes
throughout the city. Both men ar
among the best known citizens of OF
tumwa, and the people of the city ar
discussing it extensively. Some ar
taking sides with the different men
and all are watching the case with in
|terest.
i A PRETTY ROMANCE.