Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
STUMBLED OVER DEAD BODY
Horrible Discovery Made By a
 New York Woman.

Body Supposed to Be That of Father I Phillips of Hazalton, Pa--The Man |. Who Succeeded in Ayerting the Bis l Strike in the Iron and Coal Regions l Foul Play Suspected.
 New York, May 17.-Tne body of a
 man found late last night i'll house in Ninth avenue has been identified as that of the Rev Dr Edward s. Phillips
 of St Gabriei's church, Hazelton, Pa.
 who recently had a conference with U. Pierpont Morgan in reference to the l threatened strike in the iron and coal regions of Pennsylvania.
 l The coroner says that the identifi-
 cation can hardly be questioned. as papers found on the body seem to
 prove it. The police are working on
 what'may prove to be murder.
 Kirk Stanley, a massage operator. in whose rooms the body was found,
 IS under arrest as a suspicious person I The second floor of the house Is oc-
 cupied by Mrs Catherine Bermus. A short time ago she rented spare room
 to man who described himself as Dr I Stanley of San Francisco and said
 
 methods. Last night Miss Kate Ber-
 mus. went into the room adjoining the I one occupied by the doctor, and before she turned on light stumbled over
 the dead body of a man. The police
 were summoned, and later Stanley l was arrested.
 I Decomposition had advanced so far l when the body was discovered that q
 cursory examination was not sufficient to reveal the cause of death, and an | autopsy will be held.
 l Stanley has been subjected to l rigid examination and is said to have l told conflicting stories. Mrs Bermus, from whom Stanley leased four rooms, in one of which the body was found, l said that her tenant claimed to be ] from San Francisco and called himself I "Dr Stanley" He was accompanied l by young woman who he introduced as his wife. The body was discovered by Mrs Bermus's daughter, who went into Stanley's apartments to remove some bedding which was hanging out 1 Of the window The police were inn medfately notified and search of the body disclosed number of papers. Among them was a letter from John
 Mitchell president of the United Mine l Workers, and addressed to Rev Dr Ed ward Phillips, Hazelton, Pa. There l were also several telegrams from Mitchell addressed to the priest, half l fare railroad coupon such as is issued l to clergymen and several receipts
 made out in Dr Phillips's name. = l It was made public for the first time | after the identification of the body that two confidential alarms had been
 sent out by Captain of Detectives Titus for -pr Phillips, who, according to this
 information, had been missing from l his home in Hazelton since April 2S. I The first alarm was sent out on Mny | 8 and the second on the 18th, and de- l tectiyes from the central office have l been quietly searching the hotels and hospitals i'll this city for the missing clergyman.
 1 Police Captain Donohue, after exam z l ing the body, the rooms and effects of l the dead man, sent out general alarm l for the apprehension of Stanley | Shortly after midnight Stanley was seen walking through Fiftieth street l and was taken into custody by a DO l liceman, who said that the captain de~ l sired to see him. At the station house l Stanley was taken at once to Captain Donohues private office. He and thes l captain were closeted together for more than an hour, after which he was l locked up. The prisoner seemed to be SuueF1uS ITOul lue enSclS Ol ufluk or | drugs. His manner was that of a man who was badly dazed. He said lis 1 name was Kirk Stanley, that he was | 32 or B years old he did not remem Der which; that he lived at T30 Ninth l avenue and had some to this city about year and half ago. He said they
 called him doctor, but he had no di- ploma. He was a massage operator and intended to open an office here. Captain Donohue was retieent in dis cussing the case. All that lie would say was that the prisoner had made conflicting statements. He had denied
 knowing the man whose body was found in his rooms and said he had never seen him before and that lie did not know that there was q body} there
 until told by the police.
 The police are searching for a woman who was known as Stanley's wife. They say this woman left the house in Ninth avenue on May 9 and has not
 returned. Father Phillips disappeared on May s.
 Stanley was arraigned in police court and was remanded to the custody Of the coroner. He refused to make any statement in court
 Hazelton, Pa, May 17.-Father Phil lips had been away from Hazelton for about two weeks on a vacation Dur ing his absence he is said to have af- tended the ceremonies incident to the elevation of Monsignor Martinelli 10 the rank of cardinal.
 Father Phillips was pastor of st GabrieFs church, this city. He was born in 1851, at Hawley, Wayne colln- ty, Pa, where his father worked in the mines. He was ordained to the priest hood in 1875. He was located in yari~ ous parts of the Scranton diocese, coming to Hazelton four years ago.
 Father Phillips was a prominent member of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians and the Elks lodge of thIs city. He took an active part in set ting the A o. H. difficulties few years ago. He was a strong temper- ance advocate, and his influence with the men of all nationalities who make up the population of the anthracite region was recognized by miners and mine owners alike.
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