The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
FATHER
PHILLIPS
MURDERED
Body Of Priest Who Helped 10
Prevent Strike in Coal Regions
Found Badly DecOmpossd.

New York, May E.-The body OF man
| found late last night I'm n house in
Ninth avenue has been identified as that
Of the Rev Edward s Phillips OF ST.
Gabriel church. Hamilton. Pa, who re-
Gently had conference with j. Pierpont
| Morgan In reference 10 the threatened
strike in the iron and coal regions Of
Pennsylvania.
The coroner says that the Identification
can hardly be questioned as papers found
on the body seem 10 prove IL. The police
are working on what may prove 10 be a.
murder.
kirKsIey. an operator IN whose rooms
the body was found, is under arrest as 4
suspicious person.
The second floor OF the house is oc-
cupied by Mrs. Catherine Bermus. A
short time ago she rented a spare room 20
o man who described himself as Or
Stanley OF san Francisco and said that he
cured rheumatism by new methods
Last night Miss Kate Bermus went into
the room adjoining the one occupied by
the doctor and before she turned on a
light, stumbled over the dead body Of
man The police were summoned and la
ter Stanley was arrested
AUTOPSY TO BE HELD.
Decomposition had advanced SO far
when the body was discovered that n
to reveal the cause OF death and an au-
topsy will be held
Stanley has been subjected 10 a rigid
examination and Is said TO have told con-
hicting stories. Mrs Bermus, from whom
Stanley leased four rooms in one of
which the body was found, said that her
tenant claimed 10 be from San Francisco
and called himself Or Stanley" He
was accompanied by young woman who
had been introduced as his wife.
The body was discovered by Mrs. Ber-
mus daughter who went into Stanleys
apartments 90 remove some bedding
which was hanging out OF the window.
The police were Immediately notified and
a search OF the bed disclosed number
Of papers. Among them were letter
from President Mitchell. of the United
Mine Workers and addressed 10 Rev Ed
ward =. Phillips. Hazelton.
There were also kilograms from Mitch
Ell addressed 60 the priest. a half fare
railway coupon such as is issued 20
clergymeR and several receipts made cut
m DIR. Phillips name
ALARM SENT OUT.
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 DR.
who according TO this informa-
tion had been missing from his home
in Hazelton. since April 2S
The first alarm was sent out on May
and the second on the 10th, and detec-
tives from the central office have been
quietly searching the hotels and hospi-
tails I'm this city for the missing clergy !
man.
foticc- Captain Bonohttc after -examin-
Ing the body sent out general alarm
for the apprehension of Stanley.
Shortly after midnight Stanley was
see walking through Fiftieth street and
was taken into custody by a policeman
who said the captain desired TO see him
At the station house Stanley was taken
at once TO Captain Donohue's private Of
flee He and the captain were closeted
together for more than an hour after
which he was locked up.
IN DAZED CONDITION.
The prisoner seemed 10 be suffering
from the effects OF drink or drugs His
manner was that OF man who was
badly dazed. He said his name was Kirk
Stanley that he was 81 or 33 years old
he did not remember whether he lived at
20 Ninth avenue and had come to this
city about "A year and half ago. He said
they called him doctor, but he had no
diploma. lie was medical operator and
intended to open an office here
Captain Donohue was reticent i'm dis
cussing the case. All that he would saw
was that the prisoner had made conflict
ing statements. lie had denied knowing
the man whose body was found In his
rooms and said he had never seen him
before and that he did not know that
there was body there until told by the
police.