The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
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very fond of her husband
But fate decreed that the serpent of
jealousy should creep into this Eden
of domestic bliss. Mrs. Phipps, with
out the knowledge of her husband, had
been in the habit of making secret
trips across the river to Windsor, and
it CHANGED that Luke Phipps received
information of this fact. Passionately
devoted to his wife, this discovery fill
ed him with madness. He watched
nor carefully and Swallowed her move
,ehts. One fateful night she left her
home and boarded the ferry boat for
Windsor. Close on her heels followed
the Infatuated husband, armed, and
under the influence of strong liquor
in which he had been indulging freely
since he had been informed of his
wife's supposed unfathfulness.
Not until the boat was well out in
the river and approaching the Can
madam shore did Phipps reveal him
self to the woman. Angry words
passed between them, the husband
accusing the wife of infidelity. Mrs
Phipps replied harshly and the words
had scarcely left her lips when the
man drew a revolver and fired point
blank at her. The bullet sped true
to the mark and Mrs. Phipps fell to the
deck dead. The murder was witnessed
by score of passengers and Phipps
was instantly seized. He made no
resistance but meekly gave up the
weapon with which the deed was COM
mitted, and when the boat landed at
Windsor was taken in charge by the
Canadian authorities. He was taken
at once to Sandwich Jail, three miles
from Windsor, and committed for trial.
Into this ill-omened place of con-
finement came Phipps sobered by the
realization of the awful tragedy of
which he had been the author. The
future looked black indeed, for Cana.
dian justice frowns grimly upon the
destroyer of human life no matter
what her or his provocation may have
been, and the gloomy shadow of the
gallows doomed threateningly before
him. Among the inmates of Sandwich
Jail was one "Bucky' Greenfield, a
professional thief, who like Phipps
serious charge. To this man Phipps
was assigned as cell-mate and glad
to find someone in whom he could con.
fide, the wife-slayer told him the story
AS result of this conference mys
terious female shortly afterwards paid
a visit to Greenfield and for ten days
following her call Bucky kept close in
Il f- fVntn Vtn1y a
Phipps became seized with mania
for music He whistled and sang con
tinually in loud voice for hours at q
time None of the warders offered
any objection. Life in Sandwich jai
was a monotonous existence at the
best, and If prisoner found comfort
in the sound If his own voice they
4 saw no particular reason for silencins
him.
The truth of the matter was thai
Phipps had resorted TO the perform
ance of these nocturnal concerts FOL
the purpose of sitting the sounds o.
Greenfield's labors in the cell.
At last the persistent gnawing of thu
file conquered the stubborn resist
+ aNce Oh lIe oleel DhIS. L nSs WSlS Gu
Through and the way of escape la!
open before the prisoners, In thu
dead of night the two men slipped on
into the darkness Greenfield go
through the narrow opening with littl,
difiiculty but Phipps when half wa!
through stuck fast His comrade tar
ried Tor few moments making des
perate efforts to extricate him, blu
Phipps remained immovable, a
though gripped in vice. Self preser
walton being the first law of nature
Bucky Greenfield resolved to obey it
dictates. and seized with sudden PAM
n aed swiftly into the night.
n Despair seized the heart of Phipp
I'll n its Icy clutch when his conrad
eserted him A few seconds passed
nd he still lay in the narrow oper
+ ig painting from his exertions. The