The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-06

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- Mrs. Phipps was a pretty
little woman. apparently
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
1t CHANGED that Luke Phipps received
information of this fact. Passionately
devoted to his wife, this discovery fill.
ed him with madness. He watched
her carefully and Swallowed her move
uents. 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 beens informed of his
wife's supposed unfaithfulness.
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 a 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 ffowns grimly upon the
| destroyer of human life no matter
what her or his provocation may have
been. and the gloomy shadow of the
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him. Among the inmates of Sandwich
Jail was one "Bucky" Greenfield, a
professional thief, who like Phipps
was awaiting trial, but on far less
serious charge. To this man Phipps
was assigned as cell-mate; and glad
| to find someone in whom he could con
J fide, the wife-slayer told him the story
AS a result of this conference a mys
terious female shortly afterwards paid
visit to Greenfield and for ten days
following her call Bucky kept close In
his cell. During this interval Luke
Phipps became seized with mania
for music He whistled and sang con
tinually in loud voice for hours at 0
time. None of the warders offered
any objection. Life in Sandwich jai
was monotonous existence at the
best, and II a prisoner found comfort
In the sound II his own voice they
saw no particular reason for silencini
him.
The truth of the matter was tina
Phipps had resorted to the perform
ance of these nocturnal concerts fo
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 of the steel bars. They were 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
difficulty, but Phipps when half wa,
through stuck fast. His comrade tai
ried for few moments making DIES
perate efforts to extricate him, bu
Phipps remained immovable, a
though gripped in a vice. Self presel
walton being the first law Of natur,
Bucky Greenfield resolved to obey II
dictates, and seized with sudden PAM
fed swiftly into the night.
Despair seized the heart Of Phipp
In It's icy clutch when his conrad
deserted him. A few seconds passe,
and he still lay In the narrow opel
Ing painting from his exertions. The