The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
.PH|PPS AGAIN IS
IN ENHANCEMENT
His Domestic Troubles and Dis
turbances are Bordering
ON Tragic.
HAS TWO FAMILIES
His Daughter Is Rescued From
Lonely House in
Normandy.
AS TWO FAMILIES
ny VANCE THOMPSON.

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch
Paris. December 17.-Dr. John I.
Phipps. the millionaire physician and
land owner. whose family disturbances
and sorrows have bordered on the
at the Grand Hotel trying to
straighten out new entangiement.
DR.. Phipps. who helped to build up
the terraced city of Seattle, not only
tic OF the mans affairs that while
his first wife. from whom he was d.
vorced sixteen years ago, is living in
Chicago, his family by his first Wife
resides in Paris.
One of his daughters Carrie Phipps,
married Pierre Berton, the son OF the
man who wrote 'Zaza" and she was
the heroine of the famous Berton
her mother. In law of trying to poison
her, of which many curious things
A Threat of exile,
been rescued by her father from the
lonely house in Normandy. where she
was kept sequestered. and has brought
her, to Paris, but young Berton, her
flying her that she cannot remain in
France. He proposes that she exile
herself to the Island of Jersey The
reason ne assigns for exiling his young
because she charged her mother-in-
law, Madame Berton, with an attempt
to poison her, and although the evil
dence of the chemist physicians and
domes tics was overwhelming she with
drew the charge.
1t appears that Mrs Carrie Phipps
first met her precious husband while
accompanying, her sister. now buried
take lessons in acting from the teach
er and playwright, Berton, Senior.
But DR.. Phipps's first business on
the present visit to this side of the
search for lost grandchild. This Is
the child of his daughter, Anis Phipps,
who married Mr.. Hammerstein. the
naval nav eon is Bn; After the death OF
child was. put out TO nurse somewhere
in the neighborhood of Berlin, and no
trace of it has yet been found. 1t is
very likely that the child's name has
been changed.
It is said that the child was con
fded TO nursery farmer by the first
Mrs. Phipps, now in Chicago, who, it
is said ale Is not likely to help the doctor
been supplanted by the present Mrs.
Phipps, whom she declares was her
maid.
Mrs. ReverA,s Adventure.
As the previous cables have briefly
noted, young Frenchman. Emile
Lamuere. has Just been condemned to
four years Imprisonment at Havre for
an attempt to rob and murder a
wealthy American woman on board the
steamer La Provence.
The woman on whom the murderous
attack was made was Mrs. Laura
Revers was on her way to France, ex-
pecting to make her home permanent
~ at Neuilly. fashionable suburb OF
Paris Iae attack was t made at 2so
atlantic liner was reaching the dock
at Havre. Mrs. Revers occupied state
room No. 653, on the upper deck. one
OF the most gorgeous suites on the
steamer.
Lamuere is q native Of Havre, and
was employed as room steward on La
Provence: hence his presence in and
attract Any attention. Taking advan-
tage of the noise and confusion con-
! sequent on approaching the dock and
preparations of the passen gers TO de-
part of the ship, Lamuere pushed his
began the sinister work by dealing out
severe, blows on her head, cutting
Violently on the. left side near the
He then seized her by the throat
put his knee on her chest, and at
who who is a strong and well-built woman
of fifty, made desperate struggle for
| her life against the murderous French
/ man. She also shouted for help.
Fortunately an athletic American,
| Theodore w. Stemmler, of New York,
and why Partisan, Mons Nauquet.
stateroon1, they found the aggressor
/ in the act of drawing a knife to finish
his deadly work. He. put UP fierce
/ fight, but the captain, running. up,
While awaiting the arrival OF the po-
lice, who marched him off to prison.
Leniency and Laws Delays.
At the trial Just closed 1t was dis.
of Mrs. Revers's was not occupied.
I,amuere had the key to this and hid
/ himself there awaiting a favorable
moment for the attack on his victim,