Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-22
DECLARE PHPPSES
70 Be UNWORTHY
"WIDoW" WHO HAS BEEN SEEK.
ING CHARITY SHOULD NOT
BE REWARDED.
CHARITY OFFICERS MAKE
INVESTIGATION OF HOME
Find Many Things to Eat and Enough
Good Clothing to Help Dozens Of
Poor FamiIies-Mrs. Phipps Posed as
Widow, While She Had Husband
Who is Able to Work.

After an investigation of a case Of
charity hat has probably been called
to their attention more times this
winter than II other single case III
the city, Overseer of the Poor Liebig
and Mrs. Luther Ray, agent of the In
terdenominational Charities Associa-
ton, declare Mrs. Carrie Phipps aud
her husband. George Phipps. sos South
Third street. to be unworthy of the
support of charitably inclined people.
According to the two officers.
The stories told OF need and
suffering We're so pitiful that
they elected sympathy from all quar-
tiers, and as q result the family has
been flooded with ali sorts Of food.
clothing, and fuel. and some money.
II was because the officers had been
censured for not helping the family.
after they had extended help and We're
satisfied in their own minds that the
family was unworthy of public sup
port, DR.. Liebig and Mrs. Ray visited
the PhippS nome together Monday al
ernoon and what they saw led them 10
A!4SiA' y lN!l'!!N SlGlrl!4tlIl "a lCO"
pie of the true condition OF affairs.
Has Posed as Widow.
According To the officers, and other
people of the city who have helped the
Phippses. Mrs. Phipps has posed as a
widow and also as having a cruel hus-
band who not only rank all he could
make but refused TO support her and
had deserted her.
Efforts have been made by the Of
fcers to find the man who had been
seen about the Phipps home. 1t vas
suspected that the man. who is
a scrappine fellow weighing $50
pounds, and a~ble-bodied, was Phipps.
beng "a poor widow. with two
small children to support" was all 4
myth. Every time the officers called
the man was not at home, but Monday
he was found alone. DR.. Liebig
and Mrs. Ray questioned the man
closely, according to their statements.
and he admitted that he was Phipps.
but had claimed TO be George Wilson
in order TO bear our his Wife in her
statements to others.
Home Filled With Goods.
An Investigation was made Of the
Phipps home, and the sight vas one
TO behold. according 70 the officers.
Their were groceries Of all kinds. vege-
tables, fuel, a big plate OF sliced ham,
ana many Other edibles. and in one
room. along an entire wall, was q pile
Of clothing that Dr.. Liebig says was so
high she could not reach the top. There
was enough clothing in the pile to keep
dozens Of families. really in need Of il,
warm for IN. Gn-i-a UiTrar
Works on Women's Sympathies.
That Mrs. Phipps has made good With
her story in working upon the sym
pathias Of good women Of the city, is
testified % by women who have no;
onIy reported the case 10 the officers
but helped the family. Oniya day or
two age Mrs. d. :. Good sent down
some coal ard other necessities Of life.
Mrs. s. f. Ellis. wife Of the pastor of
the Methodist church, has also been
very generous - the family. There are
many others who have been reported to
he officers as having helped the fam
fly.
Shows "Rlack and Blue Marks"
Mrs.. Fhipps. j. i claimed by the
officers. vas always ready 10 show
wonen how her husband had beaten
her in telling those whom she had
previously Informed chat she had a
husband but he had deserted her. To
Mrs. Ray Mr.. Phipps showed sup
posedly black and blue marks on her
body. Upon examination DR.. Liebig
says the marks displayed were birth
marks.
Phippses Came From Boone.
The Phippses came TO Marshalltown
from Boone, Mrs. PAipps showing up
NV, "a lr,,. , ~ - /, r, y,-it n y hahy. how .
years old and another 9 months old
The n babe is nov about i
months old. and a third baby is ex-
pected in February. Mrs. Phipps
applied to DR.. Liebig for aid,
and was given temporary assistance
but served with a notice to return to
Boone. where she had a legal residence.
The woman's fare was paid to Boone
by the county. but later she returned,
together with her husband. Mrs. Phipps'
excuse for coming back was that she
had always heard how. good MARSHALL
owl people were. and she knew they
would not let her suffer" According
to the officers she has not only been
far from a sufferer. but has Jared bet
ter in being provided for than many
a worthy family which really needs
assistance.
How House Was Rented.
To George ". Lyon. agent for the
house where the Phippses live, Mrs.
Phipps appeared claiming that she was
q widow. whose mother. Mrs. Win
tiers, in the oldiers home. could assist
by paying half of the rent. The other
half she would earn herself by doing
a washing or two" Mr.. Lyon doubted
whether or not the woman could pay
the rent. and told her he did not want
her to take the house unless she was
sure that she ould meet the payments
in advance. Mrs. Phipps thought she
could. A key was given her to loo
over the house and see if she wanted it,
and the rent was to be IS per month
! providing the tenant asked for no re-
/ pairs. The same afternoon a strange
man appeared at Lyons office with So
from Mrs. Phipps. for the rent, and
the family had already moved in with
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