Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-26
PHILLIPS DIES, A LOSER
In BRAVE FIGHT FOR LIFE
Novelist Conscious to within a Quarter of ar
Hour of Death-Hemorrhage of Right
Lung Due to Assassns Bullet

New York. Jan. 2.-David Graham
Phillips has lost his brave fight for life
lie died IN Bellevue hospital late to-
night victim Of Fltzhugh Coyle Colds
borough, an eccentric and emotional
musician, who shot the novelist down
Yesterday for fancied grudgo and then
Killed himself. Phillips fought valiantlv
to live, but six bullet holes were too much
even for his grit and sturdy constitution.
and as eleven o'clock came and passed
he died.
lie was conscious up to within n
quarter Of an hour of his death. which
occurred at exactly II % o'clock At the
bedside were his sister Mrs. Carolyn
Frevert. his brother. Harrison W.
Phillips Of his city, and his physicians.
The immediate cause of death was
hemorrhage of the right lung. which had
been pierced by one Of the steel-clad
bullets from Godsboroughs automatic
revolver
Up TO nine o'clock the novelist was
resting quietly and both physicians and
relatives We're hopeful of the outcome.
lie bad been conscious all day and had
received visitors, among them his sister.
his brother, United States Senator Boy
eridee Of Indiana and several writer's II
note Their visits We're extremely brief.
bat all who came away appeared optl-
mistic.
AUTOPSY DEEMED UNNECESSARY
About nine o'clock tonight the patient
I took q turn for the worse and although
the surgeons did everything in their
power the end was inevitable The ply
sicians concerned met directly after the
death and decided to request the coroner
10 dispense with an autopsy. II is believed
that this request will he granted al
though an autopsy Is the usual thing m
all homicide eases.
Harrison Phillips announced that
Senator BeveridEe will have charge Of
the funeral arrangements. Tho senator
returned to Washington this afternoon
but will probably come back to New
York in the morning In the mea,tinA
1t IS thought that Phillps's body will
he taken either to the Princeton club
"r to the National Arts club.
About the time OF Phillips's death ,he
district attorneys Office gave out excerpts
from the assassin's, GoldborouKh's diarv.
found on the sidewalk near his rooms I,
was written in clear hand in small
IotcDook ana the f1rSt entry appears UNI
der date of June II, 1910, when Coldsbor-
ough was living in an apartment which
. afforded a view of the apartment in L. p
National Arts club occupied by the now
elist and his sister. Mrs. Brewert. This
entry SAYS in part:
TELLS OF FLIRTING WOMAN
Il believe d. G. Phillips is trying TO
fake case against me or to do me ser-
Gus bodily harm or both Yesterday aft
ernoon about five o'clock q think. I was
sitting In my window when I noticed a
pretty looking woman sea ed at the sec
ond story window Of the Arts society
building. This woman was about 20 years
old or little more should say and had
Il large hat with flowers around It,
''She smiled over at me In pointed
manner and on first catching sight Of
ne lifted her hand and waved IT, could
not quite decide whether this was an In
voluntary motion of interest on seeing
me or was meant as Il sign Of encourage
ment for me to start flirting with her
l got rather the latter Impression \
man was half in sight near the windows
! think It was u. q. P, but | am not
quite sure. | looked steadily at this Won