New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
FUNERAL PUBLIC
Senator Beveridge Announces a
Service in ST. Georges.
BURIAL TO BE IN INDIANA
Many view Body Of Novellst
Before Removal TO Ma
tional Arts Club.


IRE hodv II David Graham Phillips. me
novelist. who was shot by Fi7hugh cove
Goldsborough. the Young vioilniSt. who in'-
srined the author vas seeking 20 mar"
him. Law in humble state Yesterday IN me
Fourth avenue undertaking rooms ot VII
lam 7 Minor. sexton Of tbc Little church
Around The Corner.
Many n the dead writer literary trien's
visited the Minor establishment during 'ns
dsy and viewed the BODY curious crown
gathered IN the street IN front Of The place
after the BODY was removed from Bellevue
Hospital veerArdav unornirr. Only those
who convinced tho attendants that toAv
had kno7n Phillips personally we're ad-
mittAd
/ Mrs CAROLYN Fravert Phillips sister,
F hts brother. Harrison Phillips or Denver.
and Senator Albert : Beveridge. 81 In
diana were ~ the undertaking rooms for
some time during me dsv completing the
/ arrangements for the funeral The BODY
was taken late IN tho afternoon - The
/ apartment In the National Arts club on
East Isth street. whore the novelist ana
! his sister made their home
I In difference 10 the wishes NJ tho NAM
/ friends n tho novelist. Senator RAveridzs.
F after consulting with the family, announced
l last night that public funeral would he
/ held Tomorrow afternoon ~ . O'Clock m
/ s.. George Episcopal Church AZ 18th street
and Rutherford Place In the absence of
/ Bishop Greer. Archdeacon George r. Nelson.
/ assisted by the Pew. Hugh Rirkhesd. the
rector or St Georges. viii offciste II is
also expected that the Rev pr. Rainsford
, former rector 81 the church, Will he pres
e0t \ male chorus OF sixteen voices will
give the music
Tie pa1lhear ers vii be Robert y Cham
hers. tho writer. Senator Beverage. Joseph
II Sears. ~ the Appleton publishing
house. GeorzA Horace Lorrner, editor 81
The Philadelphia SATURDAY Evening Post"
John . Hara Cosgrsve Of "Everybodv's
Magazine. Arthur X. Little, editor %
/ "Pesrsons Magazine. Otto Carmicha Il
and Samuel o Blythe The BODY will be
placed in the receiving vault IN the Mar
bie Cemeterv. at d street. between First
and Second avenues. 70 be taken eventual
~ 70 Ntr Phnlirs's former home IN Indiana
for burial. r. vas said
Bishop Saw the Shooting.
When Senator Beveridgs, Nj Lorirsr
and Mr. Blythe. Who rad taken the details
Of the funeral arrangements upon them
selves, called on Bishop Greer yesterday
he told them that he had witnessed the
shooting of Phillips The bishop lives az
80. Crsmercy Park. only a few doors
away from the spot where Goldsborough
sppros ched Phillips on the street and fred
six bullets into his body. bishop Greer said
he had planned 70 be out Of the city and
regretted that he could not officiate al the
funeral
The relatives ~ The dad novelist denied
er7phstically yesterday that hs rad ever
known his ssssilsnt His brother and sis
Ter both s.d that he had told them that
hs had never met Goldsborough.
r an sure he did rot know him. Mrs.
Frevert said. for il he had I am certain
1 WOULD have known f."
Phillips mother lived IN Los Angeles,
and viii not be sble 70 attend ths funeral
He had two married sisters, one living In
Madison. Ind. his native town, and the
other in Georgia. Thy are expected TO to
present ar the funeral
The dead mans friends and relatives are
al Of the opinion that the act OF TIE
Young musician in shooting Philips was
-hs OF an insane man Who Rad no other
grievance against the novelist than the 0na
that he had nourished in a vagrsnt brain,
Is shown by the diary he LETT in which
he declared that the author meant 10 do
him bodily harm ana was trying % ln-
lure his reputation. Phillips brotner sad
Yesterday that the threatening letters
which his brother had received ~ ysri-
Gus times during the last few months wers
not signed. and they could NOT be sure
htat thew came from Goldsborough.
Regarded as More Than Eccentric.
Ernest LYMAN. who has restaurant At
No 240 Fourth avenue furnished more evil
dence yeterday 20 show that Goldsboroush
had premeditated the shooting and was re-
garded by some OF those who knew him As
more than eccentric.
According 70 Lyman. Goldsborough had
been eating at his place during the last six
months. He vas well known to the walters
as the crazy violinist' and 10 the p'oprie-
tor and on his last visit TO the restaurant
last Saturday morning, he showed q Tor ot
newspaper clippings pertaining To MS Work
as q violiuis- When Mr.. Lyman suggest
Ell that he preserve the clippings hy pastlng
them on cards Goldsborough remarked That
no would not need them any longer. bur did
not ayplain why Lyman paid no attention
IN tho remark. although he did notice that
roIdsborough on leaving the restaurant
said "C;oodby' instead Of his usual Good
night " The next no heard of him was that
he had shot Phillips.
T. became known yesterday that = fow
DAYS before he was shot Phillips had sent
~ Charles Frohmau three acts Of an un-
finished drama based on The authors story
"u-pite Magic" Mr Frohman has read
the plsv and said he thought we'll Of It, He
said he intended 20 have well known
dramstist finish IL and would produce the
plav later in the season.
The dead authors sister and brother have
received hundreds OF messages Of condo
lence since their brother's death. Many well
known literary men have been eager 70
nav their fellow vorker and friend q hign
t-ibiit. both as man and 4 writer
David Graham Phillips Vss our great
&C, story teller since the DAYS OF Wash
inzton Irving and Nathaniel Hs thorne,
said Alfred Henri Lewis. the author. az
his home in this city last evening. and
added you can't say too much in praise
NJ either the man or his works from me-
Though Phillips was not the KIND or man
~ gather around him 4 host or friends ths
friends he did make we're bound 70 him oy
ties that wrsnched the heart Of every one
when they we're parted bv his death. and
most Of them we're men worth while
4. n. L.wis's Estimate.
Fellows like samuel blythe and Lincoln
s,eesrs and ne don't write stories con
-i,.,ed Mr. Lewis I'VE Just work mp char