Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-01-28
PHILLIPS DIES
OF HIS WOUNDS
Author Passes Away During a
Coughing SPELL
ATIACkER HAO 0eLUSIONS
Goidsborouyh Hello enmity Towards
author Because Novel Contained
Characters Taken From His Family


Characters Taken From His Family.
David Graham Phillips. the novelist,
who was shot six times on Monday al
ternoon by Fitzhugh Coyle Goldsbor
ough IN Grammercy Park. died at the
Bellevue hospital in New York.
MIR. Phillips had been vomiting
blood during the day, which symptom
told the physicians that the perfora.
tion In the lung caused by bullet
which had entered the right chest and
had passed out OF the body near the
left shoulder blade. was not healing.
DR.. Eugene Fuller. Mr.. Phillips per.
sonal physician. gave the patient what
relief he could. but the patients con.
dltion became especially alarming. The
excessive pain OF his abdominal wound
during the day, the constant leakage
OF blood into the throat from his lung
and intestinal sufferings following the
administering OF ether on Monday. had
worn the novelist out. During q severe
spell of coughing he died.
At his bedside were Mrs Frevert,
his sister: Mr.. Harrison Phillips and
DR.. Fuller.
Senator Beveridge. who roomed with
David Graham Phillips at Depau uni.
versity, had been at his bedside dur.
ing the day. arriving from Washing
ton. but he was compelled to leave
for Washington again shortly after.
wards.
Many magazine writer's. novelists
and artists visited the hospital. but
none of the callers except Senator
Beveridge were permitted to visit the
patients room. Many of the visitors
and others had sent floral gifts. and
after they learned of the death OF Mr..
Phillips these were arranged about
his bier
More evidence showing that Colds
borough held enmity toward Mr.. Phil
lips was learned. but at best no one
seemed ablc to piece enough Of this
evidence together to show why Colds.
borough should have gone TO the ex.
IRENE of shooting Phillips or for that
matter. why Goldsborough, unless his
enmity at all.
Stories that the violinist shot the
novelist because Mr.. Phillips had writ
ten novel in which characters in one
of his books. which Goidsborough
thought were taken from Goldbor.
oughs own family In Washington,
where Mr.. Phillips lived for n short
while. were repeated TO Harrison Phil.
lips, and he was asked whether or not
the publishers of the book had not
sent out press notices at the time the
book was published to the effect that
some one had objected to the novel on
the score that II carcatured members
OF certain family
Harrison Phillips replied that he re-
membered that notices OF this charac.
ter had been sent ont when the book
left the press lie was asked whether
he thought these notices were merely
the work Of the publishers publicity
department or founded on fact. lie
said that so far as he remembered they
were founded on fact. lie said. how.
ever that neither he nor his brother
nor sister knew the Goldsborough
family.
II was learned also that almost a
year ago Goldsborough went to the
city hall to complain to Mayor Gaynor
about persons annoying him. During
this visit the violinist mentioned to
the mayors secretary. Mr.. Adamson.
the name OF David Graham Phillips.
but not with any especial show Of ami
mostly.