The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-01-26

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ser sb nonshs--li,iis Hops For
Recovery 0, Literary Man VINO
Achieved Gres, s0eesa
Nep YoTk. Jan. "a David Ora
ram Phnhps, the author. AIS aho,
ard probably fatally wounded 10 irozi
q me Princeton club. ial East Twen-
iy-frsi street. b man Who after
ward turned the weapon upon hiInseif
snd Fred ose shOt. killing himself
Phillips ~ The time was on bis way
iato the Princeton club. where be
uyss He was taken 10 Bellevue hos
pitai No motive could be advanced
fer The attack, except thsi the assali-
ar, a Philips was insane.
Phillips ans oaly a few steps away
from the entrahee 20 the club when
the stranger approached him and
opened FIRE. One shot was fired and
ire bullet lodged near the heart As
Phillips Tell 10 the sidewalk the man
shot himself IN the head and died
within a short time Dr. Fuller, who
Was called. said there was small hope
fer the recovery Of Phillips.
The ASSASSIN was Identified as Ftz-
hugh Goldsborough, violin player,
who had achieved some notoriety as
Socialist orator.
While II is certain that Goldsbor-
ough lay in walt for his victim. not a
shred OF evidence has been obtained
by the police that supplies reason
able motive for the crime. II Ia
known that Goldsborough lived in
Washington for some years and dur
Ing the period when Philips was 10
the capital engaged 10 gathering data
for bis magazine article. The Urea
son OF the Senate" Whether the two
men met during that interval the po-
lice have been unable to learn.
Goldsborough was 80 years old. an
undergraduate OF Harvard Of the class
Of 1901, where be remained one year,
musician OF more than ordinary
talent. a composer OF merit, ternpera-
mentally a poet, but with hobby for
establishing a school for music. He
lived for years In Washington, where
his father, DR.. e. X. Goldsboroush.
now lives
Descended from one OF the Oldest
families In Virginia and Maryland,
Goldsborough came TO New York last
June, after a trip abroad, and opened
a studio for teaching violin playing In
which he was an expert. at 6 Gramer-
cy park. About three weeks ago he
made his bone at the Rand school, at
ll2 East Nineteenth street.
Goldsborough, according to the tsn-
snts Of that place, was OF a cheerful
disposition until ten days ago, when
he was attacked by at OF the blues,
as he expressed II to friend living
en- the same floor.
Five shots we're fired at Phillips and
esch bullet took effect. Three en-
tered his stomach, one. lodged near
is heart. and the fifth penetrated
one Of his legs.
IL was learned that more than si1
months ago crank had been on the
trail OF Phillips. In cafe, SIX
months ago. Phillips told Detectives
Dlggan and O'Farrell how he was be-
ing bothered by man who sent him
threatening letters and lay In wait for
him. He did not say what the mans
alleged grievance was.
said frequently that II he had son
or daughter he would send him or her
into the newspaper field for the ex-
David Graham Phillips was born
Oct. 81, 1867. in Madison, Ind. His
father was a banker, When he was
10 years old he came to New York
ard began work as newspaper man
on The Sun. Then he went TO The |
World aud was reporter, editorial
writer and London correspondent by |
turns.
In hts later days. when his newspa-
per work extended into literature. he
perienoe that the work would give
them But he did not marry and
never put his theory In practice as a |
eonacuuence
Phillips made his first big hit with
hts novel, The Great God Success.
He was well equipped for work as Q
literary man, for he studied hard,
frat at De Paur university and then
In Princeton HIS father was banker
and his educational advantages were /
good While he was feet 4 inches
end was solidly built all the way up,
Phillips was not strong for athletics IN
Princeton lie preferred his books
end made a good student.
His hrsi important fiction work was
done under the name OF John Graham
For q number OF years writers won
aered who John Graham. the new
light In American literature. was
Tten II was announced that John
Graham was newspaper man hard Al
aurk on Park row.
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