The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
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Six Bullets, Fired by
Harvard Ian, Find
Their M ark.
Tangled GRUDGE
AGAINST AUTHOR
Fitzhugh Goldsborough Gives
Victim No Chance for Defense.
Believing Him Dead, He
Sends Bullet Into His
Own Brain-P Phillips
May Recover.

New York, Jnnrfnry o3-DaviI Grn-
nam Phillips, editor, pubiicist and
n0yclfst, wns shot six times to-day ns
ne approached the Princeton Club by
Fit1hush CoyIe GoldsborouEh, Hur-
Cnrd man, who immediately after COM
nlittel suicide.
Tonight Phillips Is at Bellevue Hos
pitnl IN IN extremely critical condi-
ton, but, us relatives hopefully cx-
press IT with chuncc for lifc.'
The body OF Goldshorough, whose
carecr Mt Harvard wns brief, lies In
the norSue.. AppnrentIy Insane, he
had fancied Erudgc n:ninst the ma
thor, anl sought his life. He WINS only.
thirty-onc years old; Phillips Is forty
three.
There You co. snapped the assassin,
as he opened fire. and here co. he
echoed. as he sent a bullet into his
own brain. He used a tcn-shot 81
calibrc automatic piston. and all six
shots aimed a Phillips took effect One
II them perforated the abdomen; an
other pierced the right lung and
entered the left wrist and a
tourth drilled the RICH, thigh. Two
Of them dropped from the wounded
mans clothing as he was being I'M
dressed al the hospital.
Denrs Shock We'll.
The most dangerous wound is
thought TO be that through the lung
Septicaemia or pneumonia are the two
secondary effects most feared The ro-
Gust constitution OF the patient bore
MIN through the loss OF blood and
shock Surprisingly we'll. and his first
request TO his physicians was that
no alarming reports be given out.
My mother" he said. "is an old lady,
and the shock might kill her. I'm
young and strong; l may get we'll
Make the best of 1t. and I'll try TO
bear you out"
The six shots broke the quiet OF
one OF the most arIstocratic neighbor-
hoods of old-fashioned New York The
princeton Club formerly tho home OF
the late Stanford White, fronts on
Grammercy Park. and at O'clock Of
a bright afternoon. Phillips, who lived
near by at the National Arts Club, was
sauntering through the sunshine for an
hour with his friends. a policeman
stood not 100 yards away. Two foot
passengers had just passed the club
as Phillips was seen approaching II.
Nobody saw anything to attract at
tention in the Well dressed Colds
borough. who was walking in the OPP.
posite direction from Phillips There
was no argument 8 they met. no quar-
rel, no opportunity for self-defense
The shiny barrel OF the pistol glinted
In the. sunshine. thin maze OF powder
spat from the muzzle, and the patter
OF the shots punctuated the air with
great ia pidity.
Phillips staggered, but did not fall.
He lurched against the iron railing
that surrounds the clubhouse yard,
with one hand 10 his body and the
other grasping for support Satisfied
that he had been successful, the as.
sassin fred the seventh shot into his
own brain and toppled over before
anybody could reach him. For hours
his body lay in the bright sunshine,
with only sheet TO cover it,
The policeman and the two Nv
ISLANDERS came up on the run At the
same moment three members or the
cIub-Newton James, Frank Davis and
Frederick Evans-rushed down the
steps and carried Phillips into the
house.
Graham, what's happened? asked
Evans. Phillips was conscious and
suffering intensely. "IIe shot me in
the bowels" he answered. "Don,t
bother with him. For Gods sake get
a doctor"
Assassin Identified.
1T was some time before an ambu
lance arrived, and in the meantime / he
ciub members were trying to identity
me dead man In the pockets were
cards bearing his name and the ad
dress. 1881 Is Street. Washington u q
Re carried s2i.70 in cash, a membership
card In the American Federation OF
Musicians, and two MANUSCRIPTS OF
short stories. one entitled The Con
ques: of the Climate" and the other
For Conscience Sake"
The body was we'll dressed and we'll
nourtshed Goldsborough wore SILK
SOCKS and had been freshly shaved.
William +. McCoombs, secretary OF
the Princeton Club, recognized the
man as Fitzhugh Goldsborough, Of an
old and respected Maryland family. he
said. Word from Washington con
hrlned the identification. Mr. McCoombs
said Goldsborough had entered Har-
ward with the class Of 1901 but left
at the end Of his freshman year.
After the arrival OF the coroner the
where it was further Identified by Al
gernon Lee, secretary OF the Rand
School CT Social Science, where Colds
borough lived. Lee said that Colds
borough came here last November and
took rooms at the school. He was not
student and mingled little with the
life OF the institution
II am surprised" said Lee, "that
Godsborough should have attemntcd
us. sometimes came to sec us. and
took friendly interest in us. We
know little Of tioldsborough or his an
tecedents. He came to lis as q Social
list, and said he would like to live
with us. He was Niolinist and gave
lessons. am told that he had been
writing begging letters to Mr.. Phillips.
We know nothing OF that"
Had Bothered Phillips.
Harrison W. Phillips, David Ora
hams younger brother said that Colds
borough had been bothering David with
letters and telephone calls ITO the
Princeton Club for month or six