The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-25
LOSES IN PlUCkY
FIGHT FOR LIFE


fects OF Goldsborough. especially a
diary found in his room. the coroner
said to-day there was no doubt that
the murderer was demented. In the
diary. after quoting number of pas
sages from Phillips books, Colds
borough had penned;
Il deem MIR. Phillips an enemy TO
society and a personal enemy to my
self"
Offended at Joshua Craig"
About year ago. according to May
or's Secretary Adamson. Goldsborough
complained that he was being shad
owed and said he wanted something
done to remove the espionage. Ac
cording to Adamson, Goldshorough
said Phillips had thought II worth
while to embody my family In novel
which he wrote"
Goldshorough said he admired Phil
lips until he read Joshua Craig"
Then he imagined that Joshua
Craig" the eccentric hero of the novel.
was intended as a picture OF himself,
and that the heroine, Margaret Sew
erenee. was his sister He further be-
lieved that Margaret's grandmother.
Nine. Bowker. was his own grand
mother.
The suicides father. DR.. Edmund
Goldsborough. was the author OF the
Southern novel, "Ole Marse and Ole
Miss
Goidsborough's Epigrams.
In support OF she"theory that Mr.
Goldsborough bore a grudge against
the author because of the principles
enunciated by him in his novels and
magazine articles and to which Mr..
Goldsborough appears TO have taken
exception. a list of aphorisms written
by the dead man and found among
his effects was given to the Balti-
more Sun correspondent to-day.
Some Of, these bits, OF philosophy
are as follows:
'Roosevelt--An evolution from
politics to barbarism.'
"Cannon--A lond-mouthed politi-
cal gun. Deserves Capitol firing"
Anthony Comstock-The bemused
and amusing agent for the nine Muses.
underwear"
"Virtue-A bird of passage which
migrates spasmodically."
"Greed-The hogs adherence Of a
vacuum"
On Life and Labor Unions.
Life-A paradox from the lips OF
Cod
Life is gas in which the breaths
of Pain and Pleasure mingle."
Labor Union--An institution with
trusts, could hardly exist
Sometimes one meets a man OF
whom we instinctively say that he
is an original rather than original"
America Is a land of very small
probabilities. vast possibilities and
limitless imposibilities"
There is big purse in every
shroud-for the undertaken
'Freakishness Is the eccentricity OF
notwithstanding that of ge-
MUS"
There is one vice-selfshness: one
virtue--love."
"A question--Which will leave the
worst oil stains upon the pages OF
history-automobiling or golf?''
"A man In this world who does
Just about what he wishes IL liable to
be a social outcast. q very promi-
nent member Of the 400, or both"
DOgged Phillips For Year.
A friend of Mr.. Phillips In discuss
ing the motive for the tragedy said:
Phillips steps for the best part OF
ever since Goldsbor-
ough came to New York.
.ss'.I first met Goldsborouyh at the
home Of = friend. a musician. q At the
table Goldsborough led me into q dis
cussion of Phillips. said that not
only knew Phillips. but that we were
Old friends, having been associated
for several years in newspaper work.
HE then asked me the greatest va
riety OF questions about Phillips. He
wanted to know about his personal
courage and what thought Of his
sense of honor. He said he had read
everything that Phillips had written.