The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
PHILLIPS IS DEAD.
The End Came as the Result of an
Internal Hemorrhage.

New York. Jan.s l25-David Graham
Phillips died in Bellevue hospital late
last night. a victim of F'itzhugh Coyle
Goldsborough,f am eccentric and emo
stlonal musician, who, although of re-
fined tastes and aristocratic southern
stock, shot the novelist down for a
faneied grudge, then killed himself.
Phillips fought valiantly to live, but
six bullet holes were too much, even
for his grit and sturdy constitution,
and when 11:10 o'clock came, he died
He was conscious up to within a quar-
ter of an hour of his death. At the
bedside were his sister. Mrs. Carolyn
Frevert his brother, Harrison w. Phil
lips, his personal physician. DR.. Eu-
gene Fuller, and DR.. Donovan, of Belle
,vue. The immediate cause was hemor-
rhage of the right lung, which had been
pierced by one of the steel clad bullets
from Goldsborough's automatic pistol.
After o'clock the patient took a
turn for the worse. The physicians met
directly after death and decided to re-
quest the coroner to dispense with an
autopsy. 1t is believed this will be
granted, though an autopsy is usual
in homicide cases.
Harrison Phillips announced that Sem
ator Beveridge will have charge of the
funeral arrangements.
Miss Frances Goldsborough arrived
from Washington and with her cousin,
John Farr, took charge of her broth
er body, in an undertaking establish
ment. The body was sent to Washing
ton at midnight. Miss Goldsborough
declined toll discuss the tragedy, but
said her family would make public a
statement within the next few days.
The assailant's real motive is as
much a mystery as ever, although the
theory generally accepted here is that
he pictured himself and family as de-
picted unfavorably in one of the auth
or's novels.
There is doubt on this score, however
for there was found in his lodgings
what appears to be pages from
Goldsborough's diary. In these he bit
terly resents what he styles Phillips
man, as drawn in some of his writ
| ings.
His Slaycr's Motive.
About the time of Phillips death the
district attorneys office gave out ex-
cerpts from Goldsborough's diary,
| found in his rooms. 1t was written in
| small. cheap note book and the first
| entry appears under date of June II,
| 1910, at a time when GOldSborough was
| living in Gramercy park in an apart
inent which afforded a view Of the
| apartment in the National Arts club
| occupied by the novelist and his sis
| ter
It believe D. G. Phillips is trying to
! fake case against me or to do me
seriously bodily harm. or both. Yester-
| day afternoon about 3 o'clock q think
| was sitting in my Windows when
noticed pretty looking woman seated
at the second story window of the Art
! society building. This woman was
/ about 20 years old. or a little more
! should say, and had a large hat with
| flowers on it. She smiled over at me in
| a pointed manner and on first catching
sight of me lifted her hand and waved
| it. I could not quite decide whether
| this was an involuntary motion of in
| terest on seeing me or was meant as
a sign of encouragement for me to star.
| me flirting with her. I got rather the
| latter impression.
"A man was half in sight near the
/ window. I think it was D. G. p, but
1 am not quite sure. I looked steadily
at this woman for few moments and
| glanced away Just as the man came to
| the window to look out. I then kept
my eyes away from that window as
/ much as possible.
| THE woman, however, continued for
| perhaps a half hour or three-quarters
4 longer to sit there. and take evident
/ notice of me. L concluded it was Mrs
F'revert. D. G. P.'s sister, and that they
I were amusing themselves after receipt