New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-25
PHILLIPS DIES
FROM HIS WOUNDS
His SIayer's Motive, Revenge for
Fancied Injuries. Shown
by His Diary.
PROVES HIM A PARAN0IAC
Internal Hemorrhages Bring
Death to Novelist at Night
After Day That Gave
Hope to Doctors.

DdNlu Jfdndm fHliilps, lHS HoVNustS
who was shot down on the street door
or two from the Princeton Club. in
Gramercy Park. on Monday afternoon.
by Fitzhugh Coyle Goldsborough. vio-
linist. who afterward committed suicide,
died last night at 1907 at Bellevue Hos
pital as the result Of his wounds.
Phillips was conscious up 10 within a
few minutes Of his death and his sister.
Mrs. Carolyn Frevert with whom he had
made his home al the National Arts
Club a brother Harrison w. Phillips,
and the wounded mans family physician.
Dr. Eugene Fuller, were at his bedsids
when he died.
Internal hemorrhages rs the result OF
tho bullet wound which pierced his
chest. set i'm shortly after . O'Clock. and
violent hemorrhage shortly after IL
o'clock wore out his life. He called 70
his sister when this last attack seized
him and said he believed the end had
come.
The wounded man had hold his own
all day Yesterday. and the attendant
physicians entertained hope Of his re-
covery until last evening. He rallied so
we'll after he was taken from the operat-
ing table on Monday night that II was
thought his hardy constitution would
pull him through.
Besides the wound IN his chest. one
Of Goldsborough's bullets had inflicted
serious wound in the abdomen, and four
other bullets had entered his body. but
not in vital spots.
Senator Beveridge in Charge.
Harrison w Phillips soon after the
death said that Senator Beveridge would
take charge Of the funeral arrangements.
Senator Beveridge was reached in
Washington over the telephone imme-
diatelv after the death Of Mr.. Phillips.
and said that he would be in New York
again at 40 o'clock this morning
II had been planned 10 give Mr. Phil
lips an infusion OF 81 salt solution 10
bolster UP his strength. but at 9 o'clock
there was such an evident decline In The
patients chances that DIR. Fuller de-
! cided that the infusion would accom-
plsh no good.
Or. Fuller, when he left the hospital
bout 12:45 o'clock this morning. said
that Mr.. Phillips was conscious 10 the
last one of the patients last re-
marks. the doctor said Was that il was
pretty hard for him 10 overcome the
effects of six wounds and that If he had
had only one he would have had more
of chance
Wher asked if he thought that Mr..
Phillips was aware that thc end was
near, DR.. Fuller said he believed tho
novelist knew that he was going ~ die.
but that he said nothing admitting his
realization OF the fact.
DIR. Fuller added that Mr. Phillips had
a bad spell in the late afternoon. his
stomach giving him trouble because Of
the dropping into that organ Of blood
from the injured lung.
Coroners Physician Weston arrived NJ
the hospital a short time after the death
and gave permit for the removal oi
the body TO William J. Minor. an UNDER
taker. OF No. 405 Fourth avenue. who is
connected with the Little Church Around
hue.
With Mrs Frevert and Mr.. Phillirss
brother at the hospital carly this morn
ing were a man and woman who wers
said to be Mr. and Mrs. James 5. Cush-
man. The woman sobbed Historically
Besides the mother in Los Angeles.
Harrison Phillips sent word of the death
to the novelists other two sisters. Mrs.
William {. McClelland. OF Hanover Ind.
and Mrs. Oliver kinsey. Of Kinsey.
Cherokee County North Carolina. and
George Horace Lorimcr
Mr.. Lorimer and Phillips were warm
friends and their friendship had its foun.
dation in a peculiar manner LorimeS
at one time used 10 write under the nams
John Graham. and the first few Of Phil
lips's books came out under that name.
Confusion. resulted. and in that way the
two met.
Diary Shows Anin1us.
A rambling and disconnected diary.
filed with the vague record Of ina ginsrv
grievances. which had been kept by
Goldsborough was given out by Coroner
Holtzhauser last night. and showed that
the musician had harbored vindictivs
animus toward the writer as far back as
last June. Goldsborough imagined. ac-
cording 10 his notes under various dates
in the little ordinary scent pocket note
book which he had used for the purpose.
that Phillips was is mortal enemy and
intended to do him serious bodily harm"
II is not entirely clear from the musi-
clans book just how Phillips had melted
the madness Of his assailant. but the in
ference can be drawn that II Was due
mostly 10 the nature Of some of the au-
thor's writings. for which Goldsborough
apparently nourished strong dislike.
He spoke OF writing Phillips several
letters. which went unanswered. and ~
calling at the novelist's apartment. in the
National Arts club. in an effort 70 see
him. but always in vain.
AT any rate. P.s ignoring my last LETT
ter and twice excusing himself after II
is in itself a confession ot guilt of a
sort" the musician wrote. A man Who
has done no wrong will listen 10 one who
claims he has: moreover the tone ot
that letter showed my intentions 10 bs
as amicable as he would let them be-"