The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-24
AUTHOR PHILLIPS
SHOT DOWN IN
NEW YORK
At Least Six Bullets Hit Well
Known Writer
HAS CHANCE TO RECOVER
FItzhugh c. Goldsboro who Did the
Shooting, Killed Himself on
the Spot

New YORK, Jan. zf.-Ddflu Tidh'ii
Phillips. the novelist, was shot SIX
times yesterday as he approached the
Princeton club by Fitzhugh Coyle
Goldsborough, Harvard man, VINO
Immediately after committed suicide
Phillips is at Bellevue hospital In
AN extremely critical condition, but
with a chance for life. The body OF
Goldsborough, whose career at Har-
ward was brief, lies in the morgue..
Apparently insane, he had a fancieu
grudge against the author and sought
his life. He was only 81 years oiu'
Phillips is AZ.
"There you go" snapped the would
be assassin, as he opened nre' anu
Here go." he said as he sent pul-
let into his own brain. He used
ten-shot 32-caliber automatic pistol
and all six shots he aimed at Philips
are believed to have taken erect
One of them perforated the apdo-
men: another pierced the right lung
and came out at the back; thlra
shattered the left wrist; and tourln
drilled the right thrigh. TWO or them
dropped from the wounded man 5
clothing as he was being undressed
at the hospital. -
The most dangerous WOUND 10
thought to be that through the lung'
Septicaemia and pneumonia are the
two secondary effects most feared
The robust constitution of the patient
bore him through the ,oss OF blood
and shock surprisingly well, and MS
first request Of his physicians was
that no alarming reports be gwen
out my mother" he said, is an oiu
lady. and the shock might kill her'
I'm Young and strong; | may get well.
Make the best OF 1t and Ill Try W
bear you out" ..
Nobody saw anything to attract al
tention in the well dressed GoldsDor-
ough who was walking in the OPP
nosIte direction from Phillips. There
was no argument as they met, no
ouarre'. no opportunity for self-de-
Tense. The pistol gllnted in the sun
shine and the patter OF the shots pun
cturated the air almost with rapiui-
ty OF a broken volley
phillips staggered, but did not fall'
He lurched against the iron railing
that surrounds the Princeton cluo-
house yard, with one hand TO ms
body and the other grasping for sup
mort. Satisfied that he had been sue
cessful the assassin fired the seventh
shot into his own brain and toppleu
over before anybody could reach him.
For hours his body lay there in the
bright sunshine with only sheet u
cover II. ,-.,,o.,
A policeman and two bystanders
came nm on the run. At the same
moment three members OF the eiup
Newton James, Frank DAVIS anu
Frederick Evans-rushed down tne
stems and carried Phillips into tne
house. Jacob Jacoby had already
reached him and was supporting MN
"Graham. what's happened! asked
Evans Phillips was conscious anu
sueerIng intensely. He shot me III
the bowels" he answered. Don
bother with him. For Gods sake ge'
a Doctor c.A.,,,s
Younger brother, said that 1oius
borough had been bothering Da'io
with letters and telephone calls u
the Princeton club for a month or sis
weeks. but that his brother had never
heen able to learn what the man
yr,evance was. He thought perhaps
thew had met at some Socialist gain
erInp and that Goldsborough had IN
sisted that Phillips ought 10 u'
something for the cause.
Mrs. Caroline Fervert, Phillips sls
tar who lived with him at the Ma
tIonal Arts club. doubted II Davlu ha'
ever met the man, although she .o'
said he had been bothered win hoee'
and telephone calls demanding up
noIntments. One of the members o
Inc princeton club said that wnei
M phillips was asked who shot MN
ha answered: 81 don't know
David Graham Phillips was born u
Madison. Ind. oct. 81, 1867, AM
Graduated ilrst at De Paw universit
and later from Princeton. with IN,
class of 81. His first literary worl
was done as a reporter for the NeN
York Sun, which he left TO oeSoln
an editorial writer for the New io,l
world. While still with the Norl,
he published in 1901 his hrst move
"The Great God Success II prousn
him royalties. and he resigned ,ron
newspaper work to devote himself =
action and the magazines. For
limo no wrote many editorials 10
The saturday evening Post OF Phlla
delphia as we'll as signed speo'a
articles.