The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-24


was holding him up when Goldsborougf
walked out to the curb and placed the re-
volver against his own head and fired
Goldsborough dropped, and his dead body
rolled into the gutter.
Phillips Carried to Club.
Mr.. James and Mr.. Davis carried Phil.
lips into the reception room of the club
and laid him on a rug, while the telephone
operator notified the police, and also
called for an ambulance and for DR.
Eugene Fuller.
Club members who had gathered
around Mr.. Phillips began to ask him
whether he know the man who had sho,
him. He didn't, he answered, and thor
between groans asked for medical aid.
DO something, he pleaded. Cant
you do something?
DIR. Fuller arrived at the club at the
same time that the ambulance same
from Bellevue. Mr.. Phillips was car
ried out through lane which the police
had made throug te big crowd. which
now blocked the street in front of the
club.
\ few feet away lay the body of Colds
borough, from which Sergt Sauder and
the policemen had driven the crowds OF
curious. The police covered GoIdSbor-
ough's body, and it lay on the pavemen,
until about 80 O'Clock. when it was re-
mofed 10 the morgue after first being
taken To the police station to be
searched.
Eleven Wounds in Body.
DIR. Lucius w. HotchkisS and DIR. b.
Walker, visiting surgeons to the hospital
took charge of the case during the late
afternoon. Or. Wilson. the ambulance
surgeon, in the meantime had made an
examination and found that six steel
.3e-caliber bullets from Colt auto
matte pistol had entered Mr.. Phillips
body. All of these bullets except one
had come out of the body making
eleven perferations altogether.
The most dangerous wound was in the
right side of the chest. This bullet had
punctured the lung and the doctors fear
that the wound will lead to pneumonia
There was a superficial wound of the
abdomen below this wound and two more
flesh wounds in the right hip. Another
bullet had torn the flesh of the left fore
arm and another. the only one remain
ing in the body, is lodged in the right
thigh. The physicians said that as the
wounds were cleaned promptly and as the
bullets were of steel. they hoped that
blood poisoning woudld not set in
Three bullets fell to the floor when Mr.
Phillips clothing was removed in the sur
script called Enid" upon which Mr.
Philips had written apparently to his
publishers:
Il send you the ti:ird installment. Add
II to the rest l haven't seen that man
yet"
Brother Visits Victim.
Harrison Phillips. brother of the novel
iSt, reached the hospital shortly after
his sister arrived. He had come from
Denver Saturday night. and was lunching
with an artist friend up town when told
of the accident by phone.
Il believe that Goldsborough sent the
threatening letters and kilograms which
my brother has been receiving" Harri-
son Phillips said. He had told me of the
letters and of the threatening telephone
calls which had come to the clubs. but
said tat he did not know who could bear
so much enmity to him."
Mrs Frevort, before leaving the hos
pltal. talked for few minutes with Cor
oner Holzhauser. and told the coroner the
few words she had had with her broth
er before he became unconscious. about
tie telegram of the morning. He had
torn up the telegram. she said She
then returned to her apartments accom-
panied by nurse. and denied herself to
all friends and acquaintances. Maximil-
iaan oSter. Samuel Hopkins Adams. and
other friends Of the novelist. called at
the hospital during the afternoon. bu;
only Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Philips brother
and sister were admitted to see him.
When Mr. Phillips first was brought to
the hospital. DR.. Donovan. the house sur
geon, DR.. Wilson, and their assistants.
decided that the patients heart action
was too weak to permit of the admins
tration of opiateS to relieve the sufferer.
Instead they decided to give him slim
luants Until Inconsistencies set in he
complained very much OF the pain of
the flesh wound of his forearm.
Placed on Operating Table.
Mr.. Phillips was taken to the op-
Grating room from the surgical ward
at 5:45 o'clock. II was an hour later
before he again was taken back to the
surgical ward. Drs Walker and
performed the operation. as
sisted b. DR.. Donovan. The bullet in
the thigh was permitted to remain
where it was for the present, and the
other wounds were cleaned and bound
up. At first it was said that Mr..
Phillips had been shot through the alb
domen. but DR.. Hotchkiss later denied
this.
THE abdominal wound said Dr.
after the operation AT first
gave us the most concern but we have
found that the wound in the breast IL
the most serious. The abdominal wound
reached no vital spot and was merely
superficial The chief thing we had to
do with this wound was to see that an
tiseptic was thoroughly applied to It. |
There is grave danger however !
hat pneumonia may develop from the |
wound in the chest. This bullet went |
through the chest. puncturing the lung, |
and dropped out at the back. But on !
he whole. I think there is a good |!
.hance for recovery" /
IT AVID WAC AZ TIVE