The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-07
a MONROE PHILLIPS KILLS
FIVE AND WOUNDS MANY


fore automobile could reach hospital
In the meantime the avenging spirit busy the
who had inflicted death calmly doomed that
article by the instrument which he dispensing it.
tusace Butts and it act after having been shot
the leg armed himself with shotgun the
LOT Branchs pharmacy and while Phillips in the act of
killing others, we'll aimed shot from Butts gun did its work
Phillips fingered for eight ten minutes In his conscious
ments did seize him. and he begged that those
had shot him finish their work. While all this anspirng
must be remembered that twenty-five thirty other people,
some of them perhaps fatally had been the victims of this
trsty gum from the spent bullet which did little damage
the shot at close range penetrating the vtas damage in
tlcted right and left.
SCENES EXCITING.
The in the heart OF the city where traffic
large Immediately following and during the shooting beggars
descriptions people hurryng and scurryng for shelter
two minutes perhaps after the last killed there
not person the street and yet within
Phillips had been feIed pandemonm and
each other. The scattered quickly; all
men we'll known, and general Infusion and
bewderment followed.
Those who seriously wounded rushed to the
city hospita every physician the city there
and every ward in the big building had patients
within its gloomy confines Just here be said that
much praise cannot be given to the doctors and the hospital
management for the promptess the discipline splendid
order and regularity in which the suffering relieved and
the work done Of administering the afflicted
PHILLIPS HAD THREATENED.
The frightfuI drama staged hpby here today has
background extending for several years. Just where had its
beginning cannot really be stated 1t known,
Muroe Phillips sort of financial puger real operator
and less of business has involved
litigation since his residence in Brunswick He bear
ing in his did not make friends easily
ugly in his disposition and has been suffering imaginary
wrong perpetraed him by leading Brunswick business
instance he had stated openly that Albert Fendg wealthy
real estate banker, etc. due him $3.50
sion big real estate transaction which Fendie
had figured Likewise he claimed Bresenick pron-
nent capitalist him money. hatred
tended the lawyers who brought suit and clients
against him. The direct trouble due the sale of lighter
Savannah parties several days ago by Phillips
q
liens against represented by Brunswick attorneys Mr.
Dunwody among them and conference fixed for
O'Clock yesterday morning Mr. Dunwodys office seems
however, that before filling this engagement Phillips visited
his own lawyer Judge D. W. Krauss, and told Mr.
Ounwody representing local creditors Phillips hated
insisting that all liens against the property wiped out
is known that Phillips invited least these
to with him to the Dunwody office; this
still suffering from bad temper Phillips boted Dunwodys
office to adjust the matter in his way.
While people think that Phillips regular list of
six eight people marked for DEATH others
numbering Col Ounwody and perhaps mortally wondng Mr.
Way and after having strobe through the Fendg Offices
ing Mr. Fend he concluded to shoot until he shot
Phillips said to have believed that he had been
from obtaining large estate deal by
several prominent He said their
lives and to have made list of six to kill
Little attention paid his threats.
RECENT DEAL
few days ago he sold lighter man named Qunan
of Savannah who paid SIS bind The purchaser
by number of creditors The lighter belonged TO Phillips wife
to whom he had paid the SIS.
Mr. Dunwody attorney for creditors Short
y before Phillips to his office Mrs Phillips called LAWYER
over the telephone and urged him dismiss attachments
s. Bradley the office at the time he heard Mr.
Dunwody Mrs. Phillips, You just keep that $75
Accompanied by her husband Phillips said to have
gone to the office OF lawyer who had been representing