The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-09
PHILLIPS A MAN OF
PECULIAR TRAITS
MACON PAPER TELLS OF HIM
WHEN HE RESIDED IN
THAT CITY.
Macon TelegIaphl

Monroe Phillips, the lumberman who
was killed in Brunswick Saturday
morning after he bad killed six and
wounded over a score of other per
sons, was we'll known in Macon, hav-
ing resided here ayetmber of years.
He lived four yeah %" Broadway,
between Boundary aber FIN streets,
and operated lumgum bflice, from
which he distributed Ftaber from his
sawmill at Phillips Nlsion, on the
Southern railway in TNgs county.
| Phillips was considereC&an odd char
acter in this section. He killed several
bear on his property in Twiggs county
few years ago and often invited
friends from Macon to hunt bear with
him and several hunts were made,
only two or three bears being killed.
i Two years ago the statement was
made that no bear could be found near
! Phillips station. This aroused Phillips
and shortly afterwards when he did
| kill Il big black bear III cane-brake
on his property, he mad the carcass
hauled to the Telegraph and news
story was CARRIED, which he said
proved there were bears on his place.
Shortly safterward Phillips extended
an invitation to former President The
odore, Roosevelt and other notables to
come to Georgia and go bear hunting
with him. Phillips promised the for
mer president better sport than he
bad in Louisiana when he went on "A
bear hunt several years ago.
Phillips was born and reared at Bull
lard's STATEN on the Southern rail
way, in Twiggs county. He early
acquired considerable timbered prop
erty and engaged in the lumber bust
ness, starting with a small sawmill.
He is said to have had dreams of pro
noting big lumber deals and he spent
when he told friends here that he
had big lumber deal under way.
SO far as known il was never put
over.
He was SO years of age, six feet
and five inches in height and weighed
nearly 300 pounds. Besides his widow
he is survived by four children. He
leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Reid,
of 1913. Third street, Macon. Rev.
J. b. Phillips, the well known evan
| gelist, in one of the surviving broth
| ers.
Friends in Macon were of the opin-
ion yesterday that Phillips became
mentally derangtl dovera lumber deal
that failed to materialize.
Harry F. Dunwody,, Phillips first
victim in his rampage Saturday, was
a well known lawyer, and politician
of Brunswick: and was well and fav-
0rably known in Macon He was a
distant cousin of w. T.. J. NJ. and r.
r. Dunwody, all well known business
men of Macon. He was So years of
age and $teayes a widow and several
children. fs%
Another victim of the Brunswick
tragedy, William H. Hackett had rela-
lives in Macon G. w Craig, ESQ Col
lege street was a first cousin of Mr..
Hackett, who had often visited him in
Macon.
Mr.. lIAckctt was born and reared
IL Bruns wick, and had engaged in the
undertaking business there for many
years. He is survived by his widow,
two children and one brother, Thomas
Hack EFT of Brunswick
The Brunswick tragedy shocked
Macon almost as bad yesterday as it
lid Brunswick, because of the fact
that the majority of the killed and
wounded were. known here.
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