The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-13
INDIAN IS FACING
 MURDER CHARGE, THEE SHAVING
Cannery Worker Andrew Phillips, Father of Five,
 Killed-McC cCloskeyHeld

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 Tribal feud flaming anew an, whipped to fury by intoxicants, ear ly yesterday resulted in the slayinl of Andrew Phillips, 45 year old wi dover and father of five children and the arrest of D. P OPete) Mo Closkey, 29, another Indian, wh, is alleged to have confessed to tn, crime.
 McCloskey, arrested yesterday a Tyee, Alaska, where the staying oc cured, is held in the Federal jai here and faces first degree mur der charges.
 Body Is Found
 Phillips body was found aboart a scow at Tyee early yesterday ant the U. S. Marshal's Office her was immediately notified by offic ials of the Sebastian-Stuart Fisl Company cannery at Tyee. Dep Iuty Marshal Walter Hellan and As sistant District Attorney George w. Folta boarded an Alaska Ali Transport plane here yesterda. forenoon and were flown to Tyee t investigate.
 There were no witnesses to tn killing, time of which is placed a 5 a. m. yesterday, and the offic ials could make no progress unti they were able to follow up trai of blood that led from the end o the scow where Phillips lay, wit a blood -smeared splitting mau standing in its accustomed plac about three feet away, in a corner The trail of blood led the full lengtl of the scow and onto another moor ed alongside, then to one end o the second scow where several splat ters of. blood were found on tn rail.
 End Of Blood Trail
 Further investigation disclose, that the seine-boat Traveier ha, been moored to the second scov early in the morning, at the end o the trail of blood, but had sine moved to the cannery to brail ou its catch of fish.
 Men aboard the Traveller recall ed having been awakened in tn early morning hours by sounds of scuffle on deck, and McCloskey, member of the vessels crew wa found to have smears of blood ol his pants, as well as bruise on hi hand. McCloskey was also determ ined as the last person to hay been seen with Phillips alive.
 Drinking Party The two had met at a cabin il : the village there the evening befor and were drinking together for time, before getting into an argu ment over ancestral tribal conflicts that led to their fighting. The can nery superintendent stopped thei fighting and sent them away iron the cabin at about ? o'clock in tn morning. It was reported tha, McCloskey was later seen pushin Phillips toward the Traveller.
 Upon questioning by the off cers, McCloskey at first denied hay ing seen the slain man after the left the cabin, declaring that he i'm mediately went aboard his boat an. to sleep. He later changed his stor, to admit fighting with Phillips ol board the boat, declaring that Phil lips had followed him there, an, attacked him with the maui, whicl he took away from Phillips and tha the latter then ran away, whereupol he threw the maui after him, hit ting Phillips on the back ant knocking him down.
 Conflicting Stories
 The conflicting stories he is al leged to have told, pointed suffic ient suspicion at him, that he wa taken in custody by the officer and brought to Juneau in the plan by them, along with the body o Phillips, and Phillips two smalles children.
 Authorities report that after be ing placed in the jail here, Nc Closkey broke down and confesse' to the staying, telling a story tha is reported to check with the evi dance.
 | Alleged Confession
 According to McCloskeys alleges confession, he went direct from tn cabin where they had started fight ing to the Traveller. Phillips, wh was very drunk, followed him t
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