Prof. Philpin
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Philpin is a recently married man living at Shakespeare who, in June 1888, got drunk in Lordsburg and missed his train to Arizona, where he had accepted a job with a mercantile establishment [1].
Philpin, recently married and living at Shakespeare, came into Lordsburg on a Wednesday in June 1888 to take the train for Arizona, where he had accepted a situation with a mercantile establishment [1]. While in Lordsburg he got drunk and missed the train [1]. Philpin at Shakespeare, stating that her husband was drunk and at Johnson's house [1]. When she arrived, she found her husband, and a scene followed; after the couple partially healed the breach, they turned on Johnson for his interference [1]. Philpin wanted her husband to whip Johnson, stating she would do it herself if he did not [1]. Buck's counsel, Philpin was persuaded to take a train for his destination [2].
Sources
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888)pretty freely, he had not a few enemies in this section of the county. His death, however, was a great surprise to his many friends here, who mani- fested great anxiety to obtain the full particu- lars, whic…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888)sobered up, and after the family breach was somewhat healed, both husband wife naturally turned on Johnson for his interference in matters that did not concern him. Mrs. Philpin wanted her husband to go and…