Monday, June 21, 2021

Accidental Murder At AC&F, 1923

 

According to the Danville Morning News:
"Parker and Phillips, who were employed in the tank department of the Milton plant, were cutting capers with an air hose when Phillips pressed the hose against Parker's body.  The hose had a very high air pressure and Parker was tossed some distance by the  force and mutilated."
"Fellow workmen claim that there were no bad feeling between the two men, and that Phillips and Parker had engaged in a good natured tussle during which the fatal act was committed." - The Miltonian


In August, William Phillips was released from jail, after being fined $50 and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution.  

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1 comment:

  1. i herd this story before did not know if it was true

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