Henry Peters
Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 7 January 1903, page
5
Relatives of Henry Peters, 74, who has been missing from his home
in Newport since last Monday, are greatly worried over his continued absence and
fear that he has taken his life.
He was living with his daughter, Mrs. John Knobloch at Tenth and Orchard Streets, and left home Monday at 4 pm. A search has been made everywhere but in van. His son in law, Louis Brandt, is President of the Newport Council.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 8 January 1903, page 5
No tidings have been heard from Henry Peters, 75, who has been missing from his Newport home since Monday. The police made a search of every place and river banks, believing it was suicide but could find no trace of him. It is said he had often threatened suicide and his relatives fear that he has drowned himself.
Louis Brandt, son in law, has offered a reward of $25 for information leading to the discovery of his whereabouts. Peters height is 5 feet 6 inches, gray beard and eyes and right arm off below the elbow. He wore a dark suit of clothes and a cap when he left home.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, 9 January 1903, page
8
Henry Peters, the aged father in law of President of Newport Council
Louis Brandt is still missing, and members of his family have about given up all
hopes of ever seeing him alive again. The general opinion is that he
committed suicide by drowning.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 12 January 1903, page 5
The body of Henry Peters, 75, who had been missing from home just a week, was found in the Ohio River Sunday morning at the foot of Washington Avenue, Newport, by William Hoff. The latter is a butcher and was at the pipe foundry building to telephone for some meat. He looked out the window and saw the body floating in an eddy at that point.
He succeeded in getting the body to shore and notified Coroner Higgins. The body was then taken to Smith’s undertaking establishment and later to the home of a son in law, John Knoblack, Tenth and Orchard Streets, from where the funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon. The aged man had often threatened suicide and his relatives thought at the time he was mentally deranged. He left home last Monday at 4 pm. A reward of $25 was offered by Council President Louis Brandt, which will go to William Hoff. The funeral of Henry Peters took place on Monday afternoon at 2 pm. The remains were placed in the vault at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 13 January 1903, page 5
There seems to be a dispute over the reward of $25 for the finding of the body of Henry Peters, who was fished out of the river at Front and Washington Avenue, Newport, Sunday morning. The aged man had been missing for a week, and Councilman Louis Brandt, offered $25 reward for information leading to the finding of the body or his whereabouts. Sunday morning William Hoff reported to the Coroner that he found the body and turned it over to the Coroner.
Charles Griesenger, of the foot of Fourth Street, now claims that he saw the body while he was in a flatboat and brought it to shore and told Hoff about it. He said he had other work to do and asked Hoff to notify the Coroner. Councilman Brandt has not as yet paid the reward and will make an investigation of the affair to learn who discovered the body.