William Phillips
Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 28 July 1903, page 5
MISSING MAN-From the handwriting found in a letter on the Ohio River bank by the Louisville Ky. authorities a few days ago, bearing the name of William Phillips and stating that he had found rest in a watery grave, Stanley Besausen, President of the Kentucky Harness Company of Bellevue, is confident that Phillips was drowned.
He went to Louisville for Mrs. Phillips who resides on Ward Avenue, Bellevue and was shown the letter by the Chief of Police, but additional light upon the fate of the missing man or his whereabouts was obtained. Phillip's truck which was shipped from Louisville last Friday to his Bellevue home, arrived Monday and his wife was almost prostrated with grief.
The Iroquois, of which Phillips was a member, decided at a special meeting Monday night to send a man to Louisville to search the hospitals and institutions about Louisville to try to locate the missing man, although the opinoi is that he was drowned. He had about $200 when he left home and some of his relatives think he has met with foul play. He was Treasurer of the Iroquois and an examination of his accounts shows everything to be in a perfect condition.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 31 July 1903, page 3
BELLEVUE-The fate of Capt. William Phillips, who mysteriously disappeared from Louisville last Saturday, still remains a mystery. No information has been received in this city and Mayor Ellis will probably have circulars printed and sent through the state, hoping to get some clue to his whereabouts.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 14 August 1903, page 1
DON"T BELIEVE-The friends and associated in business of Capt. William Phillips have gradually abandoned the theory of suicide and believe the letter he wrote to the Louisville Police Department stating that his body would be found in the Ohio River was a ruse adopted by him to cover up his real intentions.
Phillips was Treasurer of the local lodge of Order of Iroquois and an examination of the books is being made. Phillips was formerly with the Perkins Campbell Company of Cincinnati, and resigned last winter to go into the co-operative harness making venture, which concern has had a hard struggle to get on its feet.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 19 December 1903, page 5
SUIT-Walter (sic) M Phillips, of Bellevue, is alleged to be short in his accounts as Treasurer of Erie Lodge No 23 of the Order of Iroquois of that place. Charles P Matti, Theodore Seibert and James H Fisk, Trustees of the lodge, filed suit against him Friday in the Campbell County Quarterly Court in Newport for $115 they allege he has appropriated to his own use since last July and August. They make the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company defendant, it being on Phillips' bond. The suit was filed by A M Caldwell.