(1) PHILLIPS TOOK STRYCHNINE.
And is Now Rid of All His Earthly Troubles.
Brownwood, Tex., August 20.-(Special).-E. H. Phillips, late of Ellis county, committed suicide ten miles in the country this morning by taking strychnine. His age was 26.
Source: The Fort Worth Gazette, Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, August 21, 1895; Pg. 1, Column 11
(2) SUICIDED.
Brownwood, Tex., Aug. 20.-(Special)-E. H. Phillips, late of Ellis county, committed suicide 10 miles in the country this morning by taking strychnine; age 26. Family trouble caused by brother-in-law.
Source: The Austin Weekly Statesman, Austin, Texas, Thursday, August 22, 1895; Pg. 3, Column 5