Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-26
hnnQJx CITY WOMAN CLAIMS HUS-
RAND 10 SON OF EASTERN
MILLIONAIRE.
TRACING GENEAoloGY OF
WoRKINGMAN SPOUSE
Mes. William J. Phillips Ready TO Prove
That Phillips Was Abandoned by
s. Wealthy Father When q Boy and Is
Now Regulated by Millionaire Rela-
tives Of Massachusetts Town.

Sioux City. Nov. 2s.-Mrs. William
jackson Phillips, 42S Center street, the
Sioux City woman who IS trying to
establish kinship with the multi-u2ii-
Honaire, Phillips family OF Swamp
Scott, Mass, received aewspa per
visitor in much the same manner as
she must have been received herself
at the country place Of the fasteners.
She had nothing to say-not word.
If her husbands relatives in the east
choose to say things TO newspapers,
that IS none Of her affairs but every
thing that Is said by her may on,y in
jure her chance Of convincing than Of
her claim.
This business will never reach the
courts" she aver-ed. All We are seek
Ing is friendship-friendshi and love.
After that may come money. but !. IS
their friendship We want Our claim
is just one and have evidence SUI
fcient to convince anyone / don't care
what their senealogy shows or what
records they have, al KNOW Is that
my husband Is son Of John c. Phil
lips. the Swamp Scott millionaire, and
can prove it.
Found His sehoolnetes.
why, Il a number OF persons who
had gone 10 school with some one years
ago. and had known him throughout
his life would ,ell you his actual age,
would you not believe them? I made
trips 10 many towns Il the east when
/ was back there TWO weeks ago. and
know what am talking about
1t IS the claim OF the Sioux City
family that John Philips and country
girl Of Litchheld- H. were married at
the girls home in 1850. Some years
later, Phillips returned 20 his home IN
the east The girl wife. broken hearted.
resolved never again to speak OF him
Her child. born in 1861, was permitted
to grow up in ignorance OF his fathers
identity. After the premature death
of the mother. he left Lttchaeid and
did not return to- years. When he cid
return the discovery was made that
his father was really the wealthy Mas
sachuserts man.
Relatives Not Cordial.
William Philips L. working man
and had not time to institute a search
for evidence 30 prove his right 10 a
share OF the fathers vast estate. How
ever. Mrs. Phillips had both time and
the inclination to take up the task
First she made a trip to Boston and
visited the Phillips family at the town
home. She was received. though not
cordially. and her Evidence was not
given credence. When in the east on
the last TIP she did not visit her al
legged relatives. but contented herself
with interviewing former schoolmates
OF the deceased, who had he lived
would be about II years Of age now,
according TO her story
The Phillips Of Swamp Scott allege
that their genealogy shows, that John
Phillips was born in 1880. making him
just 10 years Of age at the time Of the
alleged marriage at Litchheld. Ill Mrs.
William Phillips insists that she has
proof that he was born in 1912. making
him Is years Of age al the time Of the
wedding
Il never Felt more confident Of sue
cess in this undertaking than do to-
day" said Mrs. Phillips 81 could tell
you all about the affair, but for 2
letter wrote three days ago, saying
one little thing-that should keep
still. Besides. think It is none Of
other peoples business what am do
Ing. I have had 70 be positively in
sultins to some of my frienrs who have
asked me questions"