Portal:William Henry Rhoades Sr.

Works about William Henry Rhoades Sr.

• Death of Bessie Rhodes (1907)

"The funeral of pretty Bessie Rhodes, of North Bellport took place today at 2 o'clock, from the M. E. Zion Church on Railroad avenue. The Rev. Mr. Smith, the pastor of the church, preached the funeral service and spoke most feelingly of the dead girl and her terrible death, after a long, painful illness, resulting from a kick from her father, "Bill" Rhodes, when in a drunken frenzy about a year ago. Last January, Dr. Bennett, of Patchogue, sent Bessie to St. Peter's Hospital, Brooklyn, where an abscess was removed from her abdomen, and after her release from the hospital, several months ago, she came back to her home here, where she lay a great sufferer, till death relieved her Bessie was a true Christian and died a Christian death. Many Bellporters took a great interest in the girl and aided her in many ways. The interment took place in Woodland Cemetery yesterday In a drenching rain, amid thunder and lightning."

• All Witnesses Notified (1888)

"The people against Bill Rhodes, colored, of Bellport. This Bill is a bad one and will be tried for attempting to murder his wife. She was cut in several places with a razor that finally broke off in one of her wrists. With the piece of razor still sticking in her wrist the wife, in company with her brother, drove four miles to Dr. L. S. Edwards' office in Patchogue to have him draw the razor blade from its imbedded place. The doctor was compelled to use his largest forceps and main strength to draw this razor and with its withdrawal a stream of blood spurted to his office ceiling and the woman's brother fell in a dead faint on the grass outside the office and remained unconscious for a half hour. This all happened during the past summer."