The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-24
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a RADICAL LEGISLATOR ATTEMPTS TO DEFRAuD AN
INSURANCE COMPANY IN BoLD WAY.-Hon. A. w.
Faulkner, Radical legislator of the parish of Caldwell
m mas, II seems, sperpetrated grand swinde on the
lhRnS insurance Company, of Hartford Conn In
fact he seems to have gone regularly into the insur
ance business ard to have obtained policies and So.
cured premiums on six seven buildings, located in
various parts OF the country and burned Not con-
tent With this he obtained life policy in the above
office for himself and wife, and taking advantage Of
the confidence in him which this fact established he
applied to Capt Darling, the agent of the COMPANY in
this city, for insurance for $1,000 on the life of one
Thomas Nix, of the parish of Caldwell, the medical
certlheate required being signed, purporting to be
signed, by DR.. c. c, Meredith The policy was made
out to the credit of Wm c Noble, Ex's cousin
Fanikner IN lS6T,reported to Darling by letter the
death OF Flx and shortly sent aidarits purportnq to
prove his DEATH and followed them up with statements
OF onrlai expenses, etc, to confirm such Statements
Capt, Darling grew sispicious at length, rot after
Faulkner with the inquiry why there was no doctors
certificate OF death and cause of death" Faulkner an
swered there was none present. but he could get GER
uhcate from DR.. Thompson. Darling would like to
have 1T and Faulkner got something puborting to be
az genuine e cefheate signed y s. G. Thompson, M D."
Finally, Faulkner got professed power of attorney
from the real, repucd mythical Noble as the case
may be, and was anxious to get the monev-o9ercd
the agent $4,000 to hurry up the company This pro-
position was conclusive Of fraud but Darling dearly
took it into favorable consideration and even wrote
the power, so-calied which he held to party going
North, requesting him to settle with the company. The
company were smart enough to wish to inquire into
matters.
In June 1858, Capt Darling went up to Columbia.
Red river in disguise, and learned that Vix was not
dead but had changed quarters he could not learn to
what point. But he was told of Mr. Henry T. Vict.
who lived hundreds Of miles off at Clinton, La He
and an mprovised detective named Wise went in the
disguise OF negro minstrels to that quarter, then be
came real estate buyers, pretended to owe Wick some
money, saw by chance letter of Wick to a store
keeper which on comparison of letter Of Vixs 10
Faulkner which Darling had, showed that Vix and
Wick were and the same man. An affidavit was
accordingly made before Mayor Chase, and Viy or
Vck arrested, and subsequently confessed every
thing, that he Vix and the willing tool of Faul
ners villany. Noble was subsequently, arrested near
Natchez, and also man named Reuben Chadwick who
had falsely affirmed to the death of Vix Noble and
Chadwick seeing the turn of things turned evidence
against Faulkner An effort to arrest Faulkner here
failed under the protection Of the law that legislators
cannorbe arrested, and he is yet at large Thus the
bold villain fortified himself while exposing others.
but he will doubtless be brought to the full measure of
grief No one who has seen him can doubt bis con-
summate adrotaess in the arts of swindling.
New Orleans Bee. 10Th