, 1869-08-16
TROUBLE ABOUT THE DEAD.
4 Euncrn1 interrupted by nu In.
Quc.t-Kstohiclas In Lifc insurance
-S27 200 mt Stake.

From tht Fi!tsbnr5 CAroniek, A"GuAf lo'h+
A funeral In Al!seeus YESTERDAY afternoon was
Ing Coroner Donaldson. accompanied III Jury,
HnreaIed at the hoUac where rne solemn services
weTr about 70 commence, anu announced ttAs N
inquest v ould hayu 70 he held on tue body OF The
deceased. TIE deceased was nan named Con-
rad Gorhzcn # no tiied at an easiy hour On Sun
day morning, o. the residence o. his sop,in..as. n.
City. The Inquest WIS hea At the instance of the
agents Of thee Insurance. companies having o!nses
In this city. ....-.
II appears tia. policies were taken out Ia tusrr
auee companies on the lnt OF III. Go1sfach 50
faz q Is known, be was tn sound he1lth and stout,
neE oF trade, but ~ the sle was not, 2cd aas not
been since, We are Informed, Working feulasly a.
in,s employ ment Ae wss mssT,e,s ~ nan, Z, tasn ssa
eral Children. some Of whom were Married Inc
policies ARE 10 The amount Of s2s,uou-Sst.1oo In
one company, sAto N another, and Es"99 IA
smother.
The agent Of the $4,000 company alleges that
he has nldas 1t from the tnau TO the elect tnat
some o,heT nan nlast have besn examined II the
pace OF the deceased. He says deceased Was
cotton-sp.nner without wealth. has neen ~ !ol
ye45, AID that the preniuu would nave been
ts,an, which he caiuls Is q sun the man would
hare been uash!e 10 pay.
The Mem York pnyslcian Of the compao! vas
sent for 10 come cui examine lie man, and was
IA haye made An exnM!naIor on MondsJ last-
MetnweL the nan dctl ....-- .-..
It IS stated teat about foar 5esrs 40 deceased
lQSk LOUk pu+ tVbGAG9 tAH4 sNAoN|sAA
dollars; two years $50 be Increased the 70 Eve
thousand dollars; ooe year later he hai then
raised 70 ten thousand dolafss aud lev weeks
before his DEATH they were still Iurne: increased
70 the sum OF tweaty-scTen thousand dollars
TIE death Of the insured nao determined The
aRents OF full investtEadon Al tue inquest yes
tefIlaJ the following testimony was fAfea:
DR.. Hamilton, the nrst witness called. tessluea
that he had at,enned the deceased on the 9sd OF
June: II that time he appeA!eo % hs ~ uJans
condiuon, having great dlmcuiry N breatulns.
lie nal sooc hing Ike asthma or bronchitis II
thc cour1e Of eight or ten days he WA able to
Na1e about On or about the ed OF IulF was
aca1t called 10 sec him; ne Tas Suffering IRON
another a.tack OF The same dfease: he got some
better that lime: witness was next sent tor on the
1st or August; deceased had the same dlseade;
vas eating MS ureakfsat; nc nresihed
freely. and said he felt oes:er. Deceased haa 3
swelling ta the legs frul the kuess IN, indicating
sotue other 1lAesse- As near rs witness could
ten, the deaia was eaused BY spasmotic asthma
Did not sec deceased after 10 O'Clock Saturday
n,ch1 understood he l:ed tass night or suncay
moy11cg. -
WAS presert nt1eeo INMATES before the death &C.
CARED A member Of bis lodge was present.
Mra- Gorhach wAs prttent.
Nicholas Distner testified he FAs present 81 the
time Of MI tiostacn's DEATH anu that 90 one
else was present. He died qutetfr, while seated
on . sofa: called Mrs. GoEtsch; she commenced
c1@.ug nnl went DO IN and called her son-ia.'1s.
The jp5y, after href del,.eratlon, rendered
the following verdict: !" The deceased, Conrad
GosoAca, came 10 his death August :, !sio, from
from fpasGlod!c asthma, or c1p!t!alT broacosttA "
That EoLtd seem to set at rest all questions Is to
foul play thai may have been raised, but It also