The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-24
REuARnABLE sronY or rwo urrra
strange Cnsr OF Disputed Ifcntity-rwo
Claimants to Widowbond ,nd Policy.

Claimants to Widowbo"d ,nd u Policy.
Prom me Cfn1gndT COMMERCIAL
On the 18Th Of December last n pics no co,-
toinins t7i79i was received IN 'ais city BY TIE Uni,d
states Express COMPANY from thor uHice In
LeuvcDworth, HHnea- directed u Mrs. Bh0ls I'm.
e,on. There was ''-o note VI tn rockor l,rc'o3
to the ncont OF The FN,rcss Co~pwy In fhi- div
requesting HIM TO sec ga. Mr Ehoh JYhn.ou rot
the money. and that she siened cent ins tt1
sane, which WIS 70 be returned 10 tc.t. Uor,b
This money was the jal'ncc due 10 NJ, sY. usion
on policy of g2OyJ, i-sued by the Nor Dr., %. I'm
Mutual Life Insurance Company, o. N stukar
VIE. on tie lie o. Marcus l.. Johnston. Who d,f
in this city last May.
day, requesting Mrs Rhod1 Johnst IN 10 ci. NJ M,
ohicc l' the On ted state E,rrcss Corr,ty ~ sb
was unknown; and set her p1ctagc she talrd tlo
y xt DIV, the 18Th, and CX ibncd letters t0m N.
| someIby, the a'cni Of Tie Express Cou,any AZ
Lcavonworth. and also agent Of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company. and also laitcrt
| from George f. Johns N. the brother ur Tho 40,
ceased, Who resided N Kansas. She we n charm
shrcwd keen woman. ard the AGENT NJ &c Comrany
in ills city, not dOu iiur her WCrd. rad, however
to require her ~ the rule Of toe oflcc d.u.rIcd
Sic hcilr stranger, 10 be identified By some on5
known IN the Office.
She brought In some one from the local oAice of
the Northwestern Mutu' Lac ln-urnncc C.m1any
OF tbs city VINO hnG paid her several m1nu. rrevi.
ous 600 on account o. this rolicv and hr iicruu,d
her aud signed the ro-Cp; look In the express
ouoe With her for this package, aud She took tho
money away with her.
Another Mrs Rhodi Johnston. WHO n'-o claimed
TO rave been toe Nlie Of MAJ Gus l.. J'hu.tI'. arl
VINO SAID s,c ned i,c policy of $1,000 IN 'ao Nort.
western Mutual L'@ Insurance Cum1,ur. AID
claimed to lave sent this policy to her oroth,r,n.
law. George e. Johnston, IN Kansas, iVr collect on
Obtain No boionce mi H., ri,iT in a., &c. ,Is ~
Major phckbrrn. Prosecuting Attorns, Of ~
county several months ago.
Gle also had lctt.rs iu her possession from NJ.
Sometbv and from MIR. George 4. Johnston. whom
she claimed az her biothcrin-law. Mr. blackburn
bv MIR GEORGE f lcbnston mi will ,i,c boS,o
ONCE Of toe insurance ccmrany Il Miwrulee. bpt
without nrv vrtv -atisf,c.ory respIt nnttl 90 a.
ago Wien tte intnr,,cc co,rc,nS ssrt Nr H|c{s
burn tie re,cip, Of no -v.rc.s ror,nany ot Nny,n
Zoe datod ori 10 49, nc s-ts az "PmmN Tt th rou-
then inoui,ed a, lie Office of Inc exnress ny in
Iris civ Tor tie n.cEnrc' mil ms Told mar ibs
money hal been received and delivered TO mrs
Rboia Jobrston. and tbnt tbev had Ler recent 10,
n MIR Bigckburn then brought ms client 40 tbs
onco TO -ce q she was the pe son 10 whom th1
pcthaps imposing on him and he was ut once told
il,i shp vas moi he nersou " no lad ru,ui,cI m,
money.
Mr. blackburn vouclcd for ME clien,-who. by IN,
war. was a poor slmuic Co., Grant womVn. rot Ssn,,
hle OF eoucoeting AM swin1lc on Inc insurarcr a.,
exprcss comnaries ord Who evidently had rr becS
ere or ei1crs or nbcttors i'm the scheme. II, new,
her as Mrs. Rl,oda Johnston. She had boon mira.
duccd 10 him by respectable people WHO know her,
Ueying his client 10 he the rerson she e,,c1
herself as. claimed the money. sac knew of no
ofber Mrs Rhoda Johns,on she married W.-cps =
Johnston INT wears ago, and had two ctillrcn nv
bim Her husband had bcen a book blndcr has, t,sde.
had suffered four years from cancer Oh the stomach
and arally dicd OF that disease In this ct and was
buried here.
Inc agent OF the United States Fyrress C,t,pon,
In this city felt that no mistake had been male h
snlf present when II wns'gven 10 Mrs Jobpsto, snd
had AZ tho time satisfied himself H., a. NV ano
but the statement of Mai Bllckburn and tbis Me-
Rhoda No ., and the letter She cxhibI'cd slowed
that something was wrong but where the rror was,
the insurance company In tEi- INV. Nho Ind drpG
fed the No. I, and requested them 10 rr1lure he
lady. After several hours hurt nr She Was found
and brought TO tie express once and c. M nted
| with No. Roth aimed their names wtra Rboda