, 1870-07-10
a DROWNED MAN COME TO LIFE
An Attempt 10 SwindIc Iuhuraucc
Companies Defeated.

It will te remembered ly our readers that =
lew weeks silce we Hoticel case that was
creating some little stir in life fnsu1auce cir.
cies. ~ One Leopold I'olIak was claiming
acevo ,ooo ~ insurance rance on the life Of his son,
t'cofge ". Pollak, within less than q week
from the date Of his policies. The susp,cious
circumstances surrounding the case placed The
insurance companies on their eu3rtI. and ther
determined Jointly to thoroughly inycsticate
INC case before paving the loss The se1uei
+ho~s that IN this determination thew we're
wise. "~-o
Tic case, according to the statement of o,a
Of the officers OF one Of the companies inter
esttd. Is about as follows: On Wednesiav
tile let OF June, an elderly gentleman, accom-.
Panled ps young man, whom he claimed a
ii,s eof. came into the Office ns tho Cincinnati
= ANIMAL LIE Insurance Company, and asked
ior the privilege OF examining one OF their rate
boohr, which w1s granted him aud the tables
and piano explained. After some further con-
rcreation, Nj. &. D. Robertson, Vice President
Of tho company, ascertained that the younc
man desired to take out policy OF INSURANCE
~. bis life IN favor Of his father. The father
George ". Pollak. His manner being nlea..
nnt, his health evidently good. his story az his
lte apparently plain and straightforward, and
lis references tirst-class, the Vice President
lad no hesitation in writing up bis nupIica-
ton for III, ,0GD, aud Dr.. Cfenlenin. the az
nmln1nE physician for the company, coming in
at the time. he WAS examined upon the ep,t
naid his premium and took bis policy from
the oiilce with him. From this Office the
iather and eon proceeded to the office Of the
Home Mutual Lie Insurance COMPANY, where
:, policy for 5000 was secured, Thenee
theE went to the office Of Il. Simpson, AGENT
" " ,1e nah~ay passenger Assurance Company
snadent insurance ticket for $1,000, good for
onls nve days. After this it seems that .hcv
renamed II the city until Saturday, the iii
"uS4 lucy took passage on the steamer Gen.
ssA e LStie for Louisville. Early tho pext week
tne .caoH came back through the papers Tint
ooat was on lis WAY between yevay and Car
io4ton, 1eorge ": PoliAk waA lost overheard.
lhls MAS soon after followed b. Pnll.k =
returning to the companies With I moet lsrh'
sfmose and solemn countenanoe, no,ifviuc
rs Lnsm o1 me SAD accident which had befallen
losa. These were furnished him. but lie Eho1a
occurrence was 60 remarkable, aud tho actions
VI the father, "a well Us OF the men WIN IN
vaf7ahly called At the Offices with him, Eers 50
nervous, strange aud irregular. tlla, the gus-
Ileons o. the company we're ,horuuShlv
q shrewd conspiracy, and determined to
eve the matter thorough investigation. On
s1s1tthG the boat it was ascertAlned that notniv
nau seen the young man fall overheard. an1
! nat The officers Of the boat did not be1jcre
,Hat sas Ans such occurrence had taken place.
~ tie neIehtorhood Of the place where il xas
. e.aa1aeo Tue accident occurred. and took row
oat for twenty y-Ave miles along the river bank.
de not only found no such bods at1oat tbern. !
.ut iennd ~ river men and othess along there |
,3tal ds oeheyess in the statement that George
nelElbo1hood. Ee found that a reward ~
KY S,- h1d been offered for the l.ody OF Young
oiak ~ his father, who, at the came time
| earned thAs the son, rhta he FELL ore-1oay1i. /
'ad s:@s in iea aroaad his beiy.
"a fetutnlnS to Cincinnati. Nj. Robertson ]
loan1 n nas Af. fnlak. unable to make sucl, l
Proof ss Was required oy the coupanies, Ind |
1led , h's .thdavit eising Ill the particulars of
re i. manner. tune. &c. Of his sons death,
sten Hae kept upon The old gentleman. and |
! WAS foond that he wzs trying to mise I
,man sum OF money upon the policies, and !
EAt A!s 4euo1s were becoming more and more
'osric1ous- In the meantime letters vere
oming from detectives and others in va.ioas
'11s q ahe country, Saving that Leopold Pol
= WAS mAn well known to them IS one /
4 the ehrewdedt cheats and nwint1lers
u the country. One Chicago detective said
70 70 kheW touAk intimately; that he Has =
hrewd, accomplished scoundrel: but thar he
you'd agree to eecuro the return Of The poll
ice for the sum Of $4,000. The COMPANY
ould see no need OF squxndetinS their money |
tEat way, and respectfully declined his |
,roros'taon. They we're fully satisfied now OF
he iFAndulent nature Of the clxin, md de- /
lred, Il possible, to punish The consp1rators
"a make an example Of these fellows to Ill
no ptAetlce this me4neat of III swiniiinc. |
hich is indirectly robbing widows aud Or
hars. With this view they offered reward |
4 Sl,Ooo for the Alreet OF George " PollAk,
Ill. 1Iohertson visited Chicago, and there ~
crtAned that the past history Of Leo Pol
ock Vas fully equa1 to what it hai beeti repre-
cntcd by the detectives. He had lived there
long as the atmosphere Of that city WAS Of
temperature sufficiently cool for his comr,-t
2 the meantime the recovery OF the bo.,..' VI
De eon At the foot Of the falls was announced
the papers, and tho father took passaee
gam on the Louisville boat. Nr. Mcconnell,
be active secretary OF the Homo Mutual Lie
asnfanes Company, WIS careful to take pas
ase on the sane boat, and, beng unknown to
u Poll2E, hs could watch al his
aosetnents without suspicion It Was noticed
81! Hhen he Was out Of sight Of Cincin-
lA9 nis sm1ow and gloom was soon dispelled,
o9, lighting his pipe, he smoked eontentedly,
nd slept sHeetly on his ~sy down. Arrived |
Louisville, he made no anxious inquiries IN I
oeasu to the body found, but ignored The
natter euttrely. and remained corten&sdly It
~ aofel. The Secretary Was impressed NTH |
ne ldes that tho father had no thought Of
lnoins h,s sons body, and, hiring : detective
0 watch the old NAN, he went to inyeatra.a |
ae tumor About the BODY found n ths 80 - !