, 1872-12-19
circumstances Of That CriE1e and
Their Punishment.
low Judge Br>adwell Estab-
ished Precedent.
s17e indictments Found Against the
"firm " Since the Fire.


An announcement was made Yesterday in II
u" columns Of TIE TRIBUNE which eava 81 ri
1acuon to very 1arge number Of nerr ",
IN thus city who have for years watched With Il
se1es1 tne Fal1ous shifts that have been MAJ II
~ loe persons mentioned in the item to evs u
1ne la". Their career in this city has been =
eventful one. Messrs. Timothy n. Fn11er y
Alcnaro ha1nforth have run through eyery -
peEence OF roguery that their natural shres7, i
ness and accident could gain for them. and thei
-aua,e .au1l, 20 escape from 8 tight place in the
c'ntches OF the Law, Monday last. ia mora tbe
result OF accident than anything elsa.
1t Is probable that the annals of crime ren7ete
.noosh they are with stories Of almost s11nar,
human cunning and bo1dnese of deainn vnn1d
gam immensely from the biography of these two
determined knayes, WV
Iher history previous to their arrival and
location in Chicago is not we'll known. bnt there
Is every reason to believe that their caref,r of
scientific frard and chicanery was conne need
years ago.
ruler IS man Of some 50 years Of age, who
"onld readily be mistaken br confdSnr
'eoun1yman for grave English gentlemen ~
easy humor and agreeable manners, He ia aor
rather less than medium height. with closh1v
sf1n1med side whiskers Anqzais nearly erev
one forehead, and lean snaky lips, unconcea1ed
oy toa' h1lsute covering described by q French
n1'1er as necessary to the privacy of
me mouth. His eyes arc blue and stern
III tner expression, while his manner is cold and
anthor1tati7e. the result probably Of 1onp
scaooAng ID the art OF ealf-command. H;e
companion, Richard Rainforth, is altogether dif-
1efent III appearance, being some years Younger.
oe u ne1ther as benevolent nor as impressive |
III Ills appearance is FullLr but his manner ia
DreDOEEaEafnp fJa fn -
ntelhgence, aad has benefited by thorough |
education. Neither he nor Fuller Bould ha
1aken tor colossal swindlers, but such they are.
Luz os accident nor periodically. They nre birds |
u prey, tnelr taions end beaks sharpened bv
pe1petual friction until their quarry, once
,e'gnted' has lost every opportunity Of escape,
1ner names will be ever memorable not onlv
IN tn1s city, but throughout tho country, for
oeea OF ooldness and rascality, which vas 80
oa1gana4 IN conception and so perfect in execu-
-t1on, that the criminal record furnishes No par-
;anel to it. As it occurred now nearly aavar
years ago, and as many Of our readers are mn
:1a1n1dar with the story, we shall venture tn I
Briefly narrate the circumstances Of this extra.
sordina-r case. t
1t Was. soon after the close OF the War that tho
:E"o men who have long Tun together in harness >
mt upon the device Of defraudiug life in
snrance company. The scheme required much t
'e1aoofanon and careful preparation to ensure I
success, and the two conspirators proceeded :
slowly ont surely. Rainforth, the younger OF o
the two insured his life in two companies to the 8
amount Of over $4,000. Having paid up tho c
premiums regularly for short time. so as to Il
avert suspicion, Ranforth then made will in :,
WHICH he appointed Timothy ". Fuller and one
or Kendall executors. Rainfo1th had been IF
1uartermaster at one time during which period =
ne got INTO some difficulty with regard to en- Il. u
bezzling money!, and had, in that capacity. st
made tho acquaintance Of this Dr. Kendall. ca
This gentlemans services we're requisite to inc &C
fulhlnent Of their iniqutous design and as all Sc
trace had been lost OF his whereabouts, it was %
Necessary to advertise for him. An ad- 81
vertisement IVES therefore inserted in az
LEE TRIBUNE, advising Dr. Kendall Or
'tet piece of good fortune h.d co.
'urned up for him, and requesting him to open wo
correspondence with the parties. It appeared lor
nat the unfortunate docto4, after having tried Mr
n vain to earn q comfortable living b7 his pro N
essson, had been reduced to pauperism. or s.e ae
condition bordering upon it, and was, at the ha
.nne the advertisement appeared, painting by Of
ne Joo,-an Industry that netted him less than the
lse - Day & On 5 reading the advertisement he eej'
onspirators. His wife WAS at the time DANCER. asa
asly III, and he needed money to remove her - -
her friends IN tie East where sha would re- nnr.
eive tiet care and attention which their pecu Raj
P ta . nes en1oyl4 Tho plot But
lat sho7ld he cooperate With them the money Whf
'ould al once b. forthcoming. The doctor appt aat
~ 1aba1; 80; T. - 1ue uoctor admins then
s9 dangerously SICK Careful dosing laid him We we
Houln not hold out much longer, The in d;ctI
a,ce company xas notified lest at any time, folio
,ase IT Ralnfesths &c demise, MI and the payment Nc
raised y to the actual sickness and death. Of e
forethon ut VAS appreciated by the insur r,oee
. Companies, eaaq physician was despatched Ne
Famine the ah sad 49, ae made e. e1amina cons1
Kendall, asreed "oat the patient could not bose; bose;
another Il hours. " is but fair to state No.
the companya doct ~ aenlsd this at the spin!
69t the testimony q Ms9s SS
IT'S opinion. He was fooled, put many other $3.50.
ical men would hare been duped The No.
hours passed, and it #. announced conep
Ralnforth vas dead, leaving the insurance ness
is life to the daughter Of his de- V friend No.
othy r Fuller, to whom he WAS en- ~ged 70 consp
tarried Having successfully accomp. Sshed Convi
feat of dying and leaving his pronertv Wr. This
ard Rainforth decamped for New forE. we're 6
.anwhle, his dear friend Fuller and nr OF O.
lau Esd purchased from Medical College. happie
81 o soPss hsd a1gglafly t resembling the gentle
caratuly dressed it in Rainforth's uuder- The q
ing, arrayed it With the minntest care to Ind IA
~ rasdneee cefsI and everything witness
r-sr-anoa Car,,es - eue representative poets o1
~ ~ ~ +hna e1na -an ~ examine the Mr. Res
* ~ ~ s1en;con - fr.a Glose the door and h,1
~ ~ ~ -, ~ annv me corpse cost witness
~ +bo Tnsnranca Co,n5s,e. ~ naSnlngtons and br
,ed;ca1 inenoctor ~ ne person served
~ beI d;oG ;n}}sea Fao4BonGeu Ihat the and sent
oi;+;a5 dnIT r. raca;1a t LOT to"1t, chair ne
i;a+ Tha cor,ae ]ras - 4ou ra1ne OF sworn tt
ag55 caremn5v ~ G-oi eu VIII much Benne
a. 49, -. ~ Iaoassa5 aee4aaa ~ cemetery. Dir. RI
veh . ahtsn ~ +1er sba- sme !loln 1ar and petit in
70 o'a - aros.,. q me insurance would sc
r. @AN 49, @"eas'on On the and COM