The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-10-17
A Death Which Puzzles the Life Insurance
AGENTS

About three months ago q man named
Nadra, living in the northeast part of the
city. called upon Mr. Ten Wrinkle, a life
Insurance agent and stating that his life
was already insured for $4,000, asked for
a SO, 900 policy in Ten Wrinkles company
The man was not well dressed spoke
broken English. and seemed not to be
well off in this worlds goods. While the
agent was wiling to issue the policy, he
thought it strange that poor Iahoring
man like Nadra should want to carry such
IN Insurance. involving about 5000 per
year. Mrs. Nadra was along with her
husband, and was DESTROYS that he should
take out the new policy. Ten Wrinkle
made some inquiries, and then appointed
Il day for Nadra to be examined. Four
or five of the best physicians in Detroit
examined the candidate, and they pro-
nonnced him Just what any observer
would. q strong, healthy, robust man.
likely to live il score of years at least.
The application was sent east to the com
panv, and in due time the policy came
back. Nadra called for it several times
before il came, and when it arrived he
was ready with his money to pay the pre-
mum. Six weeks after, or six weeks
ago. Mrs. Nadra left home one morning,
and her husband, who was not feeling
well. remained in the house The children
were out and in during the morning, but
were away at u neighbours during the
afternoon. A laborer at the next house
saw Nadra once during the afternoon, but
when the wife returned at evening she
found him cold and dead Coroner Gnau
was called and as he was given TO under
stand that the death involved a loss of
$1,000 to the insurance companies. he
adjourned the inquest The stomach was
removed and sent TO Dr. Lyon for analy-
sis, in order that it might be determined
whether bis death was the result of natural
causes. DR.. McGraw conducted the post
mortem, which was full and complete.
The inquest was concluded yesterday by
Coroner Gnau, and the case disposed Of
DR.. Lyon testified that he made his first
test for prusslc acid, and not finding any,
tested for vegetable poison. He found Il
small quantity Of what he believed was
vegetable poison, but could not determine
its nature. BY rubbing a little on the
eye, the fluid caused the pupil to diate.
like the action Of belladonna. 1t was his
belief that there was not enough OF this
fluid to cause death, even if it had been
real vegetable poison, Us suspected. DR..
McGraw testified at considerable length
as to the post mortem, fully explaining
his operations. Dr.. Spranger testified
that he had treated the deceased for con-
gostive chills, and it was his opinion that
death ensued from chill of this sort
DR.. McGraw thought that death had en-
sued from disease, and the jury returned
Il verdict that the deceased came to his
death from causes unknown to them.
This will probably end the case. The
wife is certainly cleared from any suspi-
cion of guilt, but yet the insurance agents
will probably think it strange that a man
laboring for his daily bread, in apparent
robust health, should suddenly desire to
insure his life for a large sum and then
as suddenly die in Il strange way. De-
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