Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-07-10
Another Life ivisn RANCE. Fraud
Arrest Of II Brigadter General

A correspondent of the Cincinnati sCom-
mercial," writing from Muncie, Michigan,
July 1, says:
1.-The citizens of Muncie are on their
ears this morning. General Daniel K.
for fishes in the muddy Missouri, arrived
here at five O'Clock this morning, and now
languishes in Jail, with his deep-scheming
wife to keep him company. Daniel X.
Boswell, formerly resident of this place,
aged sixty-three years, a native Of Wayne
county, this State, and for many years a
resident of Richmond, Indiana, where his
parents were held in high esteem, turns up
here this morning. a prisoner in the hands
of the law, al d now lies in Jail on the
charge of attempting to defraud the Frank
lin Life Insurance Company, of 1ndianap-
oils, out of the sum Of $4,000, and the
Travellers Accident Insurance Company
of Hartford, Connecticut, of the sum OF
5000, being the amount Of policies issued
ON the life of this man, who for three
that he turns up alive many can be found
who claim that they never thought him to
be dead.
ssThe m1O(lats OperGndi in this scheme OF
defrarding the insurance companies, while
not deep or well played, came near being
successful. Boswell and his wife, who had
for some four years been residents OF this
place, made visit to Kansas. and during
this trip Boswell fell overheard and was
drowned in the Missouri river. This was
in the year 1871 The widow appeared on
the scene in deep distress, and with much
weeping called upon the insurance compa.
MES to 'scome down with the DUST" The
Travellers of Hartford, compromised the
ILL, %hn low I>-
Franklin Life, of Indianapolis, disputed
the claim, and refused to pay. claiming
that Daniel was not dead. A lawsuit fol.
lowed-the weeping widow and the plead.
ings of the attorneys fetched" the jury
and verdict for the full amount of the
claim, $10, 900, was rendered for the widow
GA second trial was secured. The inSu.
rance company fully believing that they
were being imposed upon, commenced ope
rations looking to the discovery of the
man who claimed to be dead, and putting
detectives on the track, traced their man
from st. Louis to Tennessee, into Missis-
sippi, and finally found him at Galesburg
Illinois. where he was living as Gen. Isaac
Stewart Howe. Ex-Sheriff Swaine, Of
Muncie, was sent out to Galesburg to take
a look at the general, and, at the request
of the company, went out in disguise, AND
lOullu UI1Ib llOWO WdO bOoWSAs 4ulOW4AS
off his disguise. Swaine faced his man and
saluted him as Boswell. The general did
not see it and could not be made to believe
that his name was Boswell. Swaine not
having authority to arrest his man, tele.
graphed to Muncie to have Mrs. Boswell
arrested, and for requisition on the Gov.
ernor of Illinois for a warrant for the ar
rest of the general. But the bird fled, and
a long chase followed, and after many
twistings and turnings the arrest was final
ly made at Little Traverse, Michigan, and
the prisoner arrived here this morning
and at 5 O'Clock in the morning husband
and wife met i'll the jail. The meeting is
reported to have been quite affecting, as
Mrs. General Boswell threw herself upon
the stalwart form of our hero, and wei
coined him back from his watery grave. II
appears that the general and his wife have
been in correspondence all the time, as let
tiers of recent date from each have beer
found in their possession. The prisoner
was federal general during the late war. ,