, 1874-11-13
may not bo nnfntercHting on thia tho thy of his


handsome, 6aay-going. good-natnrea fclow,
uanod Winfield Scott Goaa. Ito wds cabitiot-
makor BY trado, but Ind no tasto for hard work.
Having lost Ills situatlon ln furnituro.storo III
which he had bcen saloamau. ho. devoted l'tt'""
aclf to pic!uro-framo gliding, and occasionally
nlado models OF various nttso mechanical invol-
ttoha, Tor ssldh At tlatmsd grtht nldrlt. 1lo
often importuned the nowspnpor.rnportora 10 1n-
form tho public Of tho improvements which he
wAb about to Introduce n The t1ahnufnctstre of
btinlry att!clds Of domestic utility. HiB last
"hobhy was tho psetonlod discovery Of pe4
onliar clay which, By process known only to
biusc1f, could bo converted into BubBtanca
ppseoshing nil tho properties Of India.rubber.
1t ia supposed, however. that this dtacovery,
whioh ho succeeded In having mohtiohod in at
1oast ono Of tho city newspapers, WAS only
blind; and that bis constant ral1 about IL mas
pnrt Of tl,o plot which, iii tho oiidi cost him bin
1lfo.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DoLnAnB III 1lEE- IN
suHAScE.
Although Tho Victim Of chronic inpcchntotltyt
aopa invested largely III lifo-lnaurhnto politicb.
In 1868 Ao took out y policy for $4,000 III tho
Now Yort Mutual Insurance Company. payable
to bis wife in Afay, 1871, ho took out Anothor
policy for the sanlo amount In tho Continental
1bsuranco Company Of Now York; in octobor Of
tho snmo year, ho procured an accident policy in
Tho Travellers Company Of Hartford, for 600,
and Oh tho 2oth Of Jannaty, 1879, eight days
bcforo ha doatb. ho took out policy In tho
Knlckcrbockor Company for $4,000. Early in
tho summon OF 1872. Co.'s rontcd small shop
on Inc aosH foha, q shoft a's'an'o oesea.a saAs
cit5-ntR, and In this liz occasionally saut bAna-
solf up, mid pretended t5 bo making experiments
I,tn .ftut} far Et,F5in
49, IT w.
tupoof'
The BReLEfoS IN THE AshES-
,,oa NJ. wss Surpod. william i, udderzook, tho
hrotho,.in-taw of Gosa fthov yote married. to
., H.. 49, s ".'. s ~ .,a 49, IT, ..ts
slssois}t "aa tno LINZ Man ~ t1io NV, ~ p"4
that ho had accompanied toss 20 INC supp
Goaa went In, and ho fuddorzook} Went 10
house in tho iielgiborliood to got lamp "aen
Ae returned tito shop was on iiro Ao supposed
thst tho mysterious ohomtcaa WIN Whlcn dosa
MAS experimenting haa o1piouoa anu sos ene
people gathered about tic burning
shanty; aud udder2ook. VINO. up TO thla
tttnc, hhd actcd as II Ae supposed that
doBB Ind escaped from INC ba'!a,n8' amaaenly 9t.a
discovered Lib pooy Tying oil tne Aoof. 1ae ~
n1ainB Of doad inall, charred and dia1gured.
welo pulled OUT There was uoiohef,a N
quest, aud 4 funeral attohdoa " "oeplng 1flohda
and Q daconsoiate WHOM. anpseqaeant ooveop.
ments showed that they haa shca their tears ever
partsail5 5-iecompoaeu bouy Mhlch ono OF tae
1noutnorH had procured III Now lork.
PAYMENT REFUSED.
In duo time demand waa maao on OIL 1ne ~ H.
aurailce conipanics Tor tue sums nanea ID sno
respective poltcie9, D1t tney fofuseo 70 pay. aHt
WIS brought aEal1ss cach o. tnom ~ tne CoMEt
OF Common ploas Tor l1a'slmote ulIS, pas tao
dofcndants had tlo casoa transLofreo 10 tao
United states Circuit oours. A.. no Val,
Tho tra! OF tho case against tho NO" fol1
Nn}nn1 tnHnTH1Hn {SGmrAnF
27tl Of May l87s,-tho other COMPANIES PAN s agree
ing to abide by tue lssuo OF tals suis. uaaer-
zoo9, anu a. u toBs, ulo!aut " @ .uo tautt
poHau) deceaaeu, wore tuo REl1capa! "tsuesISa ',
ior tno pai. lney ss1eu ,n, .nns ivy ~, ,r, ,u5
ide!'shod inc body draeee9 ous t aroni sno 9u.n.
ing us,op as tnat ot W ~ aass. 1ne u1.enoaoui as
Ean tue saolelon exhu'noa hno piaSto. cass
lnKon oi so .honsn du sou,n , ~ a M
tchtieu tnat tno nehu "as tuat W @h w pu'sUn'
MILO laa lost Numerous tootn' ~ uue7 AF'u Fat1le
ularlY hnc set Of aeetn lnoIa WeIo ItIauy eseGo
stRnees dcFc!oFeu "I1en te"aeu " ttion c.uWe
over tio t1aisael3n outt a1sot .nH p'n. ~. ILL.,,
counsel nao mhao ttlo cuhsot1als ola!1usnt nPoa
lnadrance companies anu lasaia ngon.st nu
pia,ntln. me conspiracy nGa uoea 't'aa"guu a '.a
With extraordinary sAil4' "Eo 'au6 Luz nao Buzz
coded ., 4 a.:., ,.
Juo2o l5ond, "no pSeslueu a. .no t1tua: saesna
iraate, ano, tao connhos aos sne aoaenuanss .as
mailing motion for new sfiaI; no Postponeeta
tho hearing OF arsument pon ..o 'nneion u9tn ~;
tue NoYomoor teIm o. lug oo"... ~ WIS 1a.n, snnS
apparently -sinimportnnt ruling upon motion t
addressou@ @ 70 tue discretion OF ano cpnte tnas
Drought Nilllan n. oaaorzooK 10 sno s''l'o"s'
Tai; coSst1nAcf'
When Uddorzopk and 1oas pnrtea, on tne
eyhniitG OIL THO ~ vi fcpfuAFf, 4ot@, tAo Aolihet
| went to II ncishhors house, on tho pfetense ot
| borrowing Mn1pi tuo 'nIle' !utitea. !u.o "a
ouSssey aud wac Grlsen to lne llesLasohs-stteet
Dcpot. Zig took tho llrst tram 1of Ihllaaoph!a'
and, "l'e ''ts wife, AMI brother. anu ofothef-n :
low, were weeping over tue m1ttl'atea romans 81
tue loved and LOST" tpafchaaea III NOW 1o1k,
and brought out 10 tho supp On aaayJ, ino
nlucll-insured inventor Of substitute iof 1ndlG-
rubber bcga1! bus melancholy wnnderings, when
lasscd ono year and 1ts nyo months. l1o assamoa
the nnHle OF a. U. WILSON, aua went nom oae
place to another, everywhere leaving tfacea M o1
l!ia identity, Which subsequently became h9Aa ~
tho Chain oi oYldenco AGAINST li's murderer. ltwas
Il hea7y tax on the baltimore conspiratofa 10 pay
| his board ami travelling oxlcnses. During por-
Lpn of lho summer or lo12, no made hls homo
| with q fhsmerH family IN Choater oounty' tenn-
| 6ylTaIllN. uuEcrH00K nnu baon fhlHeu III tue