The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-08

ANOTHER LlFE-iNsURAScE FRAuD-ARREST
OF BRIGAEIER-G ESERAL.-A correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial, writing from
Mupcie, Michigan, July l, says:
.'rhe citizens of MuLcie urc OH their cars
this morning. General Daniel X. Boswell,
long mourncd rs dead and food for fishes in
the muddy Missouri, arrived here at o'clock
this morning, and now laDsuisheS in Jail,
with his deep.scheming vile 10 keep him
company. Daniel X. Boswell, formerly Il
resident of this place, aged sX'y-threc years,
q na'iSe of Wayne county, this State, and
for mauy years resident Of Richmond,
Indiana, where his parents were held in high
esteem. turns up here this morning, a priso-
ner in the hands of the law, and now lies
in ilil on the charge of attempting to de-
fraud the Franklin Life Insurance company,
OF Indianapolis, out of the sum of $4,000,
and the Tray elers' Accident Insurance com
pany. Of Hartford, Conn, OF the sum Of
$4,000. being the amount Of policies issued
on the life Of this ulan, who for three years
has been considered dead while now that he
turns up alive many can be found who claim
that they never thought him TO be dead.
"The n0ouS operundi in this scheme ofGe-
frauding the Insurance companies, while not
deep or well played, came near being sue
cessful. Boswell and his wife, vino had for
some tour years been residents of this place,
made visit TO kansas, and during this trip
Boswell fell overheard ana was drowned i'm
the Missouri river. Tins in the year 1871.
The widow appeared on the scene in deep
distress, and with much weeping called upon
the insurance companies to "comc down
with the dust" The Travellers, OF Hart
ford, compromised the claim and paid the
widow $1,000. The Franklin Lite. of In
diarapoli>, disputed the claim, and refused
to pay, claiming that Daniel was not dead.
A lawsuit follow Ell The weeping widow and
the pleadingS OF the attorneys "fetched" the
jury. aud a verde, tor the full amount of the
claim, $lo, coo, was rendered for the widow.
"a 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 detec-
tiyeS on the track, traced their man from St.
Louis to Tennessee, into Mississippi, and
finally found him at Galesburg, H., where
he was living as General Isaac Stewart Howe.
Ex-Sheritl Swaine, OF Munce, was sent out
10 Galesburg TO take look at the general,
and, at the request of The company, went out
in disguise. and found that Howe was Bos. !
well. Throwing off his disguise, SwaiGe |
faced his man aud sauted him as BoS well. |
The general did not see ii aud could not be |
made to believe that his name was Boswell. |
Swaine not having authority to arrest his
man. telegraphed to Muucie to have Mrs.
Boswell arrested, and for Iequisi- J
ton on the Governor of Illinois for
a warrant for the arrest OF the general. But
the bird flew, and long chase followed, and
sitter many twislngs ard turniugs the arrest
vas iua!ly made at Little Traverse, Mich.,
and the prisoner arrived here this morning,
aud at 5 O'Clock 10 the morning husband
ind wife met in the Jail. The meeting is re-
ported to have been quite affecting. as Mrs.
General Boswell threw herself upon the
talwart forn OF our hero and welcomed
lin back from his wa,ery grave. II APP
cars that the General and his wife have
cen in correspondence all the time, AS lei
III Of recent date from eacn have been
'uHf in their possession. The prisoner
vs. a Federal genera. during. the late war;