New-York tribune., 1878-11-22
COLONEL DWIGHTs LIFE ASSURANCE.
PROBABILITY THAT THE COMPANIES WILL PAY THE
MoNEY WITHOUT DEMUR

PROBABILITY THAT THE COMPANIES WILL PAY THE
MoNEY WITHOUT DEMUR.
Almost every shadow of suspicion attaching
10 the death OF Colonel alton Dwight Of Bnghamton
who had his life insured for jj 00O seems TO have dis
appeared even from the minds Of tho insurance OH
GERS Private letters from citizens OF Bnghamton 10
iriends IN this city contain urgent protests against
the theory that Colonel Dwight pursued "a course OF
life Injurious to health for the purpose Of terminating
his life before another nstanCnt OF premiums should
be due Tue latter say that ho one OF the most re-
spcced citizens Of Bnghamton and that he hal more
cause than t. desire u live. The eNtraotdl-
nary amount Of the insurance has attracted the ate-
ton OF the public largely to the case Several citizens
were heard yesterday TO say that there was their
opinion 10 loophOlo through which the insurance
pauies could crawl to cvale payment And the proba
blty now Is that the companies at least majority
Of them will Offer no iance but pay without protest
One gentleman thought it very likely that Colonel
ID wight had premOuition Of death. and acted some
mysterious impression that u was good tme 10 pro-
VIDE Handsomely for his family Bus II is known at e
frequently had large sums of insurance on MS nc IN
1876 his insurance amounted u SllbOOO ana proln
urt lie insurance officer SAYS that at another period
colonel Dwight carried insurance amounting to SD
600 10 cover business cnragemcHis
An ofhccr o. the Equitable Life sad yesterday That In
all probability that company would pay MS l9ices OF
$4,000 without protest hi hha h' non "ohn not De
taken until the bi-mOrthiy meeting oi The proper com
Init,ce Wcdnesday next. The a-ent OF te company
a BnghamtOn hhd btcu Ih-IIu't'u H"t W tdhc ANY
steps toward legal proc, nGs II Wa- SAID that when
Colonel Dwight presented himself az thc Elihiap"
oiC" for examination lht Isnh i'NtS ia'u 70 ~ %
any weakness OF the lungs, ANA 'r. Francis Dcahrds
nual report t0 the company hId Just been
received Tut contained nothing 10 Indicate tat 'onhrl
Dwight died from other than natural causes sight
evidence Of previous iunG inflammation N1s 10 ind III,
sIChnrss probably induced 'A mi i'I u"npi il
aalysis of the hcar tho immediate cause of dcdth
10 show Improbable IL WAS To suppose nat Colonel
Dwight had sought death To enrich MS vie aud sou, thc
officer said that policy fOr $4,000, which was O long
sfIuung was favor Ul his wife. but the recent policy
of $40 900 WAS made out Ia ms own name, and VIII ~
t0 the general estate 10 meet any demands his creditors
may have on II.
Al the Office OF the Manhattan Life, yesterday II was
said that the company would noi decide on Wit course
to nursue until the article their Bnghimton agent,
and different poets O the ease had been studied IL
wa. Thought that the apparent disposition uf
sp of me larger companies to accept tie Dwight clan
"A. legitimate would make II advisable iOI
The Other companies tO adopt the same policy
The following dispatch explains the attitude o. the
Boston companies: 80 $3.50
A. the close of business last evening, it was under
,tOo thHt the Boston insurance cOInpauc- would settle
ueIr 30 cics The life OF the late Colonel Dwight, ot
BinghamtOn, \. Y, without contest.