Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-24
Hunters Blood Money.

A now and interesting piss, Of tho insura,c,
question involved in the Hunter murder case
| will be raised 10 the Kings County Court,
Brooklyn, iu few days. The heirs of Jchu
| NJ. Armstrong have begun suit agaivst the
Mutual Lille Insurance Company on the policy
of $4,000 which Bcpism Hunter had taken
cut on the dead mans life. 1t will be remem-
| bered that Hunter caused Armstrong; life TO
be Insured for $4,000 10 tho Provideut Ljfo
and Trust Company. Of Philadelphia; $4,000
10 the Manhattan Lifa Insurance Company and
$4,000 in the New York Mutual Life lusur.
ance Company. making $26.00Oin all. Soon
after Hunters execution, Philip Armstrong; a
brother of the murdered man, applied at tho
office of the Philadelphia agents of the New
I York companies. accompanied by tho widow,
and proferad evidence Of the death Of John
NJ. Armstrong. No sooner did the agents Ieara
what the documents contained, however, than
they declined to sot, referring the applicants to
the Nov York office. AT tho Provident Com.
pany's office tho papers aud proof would not be
accepted under any circumstances, tho allcga
ton being that both parties being dead tho
heirs Of MIR. Hunter were the only ones who
oould receive the money, tho policies having
been assigned by Armstrong.
The jcSt cases are to ha brought aaainst tho
Two Now York companies. Competent counsel
has been engaged and the trial is set down for
au early day. y brother of the murdered
man. residing in Brooklyn, has the case 10
hand ard will push It 70 an elr.y couo!asioa.
A son of j chm NJ. Armstrong vas fcucd nj
bis place Of ofbusness on Saascm ST. isW even
ings since. After the facts regarding the ooaicc
| trial had beer referred to ho said
Our reason for bringing the test cAse ia
R:ooklyn rather than iu PhiIadalpli, or New
York is the saving of eXpanse and time. It
would require shout two years to get q Goal
verdict here, while in BROOKLYN we hope to eud
the lawsuit 10 as maov months"
''Thc agent Of the New York Mutual Life 10
this city states however, that Mr.. Armstrong
having assigue! the polices to Huoter leaves
you no case. How is thst?"
"OE! We havo provided against that objection.
regret 10 disclose the fact but it may bo as well
TO state that his (tIuuter hoirs have reassign.
ed them back TO VI. That matter has beoo
legally attended to, and We can 20 before tho
Court, If need BE-: as the assiguees Of the FIRST
assignee's heirs.
In what matter will ycu proceed against the
Philadelphia c9mpany2
I'VE shall wait until tho Now York cuso is
decided. They will certainly be sued, it need
| be. l. is due this company to say that its e.
| fioers hesitated thrse days before granting tho
| policy, and fiusly issued it cnly on the repro.
| sanitation from Hunter that he had an irsur-
able interest 10 MIR. Arnstropg's business"
The officers Of tho New York Mutual Life Ia.
| surabco Company ia this city s:ato that before
| the pilices were issued John Nj. Armstrong
made an assignment to Benjamin Hunter Of
| any policy or policies that might be issued to
him. ThertP,re the policy belongs to tho es.
tato Of Hunter, if it is to bc rCcoguia,d ss BE-.
longing to anybody. But here is tho point
raised aud if successful will defeat tho Arm
s:rongs. The Mutual Life Company assert
that the claim Of tho Hunter family will not
bo rccogniz,d, as q curt of justice has decided
that the policy was procured with tho inteat to
acquire tho amount represented on its face by
mcaos of the murder Of the insured. The oh.
lgaloCs OF Insurance Companies under such
circumstances were accurately s,tted. it is as
serted, in the Uddersook case. As tho family
Of the assignee caun5t obtain tho money be-
resssigument to the Armstrong family will not
affect the ossc 10 any way whatever.
As will bc seen from The foregoing very
ioteres.iog legal eight is ia prospocs. The I'd.
do,zook c3s9 iu Maryland first attracted tho at
ten;ion 10 tho habit Of issuriug meu aud mur-
der:ng them for tho fake of obtsi iing money
upon their polic!ca. Then clme the Hunter
clsr, and later S i'll the Raber murder at
Lebanon. The habit seems to have become
alarmugy popular.-N y Herald.
WOODEN SHOES IN FRANcE.-The msnufsc.
ture Of wooden ahoes in France is largely car
ried on in the Department of Lozere, and is con
| centrated around the cities Of Aende and Vile.
fort They Wero originally Worne there only
exceptionally, but there use has now become
general in nearly all the departments of fFrsnce
They are worn by the country people in the
fsld and forest, on the road by all laborers, in
tanneries, dye honses fulling mills, chemical
works and in the mines, making an economical
snd healthy foot covering. About 17C0 hands
are occupied in this department in the manufac.
ture of wooden shoes. a thousand of these arc
working only part of their time; about 500 are
year, and only eco work on wooden shoes as
, much as 200 days annually. The first class make Q,
during the winter moEths, the common wooden
shoes while the better carved and more expen.
sive ones arc manufactured by professional
workmen, settled at the small cities above
named. Tho annual production of wooden
shoes amounts to about SIG 600 psirs, PIG 600 be
ing used by the population of lozere, and
23S 900 psirG are made to sell elsewhere. The
largest stores and markets for these goods are in
the cities OF Saint AmbOse aud Mines. The
exportation of wooden shoes represented in 1877
value of 1863, 700 francs. The total value of ali
the manufactured wooden ehoes reaches nearly
the sum of one million francs annually.
SOLID COMFORTS. For the best COOKING
Stoves, FIRE PLACE HEATERS, OFFICE
STOVES, RANGES. FURNACES and STovl
: Work generally, call on
+, STANShuRY + Bro.,
), Corner King and Golnmans sia