, 1879-04-08

PETER HARRIS AND THE NEpuDLtc LIFE.
A telegram from Boston Sunday mentioned
the arrest tlcra OF q man named Peter Harris
for pcrsonntLng John Peter Harris md attempts
ing to collect $4,000 on policy Of tho Republic
Insurance Company Of this city. Thc de-
tails OF tho transaction, as given by Receiver
Ward, are as follows: John r. Harris lives Ia
Chelsea, mud before tho Company won't into
bankruptcy surrendered his 5000 policy in
order to Get pa!d-up policy. lie gave 1t to tho
Bostou agent, who 1nuilcd It to Chicago, but the
Company never heard of it, and when tho books
camu Into Nj, Wards hnnds they did not show
ttat Harris lad any c1ainl agniast the estate.
HarrIs wrote to Mr. Warl, who replied that, II
he could substnntlate tho facts, the matter
would be prcsentcd to the Court, mud the c.am
was That tho policy had bgcu lost In tho Ash
tabula disaster. The surrender value OF
the paid.up policy was sos. Harris,
II tho claim wero allowed, would be entitled to
Is per rent os- this. Mr.. Wurl wroto to him to
th!s ctfect, tic "15'uer Ccnt u looking aa Il 1t
were sl,590, The writer's percent mark being pe-
saa In " BE- F.! Sstsr
lug him for attcttltng TO the matter.
Presently he rot another letter acknowledging
thu receipt of tic ono he had written. Then ho
.ecetyed telegram. Address ne a,, hereafter
thought nothing Of this. surprising Harris bud
moved, Some little tImo elApsct, md tho
Court allowed tho cla!n. Sir. Ward didn't
wr!te % %asdtsS ~ t I'll, Attet it stitns L otter o.
allowed, but m iadeInntfytnE bond must be
gtveu+ A few days after along came letter
from Boston LAWYER IN refere.ce to the inatter.
The answer contained Information as to what
must ba done. Within u week smother latter
was recu!yeA fr01n auothcr lawyer Mr.. WaTd
wrots tlut Mr. Harris was
GETTING \ LlTsLg coNPusED;
that hc Ind written to lawyer US to what mus.
he a0ne, nal lie illcnaeu a copy Of tho letter.
sum afterwards III tn.!el,nIfFll,y bond came on,
and n ci.uck was mstiv. out md sout IN 10 tha
lawyer. lie lepliust that there waa another dill
cuity,-Harrs' wtlc wins dead, and liz wished tho
check niade pasnhle 10 fnsclf Rlone. Atr. Ward
wrote lint no must aye an ail!duyt to show that
shs left no heir beatdos her husband; II she dal
M administrator would hayu to be appointed.
Al affidavit WIS forwarded that Mrs. liarrls
| left no issue, und llut heE husband was tho
| only onc entitled to the nsouey., Tic doctor
was satisfied, a,ld tho name. Of tho wIfe was
crased, 9,N' Oh tbs back Of tho check II Was
written tllat It was payable 10 Jahn I. harris
alone, 1ie then seHt 1t to the lawycs. 4 day
Or two subsequently .heEe can,o letter from
goL dividend on lis policy. THIS was singular,
and made the lsecciyeE suspiclous,, ile got out
a!l the Iettrrs s"t' examined tho hailAwFlt,
go,her likr that Of thls Jobu Z. Harris, who va.
evidently tho owner OF The policy. Ho 1t onco
wrote 10 tie lawyer In noston, lolllng hln, II ht
had not delivered tlls check, llo had hotter re-
,urn II to hlm; Il hn had, that tbs bank hal
bsen Instructed not to pay It on the ground
that 1t was forgery. The answer was that h,
fortunately had not hanucd over III,
chcgk. Tile true John y. Harris wa
told all the circumstances. Monday, Dr.
Ward received letter from HIN, saying that b.
chrck. a,lu was told .i.as heIhud been h!sea, ans
did not know what to nuke OF tho uaattur
Willis In ills u1ticc lhe other Harris came H. uilt
his lawyer naked hin what clalm be ha4 agains
policy III 1854 OF nil ugent at Springfield, aiasa
Tile Company was not organized until 1870, an
L ncveF had sn agent. In, Springfield
The inpostor Ia a co!orca man, All
posed taat he got the letter out Of the foal