, 1880-07-28
An Alleged Attempt to Rob a Life
Insurance Company.
John IL. 1Iartiso Charged with
pcrsOnnting His Sick
Brother,
And Obtaining a Policy, by Which
the Company Sustained
Loss.
Minor Criminal ofEenscs-Justtee Court
Itcms-Af.ests.

brother. alld tho illal ellrlcltllrntuf tho hitter
when the former dropped off and was laid |
under the sod, was the chief attraction yes
terday Mt Justice Irindy1lle's court. The
matter first came up before Justice N1cecli q
few dnys aEo, alltl was continued until yes
tertlay morning. Wien n cllange OF venue
look 1t acruss tho way to prtnAylllc. Tho
complaint WINS, III brief, TINT John u. Iiartke.
MI employo Of Van Scl,aack, Stevenson &
Co., a,ld Willlam Fascl.g had conspIred
aiung nbout tho 30tll OF August, 1878, by
means OF false application for Insurance, 10
beat the Centennial MUTUAL .Lifs1nsur-
anee Company, Ut Burlington. la.,-h,l IN.
iaSfa apss and Sd 5sspa stYyf fe y s
lnors fuily state.l BY .Joln! Ly!o K!ng. in Iis
opening up ut the, Gese TO tic Court, tho
S'f5y Fl t S 1gS' sp9nx of fs iss th'f; Henry 11arhe
asSse Rastst :. VIII VIII aa sao e fE it h!q at Ety.
was then In tic laat ssages of consumption,
,S sa ~ a nrg9asty ra'haEy 1s SSm " ri s Dst eaa te
pally REFERRED 10, sl8ncl his brothers. name
tv tliat application, aud succeeding n pr
yonatig isnfy TIC e9ns,,l'1ptve. IN the tx
The application went forward, WIS accel'tGI,
iotss e 1asry yo 1artfe psysSds sssyoldauco to viii Ill
tte e tecaia iS Jraln Of ts litter: Tls so,sunp.
i've died during 1879. Tile healthy, pessuis-
ator OF risk with one foot already fl tho
grave, lnetaphorlea!y speaknE procsedetltfo to
lie M e otter W tlgy negdf'l % III order ri W 70 curry ot
tho prime object of tho conspIitry,-gpt the
money. T!,G certificate Ut dratl,, made ont
by Dr. Qeiger, attributed tho 3lIniis tnSing,oll
tS esr sas{M IT, Grfssr fss eoa s Ss SSosssi VIII
gentleman did not care to discuss. ln ills
haste to rralize on the policy. the surviving
$i,s9S Of $1,000. Instead Il waitiisg ,for, tl,o
full 50 roo, tlle fnce Of tho pulley. Fasc'llg's
connection with tho cnst consisted IL Ills l'lv-
Ing received part OF tue proceeds. The facts"
rs statc4, would be prnveI by tspataD!e VII
III. Trutie. for tllo defendants. set ont With
a promise to utterly destroy the fnbric Of
guilt which,. from circumstances caps!blle Of
manufactured IN tlis case. 1ie. would show,
he suid, TINT the anlu,lls was btacknluil, anu
the blAckm!Hller Il discarded pnrtnur Ut
FuschIg. Tie facts were that tho SICK ,nalt
the sort, left Baltimore, Ills wife, amtl II young
utEsgrin., about whose paternity there WIS
well, to snny tl!e lGaSs, very grave doubt.
Coming here, he pinel In melancholy, refns-
ESPECIALLY nrnonE Gcr'nany, john llartko
induced lin, IL Insure Ills life for his benefit.
Tbs first suspicion arising from, tlle fnct ll,at
tho policy sa, xas inades payable 9ho to III, n!o
SEo;hef Wss ful,y nsssn sapa1e tug Shs
circumstances leading TO Ills departure from
Baltimore. That tlsore was no ,pcrsosatlou
the examination would l ba elenr!y proved by
made 1 i lintl sInee lelted to tic detaniant
ba shown that Henry lIar,ke dill not tlie Of
consumption, 1.,t Of something very .iIiler-
s1 s1xea a. s t' r5 masS o II iarEs I 5 sfes Sss1 Ut f
short, the Whole ease woultl bc llattcned out
until there was nothing LIFT Of i.
Several witnesses were Called WHO ties test!.
uartke some tiu,o preylons to Ills deatl,.
DR.. G. Q. Waters. McEorlnck Block, was
examined. lie nlnue nll examination Of q
person representing hinIself " llenry ilartke,
life-insuralice In tho Centennial Mutual Life
| Insurance Company. lie WAS asked II he
saw ln the c1urt-r0otn the pglyoil lsg then ex-
! uuAnud. Witness recognized join d. llartkc
said that he remembered no distinctive mark
OF feature about tho. person lie examined.
| The question Wns asked whether any one
came with the person le ex9aNlncd, alad upyn
Truds II : csiletl ID f Mfr. III Grsutse!lell. -.
Mr. John l.. King objected to GrontsclIc1l's
presence, but the objection Was. oyerrltlcl to
the extent uf Greutscllen's re1nulning fur TUG
| purpose 0f Identification by witness. This
accomplished, Greutschcn was sent out Ut
the room, alld witness W0s asked II lie !lnd
ever seen 0reutsclleii before. lie didn't
thlnk 10; to tllu bust OF Ills recollection no
Que was present except the
AL1.HaEp nENnr l1AWrKE AND WITNESS.
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