Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-19
THE GEhElS INSURANCE..
Ono Of the Harrisburg Mutuals inVestiSa

Ono Of the HARRISBURG M"tua's investigate
The Reading Eagle says that Mr.. Henry
IIOvertcr, general agent of the State
Capital Mutual aid association, of Harris
burg, was in Reading yesterday and made
4 thorough investigation into all the Cir
cumstanccs attending the insurance of
old Mrs. Gcllris, and said it was tho worst
case he had ever heard of. Mr.. Hover
ter stated that the president of the State
Capital had told him that if atfida-
Wits could be produced which would
tend to Substantiate what was alleged, the
parties who had effected the insurance
would he arrested for conspiracy. Mr..
IIovcrter left for Harrisburg early this
morning to confer with the officials of the
company and promised to return this
evening Or tomorrow, when he would
promptly have the parties taken into GUS
tody. Last evening he visited Bcnja
man Gehris, son of the deceased, who
first brought his fathers case to the notice
of the public, and took him and his wife, Re-
bccca Gehris. before Alderman MaxtOn,
where they made affidavit as to the physi-
cal condition of Mr.. Gcllris Immediately
the old man was cighty-tive years old, that
years, and unable to work during that
time also, that he had been bed ridden
for the past nine or ten months that he
was afflicted with a complication of dis
cases, among them llemorrllage and gan
creme, his toes being almost ready to drop
off, and that hc was ut deaths door when
insured, which was done without the con-
sent Of the old man Or his children.
Mr.. HOvcrtcr has also asccrtaincd that
the old man was insured for upwards Of
$50. 900 in other companies. The sum of
$1,000 is held by 4 man residing in Baums-
town, the remainder by the two men who
accompanied DIR. IOrgey to Daniel Geliris'
house. The case when fully developed,
Alderman MaxtOn says, will be one Of the
most startling uncarthed yct-hOw the
parties had agreed to recommend whisky
10 tone up the old mans system, So rs to
stimulate and keep him alive long enough
to have the insurance effected, rs it was
feared hc might die before the policy was
drawn up, and how the men who had the
old man insured agreed even to have the
date of the policy set back if he should
die before it was drawn up. All these
facts will DC more fully developed when
HOvertcr returns from Harrisburg with
instructions from tho State Capitals Off
GERS.
Moravtan Synod.
The synod of the Northern Province of
the Moravian church of North America
convened in Bethlehem, Tuesday fore
noon, Rt. Rev. E. de Schwclnitz prcsid
ing. Subsequently the bish hop was elected
permanent president, and Rev. Morris
Scibcrt, secretary, and Revs. A. Schultz
and Morris Scibert. assistant secretaries
The reading of the credentials showed
representation to be present OF 50 out of a
membership of Ill. Bishop de Schweinitz
delivered short address of welcome, in
which he referred to tho financial condi-
ton of the church, which is not just what
could be desired. The synodical sermons
will be delivered by Rev. Charles B.
Schultz, of Bethlehem, in English, and
Rev. Charles Nagle, of Lititz, in German.
There will be missionary and other SER
vices during the continuance of the synod.
"All ON Account" Of the Primaries.
The drunken crowd of FOUNDERS on the
street is almost as large as ever to-day.
Last night beer was given away in an old
building on Grant street above Duke, by
the keg. Everybody got drunk and a
good time was had. It is said to have
been given out by the McMellen- Examiner
faction, and tonight the affair will be re
peated. Boys, you know where to 60 to
get free s'sots." Not far off the NeU Era
Sensenig party had bar'l on tap last
night.