Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-07
DOUBTFUL ASSURANCE.
Moro Developments in Regard to tie
Matter-Somo of tho Agents Arrested
l,yaly lime Expected.

Moro Developments in Regard to tie
Matter Some of tho Agents Arrested
A Lively lime Expected.
The REGISTER last Saturday morning
published exclusively an article in re-
gard to the matter OF graveyard lnsur'
ance, the modes OF procedure OF the
agents OF the so-ralled companies, their
representations to their victims, and in
short gave al the then available ln!or'
nation at hand in regard to the neia'
liOUs business. Saturday night there
was considerable excitement created by
the arrest of J. L. Wherry and Ralph
SharrocK, two OF the alleged agents OF
these COMPANIES. The warrants were
sworn out in Squire Ankles office, and
executed by Constable Smith.
The accused were represented by
Messrs Good, Arnett and Niche.
NJ. Wherry, III q very careless man.
ner, treated the whole affair as sham
and wanted to make an affidavit that he
could not get an impartial hearing be-
fore Mr.. Ankle and moved lOr removal
OF his case to another Justices Office.
Mr.. Ankle, however, declined to aCCede
to this very reasonable request. Wherry
then gave bail for hearing, as did also
ShOrrock. The warrants were sworn
out under the act OF 1879, which pro-
Yides that no agent OF foreign company
shall do business in this State without
first having obtained a certificate OF au.
thOrty from the Auditor.
A LEICESTER reporter called at Squire
Ankles office last night, and while there
was permitted TO eXamln" some OF the
policies OF insurance OF the wildcat COM
panies, also some OF the certificates OF
assignment given hy the assured t.
friends. One oil these policies is upon
the lie oi Joseph Dimlrv, OF the Fifth
ward, aml the medical part oil il is Ger.
tilted 10 bv Il. L. Briney, Medical tx
aminer." Il also certities that Joseph
Dinulv on September 2lst, 1881, was 50
wears, ) months and l. days old, had no
rheumatism, heart, disease, &c, &c, was
"yond" risk, DC whereas Mr.. Dimmy
has been bedfast Tor months and
Squire Ankle SAYS he knew Mr.. Dimmy
to have been sufferer from rheumatism
an far back as 1865, when he and Mir.
Dummy worked in the pOstolliCe in this
city. There is about $4,000 on Mr..
Dimmy. Assignments oi fractional
parts OF this amount are held by Sallie
J. adams, Ralph Shamrock, John Me-
keeyer. Jr., RObt. Gray, David MCClary,
Conrod Otte, Eliza Thrasher, William
Entlrr, c. W. SeAbright and Laura Hill
man.
al these assignments show that Mrs.
Catherine peitCh, daughter OF Mr..
Dimny, IS to receive ten per cent OF all
lh" net r,rripts OF the several policies
oa rer l.thpr's life. This risk, We be-
irye, Is IN the Tower City Mutual Re-
LEI Association OF Schuylkill county,
Pa. Dr. J. +. Smiths ALLEGED autograph
cies. The old lady is 81 years old, and
is recommended as good risk. She Is
bedtas,. We are informed, and is await
ing her summons TO 90 over the river.
Mrs. Remely, who lives on North
Market street, is also insured for
several thousand dollars, and it
is alleged that the signature
to the application was obtained
from her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Riester,
who forged it.
There arC many other cases here that
are sufficient to show that the whole
business is at best questionable, and
should be dsCUuntenanccd.
Squire Ankle says not a single one OF
the policies specifies that the holder
shall receive one cent. They only show
that the holder is entitled 10 so and so in
I certain division, or certain class, and
nothing more. Nothing Can be collected
at al! on the policies. and all who hold
them will he gul,ed. There is no known
instance in this loraiity where any
money has ever Geen paid, and there is
no imminent danger Of payment now.