The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-28
nd Wait Until the Old Man Surely
Dies.

And Wait Until the Old Man Surely
Dies.
Some Other Events at LOngview.
LoNGvIEw, June 23.-[Special. Am at
tempt, as the officers think, to defraud the
Mutual elfEndowment association OF
81, 900 has just been discovered. The asso-
citation issues two forms of policies, one the
form IA, an endowment policy, and the
other form "B," or ordinary mutual life in
sursnce policy.
In May an application was received from
farmer, aged 81, for a 5000 form "B''
policy in the association, sent by j. ID.
Cheatham, of Gainesville, the local club
;, anager for that district. 1t was approved.
After the first payment Of dues, the death
of WIGHT was reported by
his wife to the association
and claim made for payment Of the bene-
fit accruing under the policy. The officers
of the association furnish the following
statement. As their suspicious were excited
by the correspondence, it is given very
On Nav 18th, 1888 E. NJ. Macy secretary
received the following letter:
CLARKsyILLE, Tex, 18Th, May, 1SSS.-E. M.
dear s1R-Mr. Cheatham handed me a
policy for Sc, 900 to-day in the Mutual Self
Endowment and Benevolent association,
of America Home office, at Longview,
Texas. No. 5O22 form B., on my husband,
Nathan WIGHT, dated 14th May, 1888. l
have handed Mr.. Cheatham 1884 for
the aues to January, 1884. Mr., WIGHT lett
here about ten days age, for western
Texas looking for home, he thinks ne can can
do better out there than here, for he has
the brain and muscle. and the energy, to
get along anywhere. He could only get
SIS month here, and he has about .$2,OOO
which he will get him farm with or go
INTO business somewhere; send all OF the
mail in care of Mr.. Cheatham. as we don't
know where we will go to, and he can tor
ward it to nae. u,
Care of Mr.. J. H. Cheatman, Clarksville,
Texas.
On the 1st OF June an undated letter was
received, mailed on train on the Traps-
Continental branch Of the T. y 7. May
Goth, 1888, notifying the association OF the
death of WIGHT.
Very DEAR SIR Il have just received a
letter from DR.. J. A. Thompson, informing
me of the death of my dear beloved hus-
hand. o, what shall doP May the Great,
Good and Merciful God look down and
have mercy on me, for / am left alone in
this cold and dreary world; alone without
kin or relatives, and among strangers. Dr'
Thompson says he was only SICK one day;
had congestive chill. l VIII leave to-mor,
that he had. 1 will send the policy
to Mr.. Cheatham; also one Tor $3,OOo
in the Texas Benevolent association,
at Waco. Send all my communications, in
care of Mr.. Jim Cheathsm, as don't know
where will 90, don't know Mr.. Cheat
ham, but every body tells me he is good
man and will do, right by me; My husband
didn't know Mr.. Cheatham, but everybody
told him that he was good man. MIR.
Perkins got my husband in this insurance,
and will always like him for it, but DIR.
Perkins is a rascal, so my husband SAID,
and wouldn't pay it to DR.. Perkins, but car
ried IL 10 Mr.. Cheatham. Please do all you
can, as / want TO go back to my old home.
Yours in great grief,
On the 9Th Of June Mr.. Cneatbam wrote
To the home office, from Clarksville, that he
had received a letter from Mrs. Wycht in
forming him of the death Of her husband,
and continuing, says the club Will have 70
elect a new manager next month, as VIII
leave this county then, but wish TO WORK
for the NJ. s. F., as / think IT the best ana
safest one of them all, and can't see any
way for anyone to fraud. l think L Will
move TO HAYS county, Texas. Can work
in that county2 have been sick ever since
January lst, and have not been able to
WORK much Yours truly,
WI " A J.H. GHFATHAN.
PSI will notify you of my mo'e; ex-
pect TO 60 to San Marcos:
The next missive in this interesting cor.
respondence was postal card signed by
MT WIGHT, dated June eth, but post.
marked p and Laredo, U d., June 9Th,
the mark Of the route agent on the L. & q.
n. railroad between Laredo and Palestine,
She saws / see in the Fort Worth Ga.
zette that Mr.. Cheatham is gone TO San.
Marcos TO live. | may buy land here and
live here, but don't know. III he goes there
send my mail 10 his care there, ior as am
out here / may stay here, as TINS Is such a
beautiful country and the people appear TO
be so good and kind that DR.. Thompson
charged me FIVE hundred dollars for staying
with Mr.. WIGHT one day and getting the
coffin and having him buried. He had
the money, and Just took out the five hun
dred dollars and gave me theyba anoe.
think MIN a good thief and when Mr. Cheat
ham moves TO San Marcos l VAL go down
there and see him, as / am only about one
hundred miles from there. Send my mail
70 Mr.. Ohesfham at San Marcos.
Youre truly. NETTIE WIGHT.
This had no post-ofioe address. Next
came the proof of the death Of Nathan
Wycht. forwarded by J. II. Chestham from
San Marcos June Is, 1888. though the death
was on May "a. 1858. In the letter be .sks
that the draft for Mrs. wycht be sent TO him
or to his care.
The most careless examination Of the
death proof" dlscloses abundant evidence
OF Alterations. The association requires the
affidayit of the attending physician and OF
two credible citizens OF the place
where the death occurred, stating
the time, place, cause OF death, date
OF funeral length nf acquaintance with de-
cd by Cheatham. was sworn TO before Frank
Brown per Jsh Brown, deputy, at Austin.
on the 18th Of June, BY j. A. Thompson
and r. l.. Chatham as physicians, and J.
AsThompson, X. L. Che atham, j. j. Jones
and II. g. TbOmss, as Witnesses. This an
darit las been much altered siDcs Il len
the olerk's Office, the most noteworthy be
ing The addition Of the name Of J. A.
Thompson, NJ. D., ss one Of the attending
phvsicians, while the clerks certificate, be
lore the changes, had but the name Of r.
| T. Chaltram, N. ID. The signatures are
seemingly, In the same writing. while The
alterations in the clerks csrtifcats
are msde By the same hand thai
ugDed the names very different
IN character from Mr.. Browns.
The names Of the four Subscribing wit
uesses are written by the same person
Mr.. Brown states that Mr.. C-esfhsm ne,
I introduced % him in Austin b. friend
erd - "Mr. Cbesthsn." The same dsy he
c.rus baek bringing TIE desth proof bu
sbgn he made the afhdsyit s-stinE fb'
name hsd ben unprunounceo IN the morn
fug. Il was -'CnstirErn, tbat only on,
t,lr.on. Mr. CllesfhNrn signed fhe aftdsrit,
sffber as physieisn o. witness N ~.
NJ rsu.frkabie and fDdirpufabls sTi
dsr-r. a frurd p-esenfed by toe s-ries .
is-tsrs m wtich lite peculisrities Of ~