New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
WALTON DWIGHT'S INSURANCE.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL RUSSELL ARGUES ALL DAY FOR
THE COMPANIES.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.l

THE COMPANIES.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
NORWICH, Dec. 7.-The following are inc
questions of fact to be submitted to the jury corrected
by counsel and propounded by the Court to-day; First
Was the occupation Of Walton Dwight for ten years pre-
vious to August o. 1s7s that Of real estate and gram
dealer, within the meaning or intent OF the con"o'
Second Was Walton Dwight engaged In the sale OF arc
wine OF other intoxicating liquors at any time within tne
previous five years Third, Was Walton Dwight
connected with the sale OF wme ~o
or other intoxicating liquors at any time
within five wears previousi Fourth, Had Dwight at
any time prior to August 22 1875 had splitting OF BLOOD
resulting from disease OF the lungs or other respiratory
organs Fifth the policy Of insurance on the lie Oh
Dwight obtained with preconceived intention Oh uo
raudlng this defendant Sixth, Did Walton Dwight ue
by suicide Seventh, Was the aiment of Walton Dwight
at Willlamsport, Penn. In March, loo1' mere
temporary anent, from which he recoveredi ]
Tho Jury are TO give general verdict,
either for the Of tho policy with interest," OF Io
the defendant that there is no cause for action.
Acknowledgement Russell began his address to the jury
this morning He said that 1t was extraordinary that
bankrupt should try TO obtain insurance Tor SSoooVo
when he could not support his wife and child ana was
without cent In the world. The plaintiffs IN the caso
were three The plaintiffs seek to obtain $4,000 from
this company by the payment Of Sl3l within three
months from the time that small was paid. Inc
widow has already received 100000 from the death OF
her husband The speaker then described
life insurance and the benefits 1t conferred
on the farmer, artisan, mechanic etc, SO
that when any frauduently obtains poncy on
company he rObs all this class OF people OF their har
earned savings. Can man who emerges from ,na 6anR
ruptcy with only six dollars in his pocket take out $iOO
600 Insurance without exciting the suspicious OF the com
panes insuring him Walton Dwight in forty days nlIo
hrtyOne applications for $f00 600 OF insurance some
of the companies learned something wrong ana got
out OF the scrape in time If he got his
he did not mean to die. He had twenty
five years OF probable life before hilI
and he intended to keep up the premiums He was gong
TO pay in those twenty-five years, S337OOO 10 OBTAIN
S300O00 Do you believe this was an honest scheine
YOU do not believe IT, you have only one verdict 70 rcnu
Real estate dealing living by ones WIS; gram
dealing betting grain Will go up or down 10 Keep
all these policies he would have paid $4,000 year
his win he says he capable OF earning SloOUO
year by his bran 80 he only allowed small amount 70
his living $4,000 year. Dwight was only rlch u
debts.
The second step in Dwight's scheme was to obtain
discharge from his debts If he had obtained insurance
bankruptcy he would have had to pay his creditors ana
his family would not have received any Denent nom tne
insurance AS fit tools to aid him, he secures Heiinans
and Bachelor; and they, by cunning ways ana false
policies He concealed what would inIure
his applications by not giving the names Of
companies TO which he had made applications. Dwight
knew ne answered falsely In regard TO his splitting OF
blood Mr. Russell the testimony In regard 10
this matter at great length Dwight thought there was
trouble ahead and consequently made will to help his
executors in settling his estate lie leaves the dae o
the will blank. Death in his thoughts, ana came
suddenly four days before his next premiums were due
His lawyers were retained in advance OF DEATH by MS
and anaiyzed the win. He had not finished when the
court adjourned.