New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-09
DWIGHTS LARGE INSURANCE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RUssELL's CLOSING ARGUNENi
FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
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.T.roPSFY-GENERAL RUSsELps CLOSING ARGUMENT
FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
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Norwich. n. Y, Dec. S.-Attorney-General
Russe finished his argument for the defence ID Tue
Dwight insurance case to-day.
He said that the will remarkable document WIZ
ten nv Dwight himself 1t did not provide for the pay
mont NJ all his honest debts but only those mcureu
since the filing of the petition in bankruptcy THESE had
.. no maid IN order TO get discharge from the Register
To Ner Pine he leaves 900 No doubt he needed nh
He was his paid attorney and with this Slooo III HIS
rocuet pine would not disclose anything favor
able 70 the insurance companies. Had the jury soon
Ellen Carmody coming in the court room day ater uN'
Che was domestic in the family for years. Dwight gave
her Al 600 PAYABLE II the policies were collected Du
she tnow ANYTHING about this splitting OF bloodf MI
Russell then commented the clause scaling down the
beouess outside Of his family in case all the insurance
was mot collected showing what an astute ana lascelhS
mind he had. and also showing beyond peradyenture
no contemplated suicide Another strange circumstance
succeeded the making OF the will. Does Dwight enter
into business after thisi Does he stay in Binghamtoh
Does he earn any money to pay the premiums NO.
he goes TO Windsor and hunts and swms and then re-
turps when his last sickness begins His conduct from
september l. 1873 is entirely xpcable unless he had
effected this insurance for dishonest purpose. Forty
two hundred dollars had TO he paid between the last OF
August and the last OF November 1873. He had
borrowed ana scrApcu together III
source left He had pay the 18th Of November S2oOo
or the greater part of his insurance would 20 for naueh
The plaintiffs have not proven the cause OF Dwights
death He died suddenly after signing legal papers In
the afternoon. He had not been taking any medicine
for fever or chills, but instead. was taking NOR
phne and gelseminum, both deadly pOsons. He was
taking calomel TO regulate his liver which was
found perfectly healthy. How did his death
strike the citizens of Bnghamtoni IT he
had died without causing any suspicion he would
have been buried in an ordinary manner The
Coroner ordered investigation. DR.. orion, Dwight 3
family physician. invites the perSonagcs who made the
examination These doctors are unable 10 tell any one
single of DEATH You must come to the conclusion
Dwight 10 his death by sut0cation large num-
Of physicians testified that small weight would
stoppage OF the respiratory Organs. From the ap
peaance then of the body around the neck death was
ton around the neck heavy one. The explanation
given first was that the lndentauOn
was caused by the head bending backward
at an angle As degrees and the explanation OF the
fold that that IL caused by the rgOr or death III
death was caused by cord other instrument Charles
before he he called Mrs. Dwight Why was he the only
one there Because no one else believed that death
was near Hull printer, lawyer, cigar vcnder
Why was he was he selected 10 sit up with Dwight I
fact of the whole Is that the plaintiffs have not placed
Drs and Burr ON the stand to testify as 10 DWghts
Mr. Russell closed with an appeal 10 the jury to lay
aside the prejudice which existed against corporations,
and i'm the name Of Justice 10 vindCae by their verdict
Ing argument the plaintiffs Monday morning The
case Nj probably 20 to the jury Tuesday.