St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-27

value OF Sl00, an0inoney OF the sum OF
about $500, which, upon the death Of said
husband, became the property OF plaintiff;
that the homestead upon which they lived
was worth $4,000 and mortgaged for 81, 500
defendant Rogers owed said husband at the
time OF his death 1868, which Indebtedness
still exists, less $40 paid plaintiff by said
Rogers, the furniture is worth S700, and that
| that is all the property said husband left;
that about four years ago he insured his life
in the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety of the United States for the
sum of $4,000 and In the Northwest
ern Travelling Mems association for the
further sum of $4,000, payable upon his
death to plaintiff and for her own use and
benefit; that the exact further contents
plaintiff is unable to state, as said policies
have been unjustly taken possession Of and
held since said death by defendant, Rogers,
but that they are the exclusive property of
plaintiff; that for long time prior to said
husbands death said Rogers and Junk had
great influence over him and caused him to
do the things hereinafter mentioned when he
was unfit to transact any business; that in
pursuance of their plan to cheat, defraud
and deprive plaintiff CT the properly in
the policies and real estate, they pre-
pared paper under counsel of said
defendant Rogers, and said defendant
Junk came to the house OF plaintiff with the
paper, and partially read 1t to her and falsely
represented to her that the paper was her
husbands will, that it was necessary for her
to sign it, and represe lted that it gave the
homestead to her free and clear and put 1t in
her name; that it In no way affected her
property rights or would prevent her from
collecting insurance on the policies. She
further alleges that she did not know the full
meaning of the papers contents; that she
believed up TO Jan. 8 that her rights to said
insurance we're unquestioned; that Jan. %
notary public named Norton came to her
house and presented the following letter:
Jan. 90, l685.-Dear Lizzie: This Is Mr..
Norton, notary public. Please sign this form, as
I want to send t on, and the insurance men
want It, Yours etc. ARTHUR ROGERS.
She alleges that said Norton said she must
sign the paper to get the money on the in
surance; that she asked II she signed the
paper, the insurance would be paid to her,
and he said Il think So" and she thereupon
signed it; that from Information since re-
ceived she believed the paper to be the proof
of the death of her husband; that on January
% she was informed that the paper signed
December was not will but a pretended
assignment and transfer of all her rights TO
the policies to Rogers and Junk
in trust for some persons other
than plaintiff; that they claim that
none of the same can be paid to plaintiff or
be held or owned by her; that they may pay
her $500, but the same is not obligatory upon
tn m; that they are proceeding to collect the
money and keep it from her; that plaintiff
further believes that said Norton, on January
22,wa acting in connivance with said Rogers
and Junk to collect the amount of the pol
icies; that up to January 90 they purposely
concealed from her the contents of the papers
of December and January %, and that by
their unjust use of the papers they will re-
duce said plaintiff to beggary, as
she has but $50; wherefore she de.
mands that said Rogers and Junk
pay 800 and the costs of the action; that
they be ordered to give up such policies; that
the insurance companies be restrained from
paying them or their attorneys the amount of
the policies, and that the alleged assignment
of Dec. be declared fraudulent.
A reporter OF the GLOBE called at the house
of Mrs. Rogers, 344 Ramsey street. last even
ing, and she re 1eated in tears the story sub
stan tally as told above. Whatever may DC
the facts in the case, she feels. that a great
wrong has been done her, and that Messrs.
Arthur Rogers and junk are really trying
to defraud her out OF the SO, 900 due on the
insurance policies. The community, how
ever, owes 1t 10 the defen dants to suspen
judgment until their side of the case Is heard.