New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-28
A SUICIDE HEA VILY INSURED.
THE RISKS ON JOHN TYLERs LIFE.

MANY BENEFIc1ARlEs WHO ARE NOT RELATIVES
WILL THE COMPANIES PROVE CONSPIRACY
For month several corporate and cooperative life in
surance organizations In NewYork and the New England
States have been quietly collecting evidence to support
them In refusing pay the policies held upon the life Of
John Tyler, who died IN hotel in South Norwak Conn.
from the effects Of overdose Of morphine selfadmin-
tered When the representatives Of the various compa-
MES began compare they found that Tylers life
insured for about 100000 that most Of the bcne-
fcares persons in dependent upon him for
support and that there just grounds for believing
that his death part OF conspiracy to deraud the
companies.
Tyler the Of John Tyler. at one time promi-
nent citizen OF Boston His mother now sxtynnc years
old lives at No $50 Bcacon-st. Boston; his brothers,
Phlo S. and Edward Tyler wealthy iron merchants
in that city, aud his sister Mrs Edward Foote. lives in
handsomely furnished apartments In the harrington nat
house in this city.
John Tyler who fotywO years old at the time or
his death. tn NewYork about twenty years ago He
we'll supplied with money by his mother and led
life Of reckless gayety for tine Then he drfted INTO
Wall Street and began to speculate but Is said to have
been uniformly unsuccessful He travelled considerably
and always spent money with free hand and embarked
In all sorts OF extravagant enterprises, until
finally two years ago, his mother and brothers
refused TO supply MIN with any more funds Then was
that Tyler began insure his life extensively and to as
sign the policies far the insurance companies can
learn. to persons from whom he had borrowed money.
The companies assert that the loans were made and
policies assigned in many upon the distinct under
standing that Tyler would put himself out Of the way in
short time. and they have aihdavts to show that he
made such propositions TO at least two persons VINO re-
fused to have any dealings with him upon that basis
Tyler was in good physical condition, ana
became known that he nsurng so extensively and
then Of the old-tne companies refused to accept
wealthy believed that he fully able pay the large
premiums and willingly wrote his policies IN less ,nan
lie had policies for $4,000 each in ,d the . GO,
Fund Association, the United Life and Accidrnt
Ss @e see M,s %%o S
the Mutual Life Of America the Manhattan Life insnr-
York. the Massachuse Benefit Association the Tray
eers Life Insurance Company ct Hartford Two poi,
Benefit Association. the New England Mutual Aid AS
socation. the Mutual Trust Asso ation, the Citizens
Mutual Life Insurance Company, the National Alliance
He held policies for 5000 each in the Bay State
sonor 1Se Mutual Benet of
t camille sa0 Bcnsst sssccia,on the ray
eers Assocation Of Ne%SG' Nt the PT pToS
dcnce Union the Mutual Benefit Association and the st.
Lawrence Society policies for each III the kghaS
P Pvt ROYAL Areanu chosen Friends Assocaiio
and Order Of United Friends 1000 each in the Amer-
Association and Knights of Honor $4,000 each In the
Bankers Life Insurance Company OF 81 Iat ana r te
The beneieiaIies are Henry J. Hubbard. cashier
of the Columbia Bank, at No. Sol Fifttave;
$4,000 james J. Lutkin. of the Consolidated
stock and Petroleum Exchange, who has
been engaged in specuatioDs with Tyler and VINO claims
that the latter Is indebted to him. 10000; John Mckay
a hotel proprietor $4,000; Martha A. Tyler the
the dead mans mother S23 600 Mrs Edward Foote his
sister ST 900: Thomas Patterson, business partner.
$4,000; Frederick d. Smith. another partner, S1.ouO;
Pho g. Tyler. brother. $4,000; Miss Frances W ellis,
$4,000 Frank T. Elder, 5000; J. Herrck Henry. law
yer, 50 600. and Zellah Unsel. wife OF David Unse
stock broker of No. $50 West Tweny-thirdst $4,000
The remaining 100000 of insurance Tyler assigned
partly TO his wife and partly to persons whose claims
upon him are unknown. =,
The circumstances surrounding Tycr's death at the
MahackenO House. III South Norwalk such that the
coroner gave a certificate stating that he had committed
suicide, without summonng jury He had registered
there as A. Allen of Boston. but why he assumed the
name he explained. In his room were found m &c
prescriptions ''Ihagendie's solution of morphla
OF paper upon which written the ELECTS the
morphine had upon him at certain hours. and letters ad-
dressed to his sister and j. j. Lutkin.
The companies have thus far taken no steps
toward bringing against OF the benenci,s
OH charge OF conspiracy. hut most OF them assert mat
they VIII resist the demands for paymen OF the pOrs
of the contracts contain no clause rendering
them void in OF suicide hut all or them stilae
that IL death result from the commission OF felony te
Insurers are liable the fare OF the policy As
pied suicide is felony i'll this state the New YORK
All the henecaries outside the family claim that the
polcies by assigned ns security Tor IN
debeneS and that they were not aware hat ~ er
WAS insured so large an amount