New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-09
TYLER's MANY POLICIES.
NEARLY 100000 IN VARIOUS PLACES.
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$780,, a, ,h. anti brought by r. II. smith to 70
e.,.r policy Of $4,000 on tho life OF 'onn i!iof'
A..n the National Benefit Company, IN inc supreme
mint in Brooklyn served to CROWD the court foo"
9TH many spectators yesterday The ms. ~nno.r
- Tho continuation Of the proceedings was Dr. wiz
NJ oannett Of Boston, who made an autopsy
- rv,.r,s body on November IA He found all the
.-~.ns I'm q fairly heslthful condition and there was
.cth,ne TO show whether death was due TO narcotic
,oi.ooins or not He also found indications that
the man used liquor to excess
Edward w. Hustled, of the st. Lawrence Life In
sursnoc Association, testified that in April, 1885,
policy for 5000, in favor Of f. H Smith, was Is
sued to John Tyler. A quantity Of similar evidence
taken BY commission in Boston In regard to Tylers
insurance IN several companies was read, showing
that he secured about $4,000. Two companies had
paid claims Of So 900 each Leave was sought for
the admission Of statements to show that within a
month before his death Tyler attempted to secure
policies for $4,000 each in the John Hancock Penn
Mutual, and Berkshire companies, all Of which we're
declined and that he had stated when he could get
20 more insurance he would commit suicide, and
after objection the evidence In regard to the
applications was admitted
INSURED FOR $3S0.OO0.
william C. Robbins, an insurance broker, testified
that he knew Mr. Tyler, and took out thirteen policies
covering insurance for $4,000 on his life in Deem
ber, 1885. When Tyler died he insured for
$3.50 200 in favor of various persons The evidence
of Tyler's brother, Edward of Boston, taken by CON-
mission, showed that he went to South Norwalk for
IFS body and papers. Among the latter was which
stated that he had taken would take enough NOR
pbine "to blow cast iron hog TO blank" He had
expressed pleasure at his brothers death, but he had
stated that there conspiracy to get money
BY his committing suicide
Ludlow o. Curry, boOkkeeper In the Garfield
National Bank in 1855, testified that Tyler had an
account thore and paid his insurance premiums by
checks. william NJ Adams, of the policy department
Of the New-York Life Insurance Company, testified
that Tyler's application for policy was refused.
DR.. L. +. Woodward, of the Boston City Hospital,
gave medical evidence 10 q deposition to the effect
that Tyler In the hospital In 1882 for two three
weeks. 1t out incidentally that he treated
surance he averred that he had never suffered from
any local disease and had not been an inmate of q
hospital
DIR. william C. Burke, Of South Norwalk, re-
called and testified that no autopsy was held on Ty-
only careful analysis would disclose its presence
DR.. David E. Smith testified that he examined Tyler
any chronic erosive disease. William A. shaud,
Of Greenville n. j., testified that he had seen Tyler
intoxicated
Mr.. TYLER IN SOUTH AMERICA.
The most Interesting witness of the day was DR..
Reuben IL. Chase, of this city, who graduated in
medicine In Detroit in 1871. He said that In 1879
he in Valparaiso, Chill, and Tyler, whom he had
known q bank president In San Francisco, came to
his Office with L. v. Hazen to about a mining
enterprise. He noticed spot his nose, and
when they q trip of seventy miles to
the interior Tyler fell ON his horse and injured his
leg. lie noticed that there were cOppercoored dis
u his Soas ss1 witness nn Ssd
saton with Tyler In regard TO getting insurance by
suicide, but this was ruled out as remote from the
=, The wlines. aferward saw Tyler in London and
n Sia
Mr.. Missell, certifying that he had never had certain
disease and that his nose was injured by fall from
Charles HAYES nephew Of Tyler, with him, and in
Boston, Halves talked the testimony that he could
the u OF 10000 WHICH tRey could get
or sS sS his he nS s T
t that on the policies or by giving evidence against
MR.. TYLFR's LETTER TO HIS MOTHER.
letter was introduced which Tyler wrote to his
mother from Jersey City, four days before ho died.
Il was IN part as follows:
NEw-YoRK. Nov. 8, 1885,
oSer %s little of afVa h o love
have for you and all my brothers and sisters de-
kindness you and my dear father always bestowed on
us all II Is bni partial recompense. know, but
the should d Dc coG ea htas ron ths vaos In
Army of Fraternity, which will pay you every year
desire to make but one condition. mother. dear
and this know you will consent TO for my sake. 1t
In case my dear, good and true wife should survive
that VIII give to her yearly during her life
nehalf of all income derived from this money. which
have left for YOU and al your death one half tho
principal to 20 TO her II she Is then alive and the
balance You desire If my wife is not alive them
then the whole 10 to nv brothers and sisters IT,
however my brothers sisters need II, give to them
and help them you have always helped me.
For man of refinement to be without money is in my
opinion, a living death. ! not asking any one to
excuse me- bot have charity for the faults of OF hers
when a person beco powerless to help himself
IS ground down TO earth with trouble. then II be
he should help Others, and so shall do, what IN
my judgment is best to do. to keep and assist those
who need II and who seem utterly lost without as
sstance. Well. m0ther-my dear mother
good byeand with loving kiss and firm belief that
shall all meet in Heaven. where will watch over
apd guard you all until you come, believe me- ever
and forever, yours. lovingly with kiss. JACK
p. S.-An my insuI ance policies have been taken In
con panles which will make conditions as to tho
eanse OF death. and, with perhaps one exception. and
that a mistake. that plans so laid that
II benefit helr myself, can help those
whom l should help If could Lovingly JACK