Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-16
FALSE PRETENSES
ALLEGED AGAINST A LIFE INSURANCE
AGENT,
And he is Arrested and Committed 70 jail for
Hsaring-A Case Which Looks
Peculiar.

Yesterday officer Lukens went before
Justice Ankle aud Swore out a warrant
for A. ]. Byeile, lately an agent Of the
PrOvident Life Insurance Company, on
the charge that ne had obtained money
under false pretenses IN that he had IN
dueed Mrs Winzenried, widow Of q. c.
Winzenrled, lately deceased, to pay him
ten dollars, while her husband was i'll,
for which Byeile claimed he would OBJ
tain policy Of life insurance. Byeile
was arrested by Officer Terrill, at Mrs.
Winzenried's store, about half-past i've,
and was taken before Justice Arkle'
who committed him for a hearing this
afternoon az three o'clock.
The case seems 70 be a peculiar and
mixed one. Byeile's story is that he
obtained s. 20 from Mrs. WinZenreid
for a policy Of insurance on the life OF
her husband, i'm the Proyident Life
Company, and that when that Company
refused TO issue the policy he had Mrs.
Winzenreid add s. 20 the first sum,
which be sent on 20 the Equitable En-
dowment Association, for policy. He
said he gave Mrs. NiRZenreid a receipt
for the money, and he sent it away, and
that Mrs. WinZeureid is sure 70 either
get the money back or a policy, ana
cannot lose anything.
The authorities say that Byeile was
discharged from the service of the Prov
ident Life February lSt, and that since
he has not had any fixed employment,
but has taken some business % other
companies. They also say he IS the man
who was arrested a couple Of weeks ago
for kneeling down and praying on the
sidewalks, attracting a crowd and Gre
ating disorder. They further say that
Mr.. Winzenried was very III and
had been practically given up by the
doctors AZ the time Byeile at
tempted 20 take out the policy, and that
no insurance company would issue life
policy under such circumstances, they
requiring medical examination. When
Byeile was brought into the office Of the
Justice, last night, he asked 10 have the
warrant -ead 10 him, and when this was
done, the name OF the complainant be-
ing withheld, he said, having heard
Mrs. Winzenried'S name mentioned:
"Why, she don't intend 10 make any
complaint"
He was told that perhaps that was
true, but that others had made com
plant, aud that there would be full
Investigation Of u seemingly queer
transaction.
A reporter called upon Mrs. Winzen-
ried last evening, and she Sald;-
'Byeile first came here about four
months ago. My husband was then
very sick. / told him did not want 10
take out a policy and did not think l
could. as there must be a medical eN-
animation, but he said there was no
medical examination under $3.50, and
that he would get a policy for Sl4O.
The premium on that vase 60 quarter,
and paid him two premiums, amounting
TO s.. 20. Then there was some trouble
about the policy, aud he said II l would
add s. 10 it, he would get a policy In
another company, and / gave him the
money. i have had good deal OF
trouble, and don't quite understand IT,
nor can / give the name OF the other
company. The policy has not come,
yet"
An effort was made last evening to
see a representative Of the Proyident
Life Company, but 10 was unsuccessful,
but il is not understood they ever issued
a policy for the $500 obtained by
Bveile, or that the Company or the
local management had anything 70 do
with the risk. The whole matter will
be gone into to-day.