Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-07
WAS IT A FORGERY
Ray care,~fs Parents Uaeath .
Queer insurance Scheme
CONNECTED WIN RAYS POLICY
Mn< Horaaaa tnsaret fsr>oas mr.
Her Bes<as Ehroagh . sfefianA
Names said 10 Be Forged

ToasDo. O. Dee. 6-Ths grand jury
nay be called apon % inysstigsts . noss
rsuask hls case q life insufancs By the
esafh n Esyaaoad Cares. the foot ball
piafs- xho was KILLED In the game az
Airiaa. Mseh. November y. is appears
taat February :. is1o. Czssx sister had
fes Ire insured ia ths Metropolitan Life
for 40 for the hessft u Ms. fre<isrisk
Hoamsna u this ely aad she died three
asss afserNariA IL has tFanspifed that
NrS Ho6mana also assured Ray and
whsn she iearnsd q bis death shs vent
a. the once 81 al Industrial insurance
onpany ADD asked for the s2DO. saying
Raymond Carcw was dead She va
given a blank % al cut. or rather 20
have filed oot b. tho physician Ia AZ.
tendance. she took IL "a DR.. HOLSTER.
Hho nal bsea o Adrian when Ray
Cares Nas hurt. DIR Holiister vas sur
prisrd, and asked II the Carews had
--nt her there She said they had not
The doctor asked what she had 10 do
with them, and she replied that abe was
a aeighbos The doctor said he would
M cut the blank AZ soon as ne had a me
Il Dot being his 0aice hours then. and
for Der % cal that evening. Mira Hon.
mann Weat away. saying her husband
Uoald couls. and DE-. Holiister kept the
slip. filling Il out IL vas afterwards
given % one Of Mr.. Csres's neighbors.
Who gave 10 20 Mr.. Carew.
Policse- Kan 60 Mrs HOFFMAN,
The fact that the two Carew policies
run 20 Mrs. Hotmann has led 90 al IN
yestigation. and when she Was asked
about the matter she said Raymond
Cares Nas insured Ia her house few
DAYS after his sisters death. he called
there for the purpose OF being insured.
Shs aid he did not sign the blank APP
pllcation In her presence. add not al all.
40 far az she knew She did not sign 10
herself. abe Was positive OF that. and she
did not know whether the agent signed
n OF not a fact she said. she didn't
know Il 10 was signed at all. She did
rot tell the Carews about the matter. a.
shs wanted % surprise them by getting
the mo0ey and turning 10 over 20 them.
She did q because Carsw wanted her 10.
The superinsendeBt Talks
The local superintendent % the com
pany sand ArA Hodmann had given up
her claim upon the Carew policy. She
had % do it. DO said. - . matter OF pro
lection 90 herself. When pressed 10
show how such action would protect her
be refused 90 give further particulars.
The superstition was that MIRA Hoffman,
had placed the youths signature on the
application and uodsr threat Of ex-
po~urs had forfeited her claim. The
application was bow In New York. II
had been obtained through some agent,
be said. whose name he did not give
add Mira Hofmann said she did not re-
member IL wouldn't recognize 10 nor the
agent i she saw thom-
Mira Holman. 10 - claimed. has gone
Into the life insurance business 20 4
considerable extent She IL said 20 have
taken out policies on the lives % bel
father and mother and others on mem.
bsrs Of her own family. which latter il
quite large All these policies are said
10 run ~ Mrk Hoffman,.
Thinks the Name Was Forged.
IL 10 Mr Carss's belief that his som.
name uas forged 70 the application for
the Insurance. lie regards Mira Hoff
manos statement that Ray called thers
and asked 20 have her insure him as
prepostsrous tns very height OF alb
surdity.
The superintendent said Mira Hof.
mann had gwen up the policy undei
fear u exposure BY the company. She
did not even ask her premium back. lie
said the company would accept 40 more
premiums from Mrs. Hoffman, on any
% her policies. Mr. Carev Is much
stirred up over the matter aud says be
VII have all thu facts presented 10 the
grand Jury lie ln4ista On disroverioy
the forg-r q bis son's name. IL IL said
that Mrs Hodmann made her selections
for policy subjects upon the advice Of q
fortune teller who lived over her house
40 the time most ~ tho policies sers
t&Scn IN $50. BY fhis means. az IL said
she came % select Ray Csrev. Who Wa
only Is aud % very robust constltu
ton