Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-05-12
FRAUDS DETECTED.
SCHEMES ron Stumbling INSURANCE
COMPANIES.

cNrEmco TO ~ ~ Ntf5<N tf<oSN%+%k-
COMPANIES.
sabnsistsnT a. Physical Iajartes for the
Purpose Of caisretiaE an Accident reai-
cses-Lo.lns Hand Common Trisk--
tn. s.e@s 81 wooden a~e-
The popularity of accident INSURANCE
companies has increased tenfold the 0ppor-
funities for presenting and pressing fraud
uient claims To simulate death In order
20 obtain pes ment nnder a policy Of life In.
suramse Requires much more scheming and
also the cooperation OF more than one con-
federafe: irtt 10 n man who regards money
rs Of greater worth than a limb. an acci-
dent Insurance. policy offers golden oppoF-
tunitics for fraud Perhaps the most ~
founding instance u nerve on the part Of .
would I've iil~nranee defrauder was shown
by the man who crawled under a railroad
station Platform and placed his hand under
the wheels Of "A passing train. He had only
70 put his hand on the rail while the train
was In motion. and THE wheels naturally
did tho rest.
The crippled individual was congrntu-
lated by The Dyxiauders Oh his narrow e.
cape from terrible death. and his expla-
nation that he Lad stumbled and fallen
half under sI.c train wss not questioned.
Rat trfsrs ilsr company paid the claim Il
maternity wanted m, exp,anatior a. 20 vhv
n NJ Income had seen the IMAM strmbie ma
fall. a.sd a detective WIS sent 10 look into
the circumstances. Tue detective hunted
np fuimI,ri OF bystanders, and, finding
thai rome Of them coud throw any light ON
ths sabIcct. I,s ncSt inquired into the man's
character. Yhc answers he received con-
firme,l his s,,spiclons and be- com menced
1s.iup a iitt.e investiu,.t ion ON his own ac-
count Ills ilrst efforts were not crowned
with very slgnal success. but when he
cr.,ulstl under the platform he forud. the
~ vstery solved for him
Il had hem no one. Lusiness IN clear
away the dust nn.l rubbish which had col
lrfsrsl for years under the old platform. and
IL MAS easy 10 sec where the man had
ev,s ,xs,d ms he had lcft n regular train -
hind him In the sl,sst. Followlug this t,si,
tLe detective found II led ns he exp..cfed
toward the track. and ON one Of the FORE.
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