Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-01
FRAUD IS PROVED.
But as Yet There Is No Showing Of
Conspiracy.
BEAUFORT INSURANCE CASE.
One Of the Alleged victims n Pnupcr
and Living Skeieton-Ie Had
Himself Hnde Affidavit to This FL
feet.

WILMINGTON, y. c., July 3l.-A spe-
! cial to the Messenger from Morehead
/ CITY. y. G., says: The third day Of the
/ trial OF the life insurance conspiracy
/ case was devoted to proving the physical
/ ana financial condition % Charles Ar
/ thur. one Of the alleged victims. II the
/ evidence for the prosecution is not re-
/ butted. Arthur is proved to have been a
pauper. ana almost living skeleton.
Fraud is proved by the evidence as 4,
/ stands. but as yet there is no proof Of
conspiracy.
/ W. l.. Arundel was put on the stand
] again this morning. He testified that
/ Charles Arthur was a walking skeleton,
/ and the nearest to dead man he ever
saw alive. The Justice said this did not
| show conspiracy, and further evidence
was ruled out
| Captain Charles SprlngIe. Of the naphtha
/ launch sadie, testified that Charles Il
/ Hassel asked him TO send Arthur over To
/ Beaufort in his boat, ana 10 tell Arthur
that il would b money in his pocket If
/ be went over 10 Il aufort.
/ Captain sam L. wade carried Arthur
/ to Beaufort that morning. Springe
/ brought him back that night. SprIngle
was In a hurry ans pat him out at the
/ depot wharf, ieaving him to come up
/ town as best he could Before Arthur
/ got up town he fell from exhaustion on
the railroad track, and was picked up by
/ railroad hands just in time to prevent
| his being run over by a train.
ARTHUR'S AFFIDAVIT.
J. b. Arendell. notary public OF More
! head City, testified that Arthur came be-
fore him not long before mis- death ana
! made affidavit al the request OF The agent
| OF the Northwestern Insurance Company
| Of Minneapolis that he had never been
| examined for Insurance; that n Ead
| never applied for or authorized any one
! else 10 apply for insurance in his HE,
and, 50 tar as he knew. there was no
insurance on his life Further. h. felt
that he was not q III subject Tor in
surance on his life and ii was fraud.
DR.. A. j. Mcintyre, practicing ply
stefan and druggist Of Morehead city.
was called to the stand. He repeated in
/ substance what Mr. Arendell had said re-
/ Parding the affidavit. and stated tnat
De himself signed Arthurs affidavit in
his official capacity as Mayor OF More
| head city.
While Arthur was here he said that his
/
resides AZ Manteo, on Roanoke island.
Mcintyre had never personally prescribed
for Arthur. but had. as a matter Of
charity. given him medicines to alleviate
! his sufferings.
! T.. ID. Webb. Of the firm OF II. ID.
Webb & Brother. the largest firm in
/ Mbrehead city, next testified. He stated
that some time in the year 1884, previous
to Arthur's death, Arthur came to linn
western Life-lnsurance Company, Of
Minneapolis. and as Arthur could not
! read, he asked Webb to read 1t ia him.
IT FRIGHTENED HIM
The letter scared Arthur terribly. be-
/ cause he did not know anything about
any insurance on his life. The letter said
that the hrst premium on Arthur's policy,
| for which he had given note. was now
due. and asked for an immediate remit
/ lance. Arthur stated 10 Webb that he
had no insurance. had never applied for
any, had never given them note. had
10 money. and that this notice was the
first he had ever had Of any insurance on
- lfe.
Webb then took him before Arendell &
! Mcintyre. and had him make the affidavit
/ referred 10
Frank Joyner testified that Arthur was
a very feeble. frail man. and not al all
a fiji subject for insurance.
John FOrclaw, notary public of Beau
fort. was then called. The proofs Of death
In one OF the Arthur cases were exhibited
10 him and identified. He stated that the
I proofs of death were made out in the
| handwriting of Charles X. Hassel who
/ issued the policy. and that IIassell came
| TO his house, took him In a buggy. and
I they went together TO see Mrs. Arthur.
the widow Of Charles Arthur, and asked
her 20 swear 10 the proofs.
All the witnesses testified that he was
/ very thin and emaciated. and in poor
/ health. MIR. Arendell. the notary public
stated that he weighed him about a year
before his death. and that his correct
weight was g pounds.
1t is a matter Of record that Arthur
was pauper and received g q month
from the county fund, and that he was
an object OF charity for the citizens of
Aiorehcad City and Beaufort.
Or. l.. ". Perkins. the last man arrest
ed. is Mayor OF Newport. and ex-Town
/ Constable OF Morehead city. At the be-
| ginning Of this season Perkins was In
charge Of the police department Of the
Atlantic Hotel.
LOCAL OPINION.
Here and in Beaufort people are dis
! GUESSING the sensational arrests, but seem
10 withhold their opinion until all the evil
| dence has been brought out
They say prominent citizens should not
| be condemned as guilty Of these dark
crimes until strong proof has been offer
ed. The prosecution claims to have this
I proof. The attorneys for the defence say
there has been no evidence 70 prove con-
| spiracy and that as yet no case has been
/ made out.
| GRAY HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR.
RALEIGH. y. c.. July 3l.-An insurance
scandal has developed at the town OF
! Washington. a man had been agent there
for life-nsurance company. which went
out Of business years ago Nobody hap
| pened 10 die. and the agent continued 10
/ collect premiums. Recently one Of the
/ policy-hOlders died. and his relatives
found that the company had gone out of