The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-18

plication was forgery and she did not
know she was insured She was never
examined and never authorized anyone
to sign her name.
John w. Dickinson said that Joe and
Tom Delamar had approached him upon
the subject of insurance many times
They wanted him to take ont insurance
on persons not related to him. They
said they could pick good subjects. Has
sell asked him to give him some names
of persons who were "bad off" Dick
inson then asked Hassell, "what about
John Rumley2" Hassell says Hes
about 50; could take him in for about
seventy eight"
The summary given above, together
with the comments made, are kept safely
within the limits OF the stenographlc
report of the testimony given IN at the
trial. So that every statement rests
upon the evidence Of some witness.
Among the cases not mentioned in the
above is that of Charles Arthur. There
was considerable trouble getting at the
settled facts about Arthur, and after
proceeding through the whole trial his
widow, who is now Caroline Stewart,
sent for Special Agent, and Mr.. A. ?.
Massey, who was assisting in the prose
cutiOn of the case, and offered to give
the inside facts about the whole matter
She was among the last witnesses called
and came as a surprise, not to say sen
sation to the defence For she enumer
ated persons not before mentioned as
having been bsnefciaries in the policies
of her husband
Mrs. Stewart was called to the stand
on the 18th inst, the last day of the trial
and named the following persons as
having been interested in the insurance
upon the life of her first husband, to.
wit: W. H. Smith, George II. White
hurst, Eugene Wade, Toch Wade, Solo
mon Simpson and Clarence Simpson.
my husbands life, she continued,
"was insured against my wishes. The
time he went 70 Beaufort to get his life
insured, he could hardly get down town
Charlie Springle" (who runs the ia
tbs LAUNCH between Beaufort and More
head City and Zach Arthur Charlie
Arthur's cousin) "came to see him one
night, and said, Mr. Haisell says if you
will come to Beaufort it will be S. in
yonr pocket Charlie did go over there
know what power of attorney is I
signed power of attorney for Mr. Smith,
Whitehurst, the Wades and the Simpsons.
Sol Simpson wrote my name to some pa
per without my consent. They said if |
would not sayanything, they would give
me half. They agreed to me two dollars
a month while Charlie lived, but did not
do it. All of these parties agreed to
help me. They did not even bury him,
but had to do it with the help of the
people of Morehead City. | first learned
of the S., 900 policy. / never had it in
my possession. Smith told me he
had the policy aud I would get
half. He has never given me anything; |
once went to Smith to get one dollar for
Charlie, and he would not give it to me
W. Ii. Smith and his brother Jim paid
the premiums on the $1,000 policy. l
did not want my husband to have his
life insured, and after | learned his life
was insured, | told him not to eat or
drink any thing they gave him, and to
take nothing from them unless it was
money" Her husband was sick for al
mott three years before he died 81
understand Joe Fulcher is helping
Eugene and teen Wade to carry the in
surance. @. L Dickinson is also inter
estod in some insurance on his (Charlie's)
life. r. Hassell and W. Fl. Smith agreed
to give me 81 q month as long as
Charlie lived, but they did not do it,
These two are the only ones that made
cTJph m o Yaaav h I
employed any lawyer to collect the in
surauce money. / never talked with a
lawyer upon the subject. Smith and
Hassel also promised to give me a sew
ing machine, but they did not. Samuel
Williams came up here last Sunday. He
stayed all night. He asked me not to have
anything to say about this insurance mat
ter. He said if | said anything I would not
get a cent He said he would get his
money certain. J. Fl. Whitehurst and
Samuel Williams came out here Tuesday.
They begged me not to have anything to
say upon these matters to you men, if
you came here. They promised me that
the gang would give me some money. /
mean 1.-THE gang" over in Beaufort, if |
would not say anything. | never saw
these proofs Of death before / did not
sign them or make my mark to them or
swear to them before John Forlaw, | do
not know the man. DR.. Delamar never
attended my husband He did not come
when Charlie was dying. He had been
dead week before the Beaufort parties
knew it. | talked with Hassell once.
told him I knew his character and l
never expected to get the money. | do
not know Dr. Perkins Never met him.
He did not attend my husband. Charlie
did not go to Newport to see Perkins.
Charles weight was about so pounds.
Mrs. Stewart lived on the Morehead
City side where the trial was held. DR..
Perkins lived in Newport, a little town
about fifteen miles away. He is at pres,
ent, mayor Of Newport. His name is
signed to the medical examiners part OF
one Of the applications, and upon this
he is held with the rest for conspiracy.
Arthur was notorious physical wreck,
having been county charge for about
eighteen months before his death and
unable to ali-e from his chair without
assistance after he sat down. He had
had chronic diarrhGA for three years
and was in such an advanced stage of
wreck that he was a stencil in the nos
trils of the town His wife helped oim
out and in to the door of his home, and
on the day of his return from Beaufort,
where he had gone to have his life in
sured, and where it had been insured,
he fell down on the railroad track after
he had left the boat and from sheer
weakness was unable to arise until he
was picked no in q mans arms and