The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-17

produced is the one l signed or not.
FELTON, did not do any writing at my
house. The paper was written when
he came.
my daughter told me William Fish
er had me insured / think this was a
year ago.
Il know Mr.. Abrams. lie came to
my house some time ago. | thought
he came to see me about a pension. He
asked me to give him the policy pa
pers. | told him that ] didn't have
any. | didn't sign any paper for him
or for Col. Hinsdale or for Mr.. Massey.
| have a weak mind and cannot recol-
iect. / didn't sign Il paper for Matt
Marshall. / got $5 last court One of
these insurance men gave it to me.
gave him my witness ticket for it,
"Rebecca j. Ivey is my daughter. She
is not my daughter by negro She is
the daughter Of an Indian man.She was
born in Beaufort. | do not know how
old she is. Her fathers name was
Thomas Payne. His mother was a full
blooded Indian and his father was q
Portuguese | have been married
married Federal soldier. named VIII
liam Casey. My own mother brought
me up. She died i'm 1865. | married
Casey during the war" CThe witness
is a white voman.)
Mr. Clark Right bad cough before
the magistrates, hey?"
II have it always"
You coughted four of five seconds
down there?"
Yes. sir
Weren't YOU told bv Abrams or
some of these insurance agents down
there that the more you coughed the
more money YOU would get?'
''They did not tell me so"
On redirect eXamination-"I had Il
violent spell of coughing in this court
room this morning. My daughter. said
Bill Fisher tried to get her to sign a
paper | never had the policy in my
possession. | ann not able to pay any
money for insurance. ! get pension
of $24 every three months-am not
able to work and have no other means
had been insured
Rebecca j. INey was then sworn and
corroborated the last witness. She said
Ifill Fisher offered her a dollar to sign
a paper. but she refused to sign.
At this point Miss Melissa Guthrie
was brought into court, assisted by
two ladies and a gentleman. This
Young woman is in very low state OF
health Stimulants were sent for, and
after working on her for some time she
got sufficiently composed to take the
stand She testified that she did not
Sign the application for insurance in
the Massachusetts Benefit Life Asso-
citation referred to above, and which
tine witness Parker stated Fisher was
Offering for sale on the streets OF Beau
fort The witness continued:
Il made no application for insur-
ance ! authorized my brother TO take
out insurance on my life. | do not
rec0llect what time this was. was
not well year ago tabout the time OF
the application. ] have been sick for
ten wears | Was never examined by
DR. Delamar and he never. asked me
any questions about Insurance.. No
doctor examined me for insurance.
II never talked with any one about
insurine my life except my brother.
Nv brother had gotten out policy OF
insurance when he asked me about 1t.
This was about a year ago.
The young woman was SO weak ana
sick that an exhaustive croSS-eNamina-
tion was not attempted by the defence.
Tier mother stood by her during her
testimony, and once or twice admin
istered medicine. She then corrobo-
rated her daughters statements. She
said her daughter was % years old, and
has fits: that about the time the aph-
cation in question was made, she was
suffering from heart disease and roar
ing in the head. and is sick most of the
time.
Robert G. Strong, Of kinston, the
handwriting expert, was then eNamn-
ed. He testified that in his opinion the
medical examinations in the above
mentioned cases were in the handwrit-
ing of DIR. r. y. Delamar; that the APP
plications were tilleed out and the sig
natures of applicants witnessed, some
bv Levi T. Noe. some by j. {. Deamar
and others by :. y. Delamar.
The case was resumed this morning
and mass of testimony introduced by
the State.