The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-01
A RATHER PECULIAR CASE,
The Alleged Graveyard Insurance SWIM
dlsr's Trial at MOrthead City.
WHAT INE OF The ACCUSED HAS TO SAY
Iimcs-Ihcre Was Evidently Fraud
Perpctrated, But Conspiracy
Has Not Been Proven.

WILMINGTON. y. C.. July Sl.--A spe-
cial to the Messenger from Morehead
city, " G., says
The third day Of the trial I'm the con-
! spiracy In the life insurance was de-
voted TO proving the physical and imam
cial condition Of Charles Arthur one
Of the alleged victims II the evidence
/ for the prosecution IS not rebutted,
Arthur is proved TO have been paupcr
and almost a living skeleton. Fraud is
proved by the evidence as 81 stands. but
as yet there is no proof OF conspiracy.
W. l.. Arendel was put on the stand
again this morning. He testified that
/ Charles Arthur was walking skeleton
and the nearest to d dead man he ever
saw alive. The justice said this did not
snow conspiracy, and further evidence
Captain Charles Springle. Of the Naptha
I launch, Sadie, testified that Charles h.
Hassen asked him 10 send Arthur over
90 Beaufort in his boat, and 10 tell Arthur
That 10 would be- money i'm his pocket IL
nc came over 10 Beaufort. Captain Iam
T.. Wade carried Arthur 10 Beaufort that
morning. sprinsie brought him back
that night sprngle was in a hurry ana
put him out at the depot wharf, leaving
MN 10 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 10 prevent his being run over
by the train.
AEIHUR's AFFIDAVIT.
J. b. Arendell. a notary public of More
head City, testified that Arthur came
before him not long before his death and
made alfdaVli, at the request of the agent
or the Northwestern Insurance Company.
OF Minneapolis, that he had never been
examined Tor Insurance. that ne had
never applied FOR or authorized any one
else 10 apply for insurance I'm his lie
and so far as he knew there was no
insurance on his life. Further. he felt
thdl ne was not "A M subject for .nsur-
ance on his life. and IL was a fraud
Dr. A. j. Mcintyre, a practicing phv-
slclah ana druggist OF MOrehean CITY,
was called 10 the stand. lie repeated
III substance what Mr.. Arendeli had raid
regarding the affidavit, and stated that
ne himself signed Arthurs affdavit IN
ms oIicial capacity as Mayor Of More
head city.
While arthur was here he said that
his DOCTOR was Dr. r.. T. Gates who
now resides at ManteO. on Ronoke island
Mcintyre had never personally prescribed
Tor Arthur, but mad as a matter of
Sharlly, gwen nm medicines TO alleviate
Il. d. Webb, Of the firm Of T. d. Webb
a. bro. tie largest firm in Mor-held
CITY, next testified.
" rAoANA tiidl ~pnis time in the
In 1891 previous 10 Arthur's death Arfb IT.
came TO him one day with a letter from
the Northwestern Life insurance Go:A-
pany, of Minneapolis, and as Arthur
ccr.d not read he asked Webb TO cad
it 10 him.
HE WAS FRIGHTENED.
The letter scared Arthur terribly he
cause ne did not know anything about
any insurance on bis life. The irtt-r !
sa,d that the first premium on Arthur's |
policy. for which he had given a note. |
was now due and asked for an imme- |
dldte remittance. Arthur stated 10 Webb |
thtt he had no insurdlca, had ney~r an.
phed for any, had never given them q /
note, had 10 money, and that this notice /
was the first he had ever neard of anv /
insurance on his life.
Webb then took him before Arenden |
and Mclntrye ana had him make me |
affidavit referred 20.
Frank Joyner testified that Arthur was
a very feeble frail man. and not al AN |
NJ subject for Insurance
John FOTelaw. a notary public. OF Beau
iort was then called. The proofs of
death IN one Of the Arthur cases were
eAhIolted to him ana identified. lie stated
that me proofs Of death We're made out
IN the handwriting Of Charles R. Has
sell who issued the policy. and that
Hassc4l came 90 his house took him iu
a buggy, and they Went out together
10 see Mrs Arthur the widow Of Charles
Arthur ana asked her to swear to the
All the witnessed testified that he was
very thin and emaciated and Ia poor
health.
POOR RISK.
Arendell, the notary public. stated that
ne weighed him about a year before his
death, and that mis- correct weight was
elghty-seven pounds.
10 is matter of record that Arthur
was papper. and received s. a month
from the county fund. and that he was
an object of charity for the citizens of
Morehead city and Beaufort.
Or. l.. w Perkins, the last man ar
rested, Is mayor OF Newport and ex-tOwn
constable OF Morohead CITY At the be-
ginning Of this season Perkins was in
charge OF the police department Of the
Atlantic Hotel.
Here and In Beaufort people arc dis
cussing the sensational arrests. but seem
10 withhold their opinions until all the
evidence has been brought ont.
They say prominent citizens should not
be condemned as guilty OF these dark
crimes until strong proof has been Of
fered. The prosecution claims 10 have |
this proof. The attorneys for the de-
fence say there has been no evidence 10
prove conspiracy and as yet no case
has been made out.
THE OTHER SIDE.
At the request of The Times DR.. T. y.
Dclamar, medical examiner and one of |
the accused last night telegraphod the
following statement OF his side Of the
case
'BEAUFORT, y. c.. July sl.-The trial
nov in progress, alleging conspiracy on |
the part of prominent citizens OF Beaufort
10 defraud certain insurance companies
IS purely = game OF buncomb-
There are civil suits now pending | ,
In the Uniter States Circuit Court and the
Superior Court against these companies 10
compel the payment Of several claims In |
his county. and the evident purpose Of |
the Indictment for conspiracy. and the |
vide publication OF the same, is 10 manu-
facture public sentiment and gain nOto-
riety for shrewd counsel in order 10
prejudice the minds OF the future jurors
n the cases and thereby help them de-
leat the payment Of honest claims.
.srhe defendants are all respectable cti-