The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11

| this card was the insurers name, and
also the name of the person insured. A
| duplicate of this card was kept in john
sons Weekly Office, and the lawyer said
the duplicate would be available in
fighting of the applicant for the E 1000.
The person applying for one of these
insurance cards had been sent in an an
nual subscription for the paper. When
the first number of Johnson's Weekly
came out he received few applications
for the insurance, but not so many as
he expected. Curiously enough, he
found most of the applicants were
wives desiring to insure their husbands,
or husbands desiring to insure their
wives. and johnson looked forward
hopefully towards hearing of some do
nestle tragedy within the next week or
so, and in this he was not disappointed.
Among other applications he received
was one from Mrs. Kildominie, of Man
chester. who wished TO insure her hus-
band, Patrick Kildominie. so that she
might have some money to go on with,
should he meet with a sudden and VIC
lent death. A week later Mr.. johnson
was called upon by legal gentleman
from the north who brought Mrs. Kill
dominie's insurance card with him. He
wanted to know. he said, if this was all
right and proper, because Mrs. Kildom-
inie seemed to have great faith in it.
whereas the legal gentleman was rather
doubtful regarding its validity. John
son assured him that it was all right,
and then the legal gentleman asked him
- oor4tfx- hot 4f-fS m the hack
of the card in The presence of the Man
chester lawyer. who said he had been
acting for the Kildominie family re-
Gently. and he wanted TO be perfectly
certain Of Johnson's signature. When
johnson had written on the card that
the legal gentleman required and signed
it. the legal gentleman said he would
take the card over TO Somerset house
and have il stamped so that there would
be 10 question TO debate if anything
happened to Patrick Kildominie. These
extraordinary precautions rather
alarmed Johnson. who asked some ques-
tons about the man insured, and was
told that he was in excellent health az
present. because, as Johnson pointed
out 70 the lawyer. if kildominie proved
to be a sickly MAJ liable TO drop of al
any moment. 10 money could be collect
ed for & natural death.
oh. | quite understand that" said
the lawyer. I'VE are all Of US likely 70
drop of. some unexpectedly and some
OF Us not" and with that the lawyer
took his leave and went, it is supposed
/ TO Somerset house to have the card
stamped.
Abouta week later. when Johnson was
coming 70 town his eye caught an item
in the paper that for moment par
! alyzed him. 1T was headed Execution
| at Manchester" and went on to say that
/ Patrick Kildominie had been hanged
! the morning before in Manchester Jail
for the murder OF a fellow-workman
on the ship canal. Reporters. added
/ the paper. were not present. but it was
understood that everything had gone
! of without hitch.
Jobnson's fears were only too well
founded. The widow from Manchester
and the legal gentleman who had de-
Tended Patrick Kildominie during the
trial came down like wolves on the fold
with q legally stamped document, and
collected all that poor Johnson owned
This is why Johnson's Weekly did
not come out last week, to the great
disappointment Of its numerous read
ers.-Detroit Free Press.