New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
4 CLEVER INSURANCE SWINDLER.
HE GETS MONEY FROM DOCTORS w ~
TENDED APPOINTMENTS AS MEDi-
c,r EXAMINERS

.,,,, vor,or a smooth tongued confidence
- ., ,ordIv apuearance who has been pre-
.,a,,, 20 annoint physicians In this CITY anu ."
<.wJersey 20 positions as medicai e~a''
large insurance companies, was priso"e q" ~,
HEADQUARTERS yesterday. He was arrested "
dav a, the request OF the police OF Ne"'''' .o.
ard Yesterday he was remanded IN rhas,'
court to allow the detectives more ''",e ~ Sra,.od
b;s record II is believed that he mas co"eo''1
small sums of money from many phvs'c'a's.'
ONc,a,s ~ the police force have known Morsa"
D., .o,aro, wears and some Of them nave nau ie"
son IN regret their acquaintance with h''"' -
wears ago he was about Police Headquar'e''
every day. and known TO all tue 'r
and CAPTAINS OF the force and 10 many Va "
geants He was then agent Tor 'he C
TO- 1nsrrarce Company, and he issued insurance
nol,cles TO the inspectors. captains anu ~, .
~ IN. police force at such low rates '' " ,,
,br,vno business Nobody had the least SuSP'''0"
,hat ,here was ANYTHING wrong with the eo'Pa"'
mr. It's agent until there was an Announcement
the company had failed. Chief OF io' -na,or
vho then was Inspector OF poi'Ve' F
Williams most of the captains ana """' ~
,,s ,ere losers but they were obliged TO pear
ee go ,aos &c M charge could be made against
,rorgon although It was suspected that ne h"u D.e
$3.50. 80 tho ,mnonding fixture OF the insurance
company ,,o,, off as
Ia,elv Morgan has been passing hims'" y"
the chief medical officer Of a well-kno"n n'e '
surance company In this city anu ""' ~ -. na
snau sums from physicians who were maui ~ "
ueve that ho would appoint them as u.s.. ~.
a,n,ners DR. Leopold StislNz, OF No ." o-
c,,,-s;x,bst and Or D. J. Mcdonald, OF ~ -
-. .,ir,-st arc among the physicians III
49,, ,,,. ,ho have paid money to the SWIMMER
m r @ Marks OF Midland-ave, Arlington,
" 7 nrohablv was one OF the earliest N'0'i'" "
the smooth swindler. The man cahen ~ Wv
aoctors office on February S and introduceu nm
Golf at once as G. r. McChesney. genera "s'"' -
the Mutual Reserve Fund life Insurance oo''''.',
~ New-York He produced engraved vis''hs g" -
$500 ,ha, nam. and after few words took from
b,s rocLet a package Of printed forms. and' 'uifnS
70 the names Of the officials printed thereon s''1
This IS my name" lie then went on '"u ~
plained that he was making his annual ihsPe0"o' "
medical examiners and having received sIo"s 80
dorsements Of DR. Marks. thought he would stop III
and see him .,a ,
..rhe man, manner and appearance fully )ustinei
ma IN believing him gentleman" said Dr Marks 70
reporter for The Tribune. yesterday. lie sno"e'
at once that he thoroughly acquainted WIN '"'
insurance business and when he mentioned inc
name Of DR.. Perry Wilson. Of jersey c'y as
even II any suspicion had entered my MINI IT,, -
nn,her ex"miner in Arlington and II cared for the
position he would appoint me hsd no @ - -,
in accepting the oeI al oneS a Of my prospecye
u 80
duties and wound up with briei medie"' eA"'"'''-
ton Of my abilities. 49, ,,,s srogAl
nos ton and responsibility in my nina re PlVGS9
ably saw this for a moment or TWO IHler ne 500
/ sIlv the way are you insured IN our coini',''s .
answered that | not and ne theh 'aIi,u Ilis
attention 70 a clause In one OF the printer ~.
u~hsch stated that all medical examiners mus
no noIc1- holders 'Tha, need make no dllieren'-,
he said i can fix you out WIN poicN LOT ", o..
that viii cost you. WIN commissions on O"y 81
or sl2' 90, Logic were sublime.
continued DR. Marks and had no hesitation ~
milling out my check book and Writing cH"ch W
XII "a which was the amount he sall tns pom
MD come TO- A few moments later ne irit hSh,
Inc Tor a prescription blank which ne added o al
no napers and slipped into fhISc 'h're,oi'r
Suhs.olient development shows ina, "i'h.h nIter.
inS',ts ~ The tine he left my ONCE he was a.
ipr W W Kryler's. in Elm-si.. me IruSs'ofe AZ
T. nrintei on my prescription banks. Wherr ne
dresS pt''h ov. The check cashed Or keyler was
absent and he was recommended TO note! pr0pr'""
Sh,rnr a low doors below. by the clerk, "here no
smcreedcd in having II cash,d -.
n Nsrlss learned that the check had been cashel
,ax, dan and went to New York. where ne leafhro
~ hS Ind been sw!ndled The case was pui
INTO me hands OF the Kearny police, ana Marsha
Kirkby began the investigator "hich Hha"iE i'u
4 ~ m NJ q p Dolphin whose ONCE - IN Har-
r,ion-ave Harrison. n J.. was swlndlei me lo'
loving day, February -. by Ireclsey W sa' nm
."-i,pAs In mis- visit the sw ndler secureh ~ ahc
ashed The check at the office OF Dr charies ROM
IN Warrison-ave while the police were LOOKING Io'