The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
INSURANCE. GAINED BY FRAUD.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE BY
THOs. DELBRIDGE'S BROTHERS.

They Claim That Their Brother
Drowning Was Not Accidental. I'm
n Deliberate suicide. Planned L.
Defraud Insura ace ComPanies-I he
Two Brothers TO Cooperate " i'll
the Companies to Recover $53.asrf
PROM Thomas DeIbridse's Widow
The widows Father Claims the
Movement one of Revenge because
the Brothers Failed to Get Lions
share 81 the Money.
Atlanta. Ga. OCT 1l--nterest in the
frarl- death q Thomas j. D=lortse u no
Us drowned III lakewood PARK last year,
r. been r-slre5 tv tle sensational state
rnen-s q bis Brother. Charles L Delhriise.
noE il New Tork- and p c. De-brldge
O. this c5-v % me effect mat his death
was deliberately Planned suicide ard
practically a scheme 10 defraud insur-
anoss companies. as his family knew Of his
Intentions
The brothers OF the dead man have been
LED 10 make this sensational statement
through a controversy that has arisen over
their dead brothers life insurance At the
time that Thomas Delbridge was drowned
he carried approximately 5000 insurance
on his life. The policies were all made in
favor of his wife, Mrs. Marion Deib-idge,
"a daughter Of Mr.. c. W..
Notes. Fifty-three thousand dollars
OF this amount the insurance com
panies finally paid the widow. but before
doing so they insinuated that Mr.. Del
BRIDGES death was suicide and thus al
fected a compromise. They had no PROOF
then that this was true, though the pom
cies we're taken out shortly before the
death OF the insured. and there was strong
circumstantial evidence TO support them
The insurance journals have been hunting
sensational developments in the case for
come time. and yesterday the Spectator, a
New York insurance paper. printed a page
article. including a card from Charles Del
bridge. now in the metropolis profession,
10 give the details of the case.
In his card Charles Delbridge states
that his brother told him positively that
ne intended TO commit suicide and that
he told three other persons the same
thing: that he was deceived in regard TO
a last paper" being left by his brother;
shat his brother had attempted suicide at
his home. with pistol in the presence
OF his wife on the night before the drown
ing.
Another brother Of the dead man, who
fs still in Atlanta, throws further light on
the case. He declares that none OF the
family ever believed for a moment that
DeIbrfdge was accidentally drowned. Aft
Ct the body was recovered and the funeral
held, he says, the widow came TO him with
a sweet smile and offered to give his father
$500. Later on Charles Delbridge was
given $500. as he claimed the deceased
was indebted 10 MIN. but the 5000 was
never given to the father Of the deceased
This 1t seems. IS what caused the family
10 divide. the brother siding against the
widow and her father. The latter says
that there is no truth in what the brother
says, and intimates that they are made
because they did not get the lions share
OF the insurance money. The brothers
evow their intention 10 cooperate with
the insurance company in any action to
prove the fraud by which the widow de-
lberately gained the fortune In Insurance.