Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-14
4 MYSTERIOUS LIFE.
,,opr FACTS CONCERNING THE CA
nrEn OF y. ~ HUNrooN.
pIS LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES.
rhcy Way he Contested by the COM
..rtcs on tho Ground That the In
AIRED Isn't Dead-Somcthing of His

THAT J. r. Huntoon was a most mystic
clans man was a fact recognized 10y all
,,, knew him. but his friends in this
who babe him good-by when he went
~, ne Od Dominion Hospital and who
...t.i ea his dead face a week ago. never
.,..rs. DTS death would De questioned
v. SO appears that such is the case.
r.. 5..brng Thomasos in this case seem
.,n, Insurance companies. The fact. or
.-.-I talt, that Huntoon carried poll
-..,a IFS life argregaung 100000. sent
..,.r ,patch by its Norfolk correspond
~. s.trdoy night and published oxcu-
.,e, sunday morning. is creating tho
Accession. The substance Of the dispatch
,..s..t 10 the northern papers on sun
Dds IS ASSUREDLY DEAD.
TIE r,.lcios are said 20 have been chr
-.4 n several companies. 1t looks as
-..ra payment would be resisted on the
.n. that The insured is not dead.
.H- Huntoon was very dead when we
shipped The remains 90 Newark last We'd
rsfav night" said an attache a. the un-
Drstian yesterday. Indeed. / am con-
fuced he IS still dead
Dr II. +. Williams. who was Mr. Hun
loons physician. says death resulted iroh
rughCs disease and an affection or inc
heart Dr. williams has signed The death
certificate
"Mr. Huntoon was n very rcticent man,
-lil Dr. Williams yesterday. Il know
..thina OF his business. l do not even
D. fFrl fnn
.-kod him once how ola he was. Some
.rg less than o thousand was his jocu-
LIZ reply. / never received any better
lie was thoroughly undountcd IN The pres
e-.s of death We'll Doctor how much
moro time have I gotg he would ask me
4. O. Joking way. lie never broke down,
tt1arh from the first he felt there was
r3 hope
a SUDDEN DEATH.
MP Huntoon died very suddenly. He
bsa iust been In conversation with % lady
mo visits the patients i'm the hospital
l.s-v lav. moment after she LEFT he
r.r back on the bed. on which be- was
Sitting In moment he was dead.
The remains were taken 90 the estao-
r-.-r.-- ol Mr. L. II. Christian the un-
l,ret- AIr. r. %. Volmer. OF this city,
,-1 v-s.l the dead mans employ. wired
r-r. Brown O. Tyler who discovered MS
h-....-... claw. Mr. T.. C. Wheeler. of Bos-
49, wheeler wired TO have the
t-fv .rfr0ed 20 Newark 90 Mr. J j..
~-,talel. The latter came ON mere lhe
f..-.r part OK the week, and stated thal
%. met the body az Newark where IL was
Inferred ln Nt. Pleasant Cemetery.
-rr Wheeler knew but httle OF his bro
tlIar-ln-law's business or lie. He kne"
81. deceased had been q great Traveller.
Tha pisuatch has made very thorough
frysst.rations in this city with q view 10
learning something Of the business ana
If3 % the dead man.
4 IIGHTNING-ROD AGENT
He was undoubtedly an agent for firm
Of lightning rod manufacturers. He Sc
CURED and executed the contract TO place
li0htning-rods on the state Library build
ing when Sc was completed q Few years
AGO He has also filled similar contracts
for SIR Maxwell Clark. of this city an"
no American Tobacco Company.
Tho report that Mr. Huntoon gambied
IS not subs,ontated by the gentlemen lh
tlfs city who knew him. Mr. Huntoon
MAS ono Of the most COmpaniOnaDle men
aver knew" said Mr.. Judson Cunning
ham yesterday. He was q thorough gen
teman. Of broad culture. and the most
r.saeine manners. lie had travelled very
e,t.rsfvelv. 7 DO not think De ever gam
t.a Tie knew a great many tricks with
- e,en plaved for anuse
To Horned the tricks. he often
M ,,bl. orrened as "a prisoner Of
tt.. ,..f..,,"
A UNION SOLDIER.
Among 3lr. Huntoon's effects Was found
OIL. diminished application for pension.
j. stated that j. IL. HuntoOn was IN the
civil w.ras d member OF Company G.. Sc
c5nl Vermont Infantry. L. $. a. Gene
III T. w. W..dl1 Governor OF the Ma
t...I Soldiers Home. at Hampton, is
said 10 ll,e been o. comrade OF Mr.. Hum
DOOM, during taa war.
81, Ig.rt..n ALWAYS had an abundance
. ,....v % have seen him with as
,..... .r.. t,.. hills nrobablv three
80 -t.,- o.. o... +...." .oid "a urou,ineut
-,..-.'- o.. -t.. lI.,. yesterday.
r..+ r. ,... o.. ,...... .-.,veliad man was
e.-. s..l... n. t.r5 an acquaintance
-ft. .fr n.- h. WIS The representa- |
... .-. T.r.tf States Government /
. ... .t., +,tl.,. o., Ga
..-,.,ot1
'' -.- .'0.i 49,,
-."" '-- '- w.
- ...'.--- esp. -l.i'". iiIs UT o,.'1l-
-'---" -t"'y received ie''oI9
' ~ .- foreign coul''il's
---. De- q general ihpi easioh /
-'-. ".. hnr" MI- HlH'ooH /
"-e ... . ". - cover imth1 employ |
-t .. I ls beAeNed ne was !
D.. '..-l service COMMISSION /
----.. W was an inspector OF |
had contract 10 tur- /
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