Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-21
HEARS OF HIS OWN DEATH
Curious Experience of Aaron Wolfsohn Of
St. Louis.
An Insurance Policy of $4,000 Came
Near Being Paid by the
Mistake.

Los ANGELES. Cal, November 21.-Six
months ago a stranger committed suicide
In this city. While the body was at the
morgue il was identified that of Aaron
WOlfsOhn of st. Louis. The local agent of
a New York life insurance company an
uounced that Aaron Wolfsohn had taken
out a $4,000 life insurance policy some
time before his death. He identified the
body. About a week ago the local agent
received a check for $1,000 from New York
and handed it over to Public Administrator
kellogg In payment of Wolfsohn's policy.
The check was cashed by the administra-
tor.
The agent of the insurance company has
received a telegram from New York in
STRUGGLING him stop payment on thu
check, as the company has gained knowl-
edge Of Aaron Wolfsohn, the policy holder.
and that he is alive. This leaves the sui
eide stu q mystery,
Thought He Was Dead.
CHICAGO, November 21-Aaron Wolf
sOhn surprised his uncle. S. Blumenthal a
wholesale liquor dealer by calling on him
while en- route for the east. His appear
ance at the Blumenthal residence was I'M
expected to the last degree, and his recep-
ton was as much surprise to him as it
was to his uncle and aunt
Why, Aaron, we thought you dead and
Nolfsohn when the door opened.
II don't look like dead man, do I?' Mr.
Nolfsohn answered, regarding his uncle's
remark as a joke.
But the newspapers said YOU were
dead was the response.
Mr.. WolfsOhn grew interested and asked
for Information. In short time he was
made acquainted in a general way with the
report of his supposed suicide in Los An
geies, last July, while a guest at one of the
hotels in that city; of the identification of
his body by supposed relatives and friends
and its interment with fitting rites
1t was all interesting to Mr.. Wofsohn
and he laughed immoderately until he was
informed that his life had been insured for
lected by persons representing themselves
as his relatives.
1t Became Serious Matter.
Then he grew serious His parents reside
in st. Louis, and he recollected that he had
not communicated with them for several
months, his duties as the representative Of
d big London commercial house taking him
everywhere and occupying his time closely.
lie at once telegraphed to his parents that
he was alive, and further to prove his ex-
istence he went before notary and made
an affidavit to that effect, which will be
mailed to St. Louis today.
Mr.. Woifsohn then departed for Buffalo,
N y. to keep d business engagement, and
Expects to be in Washington next Thurs
.'''S' iiS was CoLlpiettlS my StIileu concern
ing his alleged suicide. not having the
slightest intimation until he arrived in Chi
cago that ne was supposed to be dead.
My nephew was in Los Angeles last
summer said Mr.. BIumenthal, in speak
ing about the affair, but only for short
time. He is travelling almost constantly,
and failed to see anything in the newspa-
pcrs about the suicide of a man supposed
TO b. himself, in that city. l do not know
whether he had his life insured or not
neither do | know anything about the COM
pany which issued q policy to q person
bearing his name. 1t is either a strange
case Of mistaken identity or a clever i'm
position"