Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-22
SUPPOSED SUICIDE CALLS on HIS
UNCLE. IN CHICAGO.
AARON WoLFsoHN OF ST. LOUIS
A $4,000 INSURANCE POLICY on HIS
| LIFE HAD BEEN PAID.
Was Supposed to Have Killed Him.
self In a Hotel In Los Angeles
Six Months AgO-Mystery
Ix Not Yet Ex-
plained.

Los ANGELES. CAL. Nov 2l.-Six
months ago stranger committed suicide
IN thfS city. While the body was at the
morSue, 1t was identified as that of Aaron
w Woirsohn, of ST. Louis. The local agent
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany announced 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 check for $4,000 from
New York and handed it over to Public
Administrator Kellogg in-payment of Wolf
sohn's policy. The check was cashed by
the public administrator.
The agent. of the insurance company has
received a telegram from New York in
structng him to stop payment on the
check, as the company has gained knowl-
edge of Aaron Wolfsohn, the policy holder,
and that heTis alive "
This. leaves the, identity Of the suicide
still a, mystery.
CHICAGO. Nov. 21.-Aaron Wolfsohn
surprised his uncle, s. Blumenthal, a
| wholesale liquor dealer, by calling him
while en- route for the East. His appear
| ance at the Blumenthal residence was un-
expected to the last degree. and his re-
ception was as much a surprise to him as
1t was to his uncle and aunt.
Why, Aaron, We thought you were dead
and buried.'- was the salutation accorded
to Mr. Wo1fsohn when the door opened.
Il don't look like dead man. 90 II?
Mr.. Wolfsohn asked, regarding his uncle's
remark as a Joke
But the newspapers said you were
dead" was, the response.
Mr.. Wolsohn grew interested at once and
asked for information. In a short time he
with the report of his supposed suicide in
Los Angeles, Cal, last July, while guest
at one Of the 81 h1fe @ hd5v IN that ha SS S
atives and friends. and its interment with
fitting rites.
1t was all interesting to Mr. wolfsohn
and he laughed immoderately until he was
informed that his life had been insured
for $4,000, and that the policy had been
collected by persons representing them
selves as his relatives. Then he grew seri-
Gus. His parents reside in ST. Louis, and
he recalled that he had not communicated
with them for several months. his duties
commercial house taking him everywhere
and occupying his time closely. He at once
telegraphed to his parents that he was
alive. and. further. to prove his existence,
he went before notary and made an af-
fidavit to that effect, which will be mailed
to st. Louis. -.
n. Y, to keep a business engagement. and
expects to be in Washington next Thurs
day. He was completely mystitied con-
cerning his alleged suicide not having the
Chicago that he was supposed to be dead.
My nephew was in Los Angeles last
summer" said Mr.. Blumenthal. in speak
ing about the affair, but only for short
time. He is travelling almost constantly
pers about the suicide of man supposed
to be himself In that city. 1 do not know
whether he has his life insured or not,
pany which issued a policy to a person
bearing his name. 1t is either strange
case Of mistaken identity, or a clever i'm
noSitian