Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
GETS NOTHING FROM THE POLICY.


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Prof. shortiIdge's Action Merely For the
Purpose of Protecting Creditors.
Media, Pa, Oct. II. Although the |
tragedy which ended the life of Mrs
Swithin g. Shortlidge was enacted on |
December 3lst, 1888, nothing was done
toward collecting from the P1orident
Life and Insurance Go. the insurance
on Mr.. Shortlidge's life, which be had
assigned to his wife, until September
18th of this year. Then letters of ad-
ministration we're taken out on her
estate by Mr.. Shortlidge. who a few
days before had returned from Europe,
where he had Eeen engaged as the
representative Of typewriter firm.
The records in the register OF wills
office shows that on that date letters
were granted to Swithin O. Shortlidge
on the estate Of Marie d. Jones Short
lidge. The affidavit sets forth that she
died at IL o'clock a. m, on December
3lst 1893. The bond accompany Ing
the granting of the letters is signed by
Mr.. Shoi tlidge Evan G. Shortlidgee,
Jared Darlington and Thomas V.
Cooper. A III
The administrators, however, will not
receive one cent, of the Insurance, as
blbTt VI WITHIN astuSh
ments have been issued, which will
more than cover the amount of the
Eolicy by more than several Thousand
dollars. The attachments were not
issued sooner because the insurance
was not colectable until the day the
| letters of administration we're granted.
| At the time Mrs. Sbortlidge was muir
| dercd her husband was 10 debt, and 1T
vas only with great reluctance tbat he
| took out letters on her estate when he
did. There were no children, and had
| not Mr.. Shortlidge taken out the letters
| the mother of the deceased, being the
| next of kin, would haze had the right
| to do SO. 1t was to 4protect his oredl'
tors that the letters were taken out.
| An attorney representing several OF
the attachments said today that the
policy on which suit has been started
| was assigned by Nh. Shortlidge to his
| wife probably two years before he mar
ried her. 1t was paid-up policy. pay
able in September OF this year. Under
| the law there is nothing, SO the lawyers
claim, for the insurance company TO
do but to pay the neney, after the
courts of Philadelphia decide that
Swithin @. Sbortlidge is the proper
person as administrator to receive it.
Then will come the fight as to which
of the creditors shall get the benefit OF
the money. aud this will likely be
fought out in the Delaware county
courts. as rha judgments and attach
ments have been entered here, and the
attachments also issued in the courts
of Philadelphia.
Albert button MacD ade of the Della
ware county bar and L. E. Wales Of
/ w lin IN rtpp ranracanf anna pf the nrpdi
tors, aud II. p. Green of Media. the
others on which attachments have been
issued. David +. Rose appears Of
record as attrney for the administrator
and the gAruishee.
JupGMESTs AGAINST INSURANCE.
The Judgments which attachments
have been issued, and which are entered
in the prothonotary's office here, are
i Evan G. shortlidgs vs. Swithin @.
Shortlidge, entered April Both, 1892,
81, 900.
Henry q. Howard vs.. Swithir @.
Shortlidge, April goth, 1892, IS, 200.
Trimble Piatt, NJ. d.. VS. Swithir
O. Shortlidge, September 18th, 1900,
$2s9. Al.
Catharine A. Hannum vs.. Su ithir
O. Shortlidge. April a0th, 1892, $500
, Joseph e. Walker vs.. Swithin O.
Shortlidge, April 30th, 1892, 50, $50.
, Samuel W. Hawley We. Swithin q
) Shortlidpe, June 1st, 1892, $500.
Janet TAYLOR, executor of the las
will and testament Of Matthew Elliott
deceased, vs.. Swithin @. Shortlidee
May Sd, 1892, s404 So; September 18th
: 1900, S608. 90.
r Charles R. Williamson vs.. Swithil
o. Shortlidge, June 1st, 1892, $3.50
September 18th, 1900, s3S6.70
There are other judgments, on whicl
, attachments have not been issued, bu
. it will be seen that the above are NOR
than enough to consume the amount o
the insurance policy, which is some
= | thing over "a. 600, ".