The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-26
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Policy for $24o,ooo Ran for Only
Two Days.
QUEENS NAME WAS KISSED
Bishop Potter Emphasized His Idea
of Il Great Vigilance Committee.
Peddlers Nee, to Probe Into
Meyer Weisbard's Death.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-James c. Pear
son, president of the Pearson Nail Com
pany, of Boston, which has offices at NO.
50 Milk Street, applied in Boston late last
December to the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of this city, for insurance for
$4,000 on his life. The rules for grant
ing policies of an amount of 100000 or
more in the Mutual Life are extremely
strict but Mr. Pearson fulfilled every re-
uurement. Three physicians examined
him for the company and pronounced
him physically sound and healthy. ana
his financial status was Investigated and
found to be thoroughly satisfactory Inc
general manager of the company, TO
whom all large risks are submitted. fin
ally examined the application and passed
favorably upon it, and Mr.. Pearson was
informed that the insurance would be is
sued.
Mr.. Pearson did not take up the policy
at once. The company retained 1t. await
ing payment of the first premium. until
Tuesday, Jan. Sth- on that day lawyer
from Boston appeared at the New York
Office of the company and paid the pre-
MUM, and the policy was delivered to
him.
On Thursday. two days later, the COM
pany received notice that MIR. Pearson mad
died in the Eliot Hospital, in Boston, that
day, after an operation for appendicitis
The operation had been performed in the
hospital two days before. Investigation
showed that at the time the premium
was paid here, and the policy was deElv-
cred TO the lawyer representing Nlr. FEAR
sons family, he WAS, in the hospital I'M
der Treatment ana the operation had
been practically decided on as a last hope
to save his life.
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submitted to the Mutual Life payment
was promptly refused. The company dis
claims liability on the ground that the
policy became operative only il delivered
while the insured was in good health
WOULD NOT BE OUSTED.
y frame house in the rear of No. 215
Johnson Avenue, Williamsburg. has been
dismantIed to the first story on that
floor lives Mrs. Antonio Campo y few
days after she had paid her rent UP to
Feb. LIST. her landlord decided TO tear
down the building, and he offered to give
back all the rent he had received from
the tenants. Mrs Campo alone declined
to move. After the tenants had got out
the landlord began to tear down the
building. All that remained yesterday
afternoon beside the first story We're the
stairs on the second floor. The stair BAN
lister had been removed. Mrs Campo
became curious to know how the work
had proceeded, and went up the stairs.
When she reached the top she slipped and
fell to the bottom. Three ribs in her left
side were fractured, her spine was in
jured and she hurt herself internally.
She was taken to ST. GATHERINGS Hos
pital.
Several women complained to Police
man Geary, at Broadway and Thirty
fourth Street last night. that an elderly,
well-dressed man had Rugged them and
tickled them under the chin. They gave
the policeman description of the man
y few minutes later he saw dignified
old man working to windwarti in short
tacks stop two women. Then the man
followed d negro woman. threw his arms
around her neck and gave her a tight
squeeze. That was too much for the po-
liceman, and he arrested the man.
He said he was Albert Walker, fifty
years old of No. 1856 Jefferson Avenue
Brooklyn. He added that he was receiv-
inT efler N a bank.
THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
AT the annual dinner of the Church
Club at Sherry's last night Bishop Pot
ter emphasized once more his idea of a
great body OF citizens organizing for the
purpose of noting and reporting viola
tons of the law and neglect of duty on
the part of police officials. President
George McCuhoch Mii;cv t,5siGeti ar til
dinner and at his suggestion everyone
rose Tor Il moment to Indicate his SYM
patty with the English peoria ut The
death of the Queen. The health of the
new King was then drunk, after which
Mr. Miller, in Introducing tie I: shop,
said:
ut is especially gratifying fp- u. to
have our Z shop with us Tonight we
were afraid that his duties with the
East Side might cause him u forget his
poor little lambs in the Tendert0In.'
The Bishop, before beginning his
speech asked everybody to rise and
then calId for a toast ito the man who
is in orr hearts and in our prayers-the
President"
QUEENS; NAME KISSED
There were Kisses when Queen Vie
tora was referred to at last night meet
ing of the Woman's Municipal League III
Cooopers Union. The object of the
.aeeting was approval of the revised
Charter James L. Wells. one of the
orators. had mentioned that when the
Brooklyn Bridge was opened he had
not refused To march IN the opening
PROCESSION Just because the opening day
happened to be Tic Queens birthd,y-
Neither would I refuse to LAWYER the
city's flag in her homer if were Mayor
of the city he continued.
Kisses. The applause became lower and
he
body of#the hagss which vas fried with
the sssa! Cooper Union miscellany.
only u goose or snake ever Kisses.