The age-herald., 1901-11-11
THOUGHT HIM TOO
 HEALTHY TO DIE
SUDDEN DEATH OF u. 8. RECRUIT ING OFFICER AROUSED lNsUR- ANcE AGENTS sUsPIcioNs-sAY CORPSE IS NOT INSURED.

Little Rock November 1O.-The reported death of Newell c. Rathbun of this city. United States recruiting officer at Jeffer- sonville, Ind, published a day or two since, developed into first-class sensa- tion today upon the announcement by Sam Powell. state manager of the Metro politan Life Insurance Company, that the body that was to have been buried in Oakland cemetery this afternoon is not that of Newell c. Rathbun-
 In this statement the insurance official is supported by Dr. c. c. Jennings, the company's examining physician; B. P. Sisk, who placed one-half of the life in surance on Rathbun, and by Mrs. J. c. Watkins of the Grand Central Hotel, with whom Rathbun boarded up to the time of his marriage a short time since, and by others.
 After satisfying himself of the condi- ton of affairs, Mir. Powell requested the undertaken to postpone the funeral until Monday afternoon, and this afternoon placed information of his discovery in possession of Detective Chicester of Sheriff Schaders corps of deputies.
 MT. Powell made the following state ment:
 This Rathbun case is so very unusual from my first connection with 1t that I will be surprised at nothing that may develop in regard to it.
 Tn the first place Newell Rathbun vol untarily called at my office and asked for 5000 ordinary life insurance This, while it sometimes occurs is unusual, but he struck me as fine risk, and my ques- tions developed that he was the United States army recruiting officer of this city and was soon to be married. had him examined by the company's physi- clan. Dr. c. c. Jennings and he passed him as all right. I regarded him as an excellent risk. few days later he call and my office man, B. P. Sisk, wrote him 5000 additional. Therefore, when I read in the Press the notice of his sudden death at Jacksonville, Ind, I was more than astonished. He was too healthy, according to my mind, to drop in that way, and I thought it might be case of suicide and determined to have an autopsy. This morning, in company with Dr. Jennings. I went to 1119 West Third street, where the remains were, to make the request of his wife and have 1t over before the hour of the funeral"
 Mir. Powell said that several persons who knew Rathbun well were present and when the remains were exposed to view it was the general openion that the body was not that of Rathbun Mir. Pow ell has notified his company of the situa- tion and will be governed by instructions expected tomorrow.
 Jeffersonville, Ind, November 10.-Two men registered as Wm. Teneyke of Wa tertown, N. Y. and Newall C.. Rathbun at the Falls City Hotel here last Wednes- day. On Thursday the man who register ed as Rathbun was found dead in his | bed The coroner says the postmortum exam ination held under his order showed that there was laudanum enough in the dead mans stomach to have killed two men. The verdict of the coroner's jury. 1t was said today, that death was caused by morphine poisoning.
 The man who registered as William | Teneyke had left the hotel when the | dead body of. the other man was found. A letter was received Saturday by Depu- | ty Coroner Coots from Teneyke. He wrote on plain paper and failed to give his address in Louisville from which
 city the letter is supposed to have been | mailed
 ieneyke began by saying he mad read
 Tn the papers that Deputy Coroner Coots wanted to See him. Then he states that
 he met Rathbun in Little Rock. and was | befriended by him. Meeting him in Louis vile and notic.rg ttat Rathbun was fir distress, he took him to JeffersonviIle gave him coat and vest. raid his hote Till and Wednesday night Accompanied him to Louisville and the two had ] time.'"
 | The supposed Rathbun was heIplessIx 1 intoxicated, it is said. when he returned | to the hotel Wednesday night Deputy | Corone.. Coot, wants to find Teneyke, bu. | has not oeen able to do so.
 The ran who reGistered as Rathb,,n | was very shtbhily dressed
 | Neither of the men was known to any
 enc at tho hotel.