The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-11-07
INSURANCE AcEw i1aousll.

rrl.. to do business In t,.e state without
paving the License Imposed-Arr-sted
aud jailed.
several times during the present
year insurance Commissioner Young
ha- found it necessary to enforce the
law i'm various ways pertaining to
the conduct Of his Office Incen-
diaric- have found it expt dient to
uappIy the match and rum In order
to ,-ape his vigilance, and COM
pants and agents attempting TO do
business in the State without license
have been overtaken or run out of
ne state.
The representatives of one com.
pauy, the Old Wayne Life Insur-
aucr Company, Of indianapolis, have
given the department more trouble
than all the others. Last spring
there were several complaints from
Dunn, Benson and other points.
some in Johnson AMI Wilson coun-
tir-, Of the operations of agents of
the old Wayne, which is not IL
crnsed in this state and Is regarded
asa rank fraud, and Mr.. Young got
~ warm on their trail that they
gave it up and quit.
About a month ago information
wa- filed with the Commissioner
that the Old Wayne was again
operating in the same section,
through man named Hassell. In
some places he was known as G. r.
lIassell, in others a. G.. w. Hassell
and still others as G.. /. Hassell.
Occasionally he represented himself
as an agent of the Equitable, but did
not solicit business for that COM
any. His operations were confined
to the Old Wayne. 1t is charged
that he collected money and deliver.
ed policies and in some instances
took the money without delivering
policies. He worked at Kenly,
Rocky Mount, Hawra, Wilson, Row
land and Ashpole, the latter two
places in Robeson county. Most of
his work has been among the coun-
try people, and despite the fact sew
eral warrants have been out for him
the past month he has shrewdly
eluded the officers until this week.
On Tuesday Mr.. Young located
him at Rowland, near the South
Carolina line, and went down to
have him arrested He was found
some distance from the town and
was in bed with man named Nc
Cormick and both had been drink
ing. Deputy Sheriff Mcleod, arm
ed with warrant for G.. w. Has
sell, went to the house to get his
man. Hassell claimed that he was
not the man, saying his name was
G. II. Hassell. Mr.. Young was not
far away and was communicated
with. The officer was instructed tC
take the man. On the way tC
Rowland Hassell begged the deputy
to walk with him little distance
into the woods where he claimed to
have some whiskey hid, that he was
nearly dead for a drink. The officer
started with him but soon surmised
the search for the hidden bottle tC
be a sham, and called a halt and 6
retreat. Hassell was then suddenly
attacked with heart trouble and lay
down in the woods. The attack O1
heart trouble was bluff which die
not work.
1t was then up to the deputy, wht
is small man, while Hassell is
two hundred FOUNDER. The deputy
stuck to his job and as he could no
make the man walk he dragged hin
a short distance and called for help
Assistance finally came, and Hassel
was carried to Rowland. Mr.. Youn,
there took him in charge ant
Wednesday night turned him owe
to the sheriff of Johnson COUNT y
where he awaits a preliminary hear
ing. Mr.. f. w. Pou will represen
the state and Mr.. Ed. 5. Abel viii
appear for Hassell. The preliminar,
hearing will take place at Kenle.
next Monday.
Mr.. Young says Hassell shrew,
fellow, apparently about fifty year
old. 1t is recalled that "Doctor
Hsssell figured in the noted grave
yard swindling cases in Cartere
county few years ago. 1t is n,
at all improbable that the man M
Young now has under arrest is tn
same individual. When srreste
this man said his name was &. j
Hassell, and if memory is not grea
ly at fault, DIR. G. r. Hassell Is tt
name of the noted swindler wh
was connected with the gigantic plt
to rob insurance companies by II
suring men already on the brink an
some who were actually in the grav
If this is the same man he has a
ready served term in the penitel
tiary.-POst November End.
Insurance Commissioner James
Young was no ified Monday afte
noon that at the preliminary hea
ing at Kenly, cdr" c. r Hasse
waived examination before Justi
+. G. Barnes and was held in a So
bond for the next term of Johnstt
county Superior Court.