The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-08-07
BODY ExHUMED.
Remains of r. E. Walker Disinterred
and Cororer's Court Holds Session.

plclOuS circumstances SurrOundln
g the death of his brother, state
that w. r. Cass, representativ
# of the insurance companies, cam
9 to his home at Halls Station, an
: told him of the suspicious circum
stances surrounding the death o
his brother, and that Cass paid hi
railroad fare and expenses to come
to Union City.
Witness stated that Walker 90
a letter from his wife few days
before he came here begging hin
to come to see her. His brother
was a common day laborer-neve1
had much money, and what he did
make he spent in drink. Never
knew his brother to take cocaine.
Did not know his brothers life
was insured until after his death.
Attorney W. N. Beasley of
Halls, cousin of the deceased,
stated that he saw Walker about
two hours before he took the train
for Union City. Walker told him
that his wife had written to him to
come, and that he was coming up
here and stay a day or two and
then 60 to Blytheville, Ark.
Walker was a common sawmill
band that got out logs. Never
had any money. Walker had
stated to an insurance man in his
presence that he did not want any
insurance and would not have
policy if some one would pay the
premium; that he had kinsman
at Union City who had been try.
ing to get him to insure, but that
he would not do it. Walkers
wife frequently sent him money.
Witness did not know there was
any insurance on his cousin until
he heard of it after his death.
COULTER ON THE STAND.
Boone Coulter was called to the
stand and testified as follows:
He told of the various companies
he had worked insurance for in
Guiding the Endowment Rank, K.
of P. In all the policies save one
he had used the name of Boone
D., or Boone. He explained this
by saying that Mr.. Smith, the
manager of the Royal,
wanted him to write some insur.
ance for them, and in the dupli-
cate contract sent it was D. B.,
Smith probably thinking that his
name was Daniel Boone, hence
that being the name in the con.
tract, he wrote the policies that
way. In making proof of the {
Heath of his wife, the company
wrote for information as to the |
in the initials of his !
name; he explained it, and the
insurance was promptly sent, the
being $4,000. A letter to :
one of the companies was here
produced and counsel for insur
'nce companies asked him if he
wrote passage in 1t. Counsel
vas told by witness that he could {
easily tell him if he would let him
see the letter. This was refused,
md counsel endeavored to have ,
Inn answer the question without t
seeing the letter. The coroner
old him he could reply as he saw '
proper, so he made no answer. r
Witness had known Mrs. Walker +
1early all of her life; she was his
irst cousin. Witness told of her T
marriage and of some of her mar i
red life. He did not know that +
W alker was not a lumber buyer
and inspector. He only had the h
word of Walker, who told him q
that he was a lumber buyer and b
on the Mississippi river,
and that he was getting 1925 a \
month. He had written all the y
policies for Walker, amounting to T
$50, 900. The last policy was OBJ
aimed through the state agent. n
Mrs. Walker had $4OO in 1900. .
She lacked $175 of having enough T
% pay her premiums, and Boone y
ct her have that. When witness I
vent to Nashville, Mrs. Walker y
ave him the $1,000 that had been =
yiven her by her uncle, and told h
lin to invest it for her. He did i
10, and lost, and as an honorable h
nan, he said, he felt that it should =
'e paid, and when he went into h
bankruptcy he paid her 81, 900 and 7
rave his note for $3.50 with inter 9
'st, which was all he owed her. !,
His commission he had seen =
1rOner to CriVn Mr. WoIkor -, L.: