The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
FOR DEATH OF LOVE
HEIRS WILL DEMAND OF INSUR-
ANCE COMPANIES
FULL VALUE OF POLICIES
HELD BY MAN WHO DISAPPEARED
AT TYBEE JULY =.

n. j. Ball. BrOther-in-Law of w. :.
Love, Who MysteriOusIy Disap-
peared and by Relatives Believed
TO Have Been Drowned. Was in
savannah Yesterday and Has Dis
covered Another Policy for $1,000
With the New York Assurance Co.
The Aggregate Amount of Insur-
ance Is 1921 ,OOO-LOve Also Had
Bank Account in Macon.
Mr. T. ]. Ball of Thomasville, a
brother-inlaw of w. S. Love of Quincy,
Fla, who mysteriously disappeared
from Tybee Island on July s. leaving
his fate an open question, was in the
city yesterday morning. Mr.. Ball has
given up all hope of ever finding his
7rother-in-law, whom he believes TO
have been drowned in the surf. His
mission here was to collect the neces-
sary information for presenting the
claims of the heirs to the insurance
companies in which Love held policies.
Mr.. Ball has given practically his
whole time since the disappearance of
his relative to an investigation of the
case. He went at the matter logical
ly and systematically from the first.
Having ascertained to his own satisfac-
ton that Love was drowned in the
surf, and procured afidavits which he
believes will substantiate his conten-
tions in this connection. he then insti-
1uted search for the body.
1t Will be remembered that fisher
man named John Williams, a white
man, claimed that he saw the body of
a white man in a bathing suit floating
in the marshes near the South End
of Tybee several weeks after Love dis
appeared. This information resulted in
the Offering of a reward of 800, and
q two-days' search, superintended by
Mr.. Ball himself, as a result of which
no body was found.
Had S2I 900 Insurance.
Being unable to find the body, he
then set a bout the preparation OF his
claim against the insurance companies
II was this which disclosed the fact
that his brother-in-law had S2l, 900 in
surance on his life. Until short time
ago it was thought that ne carried but
$4,000. but Mr.. Love discovered a few
days ago that he held also an accident
policy IN the New York Accident As
surance Company for $1,000.
Another disclosure was the existence
of a substantial sum in one of the Ma
con banks. This find but served t.
strengthen Mir. Balls conviction that
Love had met a watery grave. He said
yesterday that every development has
served as verifiCation Of his conten-
tion. With the information which he
has in his possession he says that he
has no doubt but that the insurance
companies viii do what is right in the
matter.
May Go Into Courts.
The claims of the heirs will be pre-
scented to The insurance companies in
9 few days. There are many who be-
lieve that no money will be realized
from the companies outside of the
courts. Mr.. Ball hopes that he will
not have to resort to this measure.
The insurance companies in which his
brother-in-law carried policies were
the New York Life Company, with
whom he had two straight life poll
cies of $4,000 each; the Travellers In
surance Company with whom he had
$4,000 insurance. and the New York
Accident Assurance Company, with
whom he carried a policy of $1,000. The
policy of the Travellers is payable in
installments annually to his wife.
Mr.. Ball win present the affidavits
which he has secured to the companies,
appending thereto the accounts of the
disappearance of Love. which appeared
in the Morning News. He is confident
that Love will never again be seen,
and believes that the insurance COM
panies will be convinced of that fact
when they read his affidavits.