The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-01
Death Occurred Last Night.


According to reports received here
by friends of the Devlin family, Mr..
Devlin's death occurred in the Chicago
hospital at midnight last night. His
death resulted from a sudden return of
the blood clot to his brain, which was
the cause of the stroke of paralysis
with which he was afflicted last spring.
Just before he went into bankruptcy.
Mr.. Devlin viii be buried at La Sale,
H., and the funeral services over his
body win be held there at II O'Clock
Friday next.
Cyrus Leland and James E. Hurley,
receivers of the Deylin property in the
bankruptcy proceedings brought by the
creditors, both stated this afternoon
that Mr.. Devlin's death would not af-
rect IN any way the handling of the
property by the receivers. Mr. Hurley
said that Mr.. Devlin has had nothing
10 do with the rronertv since the hank
ruptcy proceedings were brought and
that usch OF it as there is belongs to
the creditors and is being handled for
them by the courts through the re-
| ceivers.
Life Insurance s1,2OO,0OO.
G. ]. Devlin carried life insurance
policies agregating $1,2OO,O00. Six
hundred and sixty-seven thousand
dollars was assigned to Receiver J. T.
Bradley of the First National bank
for the benefit of the creditors of the
bank, the balance was unassignable
and was carried in the name of his
wife or children. The policies were
none of them dated further back than
/ three years. The Mutual Life Insur-
ance company and the New York Life
insurance company are the heaviest
| insurers. The Mutual Life's policies
approximate 100000 all together.
Receiver J. T. Bradley said: Il am
/ certainly sorry to learn of that. 1t win
| complicate matters as far as the estate
is concerned. An administrator viii
I have to be appointed to look after the
estate and he will have to be represent
ed in the transactions of receivers in
| taking care of the estate. I don't think
! that we can hasten the payment of the
first dividend on account of this but it
certainly will mean that the creditors
of the bank will now get their money in
full. It puts the bank in a great deal
better shape; there is upwards of $780,
! 600 of securities easily turned into cash
now, though it will take from sixty to
ninety days to settle up the payment on
these policies. None of the policies have
lapsed.''
The First News of Death.
The first information OF Mr.. Devlin's
death came to the State Journal office
about 1870 p. m, but it lacked con-
hrmatlon until about 2 O'Clock, when
it was at once bulletined on the State
Journal window, giving the first news
to the Topeka public.
Great excitement was produced by
the announcement and the news spread
rapidly The State Journal telephones
soon commence to ring, and people all
over town were inquiring about the
truth of ''the rumor which was out
about Devlin.'
The State Journal issued an extra
edition at o'clock giving the par
ticulars of the death.
How Insurance Is Divided.
The $4,000 insurance turned over to
Receiver J. T. Bradley is divided among
the following companies: Mutual Life IN
surance. S2S3 000 New York Life Insur-
ance, s157,000; Germania Life Insurance,
/ $4,000: Phoenix Life Insurance company
OF Hartford, $55, 900; Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance, 25,000; State Mutual s35 900:
Metropolitan Life Insurance, S31 900; Ma
tional Life $4,000; Provident Life and
Trust company. $4,000; Union Central.
i $1,000; Massachusetts Mutual Life. S. 900:
/ Michigan Mutual s., OOO