Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-10-22

and didn't know anything about the
trial; didn't know that Everett was &C.
Quilted, or that Ed was witness
didn't know that people thought Ed
blew up the we'll.
Mrs. Radcliffe was recalled to the
stand by Mr.. Swasey and shown q letter,
which he asked her II she wrote. She
was pretty positive that she didn't. She
didn't remember writing 1t. She
couldn't tell who "Jennie Radcliffe"
was, whose name was signed to the
letter.
Is your name Mary j. Radcliffe?
MY full name Is Mary Jane Radcliffe.
Have you been known as Jennie Rad
cliffe?
1 have sometimes been called Jennie
Radcliffe.
I C. Guy Buck of South Paris testified:
In the spring of 1905 / was soliciting
insurance for the Mutual Benefit of
Newark, N. ]. got an application for
Ia $1,000 twenty year endowment policy
from Ed Radcliffe. An insurance policy
was delivered to Radcliffe by me. re-
ceived the first premium, something
over S12. Could not say at whose hands.
Later received other premiums. Per
|haps Wallace Everett paid me part of
It.
What month did you receive the first
premium?
Ishould say in July.
How long did you receive premiums
on this policyp
should say two or three quarters.
Was the beneficiary changed?
1t was.
Who was the beneficiary?
The question was excluded.
No cross-examination.
At this time legal wrangle began
over the insurance policy in question,
for which demand had been made by
the states attorneys on Mr.. Swasey, but
he had not produced 1t. After consider
able backing and filling by counsel,
Charles F. Dunlap of Portland, general
agent of the Mutual Benefit Life In
sursnce Co., was called to the stand, and
through his testimony the policy was
finally ident flied and produced. 1t was
a twenty-year endowment policy for
$1,000, dated May 8, 1905, and was in
force at the time of Mr.. Radciffe's
death. In the original policy Radcliffe
himself was the beneficiary, but an
assignment of the policy was made in
July, 1905, to Wallace G.. Everett.
A letter received by Mr.. Dunlap was
introduced and read, as follows:
PARIS, Me June II, '07.
G. F. DUNLAP,
Portland, Me.
Dear Sir:-Edgar L. Radcliffe is dead.
His death was caused by breaking and
entering dynamite house on Croker
Hill, Maine, some way by discharging
the dynamite.
Who does the insurance belong to, to
me or his folks? If it does not belong
to me, you pay me what have paid on
it and will send you policy. Let me
hear from you at once.
Yours Truly,
w. G. EVERETT.
Arthur G.. Eaton of Portland testified:
Business, life insurance. Was engag-
ed in that business in August, 1905, en-
gagged as a solicitor for the Equitable
Life.
Witness testified that two policies
were issued to Edgar L. Radcliffe, one
for S25OO and the other for $1,000. The
$1,000 policy issued first, was payable to
Wallace G. Everett, and the attention OF
the solicitor was called to Radcliffe by a
letter from Everett. This policy was re-
turned and cancelled, no premiums hav-
ing been paid on it. Another policy was
then issued for $500 in response to a
letter from Everett This was made
payable to Radcliffe's estate, but the
beneficiary was subsequently changed.
Walter L. Gray was called, and
testified to his acknowledgement as
notary public of an assignment of this
policy from Radcliffe or his estate to
Wallace G. Everett.
On cross.examination Mr.. Gray stated
that Everett told him the policy was to
be assigned to him because he was pay
ing the premiums, and the assignment
was to secure him for the money ad-
vanced.
Frank B. Fish of Portland, former
cashier of the Portland agency OF the
Equitable, testified that this policy lapsed
| in February, 1907, but was subsequently
restored at the instance of Wallace G.
Everett, and the letters Everett wrote
were introduced in evidence.
They read as follows:
PARIS, May 20, 1907.
FRANK B. FISH
Dear Sir why haven't had notice on
the Radcliffe Policy 1t must Bee due
long ago, why haven't you notified me he
never has paid one cent on 1t now let me
hear from you at once
Yours Truly
w. G. EVERETT
PARIS, Me, June 1, 1907
DEAR SIR
Find enclosed check. The notice was
sent to Edgar Radcliffe. Please don't
send eny more to him send them to w.
G. Everett.
Yours truly,
w. G. EVERETT.
On cross-ex animation Mr.. Swasey
showed that the policy had been in force
two months before the first premium
was receipted for. Also that the assign
ment was conditional assignment, max
ing Everett the beneficiary only during
his own lifetime.
The $500 policy was then introduced
in evidence.
DR.. B. F. Bradbury of Norway testi-
fed: Am a physician of twenty-five
years. practice. performed an autopsy
on the body of Edgar L. Radcliffe, at
Miss Thayer's undertaking rooms on
Monday after the explosion, in commune
ton with DR.. Littlefield.
The doctor described the condition of
the body. Some superficial scars on the
head. Some slight wounds on the trunk
and arms. None on the hands. The
left foot was blown of between the knee
and ankle. A deep wound in the left
thigh was described, at the bottom OF
which piece of wood was found. The
back side of the leg was badly mangled.
Among the mangled tissue was deeper
hole, which extended to the bone, and at
the bottom of 1t three pieces OF wood.
Above the right knee was deep hole
where the bone was broken, and at the
bottom of this was also piece of wood.
On the throat was wound which had
been sewed with thread. removed the
stitches and opened the wound, and took
out small piece of absorbent cotton.
The outside line of the wound was made
i. up of two parts, at an angle OF about
sorty Hvo daUraac