The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-04

Mutual Life of New York 100000
Union Central of Cincinnati. $1,000
Capitol Life of Denver (s2O,Ooo rein 49,
Mutual SaInd' Benefit, New Jersey. iO,O0S
Massachusetts Mutual of Boston. 10000
Bankers Life and various fraternal = ooo
Accident insurance in different com
Panles .-...-......-..........- oo'oVo
OIner companies ...................... .--.-.
Total -. $645, 900
Lawrence, June 4.-RepresentativeS
of the insurance companies which car
ried more than II million dollars on
the life of Lucius H. Perkins, the Law
renee. Kan, man who fell from the
roof of his home in Lawrence and died
from his injuries, are satisfied that the
peculiar circumstances of Perkins
death warrant an investigation, but see
nothing so far which could prove sui
eide
Unless something definite develops
it is very probable that the companies
will all pay their losses.
1t became known in Lawrence today
that an investigation of Mr.. Perkins
death would be made by at least two
of the insurance companies that car
ried large policies. These companies
will send experts here.
I'VE had policy on Mr.. Perkins for
30,000,' said Daniel Boone of the
Capitol Life Insurance company of
C1nclnIdtl. w e ndQ re1nSureQ $ZO,OUU
of this amount. It's dollars to dough-
nuts we will have to pay the policies"
j. r. Griggs, agent of the North
western Mutual Life, said that his
company would not make a contest
and that the making up of the proofs
of death would begin at once. 1t is the
New York Life company and the Mu-
tual Life company which will not ac-
cept the usual proofs of death until |
their agents have completed a search
ing investigation, and even then it is
probable that the payment of the poll
cies will be contested in the courts.
When the agent of the New York
Life Insurance company wrote the pol
icy for 100000 only a few months ago
he told some friends in Lawrence that
he afraid of that risk and thought
that it would be well to keep an eye
on the movements and habits of the :
insured.
]. R. Griggs has been a friend of
Perkins for many years and it was
ance was written in the last year. Mr.. |
Griggs first wrote 500, 900 policy for
his own company and then opened ne |
gotiations with the Mutual Life Of New |
York, the New York Life and the I'm |
ion Central Life which resulted in |
placing close to IL million dollars in |
insurance on Mr.. Perkins life
"Mr. Perkins was always a firm be- |
lever in life insurance as an invest |
ment," said Mr.. Griggs today. HE |
took out this insurance and gave his |
notes for the first premiums. There |
was nothing unusual in that. 1 have
known him for years and have talked |
with him many times and am abso-
lutely sure his death was accidental
He never had a thought of suicide, 1 |
am sure. 1t is nothing strange that
none of his family knew that he had
all this insurance. He told me often
that he never told his business affairs |
to his wife. He kept a bank account
for his wife. From this she paid all
the family expenses. When the ac-
count ran low more cash was added
and Mrs. Perkins never asked where
it came from"
1t developed here today that Mr..
Perkins carried heavy accident in
surance. Just how much is not known
here, but it is said to have been one of
the largest accident insurance policies
that has ever been written in the state.
1t covered all possible contingencies.
The name of the company which
wrote the policy is not known by
friends here. A few months ago Mr.
Perkins thought he found something
wrong with the chimney of his house.
He climbed up into it to inspect it one
the chimney had placed tin shields in
the wall at several points. In climbing
down this chimney Mr.. Perkins cut his
thumb on one of these pieces of tin |
1t is said that from this accident Mr. |
Perkins was paid $400 in insurance on !
one of the accident policies which he
held
1t was learned today that Mr.. Per-
kins made application for insurance
policies for from $4,000 to 100000
each in at least sixteen life insurance
companies He was examined by
representing this number
of companies here. in Topeka and in |
Kansas City. He asked the agents to
submit a sample policy to him, one
that the company was willing to ac-
cept. Most of the companies did this.
Deny Suicide Theory.
There seems to be a closely drawn
line among Lawrence people regarding
the death of L. H. Perkins. Those
who knew him only as a lawyer and
citizen and those intimate friends
seem to be all on one side and deny
most strenuously all theories of sui
eide.
Bert Kasold. painter, who was en-
is believed to be the last man who
saw Mr.. Perkins before he fell from
the roof. The painter said that there
was nothing unusual about the actions
of Mr.. Perkins. Kasold says there
was something wrong with the roof
of the tower and that it was worrying
Mr.. Perkins. who wanted it fixed. It
seemed to be leaking. Perkins had
been out on roof of the tower twice
during the day. Kasofd says, to see
him about the places that needed fix
ing It seemed he was having trouble
finding the place. Kasold left at
o'clock. 1t was after that time when
Mr.. Perkins went out on the roof the
third time.
William B. Dorwald and J. T. Con-
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