The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-10
Insurance on Life of
Charles C. Dickinson
Is Refused.
WAS CENSURED
BY ASSOCIATES
Forced Out Of Business He Had
Built Up, President Of Trust
Company Was Despondent.
Coroner's Jury Declared
Death Was Result Of
Accident.
rspecial to The Ttmes-pispatch. j

Especial to The eTimes-Dispatch.1
New York, July Sit became known
to-day that on May IS, just six days
before his death. Charles c. Dickinson,
former president OF the Carnegie
Trust Company. attended meeting
OF the directors OF the company. and.
in spite of the fact that he was very
Ill at the time, was severely taken
to task by some OF his fellow -direc-
tors for what they regarded as grave
errors in administration of the banks
affairs. Although the directors as a
body did not censure Mr.. Dickinson,
various individuals on the board were |
not sparlng in their criticisms, and
when Nr. Dickinson left the meeting !
with his brother IL was with the un-
a director and member OF the execu-
tive committee would go into effect
on June /. 1t was said that Mr.. Dick
inson. although quite willing TO re-
iinauisn the presidency of the institu-
ton ne had built UP, was very anx-
main on the directorate. and that he
was completely crushed By the refusal
OF mis- old associates TO countenance
this. There seems TO be little DOUBT
that MIR. Dickinson lett the bank in
bad physical ana mental condition. lie
was very mucn depressed, and be-
llieved himself the victim of great
injustice. That night ne was taken
to ST. Luke's Hospital, and SIX days
later he died.
Official Verdict.
The reason Tor Mr.. Dickirson's
death has been officially fixed by a
coroner's jury as gas poisoning The
story or how Mr.. Dickinson. In COM
pany with his brother and several
friends, went to Scranton about ten
days before his death 10 witness the
experiments of chemist who claimed
to be able to extract silver from base
metals, has already been told. During
the demonstration there was an eX-
plosion, and Mr.. Dickinson. VINO was
closest to the vessel in which certain
chemicals were cooking. is alleged TO
have inhaled a great volume OF pois-
onous gas After his return from
Scranton he was quite i'll. but not SO
Ill that ne couldn't attend the meeting
of the directors of the trust company.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was given in the face of evidence by
Coroner's Physician Schultze that Mr..
Dickinson had not died OF poisonous
gases, but from natural causes. DR..
Schultze had performed an autopsy on
behalf of the Casualty Company OF
America, in which concern the dead
| man had $4,000 accident policy. The
Casualty Company has not yet paid
this policy, and is said to be deter
| mined to contest 1T on the ground
| that Mr. Dickinson's death was not
| the result OF an accident
Mr.. Dickinson's retirement from the
Carnegie Trust Company had been ar
ranged for before his visit to Scran-
| ton Five months before he had sur
rendered the presidency to Joseph e.
Reichmann, former president OF the
National Starch Company, VINO owned
| 200 shares of tlie stock, Dickinson
| owned about 1900 shares but most OF
Int had been pledged for loans at the
| time of his retirement. The Reich
| mann administration started house
| cleaning as soon as 1t got Well In.
| trenched in the trust company, ana
/ Mr.. Dickinsoris resignation as direc-
tor was one Of the first things tnat II
| got. II was Mr.. Dickinson's plan at
the time he gave his resignation to
start on a trip around the word as
1 soon as the resignation became eifec-
| tive. which was to have been on June
4 Something happened to cause him
i to change his mind about retiring, for
! 81 was stated to reporter to-day that
j when he got up from sick bed on
yI5May is to attend the last meeting OF
1 the directors for the fiscal year. II was
i for the purpose of lighting for what
i he regarded as his rights.
i On Verge of COLLAPSE.
Il The directors most hostile to MT.
Dtckinson admitted that the trust
i company had never lost any money
4 Through loans made by him lhey a..
Il sIleged, however, that his methoos Weie
Z not good ones. and had orousht the
|institution into bad odor WIN ''''
people. ~ D,o,,,,-
son administration had done much tc
Il hnr, the company's standing Win tne
y stare banking officials. During Aths
\ meetinr Mr. Dickinson was on tns
- collapse several times. ant
tis' hrnther had to administer slim
ulants. 49,, 4,
j lrectors, the known mental condluo1
az Mr.. Dickinson just before ms death
land the action q tae SdsuaitS dis,aa Suln uln
nanv IN refusing to pay the acclden
po,Icv have all combined to keep
parsI stent rumor ahoat that Mr.. Dick
inson committed suicide. On this sub
ACT. his brother, stanley Dickinson. wh'
"a. LAWYER and has no connectio,
With the bank, said to-day:
aIrnless these ridiculous stories sto
J the family willstake some action short
!. lv to bring them to an end. We ar
|getting tired Of y all, The reason 70
MIR Dickinsons deathAis plain to al
1 49,, ~. -. At-'
7 Inves stigation, with results that ar
we'll known,
; MFR, Dickinson added that his bro
! ther's financial condition was excel
x lent at the time of his death, his es
tate summing up at least 100000,
/. nxx II yr,