The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
FILE answers IN
INSURANCE GlsE
Another Chapter writtsn in E&ort
to Recover Policies on Life Of
Benjamin T. Board.
NEWS sorzs. OF ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, Va, Oct. A-Ths demur.
rers filed to the declaration In the suit
of Board. Armstrong Z Co. and the
Board Motor Truck Company against
the Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
New York to recover policies Of SAooo
and Ub.ooo held on the life Of the late
BENJAMIN Fleet Board. who died At
Wake Forest, ~. c.. as the result OF
fall from q water tower. have been
overruled by Judge J. B. 7. Thornton.
of the Circuit Court for this city. The
| defnurrers filed by the defendant COM
pany were tina. the complaining COM
panies had no insurable interest In the
life of Mr.. Board. and. furthermore.
that the companies had no authority to
make a contract of insurance on the life
of Mr.. Board
The plaintiff companies were repre-
sented by Attorneys 8. g. Brent, @. L.
Boothe, and Judge C. E. Nicol. OF this
city, and Charles e. Plummer, Of Pc
tersburE. Attorney John N. johnson. Of
this city. represented the Mutual Com
pany.
Special Grand Jury.
A special grand jury summoned oy
Judge J. B. T. Thornton, Of the Circuit
Court Of Alexandria County. will con-
vene at 10 o'clock Monday morning next
at the county court house for the pur-
pose of investigating the recent personal
tax returns made to the State by citizens
Of that county. The jury will also tnves-
tigate, at the request Of State Auditor
Moore, those who have listed their auto
mobiles with the State Auditor for taxa
ton 1t is stated that only thirteen resi-
dents of the county have reported an IN
come of more than 5000 a year. Under
the State law, all persons receiving an
income in excess of that amount are re-
uuired to pay the State a tax on same.
The Jury summoned follows: J. r.
Baldwin, J. G. Dudley. George Reese, C.
W. Cathcart. w. c. Wibert, George e.
Crossman, D. N. Rust. jr.. H. R.
Thomas, and w. W. Burdett-
Dies of whoopinE Coush.
A little son Of Rev. Quincy Hall died
yesterday at the home Of his parents
near Gambrill. Fairfax County, follow
ing an attack of whooping cough. A
small grandson of George Young. living
in the same neighborhood. Is also criti-
cally i'll from the disease.
The cough is kown as the German
whooping cough. and it is said that 1t
attacks both old and young alike and
Is regarded as very dangerous
Annual memorial services will be held
at 7:3O o'clock tomorrow night at the
Methodist Protestant Church, under the
auspices of Alexandria Council, No. 5.
Fraternal Order OF Americans. A me-
mortal address will be delivered by Rev.
c. r. Strasburg. pastor Of the church.
and there will be a special musical and
Iiferory propraunpo uiyen
A. J. Payne, game warden Of Fairfax
County, is just now engaged in a vigor-
GUS crusade against hunting in that
county on Sundays. Recently a number
of arrests have been made and fines i'm
posed on all parties arrested.
Funeral services for Charles A. Hep
burn. who died in Chester. Pa, will be
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from AS Queen Street Services will be
conducted by Rev. L. F. Kelly. Of St.
Mary's Catholic Church. and burial will
be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
In the Circuit Court for this city in
vacation to-day the will of the late James
B. Steiner was admitted to probate.
restator leaves his estate to his wife,
Mrs. Fannie B. Steiner, and she quail
fled as executrix
Funeral services for Miss Ada Rose.
who died yesterday at Cottage Park.
Alexandria County. will be held at 10
O. clock Monday morning from St. Mary's
Catholic Church. Burial will be In st.
Mary's Cemetery.
robert L. Monroe has purchased from
Thomas ]. Fannon and wife seven two
story frame dwelling houses. known as
aO6 to 3l6 South Henry Street. A deed Of
conveyance was placed on record to-day
IN the Office of the clerk Of the Corpo-
ration Court.
s. H. Lunt. an auctioneer, to-day sold
al public auction for w. F. p. Reid the
thoroughbred percheron stallion Illinois,
to F. Williamson for 500.
Mary Middleton, colored, wanted by the
Washington authorities for violating the
terms OF her parole. was arrested here
to-day by Policeman Kerns and turned
over to the authorities Of that city. The
accused was recently an inmate Of the
House of Correction.