The evening world., 1912-02-05
Brislor Says They Did So to
Get Back Money Paid on
Larkin's Life
KNOW HE'S A BIGAMIST.
Refuses TO Talk, Fearing
He viii Lose Job With
Metropolitan.

George X Bristor. attorney for Mrs.
Catherine Iarkin. the frat wife of VIII
lam r. 1arkin. who was supposed dead.
but discovered married again and Ia the
employ of one " the Insurance CON.
panics on whleh policies on his life had
been paid. declared to-day that both the
Metropolitan and the New York Life
Insurance Companies had knowingly
concealed the fact that Larkin was a
bigamlst.
Lsrkin was found Saturday working
~ y Waterman IN the printing depart
men, Of the Metropolitan Life Insurance.
Company lie had disappeared 'tixteen
tkeMs ago. Eight years ago. without
obtaining n divorce from the first Mrs.
Larkin. he married Miss Susan Kerr.
About the same time he got n Job with
the metropolitan company and has been
with II over since.
A year ago the first Mrs. Larkin went
to tho office OF the New York Life -
borrow a Small o on her own
policy. She was infora,ed her hus-
bands case had been Investigated by
the company and the officials believed
he was dead. At their own suggestion
she collected n little less than a thou
sand dollars. with the New York Life
Company's check she wont to the Met
ropolitan company. The Metropolitan.
satisfied by the investigation of the
New York Life. paid her a policy OF
1881.
Former Senator Tully who IL the
general solicitor for the Metropolitan.
refused to-day TO answer In any way
tho charges OF Mr.. Bristor that his
company hal wrongfully and against
tho law concealed the bigamy OF Lar
kin. Luther r.. Little. the publicity
man for the Metropolitan. said all his
concern was Interested In was to got
back the money II had paid OH Lar
kin'a life.
LArkin. who was found Saturday by
An Evening World reporter In his small
office In the Metropolitan Annex at
No. rs East Tw~cnty-fourth street. says
he was told-whsn tho officials OF his
| company vas aware that he was dis
covercd-to 20 home and keep out OF
sight. When seen to-day at his home.
No. N6 FourtI avenue. he said he
dt;n't know whether hs had been d.s-
CHARGED or not. lie appeared In great
phys,es' pain anu :" sIea. le" vi I'm
ing In an uhsusrueu m"n"c"' ne .Sncn
,nc reporter no, puo, m
"oout n'"' as '"e "..roio'.," .o"'.
p'ny. ne saIa, So",u 'm M" NJ.
oa'urusy he .. .ms 1,s 49,"
.hat. "ne" M ""e"u,S w"s - ~ -
py the ~e'ropol'a snu NV 10TH ,nto
co"Panies ne was .o', oy seu",o ,ui
" 70 heep me no"'n
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IN Isst NnVen""r VIZ" w was o'ou.n'
70 tho o"lces o. M. nrls'"' 70 pe ."."-
uned ny Mrs' '.srsIh NO. Inc 'a'~ .o-
Gay no had NOV ooSn "oae:u ~ any
way py rue f.s'IopoA'en', w. wv y
tortvre OF suspense wo"uc''"S every
n.v wnh!. was 70 nPpc"
ite sa'" ne w's". 1--we" '" ,""-
Wun'catc WIN any one' nu' w"s 'o'u 70
Keep "os"'"'e'y 20 n'",e't ann no' .ay
n wore 10 soul Ine "~e'ropo"'""
OFFICIALS refnsen to-dsy 70 aH'rh Ut
n his statement
SAYS INSURANCE LAWYERS
cA,,~o An e,per u,ee
49,
~ MI. fLarkin. the hrsf wife' NJ
her shQnrs ~ yesterday"
SAID Mr.. Br'stor o-day. and from
whae the tells me NJ VISIT several
months ago from lawyers or the TWO
insurance companies. ] feel sure that
they know az that time Larkln had mar
ried again.
a Mr., Peters, representing the New
York LATE, and william Luttrsll, OF the
METROPOLITAN Company, asked her Ia
s'vn svmc kind Of "A document. She re-