Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
HAS Y AUTOPSY
EXPLAINED IN
PAINTERC CASE
Attorney Comes Out With State
ment That No Chance of "Doc-
toring" Would Be Taken,
BY COLE {. MORGAN

The analysis Of f. 0. Painters vital
organs has been completed in Balti-
more and the report is expected to
reach the Barnett National Bank on
Saturday It will come under seal
and be delivered by the bank Jointly
to Coroner c. D. Abbott and Judge G
c. Hamlin. who was Painters attor-
ney for 30 years
Coroner Abbott said to-day he
would not open the report or take it
from the bank until he had sum-
moned the jury TO complete the in
quest on Painters death.
DR.. ]. f. Boyd and Or. P. c. Perry,
the physicians who performed the
autopsy on Painters body and went
TO Baltimore to remain through the
ANALYSIS. left Baltimore last night and
are due in jacksonville tonight. Dr.
Boyd is the Painter family physician
and he and DR. Perry have been act
ing IN this case for the family.
Judge TdNi'U ENPlaN9'
The explanation offered by Judge
Hamlin for the hasty autopsy was
that because Of the large amount Of
insurance carried by Painter. 1t was
considered essential, from a legal
standpoint 10 have the exact cause
Of death clearly established and be
prepared. should the insurance com
panies resist payment on the policies.
He said they wanted this evidence
before an opportunity was offered any
undcrliug Of an insurance company
70 drug the body and plant" evil
denCe to indicate suicide.
cecil Wilcox, general agent Of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, in
Jacksonville. wrote the $500 900 in
surance Painter took out with that
company this year He is president
Of the Chudren's Home Society Pain
ter's favoritc charity, Of which he was
secretary They had been intimately
associated i'm this work and Wilcox
locked upon Painter as a man of I'M
questioned integrity. He did not sus-
peCt any plot In Painters seeking So
much insurance. He was not aware
Of all the other policies being taken
out.
Figured for the Agent.
Painters premiums on his mutual
policies would have cost about $26,-
000 year There was 90 per cent
disc, mt allowed netting about sell
600 annually Painter figured out TO
WilCoN's satisfaction how me could
carry this much Insurance. With a
salary of 10000 a year as president
of the T. O Painter Fertilizer Com
pany and $4,000 a year income from
100 shares Of the fertilizer stock
there was left margin of $4,000 an
nually for living expenses above the
$4,000 premiums
But before the Mutual wrote these
policies an inspector and "a medical
examiner were sent to Jacksonville
from the Dompauys home office, and
they made the Investigations and eN-
animation that satisfied them.
Painter explained 10 Wilcox his
plan 10 increase the capitalization of
the company Co about 100000, argu-
ing that his earnings would be in
creased and he would receive a large
block Of this new stock as dividend
ON his old stock June was the date
set for the stockholders TO pass on
this new stock issue Some Of the di-
rectors Of the company opposed such
La large stock increase, but Fainter
contcuded that they were not fully
informed on the possibilities Of the
business growing and paying dlvl-
bends ON "a capitalization this large.
Agent Helped Figure.
Arrording 10 u. A. Morrison Jr-
secretary of the fertilizer company,
Mr. Comfort Of Blood a Comfort, in
surancc agents who placed most of
the other half million policies. figured
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