Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
HAS ! AUTOPSY
EXPLAINED IN
PAINTER CASE
Attorney Comes Out With State
ment That No Chance Of "Ooc-
toring" Would Be Taken.
By COLE {. MORGAN

JACKSONVILLE FLA. June s.
The analysis Of E. o. 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 6.
G. Hamlin. who was Painters attor-
ney for % years.
Coroner Abbott said to-day he
would not open the report or take 1t
from the bank until he had sum
moned the jury to complete the in
quest on Painters death.
Dr. J f. Boyd and DR.. p. c. Perry,
the physicians who performed the
autopsy on Painters body and went
10 Baltimore to remain through the
analysis, left Baltimore last night and
are due in Jacksonville tonight DIT
BOYD Is the Painter family physician
and he and DR. Perry have been act
ing in this case for the family.
Judge Hamlin Explains.
The explanation offered by Judge
Hamlin for the hasty autopsy was
that because Of the large amount Of
insurance carried by Painter. it was
considered essential, from a legal
standpoint to have the exact cause
Of death clearly established and be
prepared. should the insurance com
pauies resist payment on the policies.
He said they wanted this evidence
before an opportunity was offered any
underling Of an insurance company
10 drug" the body and plant evil
dence 10 indicate suicide.
Cecil Wilcox. general agent Of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company In
Jacksonville, wrote the $500, 600 in
suranCe Painter took out with that
company this year He is president
Of the Childrens Home Society Pain
tcrs favoritC charity, Of which he was
secretary. They had been intimately
associated In this work and Wilcox
Looked 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 TOR the agent
Painters premiums on his mutual
policies would have cost about $26,
GOO a year. There was a 20 per cent
discount allowed. netting about $2i,-
600 annually. Painter figured out to
Wilcox's satisfaction how ne could
carry this much insurance. With a
salary of $4,000 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 a margin Of $4,000 an
nually for living expenses above the
S2l 900 premiums.
But before the Mutual wrote these
policies an inspector and a medical
examiner We're sent TO Jacksonville
from the Company's home office, and
they made the Investigations and eX
animation that satisfied them.
Painter explained to Wilcox his
plan to increase the capitalization Of
the company TO 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
a large stock increase, but Painter
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informed on the possibilities Of the
business growing and paying divi-
dends on a capitalization this large.
Agent Helped Figure.
According to y A. Morrison, Jr-
secretary Of the fertilizer company.
Mr. Comfort Of Blood a Comfort in
suranCe agents who placed most Of
the other half million policies, figured
with Painter and showed how he
could carry a half million insurance
for six years at "a cost Of about S35.-
the first year and about SIS coo the
600 by paying about S2O0eo premiums
second. applying policy dividends to
reduce il $4,000 and then taking ad
vantage of the extension clauses that
would keep the insurance in force for
four years longer
Morrison said the fertilizer COM
pany would have taken care Of these
preuims If Painter had been unable
10 do so, as matter OF business
policy
Morrison declared that the fertilizer
company Is In no wise financially EN-
barrassed nor was al the time Paint
er began taking out his insurance The
company he said. does a business Of
500 coo to $500. 600 annually and for
the month OF MAY. 1918, showed a
gross increase OF $4,000 over the
same month last year.
Neither Judge Hamlin nor SeCre-
tary Morrison would place an estI-
mate on the valugof Painters estate.
The Will prabated last Thursday aft
ernoon did not reveal its value Cour.
appraisers 20 fix the values have not
been named The bulk of &c. though.
consists Of the fertilizer stock and his
Riverside Drive residence The stock
they declare is valued az more than
so per cent above par
The home is worth pToably $50 600
With his stock paying $4,000 a year
on an per cent basis IL would have a
value Of about $4,000