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

The analysis Of f. O. Painters vital
organs has been completed in Baltl-
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. Hamlln. who was Painters aJtor-
ney for 30 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
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 Hamlin Explains.
The explanation offered by Judge
Hamin 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
panies resist payment on the policies
He said they wanted this evidence
before an opportunity was offered any
undeTling Of an insurance company
10 drug" the body and plant" evil
dence to indicate suicide
Cecil Wilcox, general agent of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, in
jacksonville, wrote the $500 600 in
suranCe Painter took out with that
company this year He is president
Of the Children's Home Society Pain
ter's favorite charity, of which he was
secretary They had been intimately
associated in 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 S26,
600 q year. There was a 20 per cent
disc, NJ allowed netting about sci
| 600 annually Painter figured out TO
1 WilCoXs satisfaction how ne could
carry this much insurance. With a
salary of $4,000 a year as president
Of the + .. Painter Fertilizer Com
pany and $4,000 a year income from
| 100 shares Of the fertilizer stock,
2 q a 1aF in ~ &
nually for living expenses above the
| S2l 600 premiums.
But before the Mutual wrote these
policies an inspector and medical
examiner were sent to Jacksonville
| from the Compauys home office, and
! they made the Investigations and eX-
animation that satisfied them.
Painter explained to Wilcox his
| plan 10 increase the capitalization Of
| the company to about 100000, arEu-
| ing that his earnings would be in
creased and he would receive large
block NJ this new stock as a dividend
on his old stock June 3 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
Contended that they were not fully
informed on the possibilities of the
business growing and paying dtvi-
dends on a capitalization this large
AGENT Helped Figure.
According to n A. Morrison, Jr.,
secretary Of the fertilizer company,
Mr. Comfort Of Blood & 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 SS5,-
the first year and about $4,000 the
coo by paying about S200e9 premiums
second, applying policy dividends 70
reduce il 81. 600 and then taking adj
vantage OF the extension clauses that
would keep the insurance in force Tor
four years longer.
Morrison said the fertilizer COM
pany would have taken care of these
preuims il Painter had been unable
tO do so, as matter OF business
policy
Morrison declared that the fertilizer
company is in no wise financially en-
barrassed. nor was AT the time Paint
4 er began taking out his insurance The
company he said, does a business oi
! 100000 to $SGo,00 annually and for
the month of Nav 1918. showed
gross increase Of $4,000 over the
same month last year
Neither Judge Hamin nor SeCre-
| tary Morrison would place an esti-
mate on the yalueof Painters estate.
| The Will probated last Thursday aft
/ ernoon did not reveal its value Court
appraisers 10 nix the values have not
been named. The bulk of IL. though,
consists OF the fertilizer stock and his
Riverside Drive residence The stock
| they declare. is valued at more than
| 80 per cent above par.
The home is worth proably $4,000.
With his stock paying $4,000 a year
on an per cent basis IL would have a
value Of about $4,000
I IHTo~oI,oc ~, De-