Year: 1878




STATEMENT DR. BURR, ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.


Dr. George Burr who associated with DR. Or
ton in this said that Colonel Dwight called at his
Office Friday, October IL, complaining of indispo
ston and pain. He said that the Monday preyi-
oas be suddenly taken i'll while at Windsor, in
this county, where his family then were and where
he had been spending three weeks in hunting and
fishing. On Sunday. the 18th. the Colonel took TO
his bed and the doctor sent for and visited him
that day. and continued attending upon him until his
death.


The IL developed proved to be- in the Doctors
estimation. fever induced by previous malaria nfu-
accompanied by congestive chills the
occasion Of of which the patient suddenly died.
about midnight, between the 18th and 10th of Noveni
Der, five weeks and four days from the time lie was
first taken.


This is all the information the doctor could furnish
as lie did not feel at liberty to break in upon the seclu
sion Of the sick The story of his having ubitu
ally exposed himself in such manner that would i'm
pair his health was also explicitly denied


DWIGHT WENT HUNTING AND FISHING


The Susquehanna River is nothing than a
creek at the place where it is said he four
times As for his fishing and hunting. he took that
recreation with the idea Of improving his condition
rather than making it All the testimony goes
to show that lie took out these life policies with the
idea Of using them collateral security. Even the





visited by the HERALD reporter. said that they
perfectly satisfied that the Colonel waSa right when
he was insured. and one New York company had tel
egraphed to their agent to settle in full.
SUICIDE THEORY coMBATEp
lit is an outrage" said gentleman. who
not only friend of the family but who will here
after loom up important parsonage in the event
OF protracted litigation "to say that he had these
risks placed his life with the idea that he would
commit suicide slowly and deliberately. 1t is truc
said this gentleman. that Dwight had over $o500oO
insurance his life, hut it all legitimate. The


fact of the matter that the Colonel has always
ried large amount. Before his failure in business


1t WAS just large as II was when he died. He Yas
peculiar man, erratic perhaps but his ideas in
gard to public improvements were always based
the solid foundation OF sense. Ono Of the peculiar
phases in this ia that the day he died he was
discharged from bankruptcy by order Of the Court
CREATION on DwIGHrvIIxE
Dwightville. acharming suburban town the outer
side Of the Chcnango River from Binghamton was vs
tied by the HEnALn reporter Dwights Block, which
has reputation all the country. is col
lection Of cottages not unlike the Fort William Henry
Hotel at Lake George. This suburban village
Dwightville, probably the primal cause of this
great speculative nsnciers ruin In driving through
the STREETS. lined either side by Of beautiful
villas cottages it was apparent that master mind
had planned the scheme. "He in advance OF his
age" said tho driver; Tho was good man to the
poor. great man for the city. and bad man for
himself"


REsrEcrRp ALL.
Later onthe HERALD reporter talked with gentle
man who was not only acquainted with Mr.. Dwight
personally. but also his personal friend Said
he:-"What Do they mean to say that the Colonel
deliberately caused his death? The fact is that
while there large insurance his life the poll
cics not written in favor Of his wife child
They taken out in his own name. so that he
could assign them as collateral security. He was
about TO embark in enterprise in which he had tho
most implicit confidence of success. He was not
only in better health than he had been in
long time. but was very sanguine az to his busi-
ness prospects in the future. Just 60 to the
Spaulding House. whore he ivcd died and was buried
from. The people there will tell you what truth
therc u in the seesy ar ahis esae- -zurder. II was
o funeral such this city has never Witnessed.
Not only the wcll-todo and aristocratic peole but
the barefooed and outcast followed his remains for
he was essentially man Of the people. He made
Binghamton Valley. and there 10 nothing that can be
said against him except perhaps. that he failed
financially; but he never did . wrong turn to poor
man." tN.n
HOW COLONEL DWIGHT SECURED QUARTER
OF A MILLION ON HIS LIrE-INrERvrEws
WITH LEADING OFFICERS OF THE ALLEGED
v1cTrsnzED INsTrTUTIoNs-DR. DE1AFIELD's
REPORT.


The sudden death Of Colonel Dwight, and the
amount Of life insurance secured by him during the
past three months. continued yesterday to be the
great topic Of conversation and consultation in in
circles OF this city At several of the leading
Offices directors and stockholders, not generally
posted as to the manner in which the business in
trusted to the managers is conducted, were seen
hurrying to and fro anxious to hear possible any


later particulars in regard to this remarkable insur
ancc case. and to concert measures that would OBJ
viate the necessity of paying the large amounts in
sured for by the deceased for the benet Of his wife
and child. reporter Of the HERALD had interviews
with ofcers Of most of the companies In which the


insurance secured, which arc given in substance
below


Mr. Alexander. vice president Of the Equitable Life
which had issued policies the extent OF $4,000 mot
O0oo erroneousy reported) to the late Colonel
Dwight. said in reply to the reporters nquiries:-
| "Mr Dwight applied to for insurance. through
agent at Syracuse. Mr.. True about three months
ago. He had been insured with for $4,000 before
and he wanted more. We investigated Colonel
Dwights application. but found nothing TO excite
our suspicion. It is true knew that he was in
financial dficultes, but also knew that he wa, .
man who st all times operated on large scale He
spplisd to for 900 more than he had already .
making $50OOo in ALL and after investigating matters
properly We insured him for the additional sum.
He down to this Office to see u.s. We were very
much pleased not only with his appearance but also
with his conversation. He was thoroughly examined
by our own physicians. His premiums were arranged
quarterly, sud so paid. We greatly surprHed 10
hear Of his suden DEATH and IT was not long after
when We wore notified by other companies thst they
suspected frsud.


srKuoaLrs or gxrErrs
I'VE st once SENT 70 Binehalnton the pathological
expert. DR.. Francis Dclahc,d. Whom he arrived
there he found fifteen physicians from
various towns tn the United States where
the deceased had effected life insurance
This two days after Dwights death. and tho
other phy<iriauR. seeing In peisAclI ap,ocu