Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 23, 1909, Page 2

For a Benefit Certificate in a Fraternal Society Organized by Napoleon Hicks “THE KNIGHTS OF MODERN CHIVALRY” An Association Less than a Year Old, is Now in Hands of Superintendent of New York State Insurance Com- mission for Examination—Climax Came when Com- plaint was Made that the Society Failed to Meet an Accident Claim—Looks Like a Fraud. ' Mbany, N. Y., Dke, 22.—That scores of physiclans all over the country hdve contributed §20 each for a benefit certificate in the “Knights of Modern | Chivalry,” with an additional $5_as a fee for the title of “City Court Escu- lppius,” or In plain terms, medical ex- aminer, developed today when an or- der was obtained from Supreme Courtf Justice Chester placing Supt. Hotchkiss of the state insurance commission in charge of the affairs of the organiza- tion. $6,665 Paid In, Only $109 in Treasury. The Knights of Modern Chivalry, a fraternal beneficlary society,with head- quarters in Albuny, was orranized last June by N. Napoleon Hicks. Accord- ing to a report of a recent examination by the insurance department, although $6,665 has been paid in, almost wholly | by physicians, since that time, and no insurance benefits have been paid to members, the society has but $109 in its treasury, with apparent liabilities of $1,407. N. Napoleon Hicks “Chief Justice.” “The check stubs indicate,” said Su- | perintendent Hotchkis torfight, “that in spite of the fact that the organization | calls for the payment per month of $150 to a supreme record keeper, $100 tto a supreme banker and $100 to a | supreme organizer, more than half of | the money disbursed has been paid to | N. Napoleon Hicks, who is the ‘chief justice’ of the soclety. At the time of the examination, which was order- ed on December 14, the society had 268 members with §536,000 of insurance in force, all of which are, with four exceptions, in the ‘Esculapian’ class.” Failed to Meet Accident Claim. Complaint having been made to the failure of the society to meet an acci- dent claim, the insurance department called for a statement. Hicks replied that the society was not liable for the payment of any benefit, either life or accident, during the first year of mem- bership. Physicians became interested on the alleged representation that lodges were to be formed in various cities and vil- lages and that they were to be appoint- ed medical examiners.. Members Parted With Their Money. “No lodges -have been formed,” said Supt. Hotchkiss tonight, “and the so- ciety at this time 1s practically noth- ing more than an assessment assotia- tion, whose members have parted with their n:rney and become liable to as- sessme| without having secared any | benefits, or being likely to secure any.” Supt. Hotchkiss will ask the legisla- ture for authority to refuse to issue licenses to organizations when in his judgment such action should be taken. Ilnder existing law this cannot be one. SMOOTING UP OF BROWNSVILLE, MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY. | One Duch-rgod Snl er Declares His Confession Was “a Durn.Lie.” ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—In an endeavor to ascertain if Boyd Conyers, one of | the colored soldiers discharged as a re- sult of the shooting up of Brownsville, ever confessed to having participated in the affray, the military court of in- quiry today entered into one of the most perplexing incidents of the af- fair. ‘William Lawson, the colored detec- tive, who made an afdavit setting forth the alleged confession, which wese sent to congress in a speclal mes- sage, told of the devious ways of de- tectives. Boyd Conyers related to the court that he himself told Lawson that the alleged confession was “a durn He.” For more than two hours General A. S. Daggett, U. S. A, retired, and Napoleon B. Marshall, counsel for the colored soldiers,tried unsuccessfully to break down Lawson's testimony. The court itself smiled as Lawson related how he became acquainted with Conyers at Monroe, Ga., where Conyers lived. He went to a place where he found Conyers loafed and finally they were “Introductioned” to one anothér, Conyers as an ex-soldier and Lawson as a man who traveled a great deal. Lawson related how he praised the progress of negroes in Vir- ginia and how they never stirred up any race trouble, but just tried to get the money. He testified that Conyers finally said the “Crackers” in Browns- ville boasted they were not going to have any colored regiment there and “did up” one of the fellows. On_cross-examination Lawson was asked why he did not try to get some Information out of Conyers on a picnic, when Conyers was Lawson's guest, parflcuhrl}r since they sat together on & train going to the picnic. “Oh, now, you know. just how they do on a nigeer picnic,” said Lawson to Attorney Marshall. “They don’t sit f@own; they just keep running about.” General Daggett sought to show that Conyers might have been under the in- fluence of lquor. Lawson admitted he ave Conyers a drink, but claimed that e did not have “ unpres(r\Le of mind.” WORLD’S TALLEST MAN. Captain Auger, Eight Feet High, to Live in Bridgeport. Capt. George Auger, the tallest man In the world, who stands eight feet one inch in his stocking feet, is pre- paring to make his home in Bridgeport, says the Farmer. He has commission- ed William F. O'Hara, restauranteur and former circus man, to find him a residence in this city. Mr. O'Hara is looking about the city for a house with high ceilings and broad stairways. the door casing of which will admit of ready enlargement, for Captain Auger has to double over like a jackknife to enter the ordinary house. ‘The famous Welch giant first got soquainted with the advantages of Bridgeport as & place of residence when he came here with the Barnum & Bai- ley circus. Later he appeared here during his veudeville tours and en- Joyed royal entertainment at the hands of the Benevolent Order of American 'Tigers, the organization of circus men ‘with headquarters in this city. Last summer Captain Auger visited Bridgeport for a few days, the guest of Mr. O'Hara, and in order to escape the gize of the curious thronge that are wont to congregate wherever he is peen he lived in at Mr. * O’Hara’s cottage on Stecplechase and. This week he is in Milwau playing a series of engagements on th Orpheum vaudeville cireuit. He will yrobably appear in the spring at Poli's heater. Captain Auger s said to be the big- rest man the world has known. He s several Inches taller than Machnow, he famous Russian giant,whose height was heralded as nine feet before h was subjected to the scrutiny of a yard ptick. A native of Wales, coming ) r famlily of only ordinary height, C: ain Auger has developed symmetri rally, and he is admirably propo: pd. His welght, 380 pounds, is d v physiologists to be ideal for one of is height, and his limbs and trunk re in proportion to his remarkable eight. He 1s less than 30 years old. He. first came Into public notice hen he left his little native village in ale and went to London. He secured n appointment as a London “bobby” ut his great stature attracted so much attention that it required other police- men to keep the throngs from pressing :bout him and he soon resigned. Then e entered the show world. He has toured the princlpal cities of Europe and America with circuses and in vau- deville engagements. His wife, a charming English girl, five feet six nches tall, has made many friends in ridgeport. During a recent visit to Bridgeport Captain Auger secured the . largest Teom in a local hotel ang ordered two double beds placed in it. He managed to sleep by stretching crosswise, but he had to use his own equipment of blankets which he carries along with his theatrical wardrobe. Cardinal Satolli's Condition Remains unohanged. ASSASSINS SLAY OFFICIALS IN THREE COUNTRIES. Chief of St. Petersburg Secret Police Assassinated in Apartments of Host. St. Petersburg, Dec. 22.—Colonel Karpoff, chief of secret police of St. Petersburg, was assassinated early to- ady. He was enticed to a modest rtment in a remote street of the Vibofg district and there was blown to pieces by a bomb exploded suppos- edly by his host, one Michael Voss- kressensky, who had leased the rooms a few days before. The murderer rushed into the street following the explosion and was cap- tured. An assistant of Karpoff's who had aceompanied him was severely in- jured. Karpoff was appoinnted from Baku, where he had been chief of the secret police. There have been several con- victions of bomb makers recently. The assassination of Chief Karpoff was undoubtedly in furtherance of the plot against the secret police which grew out of the revelation last Jan- uary of some ramarkable scandals in connectlon with the operations of the system, The Russian revolutionary socialists discovered that an unknown number of their members were agents of the secret police. .= Exposures, charges of disloyalty to the revolution- ary cause, and counter charges fol- lowed. Since then the secret police have been the special objects of revolu- tlonary hatred and assassination. British Magistrate in Bombay is As- sassinated. Bombay, PBritish India, Dec. 22.— Arthur Mason Tippetts Jackson, chief meagistrate of Nasik, in the presidency of Bombay, was assassinated by a na- tive while attending a theatrical per- formanee ‘last night. The motive for the murder is sup- posed ta have been a wish for revenge upon the magistrate, who had recently sentenced a criminal to life imprison- ment. Nasik is a hotbed of sedition. Jack- eon had been in the British Indian ser- vice since 1888, ‘Whatever may have been the im- mediate motive for the assassination of Chief Magistrate Jackson, the out- rage cannot fail to increase the ever- present fear of an uprising against British rule in India. Attempts have been ‘made in India against the lives of Lord Minto, Lord Kitchener, Sir Andrew Frazier, the lieutenant gov- ernor of Bengal, and many other Brit- ish of\:ials. In one notable instance the purpose of the assassin was ac- complished. On July 1 last Sir Wil- liam Hutt Curzon Wyllie, who had re- cently held important India appoint- ments, was murdered at the Imperial institute in London by an Indian stu- dent, who was subsequently hanged. Dr. Cawas T.altaea, a physician of Shanghal, who was visiting in Lon- don, was also killed during the fusil- ade of shots, though his death may not have been intended originally. Korean Premier Fatally Stabbed by an Assassin. Seoul, Korea, Dec. 22.—Premier Yi, the head of the Korean cabinet, was stabbed and fatally wounded today by a Korean, Yie Chaim Yong. The attack cccurred at 10 o'clock society. moved to the hospital. Yi was always credited with fostér- ing anti-Japanese scentiment in Korea. the faction | nexation to Japan and refused to pre-' sent a mmun for annexation to the Korean - Notwi Yi's known ents in_regard to the relations between J. Korea, Marquis Ito regarded as an | honest and_ct tious patriot, and | refused to listen to the premier's re- peated requests that he be allowed resign his office. It is believed that, the assassination is the result of po- litical intrigue. WARRINER TO SERVE 6 YEARS IN OHIO PENITENTIARV No Disclosure of What He Did mih Much of $643,000 He Stole from Big Four Railread. Cincinnati, Dec, 22—Charles L. War- riner,. depoaed local treasurer of ‘the Big Four railroad, pleaded guilty to embezzlement.and was sentenced the common pleas ccurt today to serve six vears in the Ohlo penitentiary. Warriner was presented before Judge Woodmansee of the common pleas court, with the definite under- standing between Prosecutor Hunt and his counsel that he would plead guilty to the charge of embezzelment and threw himself on the mercy of the court. ‘Of the $643,000 Warriner is alleged to have taken from the Big Four rail- road, less than half has been account- ed for by him. Many stories have circulated that he had secreted part of the money, but these have not ‘been verified. After "Warriner had been sentenced, Prosecutor Hunt ‘stated he would not present further charges against “him to the grand jury, unless it is shown that Warriner has money hidden away. If this should be discovered, Warriner can be prosecuted further. The trial of Mrs. Jeanette Stewart Ford, “the woman in the case,” under indictment for blackmaail and recefv- ing stolen goods, has been set for next Monday. She is at liberty on $2,500 bonds, Absent-Minded Dyer. Charles Lamb had a friend named Dyer. who was perhaps the most ab- sent-minded man on record. It was Dyer who, leaving Lamb’s -Islington home at broad noonday, walked straight into the New .-river. He was known to take up a coal scuttle in- stead of his hat, to walk home with a- footman’s cockaded hat om, and even to leave one of his shoes under the table and get well on his home- ward way before discovering its loss. He called at a friend's one morning, heard that ‘the family was away in the country, left his name in the vis- itors’ book—and a few hours later called again, asked for the book and was astonished to see his own freshly written name. Once, when Proctor ‘breakfasted with him, Dyer forgot the tea. The omission being noted, he filled the teapot with ginger. Proctor left as soon as he could to get a petter breakfast at a coffee tav- ern; and there Dyer strolled in, and asked him how he did, quite uncon- scious of having seen him earlier, Haddam.—Owing to lack of business and uncertainty of the weather Cap- tain Thomas Donnellan, who runs the | Haddam and | farry between Middle Marcmas, has discontinued the ferry for the winter. DIRE DISTRESS It Is Near at-Hand to Hundreds of Norwich Readers. Don’t neglect an aching back. Backache is the kidney’'s cry for help. Neglect hurrying to their aid Means that urinary troubles follow quickly. 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