The evening world. Newspaper, December 12, 1903, Page 7

nal TRAY ~ BG INSURANCE ‘avestigation Begun Into. the Case of Adolphus Drucker,,on Whose Life Policies Amount- ing to a Million Were Written. DIAGNOSED AT BELLEVUE AS ONE OF ALCOHOLISM A Single Policy for $500,000 Is Said to Have Been Held by Hooley, the British Pro- moter. hat Adolphus Drucker, the distin- @ished Englishman who died in Belle- vue Hospital last Thursday of a com- Dlication of disorders which, according to Bellevue custom, were diagnosed under the single head of alcoholism, ‘was one of the heaviest insured men in the world 1s revealed by despatches from abroad, which intimate that the British {nsurance companies propose to institute a rigid investigation into the death of the former Member of Parllament be- fore a single dollar of the insurance money is paid. Already the investigation has begun here. Lawyers representing the ineur- ‘ance companies most heavily involved have begun to trace Drucker's every move from the time he came to thls tountry en route to British Columbia, where he had hoavy mining Interests, to the time that, wild-eyed and appar- ently drunk, he tore Around the Grand Central Station, on Forty-second street, yelling at the top of his lurgs and giving every indication of being a maniac. ‘There is no reasonable explanation of the remarkable -metamorphosis a few Gaye worked in this usually conserva- tive man. His Friends Are Amazed. Men in this city who have known him for years, both socially Gnd in a} business way, were amazed when they) he was taken to Tellsvue snd th into the alcoholic ward. They learned to-day that the Insurance on this man's life amounted to a nillion dollars or more, and that one single} policy, held by Ernest Tovah Mooley, the famous English promoter, amounts to $600,000. Bugene N. Robigson, of No, 141 Broad- ‘way, Drucker'Is confidential counsel in this city, has a full list of the policies carried on the man’s life doth by pim- self and others, but he positively re- fused to-day to make them public. Until he receives advices from we man's nearest relatives In London he will not reveal them, he sald, Mean- while there is ample evidence In the London despatches received here to-| day that Drucker was the subject of a big insurance gamble and that many different men held policies on his lite. In tals country this sort of specula tion Is practically unknown, — but in Enghnd it is commonly practised, and but for the enormous amount sald. to be carried on this man's life and the Very inysterious conditions under which he ie end, the case would not! unusual attention, tera Drucker was at one time a multi milllonaire. He had enormous business interests in Holland, in England and jn lumbia, For the proper dé- British velopment of his ranch and mining in= terests in the latter place he organized @ company, and one of those whose 1 terest he ‘sccured wae the promoter Hool Hooley Protected Himself. Hooley put a lot of money in the British Columbia enterprixe, but pro- tected himself, it is said, alley, for $500,009 on Drag Tn 1901 the’ interests wo Drucker, who had resigned from Par- lament ‘to give his personal attention to thls branch of the business, went back to London, a bankrupt, In the proceedings forthe settlement of his affairs which followed io confessed la- bilities of $1.7 There were no as- sets. . ‘On Monday lant Mr. Drucker registered at the Grand Union Hotel, announcing had come ftom Canada, On Tuesday morning he created a scene in the hotel dining-room, smashing fur- niture and crockery and making a great disturbance, ‘Trl same afternoon ‘he the Grand Central Depot, sted, ring for two days in Belle. he died there of what the tablishment at No. 451 Amsterdam ave- nue, Late to-day it was taken to Ken- sico for burlal, Mr. Drucker represented the North- ampton district in Parliament, with Henry Labouchere, He was only thirty- four years old, i d_ never married, but ys ilved in London well jal evden University and a member of the Dutch Parliament. Drucker was a member of the Carleton and other exclusive London clubs, He had never been known as a high rolier yave in a tusiness wa: MISSING FOR NINE MONTHS. William J. Martin Bisappearea from Home Last March, William P, Martin has been missing from his home at No, M8 Broome street since. March last. He is thirty years of + and had been employed in the de- department of a mercantile } but was without work when he Aivappeared. Ma t10 ts of medium héight and we ght anc ark complexion, His mother. is gnadle to account for his leawng home. And fears he is ashamed now to return. | 66 ee DEAD MAN FOUND IN RIVER, Longshoromen found the body of a yas floating in the East River at the ‘oot of One Hundre a ftrect this atierioon, ont Fourteenth ‘the man was about thirty-five years Old and weighed 120 pounds. He had ight hair, blue eyes and a brown mous- che. He wore @ black sack coat, car- in Jacket, blue overcoft and white shint. “In one of his pockets was a Manhattan Hospital, fated Dec. 5, and bearing the name of Patrick MeGutre, — HURT BY A RAILWAY TRAIN. Renedict Sawhale, of 'No. 311 Grove ageet® Brooklyn, was i while driving a brewery wagon acro Baverly road. near Brighton samach, him over and threw invarnai TWutles sd had @ lew wroke and had @ en. oI eer, Charles: H, “Graham, was acrseted 105 aasault, “jing tratn, but she had no inkling of her PLGOOESLOHSELOHHHSHOHEOH HOF: PHEIEOSOD oe > eres oPPPPOGH. 20669040406 $SOO4-9OOOODG0H OOS CHARACTER STUDIE: HROUGH the corridors of the Waldorf strolled the old-timers, Pros- | perity had not robbed them of a certain piaturesqueness of Appear- ance, nor had convention stilted their tongues with dignified dull- ness. From many parts of the country had they come, reminiscent of neighborhood history, a character each one of them. Now they are rich and some of them dyspeptic. I was pleased to see among them Col. S. M. Fordice, who during many years was President of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway. It is not true, as was once enviougly said of him, that in consideration of the fact that his road ran through the swamps he requested Congress to de- clare it navigable. Tall, erect, with the whitening beard of a prophet, he is the picture of a past dear,to many an aging heart. His sense of humor Is as quiet as a brave man’s modesty, and his laughter is like the glad ripple of a rivulet. One day years ago, when the Colonel was a railway president, there came into his office a tall fellow who, like a long-handled knife, shut him- self u at is to say, he sat down principally on his back. The Colonel looked at him. “Well, sir, what can I do for you “I am a brakeman on your roa ‘ “Well, that isn't my fault.” D “Mine either. But I am now on a week's vacation and I thought I'd drop into see you on business. The fact is, I want to get $20 advance on my next month's pay.” in Pie “T can’t let you have it. You'd spend it in uproarious living.’ “No, sir, it would go quietly enough.” “[t’s the rules and I can’t accommodate you.” “Sorry, Colonel, but ¥ is micate oe life or death.” “Can't v he rule. jay. Tete roid if you knew how I need the money.” sigh he arose and stood twisting his slouch or shoes for the children.” ‘Good day.” “The fact {s I've been playing poker over here and got broke; and, Colonel, I want to know if you are willing to go on record as seeing 4 man friz out when you could’ “Now look here,” the Colonel broke in, “why didn't you tell me at first how serious it was. I'll give you an order for the money. . * . . ‘T WAS about this time that Bill Leatherby, who introduced himself to society by shooting a constable and who now was editor and proprietor of the Web) County Times, wrote to Fordice for a pass. On this par- ticular occasion the Colonel was not in the best of humor. One ofshis ex- trains had killed a red heifer worth ten dollars and the road was sure aye held respousible. So ‘the took Bill’s letter and upon the back of it wrote the following. “I don't know anything about your paper. Where dogs it go, anyhow?” hi ‘And Bill, after pondering over the insult, wrote thus in reply: The Webb County Times goes all over the southern half of the county, and it is with difficulty that I've kept it from going to hell.” “1 sent him an annual pass,” said the Colonel, ‘and once when he lacked 60 cents of having enough money to get his blanked paper out of the express office J supplied him with the money. Why, hello here!" Along the brilliant Waldorf corridor known as Millionaires’ Row came Sam Tate, who at one time owned a big cotton plantation down on the Mississippi River. Once Tate called on the Carpetbag Governor of Arkansas and said: “Governor, if you're no! too busy this morning I'd like to hav With a @ pardon. “Who for?” “For myself.” And waat for?” When did you kill him: “Oh, I haven't killed him yet—thoug so there wouldn't be any trouble about ’ . . . IVING near ‘Tate was a justice of the peace, and one morning he called on Sam and said; “Say, I want to go fishing, and I'd like you to take my place on the bench for a day or two.” “But I haven't been elected,’ Sem protested. “Oh, that’s all right. Neither was 1." + “But who will swear me in?" “T will.” = “But wait, a minute,” said Sam. “Let me understand the law first. Suppose a man is arrested for drunkenvess.” “Take his liquor away from him, if he’s got any, and keep it till I get back.” “Suppose a fellow's brought up for stealing.” “Well, arguy with him, and if he seems to be a gentleman let him go.” “And for wife beating?” “Hang him.” “But wouldn't that be beyond the jurisdiction of this court?” Well, no; not with a rone handy.” 3 ‘Tate was sworn, the oath inyolving an obligation until the following Thursday, and shortly after he took his seat up came a (man charged with having shot an exemplary citizen. “Your Honor,” said the prosecut- ing witness, “the man that was killed never did anything wrong, and this here fellow strained a point of honor, sir, in killing him. Why, Judge, he didn’t even chaw tobacco, didn’t smoke, didn't bet on the races, didn’ I'd get a pardon in advance, nm," the Judge commanded. “You say he didn't chaw tobacco “Didn't do nary one of 'em, sir.” “Didn't gamble?" “No, sir.” “Never bet on a hoss?” “Never did, sir.” ul “Ah, well, he didn’t have anything tolive tor, Discharge the prisoner. * . HOSE were great days,” spoke up Major Neill Brewster, now here burning money, “and I'd like to be back there again, poor as I was. What a lesson for the youngsters to know that money jsn’t everything, After I left your part of the country, Sam, I went to Ragtosh, in the Indian Territory, And, by the way, the first man I met there was ae utes LORD ABINGER Thy e Cler ey | pele oir ans Like It Tumbled Downstatr stairs of a restaurant, Dr. Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder Cures mediately and she started on the morn- ‘ i Powder nk. “Nanew 8 Ointmont relieves piles In a day. PARIS, Dev. 12.—Lord Abinger died in a hospital here to-day as the result of LONDON. Dec. 12—The mother of Lord Ablnger tescived a telegram this |All Crees, It Relteves tn 10 Miautes Here de reaching ta at dt Wweetiman, ev. Deka ¥., Dr. Withrow and Rev. einadint) an Be New she left. Lord nt to Pacis Thursday, on a the bate sill oe browene. trom i 4 : ought from burtel im Invernesthire, ia hat. “It’s no case of medicine a “The Waldorf Crowd’—Men Who Habe Made Thetr Piles in South and West Studied by Opie Read. EORLAAEDSODOH9-06-646-966-40088-060O0046OO0HO 05108 PMODRADBEED DEG DEKEEDD our old friend Bud Daniels.” ;{What, our old Bud, that used to keep on talking after the truth gave out?” “Yes, sir, our old Bud. He invited me to a ball as soon as I got off the train, and we had a great time. Bud became involved in a little difficulty {with a fellow that insulted a woman and chastised him considerably.” “What did he do?” “Cut his infernal throat, sir.” ' . . . . ‘“ HY, there comes old Andy Buck,” said Fordice. He came like the embodiment of a palsied benediction, shaking with years; but the greeting of his friends, whom he had not seen for many a long and nerve-strting day, seemed to snatch off his ago, like a frosted wig. j His eyes were mist-curtained, this old fellow who never knew the meaning jot fear, and from the past there floated an incident In his life. Years ago ‘he had the playful habit of wearing a big knife down the back of his neck, ‘and in those days he was not always sober. And when treading the tangled path it was his pleasure to yell like an Indian. One afternoon he came down the street, a hollering, and a negro who formerly had belonged to him ‘and who that day had been appointed to a position on the police force, stepped out and said: ""Skuze me, Colonel, but you musn’t holler dat way.” “You infernal black scoundrel, I'll cut your throat.” “Yas, sah, I knows dat, but I'’se er Buck mys’f an’ I kain't erford ter let you disgrace de fambly; an’ dar has jest been finished er new calaboose up yeah an’ ef you hollers ergin I'll iy put you in ‘dar, an’ it would be er shame fur er uBek ter go in fust. I The Colonel reached for his knife, but the negro was too quick for hini; and in the grasp of that black giant the old man was but a child. He was taken to the lock-up and placed behind the bars, and as his captor ; turned away the old man shook the grated door and sald: “Just now I was but being locked up by a nigger has sobered me, Jim.” ‘as, sah,” answered his former slave. id you ever know me to tell anything but the truth?” “No, sah; you couldn't tell a le.” “And if I tell you that when I get out of here I'll kill you lieve me, won't you?” “Yas, sah.” “All right. I'll kill you to-morrow morning.” The old man was taken home, and everybody knew that on the fol- lowing day the negro policeman was to die. The chief of police told him to leave town, but he shook his head. “I kain't do dat, sah, caze I'se er Buck myse’f an’ da doan run from duty.” “You don't mean that you are going to stand here on this corner till the old man comes?” - “Dat's whut I got ter do, sah, caze I'se er Buck.” | “Well, good-by. I'll not see you any more alive.” “T reckon not, sah, Good-by.” i After a while we saw the old man coming, straight with determination, flerce as a typified vengeance, and we knew that the negro was to die, but no one ventured to save him. He stood looking afar off. The old man halted in front of him and wheeled about like a soldier “Jim.” “Yas, sah.” “What did T tell you yesterday?” ‘ou said you were goin’ ter kill me dis mornin’, sah.” im, did you ever catch me in a lie?” “No, sah.” “But you have this time. Come down and have a drink.” And upon the black giant's shoulder he put his arm and together they walked away, and we stood there in silence, looking after them. you'll be- ' NATURE'S | VITALIZE | ge sa Ba me oo by Ls) nS = 3 : MAKESRICH BLOOD. Positively Cures Sleepless- ness, Nervousness and All Stomach Troubles. PREVENTS COLDS and All Ailments Due to Func- tional Weakness. Take any of the hundreds of people here- abouts who have been cured by my Paw- Paw. 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