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Aged Woman Tells Of Shooting And Death of President Abe Lincoln Cleveland Star. I Last February 12, Mrs: Nelson Todd, one of the last survivors who was in the theatre when Ab raham Lincoln was assassinated April 14, 1865 made a talk over the radio telling of the incidents of that night. Mrs. Todd is now 93 years old. Dorothy Ormsbv, of Rockingham, listened in on Mrs. Todd’s broadcast and wrote her for a copy of her address. Mrs. Todd sent it ro Dorothey and auto graphed it. Ffere is the address: "What a wonderful storehouse, the mind! Here am I, feeling like a comparatively young woman, and if I live seven years more, 11 shall be a hundred years old. N ne ty-three years old! And how many things I have seen in tho>e y'ears. My earliest recollection dates frem the age of three. When I was nine I heard Jenny Lind sing at the old Castle Garden. i nave snaKen nanas with every President, also Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and Kossuth. I have known many splendid people, and of all I have known there was not a finer than John Wilkes Booth, a fine looking mannerly chap about my own age. I had heard that he had fallen into bad company. We all know that his sympathies were with the southern states and we learned later that he was a member of a set of young fellows-:—radicals > we would call them today—who drew lots to see which should kill ( Lincoln. It happened that the lot! fell on Booth. "I shall never forget the first j time 1 saw' Lincoln— nor the last. The first time was just a little be fore his second inauguration, when he passed through New'ark by train. I w'as horse-back riding and rode through side streets so that I saw Lincoln not once but many times on the rear platform. My: persisence must have attracted President’ Lincoln’s attention William Courter, a friend of my father, and conductor of the train, told me later that the President pointed me out and said: 'That young lady there is a fine horse-1 woman.’ That w’as the first time I1 saw Lincoln. Now’ I must tell you of the Vast. "I w’as married in 185 8. The; war, as you know’, followed a couple of years later. Those were; aw’ful times. What a relief w’hen, it ended on the ninth of April,; 1865. l • t i • r l nimivuid V upon icailllllg : Lee’s surrender my husband plan-j ned a trip to Washington. The day after he arrived was Good! Friday, April 14th. I rememberj because we went to church. My| husband was active in Trinityi church Sunday school, Newark. I was amazed when later in the day he said, 'We are going to the thea tre tonight.’ To the theatre on Good Friday!” I said. He explain ed that the President was to attend a benefit performance of Laura Keen in 'Our American Cousin’ at the Ford theatre and becoming a gala occasion and our only oppor tunity, probably, of seeing Presi dent Lincoln, we might waive cur religious scruples. "Theatres began earlier in those days. We were in our places on the center aisle just a few rows back from the stage at 7:30 when the curtain rose. There was a tug drapped box on the right for the President, Mrs. Lincoln, Miss Har his and Major Rathborne. They sat in the second box. "The curtain had gone upon the second act when there was a shot. At the same instance I was amaz ed to see John Wilkes Booth, whom 1 had known so well, half jump and fall from the first box to the stage 12 feet below. Flis spur had caught in the drapery on the box so that his leap turned out to be a bad fall. "For an instant no one realized what had happened. It struck me, 'Booth had committees! suicide.’ It was not until some seconds later that Mrs. Lincoln screamed. The house turned from the stage, where all eyes had been on Booth, and saw the President, his head fallen an his chest, slumped down in the aid-fashioned rocking chair in which he had been sitting. Then, of course, we knew the greater tra gedy that had happened. Booth was hurt in his fall. I have read accounts and seen pic tures of him hobbling off the stage to make his escape. This is as false as the story that he shouted Sic Semper Tryannis.’ "Here is what did happen and 1 think I am the only person that knows Booth made his escape. Knowing Booth, it was only nat ural that my interest was keen enough to attract my attention back to him even when I knew Lincoln was assassinated. When Booth’s spur caught and threw him to the stage he broke his leg in a terrible way so that the bone ectua'iv protruded through his trousers, and smeared the stage with blood. Naturally he couldn’t move. Laura Keen leaned over and ^ J 1 • 1 i 1113 iiv<tu> a 11t.11 lu my amazement I saw' a rope swing out evidently throw'n by some confed erates, lasso him and whisk him into the wings. That was the last time I ever saw' John Wilkes Booth alive. "As w’e walked aw'ay from the theatre and the great tragedy, my husband said to me, "What next?’ 'We must go home,’ I said. And so we went to the hotel, packed our things and W'ent immediately to the railroad station. The streets were seething with people. At the station the train about to leave for New' York had not heard the new's so they let us ride in the caboose. "We rode all night from Wash ington and arrived in New York in the early morning. Newark was just a way station in those days and the trains did not stop there. When we got in we learned that Lincoln W'as dead. "Our family was surprised to see us back before we had plan aed. Being strict Episcopalians we did not tell them we had gorii to the theatre on Good Friday, si we told no one of the thrilling scene of history we had seen en acted. Nor throughout my hus band’s life did we ever tell. It wa: only a few years ago I let th< truth out. I had gone to see 'Th< Birth of a Nation’ in which th< assassination of Lincoln • wa: shown. When I saw the scene gasped—'Why it wasn’t that way1 ’How do you know’ I was asked Then 1 told that I was one o fthi few remaining witnesses of tha great tragedy. Life’s race well run. Life’s work well done, Life’s crown well won, Now comes rest. 1840-1933. "Mrs. Nelson Todd, "No. 29 Lincoln Park, Newark, N. J.’ j "Eliza,” said a friend of th family to the old colored washwo man, "have you seen Miss Edith’ fiance?” "No, ma’am. It ain’t been ii the wash yet.” Relieves Women s Pains Here is an example of how Cardul has helped thousands of women: “I was very thin and pale,” writes Mrs. F. H. Scott, of Roa noke, Va. “I suffered from weak ness and a severe pain in my back. This pain unnerved me, and I did not feel like doing my work. I did not care to go places, and felt worn, tired, day after day. *'My mother had taken Cardul, and on seeing my condition she advised me to try it. I have never regretted doing so. 1 took three bottles and it built me up. I gained in weight, my color was better and the pain left my back. I am stronger than I had been in some time.” Cardul, the purely vegetable medi cine which so many women take and recommend, is sold by local druggists. STATEMENT PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE (Accident Dept.) INSURANCE CC Los Angeles, Cal. Condition December 31, 1932, As Shown by Statement Filed. Amount of Capital paid in cash __ _ $ 5,082,000.01 Amount of Ledger Assets Dec. 31st of previous year 25,937,407.4; Increase of Capital during year; ...... 25,937,407.4: Income—From Policyholders $6,010,5 88.23 Miscellaneous $1,472,754.59 Total ------- 7,483,342.8: Disbursements—To Policyholders $4,081,169.53 Miscellaneous $2,991,163.89 Total ----- 7,072,333.4: ASSETS Value of Real Estate ...... $ 243,294.3: Mortgage Loans on Real Estate _ 17,049,288.3 Value of Bonds and Stocks _____ 7,904,526.5 Cash in Company’s Office ..... 5,245.4 Deposit in Trust Companies and Banks not on interest 7,196.7 Deposits in Trust Companies and Banks on interest .L. 14,991.0 Premiums in course of Collection ..... 727,062.2: Interest and Rents due and accrued _____ 3 5 7,147,7 All other Assets, as detailed in statement _ 5 39,020.1 Total ........ 26,849,772.7 Less Assets not admitted ______ ... 32,456.5 26,817,316.2 tife Dept-------- 167,096,5 87.9 Total admitted Assets ___ 193,913,904.2 LIABILITIES Unpaid Claims _ $10,006,441.0 Expense, Investigation, and Adjustment of Claims_ 133,000.0' Unearned Premiums _ 2,843,868.6 Commission, Brokerage, and other charges due _ 121,043.0' Salaries Rents, Expenses, Bills, Accounts, Fees, etc., due or accrued - 14,000.0' Estimated amount for Federal, State, county, and municipal taxes _ 239,500.0' Life Dept...T___ 162,146,368.2: Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital_ 180,048,441.4: Capital paid up ------$5,082,000.00 Surplus over; all Liabilities (includes life dept.) $8,783,462.75 Surplus as regards Policyholders _ 13,865,462.7: Total Liabilities . 193,913,904.2: BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1932 Premiums Rec’d Losses Pair Accident ‘----- 14,476 23,25: Health __ 7,457 5,808 Non-cancellable accident and health _67,8 57 90,46! Totals ____ 89,791 1 19,52' President Geo. I. Cochran, Secretary, S. F. McCling Treasurer, Howard S. Dudley. Home Office, 501 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, Cal. Attorney for service: Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner Raleigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolina, Home Office. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Raleigh, Feb. 8th, 193: I, Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that rh . above. is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Pacifii Mutual (acci. dept.) Insurance Company, of Los Angeles, Cal. file< with this Department, showing the condition of said Company on th 31st day of December, 1932. Witness my hand and official. > seal, the day and date above wiitten DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner Sings ca Fair Helen Ornstein, contralto of the Chicago Civic Opera Com pany, who will appear in con cert on the Floating Theater at A Century of Progress—the Chicago’s World’s Fair—on the evening of July 27, from 8:30 to 9:30 p. m. - S T AT E M E N T NATIONAL ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE CO. Philadelphia, Pa. Condition December 31, 1932, As Shown by Statement Filed. Amount of Capital paid in cash .±__ $150,000.00 Amount of Ledger Assets December 31st of previous year, $394,686.05; Increase of Capital during year, Total _-_ 394,686.05 Income—From Policyholders, $530,53 8.12; Miscellaneous, $18,162.96; Total ........ 548,701.98 Disbursements—To Policyholders, $212,029.44; Miscellaneous, $3 5 0,95 5.54; Total _____ 562,9:14.98 ASSETS Value of Real Estate _____ $ 44,521.00 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate _J_1— 139,300.00 Value of Bonds and Stocks _— 153,147.27 Cash in Company’s Office ___ 10.60 Deposits in Trust Companies and Banks not on interest __r_ 2,510.71 Deposits in Trust Companies and Banks on interest - 14,630.44 Premiums in course of Collection _ 18,226.08 Interest on Rents due and accrued _ 3,219.65 All other Assets, as detailed in statement -8,05 5.60 Total _a.. 383,621.80 Less Assets not admitted - 40,687.37 Total admitted Assets ----- 342,934.43 LIABILITIES Unpaid Claims ..-.--- 36,853.44 Expense, investigation and Adjustment of Claims ..— 268.5 3 Unearned Premiums __---,- 28,732.04 Commission, Brokerage, and other charges due - 6,642.26 Estimated amount for Federal, State, county, and j municipal taxes --- 8,195.79 | All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement - 60.11 Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital - 80,752.17 Capital paid up - $15 0,000.00 Surplus over all Liabilities .. 112,182.26 Surplus as regard-s Policyholders - 262,182.26 Total Liabilities ....-...—.— 342,934.43 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1932 Premiums Rec’d. Losses Paid Accident and Health ____— 31,297 15,276 Totals _______ 31,297 15,276 President, M. S. Boyer, Secretary, R. M. Fry. Treasurer, W. H. Rosenberry. Home Office, 244 S. 8th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Attorney for service: Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Manager for North Carolina Home Office. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Raleigh, Feb. 6th, 1933. I, Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that | the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the ! National Accident and Health Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, I Pa., filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Corn pay on the 31st day of December, 1932. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and date above written. DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner. STATEMENT ! OCEAN ACCIDENT & GUARANTEE CORP. LTD. New York City 1 Condition December 31, 1932, As Shown by Statement Filed. Amount of Capital paid up in cash .. $ 800,000,00 Amount of Ledger Assets December 31st of previous year .....-.-__ 17,924,295.97 Income—From Policyholders, --- $9,942,498.78 Miscellaneous _...... 884,627.32 , Total __-____ 10,827,126.10 i Disbursements—To Policyholders, -$5,5 5 1,574.84; • Miscellaneous, _-- 6,15 8,664.23 Total .-____-----__ 11,710,239.07 ASSETS ; Value of Real Estate --- 759,410.12 Mortgage Loans on R'eal Estate .-. .— 12,600.00 Value of Bonds and Stocks - -- 13,561,494.06 > Cash in Company’s Office ------- 16,386.67 Deposit in Trust Companies and Banks on interest.. 434,113.53 ) Premiums in course of Collection ._... 1,895,443.3 3 ; Interest and Rents due and accrued ... 176,412.75 7 Bills Receivable ...—-.—.. 51,587.31 i All other Assets, as detailed in statement -- 457,517.17 ; I Total ....— 17,364,964.94 ) Less Assets not admitted ---- 370,311.04 i Total admitted Assets .. 16,994,65 3.90 ; LIABILITIES - Unpaid Claims -,-- 6,5 87,896.00 i Expense, Investigation, and Adjustment of Claims - 10,000.00 > Unearned Premiums ----- 4,502,3 86.82 - Commission, Brokerage, and other charges due - 407,282.42 ; Salaries, Rents, Expenses, Bills, Accounts, Fees, etc., ; due or accrued --- 25,975.02 > Estimated amount for Federal, State, county, and municipal taxes - 231,048.98 ) All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement - 3,375,971.07 ) Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital —— 15,140,5 60.31 i Capital paid up --- $800,000.00 ) Surplus over all Liabilities - 1,054,093.59 Surplus as regards Policyholders ____ 1,854,093.59 ) Total Liabilities ------ 16,994,65 3.90 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1932 ) Premiums Rec’d Losses Paid 7 Accident - 1,186 2,949 - Health - 188 • 7 Auto Liability . 7,580 9,311 Liability other than auto - 1,249 112 Workmen’s compensation --—- 2,957 4,454 Fidelity _-- 3,180 248 - Surety ___- 138 ! Plate glass ___ 362 3 33 Burglary and theft - 1,146 279 1 Steam boiler - 284 1,062 ! Engine and machinery ---. 1,93 5 Auto property damage - 2,765 3,009 1 Auto collision - 36 175 ' Property damage and collision other than auto 81 Totals _ 22,709 21,437 U. S. Manager, Henry Collins. Home Office, 1 Park Ave., New York City. , Attorney for services Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolina New York Office. , STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT ' Raleigh, Feb. 23rd, 1933. : I, Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that : the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the I Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. Ltd., of New York City filed with : this Department, showing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December, 1932. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and date above written. DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner. STATEMENT NORTH AMERICAN ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY Chicago, 111. Condition December 31, 1932, As Shown by Statement Filed. Amount of Capital paid up in cash _:_ $ 400,000.0(3 Amount of Ledger Assets December 31st of previous year $2,756,822.5 5; Total- 2,756,822.5? Income—From Policyholders, $2,595,263.05 Miscellaneous, $100,269.64 Total - 2,695,532.69 Disbursements—To Policyholders, $l,p99,425.91; Miscellaneous, $1,710,054.93; Total --;- 2,809,480.84 ASSETS Mortgage Loans on Real Estate _;_ $1,059,925.00 Value of Bonds and Stocks _ 1,206,687.44 Cash in Company’s Office ___ 12,698.36 Deposit in Trust Companies and Banks not on interest 6,835.91 Deposits in Trust Companies and Banks on interest _ 113,859.13 Premiums in course of Collection _ 183,018.70 Interest and Rents due and accrued _ 31,575.16 Bills Receivable _..._ 59,849.86 Total ---.1- 2,674,449.56 Less Assets not admitted ___ 204,443.75 Total admitted Assets ___ 2,470,005.81 LIABILITIES Unpaid Claims - $338,256.01 Expense, Investigation, and Adjustment of Claims _ 3,000.00* Unearned Premiums _ 1,067,472.90 Commission, Brokerage, and other charges due _ 76,93 9.4£ Salaries, Rents, Expenses, Bills, Accounts, Fees, etc., due or accrued _____ 23,878.3 3 Estimated amount for Federal, State, county, and municipal taxes - 65,000.00 All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement _ 219,376.18 Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital .. 1,793,922.88 Capital paid up - $400,000.00 Surplus over all Liabilities _._ 276,082.93 Surplus as regards Policyholders _ 676,082.93 Total Liabilities -..._ 2,470,005.81 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1932 Premiums Rec’d. Losses Paid Accident - 28,911 15,106 Totals ---- 28,911 15,106 President, A. E. Forest, Secretary, A. E. Forest, Jr. Treasurer, Edward St. Clair. Home Office, 209 S. LaSalle St. Chicago, 111. Attorney for service: Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolina, Home Office. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Raleigh, Feb. 13th, 1933. I, Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the North American Accident Insurance Company, of Chicago, 111., filed with this department, showing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December, 1932. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and date above written. DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner. STATEMENT NEW YORK CASUALTY COMPANY New York City Condition December 31, 1932, As Shown by Statement Filed. Amount of Capital paid up in cash _' $1,000,000.00 Amount of Ledger Assets December 31st of previous year - 5,980,441.36 Income—From Policyholders, _$2,427,5 34.22; Miscellaneous, ...._ 543,070.94 Total - 2,970,605-16 Disbursements—To Policyholders, _$1,680,704.56; Miscellaneous, _ 1,484,180.44 Total - 3,164,885.00 ASSETS Mortgage Loans on Real Estate __ 969,700.9*}''' Value of Bonds and Stocks _ 3,937>6523338j; Deposits in Trust Companies and Banks not on interest 57,001.0T Deposits in Trust Companies and Banks on interest _ 103,810.59 Premiums in course of Collection _ 605,198.05* Interest and Rents due and accrued _ 32,713.17 All other Assets, as detailed in statement _ 114,335.98; ... „ as Total - 5,820,391.28 Less Assets not admitted _ 811,677.30 Total admitted Assets _ 5,008,71.'.98 ' LIABILITIES Unpaid Claims - 1,500,699.89 Expense, Investigation, and Adjustment of Claims _ 30,000.00 Unearned Premiums _1_1_ 1,259,001.72 Commission, Brokerage, and other charges due_ 128,449.64 Salaries, Rents, Expenses, Bills, Accounts, Fees, etc., due or accrued _ 5,814.99 Estimated amount for Federal, State, county, and muni cipal taxes - , 44,641.93 All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement_ 720.01J.64 Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital _ 3,688,623.81 Capital paid up _ $1,000,000.00 Surplus over all Liabilities __ 320,090.17 Surplus over all Liabilities _ 1,320,090.17 Total Liabilities ___ 5,008,713.98 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1932 Premiums Rec’d. Looses Paid Auto Liability _ 2,350 951 Liability other than auto _ 377 100 Workmen’s compensation _ 5 12 Fidelity _ 1,226 1,761 Surety _ 831 586 Plate glass _'_ 3,131 1,582 Burglary and theft ___1__ 376 342 Auto property damage _ 764 234 Auto collision _ 31 Property damage and collision other than auto 27 Totals 9,108 5,368 President, W. E. McKell, Secretary, S. C. Henstreet, Vice-President and Treasurer, C. W. Goechins. Home Office 80 John St. New York City. Attorney for service: Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolin», Home Office. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Raleigh, May 3rd, 1933. I, Dan C. Boney, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the New York Casualty Company, of New York City filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December, 1932. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and date above written. DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner.
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