PLAYING SHE HAD A DEAD HUSBAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2106, 28 September 1885, Page 2

PLAYING SHE HAD A DEAD HUSBAND.

MrHenoperhad his life insured for 10,000 dollars. Several nights aftejmird, while he and his wife sat by the fiwvte remarked, " Look here, Jane, been thinking this matter over, and it now seems to me that I have made a mistake in having my life insured." " Why, Jody," replied the wife, "the monoy will be paid in case of yoSi death." 'J "Yes, in case of my death. But hang it all, I don't want to die. If I had a store I could have it insured, burn.ft. down, and make several hundred doMs out of the transaction, but you don'fc suppose that d, man wants to commit suicide, do you ? Wonder if I can rig up some scheme for beating this game!" "I don't only see one way, and that would result in the death of usibothfor, Jody, if you wore to die, I would take poison. I would cut my throat with fin old case-knife rather than live without my Jody," and she put her arms around his neck and wept. " I tell you," said the husband, after a few momenta' reflection, <( I'll. be found dead, Don't look frightened." Hethen unfolded his plans, He would get ft skeleton, put a lot of bruised meatjM»und it, stuff the whole arrangement Ml an old suit of clothes, put it in the bolom of a well not far from the house, and cav& the walls in, The idea was a happy"onei The coroner would hold an inquest Mim the remains were brought out, everj®®!' would be satisfactory, and the: company would pay the money; Then the husband would slip home, take 'his wife, and leave the country, , .■ ■ 1 The other morning a report was oircu, lated to the effect that a, well had caved in upon Mr Helper, and that his wife waa almost crazy. BEenoper was well known in. Little Rock, and the accident caused a sensation, After throe days of hard work the mangled remains 'were reached, The coroner hold a hurried inquest, and the jurymen held their noses and said, " Poor fellow, what a horrible death!" The money was paid to Mrs Henoper, At one time it waa thought necessary to send her to an asylum, but she improved gradually, until people said < the blow would not kill her, . ■■■ -

Henoper waited and watched, expect-, ing to receive some word from his wife, and failing, stole home at night, Crawl-' ing through a window, he entered hiq: wife's room. On a table lay a leifcen addressed to him. The contents me aa "<My: The idea of playing yjSGujei dead ib too Bweet to relinquish, have concluded to go away with auiJJfflf; man, who tells me he qan judiciously invest my ten thousand dollars.. 1 am still your friend, however, and if you : ever get hard up and tramp out my way,, you may rest assured that I'll give you a >

Just as Henoper finished reading the letter, an officer entered the room and led him to jail.—" Little Rock Gazette." >