Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-05-03
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN. " IN
sURANCE COMPANY.


i may be ! mailer Of interes, 10 the nnmer-
Gus policy holders in this fraudulent and hank-
rupi coucern. who are now assessed the fall
amount Of their premium notes, to know with
what success the present holders Of these notes
are meeting. in these attempts to collect them
by legal process.
This company it is pretended has sold oui it,
premium notes, or some Of them, 10 oae Chand-
Ter, a student OF Burlington, and one Asa Bar
ron Of Hartford, Vermont. Under a law pass
Ell al the last session Of our Legislature, the
object Of which was not thea understood, per-
hitting wits 10 be brought in the name Of the
real party in interest, these parties are enabled
to bring wriis on these notes m the town in
which either Of them resides The n.sdlls
operonas by which the collection Of these ngies
is noW attempted to be enforced is this Suiis
are brought against two policy holders in some
towns remote from Darlington OF Hartford, and
made ret1rnahle IN one Of the latter towns, on
Monday morning. al o'elolk. bat no tr0 Of
fism ara made refu7iGtie on the same day.
This renders it necessary for person wishing
10 make defence to come TO Burlington or Hart
ford on Saturday and remain until Monday.
This is not all, notice is issued simultaneous
ly with the writ, TO the defendant TO be present,
at Granville, New Yonk. on some Other Mon
dry at nine o'eioek, to be present at the taking
of the testimony Of one Perry, a furmer Depu-
ty Secretary, one Arch Bishop, furmer Sec
rotary, or one Duane, Former Vice President
Of the Company, thus apparently subeciine
the party to the necessity Of appearing there
on Saturday. The notices STATE that the tesii-
muny Is to be taken befure a Mr. Burdick,
Justice Of peace The good faith Of these
notices, as well as the honesty Of the parties
whoalssue them will be understood, WHOM It ia
stated, that Bishop has resigned aud gone to
Wisconsin. Perry has done the samc and re.
moved to Chicago, while Doane has taken him.
self TO Virginia, and Bgrdick, the Justice, IS
Secretary Of what is leii Of tho Company.
Alter these papers are served, an emmissary
usually appears in the towns, ia which the de-
tendanis reside, aith offers Of compromise,
hoping that policy holders will submit TO the
fraud rather than to be al the expense Of de-
Tending the writs. Another part Of the con
spiraey IS for these agents 10 contract with the
officers IN the various towns, to charge only Tor
their actual travel in serving the wriis. thus
allowing the agents to speculate out Of them
OF numerous suiis thus brought, by Chandler
and Barron, no one has yet been brought to
trial. When trial is asked, tie plaintiffs
procure loag continuance, to give them time
to operate upon the policy holders. As they
select their own magistrates, this is not at all
difficult. They dare not bring one Of iisss SUITS
10 triai in the name of the present plaintiffs
and it Is no part Of their policy to do 50.
Where they do and receive 4 Judgment IA COO
tingeucy al 90: as remote as can well be stated
II will be abundant time for policy holders To
buy their peace. Until then, they should trea,
these travelling emmissarics, as they would aay
one who should seek to eoIleel demands OF then
which they are neither equ.tably or legally
bound TO Pay.-COrrssPOadsaee Vermont Pct.
net,