The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-03
From the Montpelier PART.
The Wushi . z tom 90. Mutual I'M. a.
Granville. N.N

Itnav Toe a matter of interest 10 .lo
numerous polly hol lcrs In this f-anl,,
lent and bankrupt concern. Who ar. now -
scsscd the tui! amount of their premium n....
to know with what surce-s the l,rr,en, l,.4
ers of tlcse notes meeting in these A..
tcmpts to collect them hv legal process
This company /: Is pretended has sold ogt
lis premium notes. or some q: "a. m t. o-.
Chandler. a student of burlington. AMI or.
Asa Barrow of Hartford. Vermont Under
Law passed AT the last session of our Lens,
latnre. the OF pet nt wlirh WIS not then m
derstood. permitting writ> 10 tr brought in
the name Of the real parry in interest. these
parties are enabled to hrin. writ> on these
notes in the town in which either of them
resides. The molus opcrandi tv which the
collection of these notes Is now ATTEMPTED II
toe enforced Is this: Suits are brought arainst
two policy holders in some town rep otr from
Burlington or Hartford. aud made re,urna-
blc in one Of the latter towns. on N,n.dav
moruirlq n' Q o'ritk. Jr no fro NJ item ar.
n,nJe rt'urnai'e on the same ,la,. This rem
derS II necessary tor a prr>un wishing 80
make defence 20 cone 10 Burlington or Hart
ford on SATURDAY and remain until Monday.
This is not all notice Is Issued simnltanc-
ou>v with the writ to tine defendant 10 lie
present. al Granville, New York. on same
o'i.r llonday morpinq a. . o'ciori. Ia he pres
cnt a, the ,akin. of the tc>timon, OF one Per
RI former Deputy Secretary. one Arch
Bishop former Secretary one Dean-. a
former ice i'r sident The Company 'hus ap-
rarentlv suhicrtinc the party 20 the ncce>sl-
" of appearing there on SATURDAY. The
notices state that She testimony is To- be IA
ken before Mr.. Burdick. Justice Of Peace
The good faith OF these notices. "a well a. the
honesty of the parties who issue them will b.
understood. when il is stated. that Ei>hor
has resigned aud gone TO Wisconsin. PER-,
has done the same and removed 10 thirarn.
while Doane has taken himself 10 Virginia.
and BurdirE. the Justice, is Secre,ar, OF VIVA,
is lief, of the Company.
After these papers are served. an er1niissa-
rv usually appears in the towns IN which 'he
defendants reside. with offers of conpro-
mise. hc,,ins that policy holders will .utlmt
10 the fran1 rather than he AT the expense ot
defending the wriIs Another ,art Of the
conspiracy Is for these agents TO contract with
the Officers in the ,arions towns. 10 charge
only tor their actual travel IN serving tie
writs. thus allowing the agents TO speculate
out of the:-..
! q. numerous suits thus brought lv Chan
der and Harrow. no one has vet been brought
TO trial. When trial is asked bv the PLAN
tiffs. they procure a long continuance, 10 give
them time TO oIerat" NJ on the Iolicy Hold
r-S. As they select their own magistrates
this Is not AT all difficult Thu f,rrc ~.
brrg mr. ~ 'l,<" sn,'> "a f'tQl in the name Of
the present plaintiffs and IT is no part Of
their policy to do so. When they DO and
receive Judgment "a contingency about as
remote As can well toe stated i, will i.e a.
hun!.nt TING for policy holders 10 buy ,h,ir
peace. Until then. they should treat these
travelling emi->ari"s. they would any ole
who should seek Ia collect Il, ni1nl> Of them
which they are neither eIuiiahl, or legally
ioui:d TO pay. Jr>rIcE.