The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-17
Published by request.
WasbinStOu County Mutual 1Usurnnes
Co., Granville, New York.

From TIE Burlington Sentinel.
In our issue OF April 9th uit.. We publish
ed, from the Patriot. a communication to that
paper, signed Justice" about this Company
As W. wish to be impartial in the matter, We
insert an article from the Aye, which seems
to be = reply
We notice a communication signed Jus
tee" (:) in the last I.rmnm P0triot. con-
tanning some structures upon the Washington
County Mutual Insurance Company, which
has been doing business for many wears az
Granville, New York. We should indse.
from the numerous talsehoois and misreprc-
scntations in the article. that The writer was
LAWYER. and yer, much in need ola client
or else in hot pursuit OF a tee. The writer
speaks of the Company as 4 rrn"iul,m con-
rern.-QuIte serious charge. Ii the Com
pany il a fraud. it has. at least, q novel way
of showing it, The Mr.. Barron who is re-
ferreu to in the article ChOu.h there called
Barrow has long been 4 personal friend and
acquaintance OF ours. and from hun We have
derived some facts, which lead us to a very
different conclusion from that arrived at b.
the Pdirtots correspondent. In this county
(Windsor) this same Company has within
four wears past paid arr trD bouSnnd ,ioHUS
in money to persons insured in the Company.
who have sustained losses bv fire This
does not look much like fraud on the part OF
the Company. We learn farther. that. since
1919. this same Company has paid to those
insured in it, in this State alone. for losses
sustained by fire. over Mity-s;r Mou>und
doIlors in cn>h. This don't look much like
fraud. We learn farther, that the Company
has paid for losses by fire in the State Of
Vermont. a sum much greater than it would
ever have received. had every dollar of the
assessments been promptly pa'i by tue in
.urrd. This does not have the appearance
oftrdud We learn, farther. that when this
same Company called uron the insured i'll
this State to pay assessments. small IN a
mount, to help 'lefray portion OF the same
lOsses.-as other insurance Companies are in
the habit OF doinc-a great many members
of the Company became suddenly indignant
and sought TO ease their rOn>ciences. in evad-
ing payment of assessments. bv bawlinS out
fraud Hopping. by such a tune. to avoid
paymen:.uniil the statute OF limitations should
run upon the claims
The Company. at length, weared with az
tempts at "I!ecton-finding that all their
collections were mostly used up by costs sold
out their assessments 10 parties in this State,
who had both the means and will to entorre
collection Of these claims. We think they
Judged rightly in so doing. The correSpon-
,lcnce i'll the Pn'r;ot. among its other false
hoo'is. asserts, that the assignees '',larc not
bring a case to trial We are informed,
that. on the 18th of this month a case was
tried at Hartford, in this county. and that
the defcnItm asked Tor continuance, and
MT the assignees and no reason appearing
for continuance, the case was tried before
Jury. and thoroughly tried, too and that
Oh the case being given to the jury, they
we're out only long enough to compute
interest on the claim. when ,h..y returned a
verdict for the claimants. for the full amount
demanded. 1t is very apparent that 10 iu-
~ Of sensible, disihtcrested men, would ever
come to any other determination. Mr.. Bar
ron. one OF the asSInEeeS. Is not, in our ludr-
nrnt. a man who would be very likely to
purchase these Insurance Assessments at han.
hazard; bat would make thorough exar.in-
tion. and satisfy himself OF the legality OF the
claims.
The Charter Of this Company, the Act OF
Incorporation and other papers. certified by
the Secretary of the State of New York. and
under the Seal OF the Statc.-the published
annual statements Of the Company. and 9TH
er documents connected with the incorpora-
ton, now in the possession of Mr.. Barron.
would seem to be sufficient to satisfy anv Or
dinarily honest man (howrver unsatisfactory
they may appear to a lawyer who is paid)
that the claims for assessment are Just and
legal and should be paid
THE PACIrIC.-The New York Herald
publishes letter, dated, London, April -.
1856, written to a person it, this country, in
which it is stated that Captain Tucker, of
the English ship Swallow. recently arrived
from China. sa~ he P"c fc dy5t.inq 5etore u
terrific ga'e-af tton2hi. di>abled in her ma
cbinfry. No date. Latitude or longitude are
given. This statement is said to have been
made 10 The English minister before they dis
patched s,ean,.rs in search of the Pacific. -
capt. Tucker thinks The missing steamer was
drttcd upon the coast OF Greenland, and
does not give her up. although the English
searching vessels returned from an examna.
TIN ci the coast without finding her.