, 1872-12-21
John Van Arman and Sidney Smith
Indulge IN Personalities
Abusive Epithets Hurled Across a Table
in Register Hibba7d's Office.
The "Guarrs1 Scene" Between Bru-
tus'' md "Cassius" I'M
proved On.
End It Nas HI otcasioaea By tho 1nterminab,e
State Insurance Case.

State Insurance Case.
More uncertain than wind, weather, light
ming, the crops. the humor Of 3 dyapeptic man,
or the mind OF tho most fckle Of the fair sex, is
examination before 8 Register in Bank
ruptcy. It is impossible to tell anything about
where it will begin, and nearly as difficult to
predict it's termination. Announced to begin st
certain hour, if it does begin an hour or two,
or week, or 3 month AFTER those Interested
arc lucky. Tho case Of tho State Insurance
Company is IN example in point. It docs not
begin when announced, and is announced to
begin when it does not begin. Ten o'clock yes
. te-day morning was set, but it WAS l:20 before
it started, and went On as follows:
ANDREW JACKSON WEIGHT
testified that Wright Bros. had policy in the
State; sold the policy to Mc31ullin for 10 cents
on the dollar.
Mr.. Cooper-Ezplain tho circumstances.
1Ir. Ayer-I object.
The objection was not pressed.
Examination resumed: Gould not say when
his brother, S. F. Wright, sold his policy; did
not know that he heard anything that transpired
between his brother md ATc1Iullin his brother
sold policy of his own to Mc3fallin; it waH
about the tino Wright B-os sold theirs; it was
in November.
Mr. Cooper asked what the conversation was
between witness brother and McMullin, 60 far
as witness heard
Mr. Aver objected.
Objection overrrlad-
Witness-1lcAlu1len said he was paying II
cents on The dollar; could not say that McMu11in
said he was purchasing for himself or other per-
cons; the two Me1Iullns we're present; the two
brothers; they gave $500 for q policy Of $1,000.
To Mr. Aver: Thought his policy was savcd
from tho FIRE; presumed tho assignment Of
Wright Brothers vas signed the day of it's date.
IT. arr cnonor. pr,s7,n,o7 - 80 sicred NV.
~ eooper: trcsn1neo II "as aa,.:'1.'. No,
I. the day OF its date; Cid net Emo" posltisels
under the policy was total.
tn AR Avar. I7dead that In a1rore IA +he
,-.o, - 1oas at... .ie .aa:-~. 49, ~ --as
I-'oa " ios' , At>et lne ase's!nens as ~ nns
cateo the Sth OF 1'oVenber, a1d the receipt the
LIST of the sane month; could tell from his books
the data s1ciIullin paid the u,onav.
A. +1,;a mint tha sr,,5v ~ zri+na,eae ,,va mi
end o] oforts n counsel to scare M Tei,foTce.
ment having talled, the aeg'ster Ted to bis
snppunaed thirty or forty vituesscs. who 1ou1d
a1rlfe some t1mo In Tie 1ntcle' Everybody ''s0n
"euI W o4ooef.
Mr. v4S AHc1A1
continued his argument aftc- dinner He stated
That # tl,e cre7:.ors he reorssentaa ve-a en-
t:.,s, ~ 1--o Is sa "e.o
tlA'eo W eAa1n'1o any oooA7' tno3 "ei7 en@i'ieo
to $50 all books containing entries OF the pay
ment of the consideration for the certificates,
cs "nosi Lie eoA'o1oet@e1ou NED pato5 a.o "1a'
disposition vas made Of the certificates. There
was e profit upon the two transactions, the buy
- soa7 oae 1.ar son,a 49,. ,1,ow ~ rehor, +1,e
~ S-',ooo' 10y enou-o A41o" ~ WHO'LL -! .ue
profit ostensbly made On the buying, and dis
postio; OF the certificates was credited. So
c1ase was ii controversy, it was material to
know to whom ths profits accrued,
and who paid for tho certificates. Ther
should know who purchased tho certificates, Il
The books we're produced, they contcndax that
the 5227, coo would be shown not to te credited
to the bank but to the officers of tte bank, who
were At the time officers of the Insurance Com
panE:: According to counsel ca. the other side,
the ledger OF tho bank thai could throw any
light on the TRANSACTION vAs last. How could
they account for its loss9 There Tas no aro to
burn it up, 2ndit Was Incredible that it could
have been stolen. Wh2t would burglar want
book created great ballabaloo, and much alarm A.
cashier ewore that tht1edger wns lost aboutDec:7.
The bookkeeper ae.eed With the cashier that the
ledger was lost iat tie bookkeeper swore that
the successor to the last ledger was begun On
June i. Any man who believed tho two storios
at the came time was an Idiot How could they
explain tie discrepancy in time? To such straits
we're these nef,rious persons reduced! To the
mercy Of such arrant liars we're his clients con
Eiened if thote books were not produced. This
family of 6nlths we're reduced to fraudulent
Representations to conceal fraudulent trapsac-
tions. Tb, cashier thought the Sz61 900 VAS
placed in he profit and loss account. The cashier
thought 50 indeed; thought that an account OF
such magnitude was placed on temporary profit
and less account. Al! their a5r profits, he said,
amounted to only Sl5,6UU o year accord
ing to the cashier. He could not
explun the loss OF the ledger, nor could any
othsr officer OF that bank They soon found it
necessary to get that ledger out OF the way: and
STANCE to say the trial balance was also con-
vsniently lost. He had no doubt if it become |
necessary to loso other books, they would be
lost, and employees of the bank would be found |
70 swear they had gone, and that they did not |