New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-19
TIE ALkEGED INSURANCE FRAUDS.
TESTIMONY CONCERyING TIE FARuEaS AND Mh'
CIINSICs' LIFE CoMPAEY-A JUDGE CLASsHD
WITH PIRATES.

WITH PIRATES.
The Legislative inquiry into the alleged eX-
tor;loEs Of superintendent; Miller Was continued On
Saturday IN Underwriters Han.
lame W WigHns Cashier of the Nassau Fire fnsnr'
ance Company testified that Southwick, on the authority
Of the suncrntondent. had examined that Company
charging S2)l for three hours work 4. x. HoDoey hc
tuary Of the Merchants Ike Insurance Company tesi
fed TO the same elect except that the charge made was
Only 20.
T. j. Todd, formerly director in the Farmers and
Mechanics Life INSURANCE Company, testified mat tno
Company was organized with capital OF sl2'0o aoo"'
year before Il was wound up; it Was subsequently CON
soliiafeI wlth;hc Peabody ComDaay, which had cap
I'll " s-2c0; bocrdof officers was elected dnrns
fiic year aI a committee appointed to ondcaNor 10
r,ec ihe Company on better footing; IiI ~ ~, tn
Iure was about 70 begin us work, MI M'.cr Ihulou
tho Corpauy tlat 10 would examine It; the eXarnlna
ton occupied about eight days, and vas pcrlofsd ny
Mr.. Miller, with the assistance OF Mt rou,h WIZ NY"
others ~ its close Nj. Miller plnceh the habill,
lies OF the company a $4,000 than tho assets and
said that something mist be- done about II me Wines
asked Tor an opportunity 10 place tho COMPANY on
lee done hastily; ~ o'clock the day Mr. Miller
hr,uqht rcrver Jarca ". Coleman 70 te olc'' VINO
took poss,t,0n; tir. Miller aitcEwarl told t'o "ucas
principal .'rmbl Sh.cc and tiai Il tb'' was settled
The appointment o. receive |3ni Only DE- .eipory
a needing 81 the directors vas hrii ah4 'ir
made for placing t.." compan on ne d'.l'r1 iuoIns
with tls National Company OF Chicago II was ti,h
ititved u-tJ NC t'"VtI '"'" @ W c,,it,i.
Nr. Mr1tc tar coln - '.r ,n' 49, H., E,irn
termed OF ,lilS ma It'.'Ti1 tic iin i o% ' ~, u ~
COMPANY tr va, no "oc' w." pI' a. sr''r ~
drnu G'o - Iid ro ~ os leslie tbe
rarir d, no it.i iu Ahant, and it, furniture and nN-
tu:o. Mr. Mcr told him at the time OF the examination
thai eros, frauds had been discovered IN thc Company
hanls he witness anew OF attempt to rcfute this
clro D. Judge nirnarj; he a not aware thl tlo
National aornln, ~ Chicago lad been G"iicd adnns-
."n it1 III, STATE before the Farmers Company was
wound np: Mr. Miller toll uu thai h believed tho Pca-
flfl at 90
=, Iltv; e uul,rsood from the Niceira 81
I 80 c @'nilr, trf Mr. miller ,od lin a recover
for.n'd.
,s s cv,sn,pnr WA, villiilfr ana vagtbond, aud
Tho OF mis- rosorHl I'm and he prOtt ,'cd That
, '-l'- "" ,, i, ON. moi 10 ne clol;cd Off
BIp,i si Ike, II thc Masonic A gency aud formerly
rrrr ~ The Farmers aud Mocha ics' lii. Company,
n,,rt The evidence OF the previous witness and
oVt Mr. Niilrr led m, ~ believe mat no stops
oIii be- taken mill we Lad time 10 lt ourselves right,
'''n IA 49, ,. . b int,od,lrcd lanes H. Coleman a.
Receiver; was tmdcrstruca a. li5 ana when Miller
~ Ticr MI, is rora =! How SO this was all that
onld do; Won must see Judge Barnard" he replied;
was plrity mad md cxced AMI retorted.
win ALI due respect to You, don't Judge Bar
ari Ior the color Of lis na but would rather be in
The hand OF Gibb. the pirate than 10 be in his the
Judge heard Of what hal SAID, and afterwaId sent me
word to keep mouth shut or ne would put me AL tue
Tornbs kept my month shut until now; taueher:l
don't Ino" 3" ne , ace GXc, ,t h' Of NAVE ave-,
per cent me transfer OF e.uritco 1 IN not IN
acuaiy; WAS one ~ the organizers OF no Peabody
l1mucd ~ NJ MillcrT did NOT know that the
Peabody Coup.u, was ,ot'er condition Or I would
NOT aN pa $50 t-j mo n would rot have pat II IN If
had thought NJ. Mc,turIy "o.i have p'd n ont 20
settle the debts tlc tarmcrs ana Mechanics Com
pauy; you called NY attention t, tho fact large
number Of policies which had no existence were upon
the booEs TINS orr committee ld not discover; FOUND
oul sonI "I'' ', ~, & ~ ~, =, as ~
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