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claim for 10 per cent, as the Company could not
| made tho assignment.
! TESTIMONY OF c. B. nEARrT.
G. 3. Heart, sworn: Am member OF the firm
| OF Waite, Heartt l.. Dodge; VIC had. a 50, ,o0o
| policy in the State, on which there VAS total
loss; 1t WIS sold to the smallest Of the
| NcInllens; met him On the aide-
! walk, and ho wanted to know what /
wou1d take for the policy: I asked him
| what the Company could pay, and he said 10
cents on tho dollar them but II forced into bank
Company could pay; that if it could pay more
should have it: supposed McMul1en WAS an
officer OF the Company, aud acting for it.
TESTIMONY or IR. REMrsIED.
Edward Hempssed, sworn; 1 had three pol
cies aggregasing :14 900, in the State, On which
there was total loss I had made arrangements
with Horace i. Hurlburt to sec the Company had
eone general conversation with Mr. Fan1nwagen
at the time the proofs OF loss we're made, and
disposed OF my claims, under the policies, to Mr.
Hur1bnrt.
MI Aver objected to the conversation being
stated, and the Register Sustained the objoc-
ton.
Witness continued: There was an arrange
meut by which WAS entitled to something in
l.
transfer received at first 10 cents On the dol
lar, and then an additional 10 per cent from mr.
Moss, Mr. Hurlbu1t's brother-in-law do not
know where the second 10 per cent came from.
Q.-What Was the arrangement between You
and Mr. Hurlburt in reference to obtaining ad-
ditional money on this claim /?
Tho Register decided that Hur1bu1t's state
Inents were not admissible.
Mr.. Cooper took exception to the ruling.
TESTIMONY OF E. WOLF.
Emil Wolf. BW1rn. Am 4 merchant tailor
had q policy for $1,000 in tho State Insurapca
Company left j: With J. N. Wetherel, on Mhdi-
SOD street; McNu11en cstno to my house and
said could not get more than from to per
said when he paid me 10 per cent that he would
pay more it be could get it.
TESTIMONY OF MR. VAN IsvAGES.
james Pan In'ra2en recalled: Was Secretary
ter the fire; think sent out 3 circular to the
policy-holders, but I'm not certain.
Q.-WheQ Was the circular mailed?
Mr: Ayyec objected to any testimony in refer
ence to the circular.
Tho Register said il 1t could be shown that
one Of the circulars was received by policy
holder, and he WAS thereby induced to make an,
assignment, the circular would be competent
evidence
Mr.. Aver asserted that such state Of facts
could not be shown. No one had received let
ter from Mr. Van Inwagen.
Mr. Cooper said II. Trude had testified that
he received circular.
bIr. Aver intimated that Trude swore to lie.
Aftef Mr.. Cooper had argued about ten min-
utes, eudeayoring to establish the relevancy Of
the circnlar, Mr.. AVER withdreT his objection,
and told 1rr. Cooper he could ask any questions
he wanted.
Witness continued: am not the author Of
the circular do not know who EToto it; did
not mail any Of them -recoliect that burned 4
bundle of them: about one hundred were
printed, I think; do not know Mr. Trude;
E~-rn fnl ~
office Of the Company.
TIE CIRCULAR,
which is aa follows, was offered in evidence:
10 poiica-Hotf<r. Of The STATE Insurance Comnnu:
every Illinois fire insurance company to pay IN full
their recent unparalleled losses tho Superintendent
Of insurance for me s.a.e eang upon nc vaaons
~ I ~ ~ .hat ~; a4 da ~ 49,
Vii be be to make ~ esry W sppicsfon q the Courts for
Eeceyer to wind up their afiars. Tho present Pc
cu1iar condition Of public feeling seems likely to ate
huch duty imperative, the zIdition-
81 loases and delays VIII entail The history OF such
res,ed yerT fnp the
1ss, Ea T. ,nMaia ,ssnsa r, ~
possible by pan % for sreedv aete1nent. to Void
o:sined, should b. pleased to zee you st the oes
within two or three days; gery Esspeetfuly yours,
c,,,o.o. ~ NJ ,o-, ,. Vas 1swAnzs' Secretary.
raicAeo' ,4aa VT. -, to1'
=, mHness cou.1nueo: l po1enaseo cialns ZOE =.
L. aMtn coulo not give nSuse8 WIS o1sen |
ksheo .si5 Mnaa pes :ens ~ enpans t}a "oum KY
[oM 1n4ulse17 an'aa.Ips uas H. uo1 a,,. @ore s1an
[:cEa u 70 = per cent on the- dolar would oe
pad; never sonclted persons to seA thelr
;lalms diu NOT nave p Tue nmee . het OF
persons who had agreed TO ecu tne1r claams
mere was paft1M nst OF parsons wno "1snea
Q dispose OF then clams; vas authorized by
': II. amtA 70 DuT ca1nls 1oI - o. on1sa
1d not purchase them 1of the company.
TESTIMONY OF aR- 'onSsoS.
Robert q Johnson, s~oln ..Mas nookkeeper
or the State insurance company had bank
2ass-book tne entries MADE IN e. ne caah-book t
sere : nos oased on niotmatlon ootanea ., , irosa
ne 1euger, out i.om ;, osng1 sources .ne olnel-
nee or saT1at1on YET: aca "oulo nos oe loncn az
'ntry OF Slvl ,ooo was hos maae 1n ~ tne ranx
'ass-book dld nos meet =: u: smith ana A ask
lin 1or ln1ofnailon on "n1cn 70 nase 50 euslys