, 1873-05-15

hIs !I1lowlodgo' tlat fhonld bb mentioned. Jdgo'
naodgGtti u hte aeefslon, hays 10 hns long known
to shake niu opinion Of Ills honesty. DO It ap-
poarc1 that Judge Dlodgott WAS personally nc
-quatntod NTH tho AaHigToo, md was not likely
to remove rom him from his osoe1n. Tho fact that
ho n9a learned no was, TINT Judge Doagott was n
momher of tho Company. His namo WAS on tho
boola as q ntockholdcr.
!. Judge Drmmond asked II tho speaker know
nj M : ysnA1ma 11 1aea sa1 t van 80 on Tho boohs
Mr! Sidney Smith said Ills Honor ID not, and
novor was stoolslloltlor.
Mr. VinArhau did not bolievo Mr. Smiths;
Btatonnont. It was not because Ilai, was on tho
Bench that no was to bo considered aboyo H.
duonoe.
Judge Drummopd remarked TINT ho knew
nothing whetever ae to tho truth or othorwlsc Of
tho statomunt Nude. -
marks nnca11ed for, and roitoratod that Judge
Dlodgott hold no i1itorops in tho Company.
Mr.! Cooper asked whothor h1r. Smith would
unlertnko to aay tho Judges name, was not on
Mr.. Smith meant to say, aud would say It as
ofton as necessary, TINT hfs Honor was not now,
and never Ind been, ssook-holder of tho State
Insurance Company
Dir. VanArman said that he had seon tho books
himself, and that tue Judges name was thoro;
IIo concluded by appealing to tho Court to sid
tho poloy.holdors to obtain their rights, and tho
of going through tho T record, b but it. 10 had some
yory diatinct inpreasions about tho caac, and
had had ovor einco it first came under, his OBJ
aervation; but ho did not feol inclined
to decide the question ~ as to tho = 1ono1al tSa
eo,on OF of tho nist1iot court on tho o. motion for IT,
without again examining the record. Under ono
aspect Of tho easc 1t was question Of consider.
Ablo personal Importance to tho Assignee, and
he mi ght ns we'll eny, ut once. that he had mover
hnA Ant1p . 41ttf in
had acted improperly, but how for ile had dono
eo or how for ho ght hayo boon nctuated by
improper. motivcss tho Court would ret now
undertake. to decide until he Ind had time 2 to
no doubt that ho did. not, make tlioHe full
disclosures to tho polioy-holdora that ho
could have mado, and which it was his
duty to have made. He thought 1T was tho
that wore taking place, to havo mado full OK
PLANTATION to tho polcy-holders Of all the facla
within his knowledge. Tho Court did not think
ho did that; ho did not mako those full dBolos-
tho circumstances Of Tho cnao. But lowoyer
his opinions on that point might bo, before ho
intetlorcd with tho action Of the District Court
ho would have to be satisfied that tho Assignee
hGa o,4 been a0naoa + X TsopgD o g5a Da oE9s o IT
Judge had takon much tho Harao Wow as he had
Of tlib part Of tho case, namely, that It E'as IN
error Of Judgment on tho part Of tho Assignee,
| and TINT upon an intmation from tho Court this
error would be corrected. The Court would not
now undertake. to say that this WAS erroneous.
He would, therefore, look through the record aa
soon aa ho could boforo going to indianapolis,
and thon dispose Of tho motion. "'
1Ir. Perkins soid that oil tho assignments
| complained Of had been mado before ho was ap-
| pointed Assignee, md not single ono bud been
| made sirco. Ho begged the Court to e1aminc
| them and satisfy himself.
Mr. Cooper applied to have tho record In
Frank " Perkins also put III evidence, If tho as-
aignmenta were.
The Court did not think 1t necessary, md saw
| no reason to depart from his determination an
| nouncod.
Judge Blodgott was afterward seon By Tn1n-
usE reporter, md asked whether tho statement
| made by Mr. Van Ar,na1l, that he WAS mGmber
Of tho State Insurance Company, was true. His
Honor anid Ao is not now, and ncyor Was, q
! member.