The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-13
THE sTILLwELL INSURANCE CASE.
Reply Of Mrs. stillwell to the Statement of
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Mr. Brown.
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SIR My suit to recover hack the policy
OF Insurance, Issued by your company upon
the HE OF John NJ. Still"eil' my late nus
band, which you TOOK away from me, was
commenced III OCTOBER last me transaction
out Of which It originated, occurred NJ
tie over year ago; the case never oo-
tanned publicity through me newspapers
until recently, after there had been pup
He trlai anu uecls'on "hen 'he lac's lhVoiV-
cd ~ 70 necessarily passed neyohu my con
Hol and Dccame puolc properly Inc oe-
ciAon. II seems' mas ueen regaIueo as pe'ng
OF sulncien' puoic interest 70 Maliant us
insertion IN ono Of our city newspapers.
Therefore GO nov leei 'hat can De Justly
charged WIN having iotced thls case, the
details 0I when you ma so unpieasaht'
into notore'Y, WIN we" 10 lnJure you.
would nave ueen eh'lrey content 10
nave iolloWed the usual course VI Hugdhts'
ana let my csse II 'no haHus ol my couh,
SCI 10 @o!"e ne result Vi ,uo III gh'ou now
IN progress b"1 as Ou nave suep pioPsl'
over our '"u 5gNasuIS' puu'.cy 10 ue
nouLce inc c,'l,loh ul tue coui,' 10 oeIns
paf'la' ohesl0oI Hha uuJIst' anu 70 convey
Inc impression YIN. 'le ueclsiul, t'eoli "a'
not gwen IA i"il ,na, IN POI '"u. lSo's VIZ
not stated put uuiaAIy suppiesseu, esle-
cielly those relsung 10 the surrender Oh the
pnNcy, anu 20 re'te'a'e your ialsc Rig scau
daloNs charGes against my ueceaseu nus
bGhd' aiter j hau gwen you an opportunity
OF proving t.ef run ~ coui', anuyDu na9
u'sil " rance 20 10 So uutY 20 Hi{seIi' anu
llAflfA Va, i
should make 'st'''fulehI 10 the pubic,
ana IL siiah na suoi s'a,eiiieh. rs "lii peai
the ilgbt o. 'he Judgment dAY' CANNOT;
for one moment, consent that You should
yindlc2te youfseil, az inc expense oil truth
and justice, ana me honor ana goou name
OF my deceased AusoAIu' INT i"cts are
Drithy these ,ooo
va the 4o,h uay Vi Co'uS1t, iooo, my
oasoahu 700" gu, poAoy u in tf. anoe UP,
on his me IA NoIlh Il le1lSe Liz insuia'icc
company III my r"ii my r nna iol NY oSnen.,
Tor the amount OF S4",UVu, Ile Was wa, 'heh
GbOut twenty-five yVaIs y, uEe' ihe an
nual premium oi Slol W nc con'ihucu 70
pay GOWN 10 me spIlhs VI 100 aoous elsn'
years aud FIX months ana 'he cash pay
ments mus mace Oy MN upon thIs Po'icy.
amounted 10 lhe aggregate 10 upwards OF
Sl,6OO. lie was dong very moderate
business, AID ne had great dlllicul'y, espe-
cialiy in the latter years OF BIS me- 10 meet
these payments, as our family was incIess'
ing and all our expenses had 10 come from
his business. But he always regarded II as
his fist and most sacred duty to keep'thls
policy alive, aud he did so- OFTEN at the sac
iitice OF neces'arles ana comforts Tor NM
self and family rms policy was known
as "regislered poicY, lhat Is IL was Sc
cured in such a way, that Whatever might
happen to the company issuing ~, pahK-
ruplcy, dissolution or anything else, the
policy would have to paid 10 full. Further,
this policy has run for upwards OF I'VE
years, and by law, was non'contestlble for
any cause whatever. Therefore 1t was an
absolute security TO me and 10 my Two help-
less little ones, Tor the sum OF @lO,0OO, IN
case we should be proyldenlially deprived
of our natural supporter.
In an evil day for me and mine, your
'kind, just and honorable attention was
attracted towards my husband as beihg a
good subject for lie Insurance. ana you COW
eted the privilege and the pronts Oh lhsur-
ing him in your company, You went AT
him with all the sklll ana ingenuity OF
veteran life insurance agent: Alhough
you well knew the safe ana lhcohtesuoie
character OF the poilcy Wh.ch we aIIeauy
possessed, you succeeded III uuucrulihing
bis confidence IN II, anu ~ 'no ranssase ~