The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
ALLlGEh BR )THERS ARRESTED.

WHAT IS CHARGED AGAINST THEM By THE
COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY.
WHOSE AGENTS THEY WERE.
There WIS more step taken in the case OF the
Aessrs. Alliser Brothers yesterday. Both ar
rested on orders of arrest granted in civil suits CON-
menccd by the Commercial Cnion Assurance Company
against Messrs. Aliger Brothers and Mr. EiJsh ALI.
ger, aud Mr. g. W. Schooninake tho latter being
cmped from arrest, although codefcnd one OF
The actions. Tho bail in the action against Nessrs Al.
Tiger Brothers Is liked NJ $l25 00O and the second
suit against Mr. Elijah Aliger At $3.50 THIS
amount had not been Obtained up to ato hour last
night, the defendants remained In tho custody OF
deputy sheriff
The complaint In the first suit against Elijah and
Rcha ID. Aiiger alleges that on the goth December
1870, the Commercial u nton Assurance Company ap-
pointed the defeudantsas agents conduct plaintiffs
business east OF the Rocky Mountains; that tho de-
PENDANTS accepted tho appointment acted such
agents until the end OF 1875 Thoir commissions OH
tho gross premiums increased lrst IRON twenty
TO twenty and quarter per cent anu after to
twenty-five ana one half II IA charged that they
ceivcd large sums OF money AS such agents, winch u
plaintiffs account. They wore Kept during
lS707l and IT, subsequent that period and up 10
misappropriaed money oi the painful to the amount
Of slO5 6Sl ~ and conseq tue plaintiff prays
damages IN The sum OF $l25,O
The agreement under winch Il is alleged tho de-
endants acted Is set forth the papers which
the arrest was made II provided that the company
should pay STATE revenue and local taxes anu Aiger
Brothers the business expenses except the expenses
OF adjusting aud contcstin.; that they were get
twenty per cent vi the gross receipts fifteen per
cent OF the net prohts II any commissions 10 be cal
cuialcd Ut the end OF each year; they were be
agents for any other panies than the Gcnn's Falls
pany, OF PROVIDENCE the Independent Insurance Com
pany, OF Boston; the Shoe and Leather Fire and
Marine Insurance. Company, oil Boston the Home In.
surancc Company, OF New Haven; the Peoples iro
Insurance Company ana the National Fire lnsura nce
Company, OF Name. Either the company or tho do.
PENDANTS could determine tho agency ut any time.
Disputes were to be adjusted before rcierco Lon.
dom
MR.. ALIENS AFFIDAVIT.
Dir. John u. Alien, an accountant, deposcs also that
he examined the books OF ths plaintiff and In 1873
found deficit OF over $l 000 that The statement
Of defendants TO the Supcrnt endent OF insurance IN
December 1875 the outstanding dobts we're placed ut
Sll2, oI6 IA, whereas they wero altogether only
SIS l43 SO
The second suit IS against Elijah AlIiger and George
W. Schoonmaker. In thls action another order Of
rest against Mr. Ager issued, he bail beng liked
IN $25 QUO. The complaint IN this action rsitcrates
the allegations OF transportation during 1876 and
1877, the gross amount being placed ut SOL $50 81
From this tho plaintiff Is Wiling to deduct $40 07B II
contingent commissions and 10 allow $l523 10 for
wnicn with manages hxed NJ SIS 600 IL is further
claimed that the money represented 10 DO duo the
company In 1876 WAS Sill, 6o2 40 While in reality tho
amount outstanding was only $2S. 1913 30
Anger Brothers have retained counsel aud profess
to DO able TO explain the alleged misapplcation