, 1877-01-31
A. & 2. ms. co.
A Concern Conceived in tniquity
and Born in Fraud,
How the Officers Swindled the Public
and squandered the Money.
The Receiver Hopes 10 Pay n 10 Per
Cent Dividend Sooner or Later.

world ,l,,rlnr tho last few ycars none has morn
claim to the admiration oi the publlc, an,l none
euuycys clearer idea Of The tul.ne.s cnterpr1,c.
ami, u,,, :, le..on NJ rautr,n. ,,,nn H.. nrns,
a ' W.T." ~ vs.,e es''n ~ .aa.'ot,, s'an uc ereas
At'anl'c ss fac'nc INSURANCE Sohhfnhf. ihls
corporation was never extellct ~ the West tn
the style With Which 1t did business. anI the
case and grace viii, which It tpok In thc
nrrm,,,tn.. /, went IN f1our1xhinclv Tor = ron.
'.,o.a,t'. ,,.,a w., -. a.. ~. .'us
e".I'a1'e '''''s' 4"o ~ ."St "e.1 W the nottom
WIN a1eti n plunge ana thuh as cnatlcd 1t to
bury itself In tho mud aud tozc I'll insolvency 80
completely TINT /. ,.as never showu The feature
t,f :, ,it,IJo,,, st,r, "s''"A '"1 '~"'0'e
y. ,'a'''''+. @ ,',,.,se ,s ,.,.,,
~ ."''H's "nt w "str"stl'e 10 tnc lHsuHhe
public and 4uiet'hg tt the nerves Of the cred
iturs Of the Enmpany, tu rim rapidly over fta
career 1rom thc lima II ler1,oc t,n,c,1 u,t,l
now. tat,nr as a trrr,n,,worl Tuv Tu,n,,vr,.
-",,,.,s , - -, ",,ma.s,e ,,s'a r.,iI... '..""'
reports IN different Issues. Following is brief
Resume OF thc facts:
Thursday, July ~. 1sT3, q tribune rcnortc,.
tlcsirtny tu know o,,out .hc -tt,,n. ,ha,
tue Company was uns"anl, called On Mr..
HOOKER Tue secretary ant was assured that the
reports were lics-''taTnnahlc [ics gottcn up by
curnpanics OIL wl.use cusps WI arc daily tread.
ine.' There wa. not, eatl Mr.. Hooker. n rom.
T., H.. ~. .ion soat-
lans III 'ae ttts tlas etooa 1ettte thah tic y. y
+. II lad f4222,7742 Of arsets and only sl!.350
of liabilities. Dir. Hooker aided that
tho person who hatl that the President
,s.' - e''o'. ~, .ea. "'o eo''c"'ptio'e
1aF. ~ hcGnhhc tl'at oiilceF HAD no pay, aud tue
g., e oily s;uu yrMr. n1la the Set
lGtaTs e<,'oo. Hsteatt u inc StaoU ant! S3,Otu,
"nlSl sutn9r aas!ghcu u them respectively.
49,, nc puo'ic .!as!ns nec1I p1stty "cia wrought
up 10 ~ nFcss'Satlon " thc st1llii!!ntf state
lnciis o. tLe ohn crs u TUG to,llpans which WGrc
ssF!ou5!5 e9nttafeheu " eooa Information, slr.
-. o. Klnas, o'lc of thc managers q the con-
eetL, eainG 10 tie lI1tit n ict&tr to IAE IAit-
~. !" M!'ct, ~ eApialneu lnat ne dtu not wish
LILY aHats u .'.e company nses!'sateti by a
~ ~SnlnnLlet ol e1pctts uctausc tlicY 'iad reccutly
peTh e&a.h,nesl ny 'hs state L9'ninlsslonc;s.
an,s .he..l9a @ =! phttttE Oh tt'iis1s o1h not
t','t aaa.' nue !nuT,m'eh as thc ppliry
no'aets, nel!y vefy Ecf,efall} suspicious stirred
y ti.s e.ay W. uose uL"n nto te allars Q! fllc
to!npans, WIN surf " GENERAL hlea ot getting
TO- t,!c @ bottom n, aie snent sc'crai days III the
Iutn;;s Tutn; anu u ~ nHn "ets ptltGA III LIE
tno"co pfGatv Clearly thAt ttc assertions nf Tue
.!si.crs ,. a!u lns ,tatg'!ct n,aue ~ HOOKER
gt Is" - eIs Ts,,,,i,s Mle we.G co!'aG't !.ss'
Iinstsaa iis'lt.a ~ .apnnes " FavAu, whci Mr:
iuehSI tar &ssGtt.u & ~, We1e ~, lac AIutor lonnu
|.at}'1 ~" ,nsteAa .. aHHets tus o. SiiSS'yhc ~
Smu"a , eoiaaa e III .' thusc inlaaa s'.' ehn%;
,ns u.s. Glear sase ~ n,so'ss1ry ns ollc could
ter2 ey We'll eA!ee1 W nuu ''tu "ooa1 w any se'rc
'a1,. ~, ,., a..
nas.,'s !ns avton on l!sc nhalngo o. tlc hudtor
Luz AtinrncS,t,eM1hl apheaTc'l hef"re ths CTR.
i,,., ~. IuIl ln.,h! '1E. u, aha Hl.Ncl iof an
fGt -, tulLn tiAt tnc Son!'aht Hns Teeeistti
sts5g a. I1rcan's since ats p1sanszati9n AMI
paia ohly tW,'pu tur ios'ea nild SlH.,on tnF 81 ~
pchfe%' Wh'e1 see1hcu u lidleatc tt'at S@.o,oto,
Or nearly,
had nEEa sqtAspEnEh
or lost IN some WY not ina'ie CLEAR. To rce'st
cc cu c',i ar sns A. f. vrf,S w. WinnI as sens as G
Will Hl!ll Ia u. HlitFf nGttl prepared Will AllI.