The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
rDJTOE PATTERSON IN JAIL.
~ INTERIOR yIfW or SOME RECENT
- nrryICTLTTES nv INSURANCE.
A., who Promised New Jersey to james
o. BIsinc-An Editor Treated rs the A"-
..,,,,.. would not Dare Treat ~ Horse
as,.r ro. an Indictment was Procured.

..o.,,,r. would not Dare Treat Horse
Th,,r How an indictment was Procured.
AIR Frank Patterson, for many years pub
h,r,f u, Nrwntk Daily CouU,cr. still lies in |
III In Newton. Sussex county. N.J. lie was
...yi,,ed I'm February last on nm indictment
.harglnc libel upon Henry G. Kelsey. Secretary
:, s,n,c of Nrw Jersey. in having alleged in the
v,vark Cariu that Mr.. Kclscy's certificate
ms, the Sew Jersey Mutual Life Insurance
c,mnany was IN sound and healthy condition
,s-l VA. grossly Inaccurate and untrue"
A.. Kelsey laid his complaint before the Grand
r,,vin Newark twice. but the Grand Jury did
.e,e,dahll Meantime Mr.. kcsey's conduct
=, commissioner Of Insurance. was being inves-
r,,,cdhvthc legislature. and Mr.. patterson's
,,I,rmcr, gnl conviction might produce a sal
,,,rv moral feet upon the investigating com
',,,ne The Secretary Of State went to his own
mi, Of Sussex in the northern extremity Of
,,,, state. nbout one hundred miles from New
.,t snd there he procured tho indictment OF
Mr Patterson and another editor. The defend-
ants counsel sou ught the ordinary favor ola post
ponoment for IN" term. or change OF venue to
sn,ther county. in which he might have fair
chance for his liberty. but the Secretary of State
gas rotential: the trial went on. and he got his
rrllmlnary vindication in Pattcrson's convic-
lion.
Arcportcr for THE Sun found Mr.. Patterson
smiling behind the bars OF the little square
Stone Jail in the rear of tho Court House in
Nawton. Shcrir Ross and other gentlemon OF
Newton are treating him handsomely His
term of imprisonment has expired and he lies
In Jail In default Of payment Of his fine and costa.
H. went to Newton on sentence day with the as
surance that the Court would suspend sem
bncc. Hence he had made no preparations to
4 fbta spa pH n
bis Imprisonment is interesting
For the year ending early in 1879 MIR. Pat
lerson said. the New Jersey Mutual reported
stoal cash income of ssl3. .5i2 80. Of which over
t7n0OD0was from premiums and the remainder
Tor interest. dividends and rents The total
cash expenditures were f542 4lS3O. lenv-
ing a surplus over expenditures Of $3.50. 1920
Tia, was "a large business In the depressed
condition of business affairs. Larger and older
companies that had not done so well proper
honately. saw that it was to become formid-
shlc rival if the statement showing its condi-
ton was true: and they set on foot newspaper
stacks upon it, The first one Of any note was
written 10y W. W. Byington. the New Jersey
agent of the New York Mutual Life, and pub
l-hci IN the N,lr lork H0'dh. 1t alleged that
soma OF their investments were unsound; for
example that they had s94 OOO in mortgages on
which had been sold at Shcrif'- sale for about
tlsn0o Just before tho mortgages We're givon On
H. Other attacks followed. among them the
charge upon which Gov. Parker Is suing some
OF the directors. that they had drawn out the
stock anl got larg" bonus, AMI that l.athrop
lilo Vice President. had received s5nOOO in nd
di,ion for making the transfer with tho Hope
attacks that nnally compelled Mr.. Kelsey. whc
had certified in 1874 That the company was in a
sound and healthy condition. to make another
Just her, let mo say that when repurchased
tho CoVic' from John y. Foster. he told mo
flat he hnl agreed with certain Insurance COM
panies 10 publish one article week on insur-
Gnce matters. smbodying their views that the
period covered by this agreement had several
months To run. and that II would permit him
10 continue the articles and draw his pay for
Them he would assist in the editing of tho CoT-
i,r In other ways. He had nothing to do ut that
time, but was expecting an appointment as Con
yul in some European port from Hayes. glad
ly consented to The arrangement. In this way
rhicle for these attacks upon the officers OF the
Now Jersey Mutual. Foster drew his pay from
The rival companies, and he did his work we'll
Alter this had been going along for some
.ime. got a Letter one day from Mr.. Baldwin
sh9 had been agent Of what was KNOWN as the
ant had b,'rn attacked with the rest. not only in
hs,e Il wspaper assaults but by Mr.. kelsey,
made his report. Mr.. Baldwin asked me to call
!. his ofIl'c In New York. did so. He said he
UNDERSTOOD that the articles in the Courier at
a'king him were instigated and paid for by
rival COMPANIES. | told him | had received
plthing i0r ther publication. although Mr..
r. asscd mo whether | was willing to give him
the privileged defending himself in the Courier
against those attacks. his ettcrs To be published
4 ldNori.- ncnts at regular rates. told him
most assurelly he could have that privilege.
T. furnished four articles which had pre-
Spu-ly hren publ shed In New York. | pub
l'h'd them, and Tor that publication was in
Briorc leave this branch Of the case will
u-' say that when my friend Foster learned
mat there was money 10 BE- had on the other
ple, also, he sought an Introduction to Mr.,
Eherrhy WAS TO get monthly salary from
Nr Baldwin also. to champion his side of the
ase H. was accused Of this by the agents of
als old employ ers. the rival companies. and, as
am inf rlutd. made strong affidavit. denying
Nat ho lad any lot or part In writing these ar
T. thW Foster made an ARRANGEMENT with an
other newspaper man 10 write the articles re-
gutod uy baldwin. he furnishing the points foI
N"ni, ~ u lrumlslng 70 divide But the third
party found cat that there was n flaw in Fos-
i"r' addition and DIVISION lie kept tho ion =
SInare. 80 tirre wqs c9rresponding le2k IN
IAe ia q l-. he WAS working with Kelsey with
liliw and with the rival companies all al
;nr san. lin'' and giving each all the secrets OF
1t may ho well to interrupt Mr.. Paterson's
rory hcf, 10 say that Foster who may be re-,
VINO prom sod Now Jersey a. Blaine through
ts4. !: r., bad Mr.. Blai4es earnest support
the Con ,ulship; but, although he had strong
letters from Alunde Joe Bradley and eX- Scna-
t'r treushuysen and SecOr RObesOn. he didn't
g9l ihs s.r c1v"ei C9pq77HsShip, .,,,
,our alleging that Mr.. kclseys certificate in
~ relative 10 the condition OF the New Jersey
Nulnul WIS grossly inaccurate and untrue II
nag inst oneu ax9ipined by Prof Elizur Wright
aIt VIM T. VI Michael. who had been appoint
W u, hir, az '9r ne purpose, and ne Lad written
ms lplhoS" gentlemen to make the eXainina-
'"h thorough and complete in every detail has
boon faithfully observed. and bog u inform
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