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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-27
CAUGHT WITH TAE1R BOOTY.

During tho auction sale OF Aaron Claain Co. .
goods III No. 1l6 Churcn street last Tuesday we'll
dressed mon were seon to act suspclousiy They
managed keep close 10 each other anxious
to inspect several lines Of silks, but did
any dis position to purchase tho goods They were
seen to leave together ut ono L. ~,
and shortly alter roll oil silk missed valued at
800. The reported nj the Central once and
description OF the two men gwen 10 superintendent
Walng. Detective Ferris was detailed to hunt up tue
thieves and on the Bo.ery, In the ncishborhood Of
Bro0me street, ho saw Two we'll known IHenders walk
hurredly past him ana enter the store vi Fields, Nor
RIG, Fenncr Co. The detective WAS NJ once struck
with tho resemblance these meu bore TO tho de-
scription the who had stolen the
slk from the auction rooms, and when
they reappcared IN the street, noticed that Que OF
them carried bundle under his coat. he approached
and sand, "rhe erintendent wants you at head
quarters" rne men refused to go but consented
when a revolver was drawn upon them They gave
Their names ~ police headquarters as william al
lace, alias Williams, ana Wiiiiam scott Upon the lat
found sixty gross oil pearl outtous valued AZ
$780, and three checks, one 10 tue order oi J. w.
Norris Co. Tor $l245, otner 10 j. ). o. Frost
a Co tor $780, aud tue third ono TO T. L. Lawrence
Tor 500. Ihey Will DO raIgned at court TO-DAY.
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SALE OF SCRANTON COAL.

Fifty thousand tons OF scranton coal were sold yes
terday, at No. 20 Exchange place, Ny John H. DrNor
L. Co., Tor the Delaware, LacKawauaa and Western
Railroad Company According - tho terms Of sale
Tho company will not hold Itself iabie 10 pay my
damages Tor the non delivery OF the coal sold II their
business should DO Interrupted by storms, Hoods,
BREAKS accidents combinations, turnouts or strikes
among miners or other empioyeA Tue Coal sold yos-
terday classified as ioiiows:Stoamcr, 5000 tons;
CRATE 1000 IONS; egg. 10000; stove, 1900, and
chestnut, 900. rho attendance was not large
at tue last monthly SALE but the Diuding was quite
SPIRITED. Tho steamer coal was started ut 81, and
finally rcHcncd 50 Az A. winch price the Whole lot
was taken. ne crate coai was started ut
90, but rapidly rose 10 80 30. and 1900
tons were disposed OF Mt that figure. The
remaining S400 tons will be sofa NJ So ~ n 300
tons oi egg coal brought So Go per ton aud the
maung o. 400 sold 4 So o. $500 tons OF
slove coal we're SOLD at 81 30, aud ,nc remaining
IL go tons a. So s7h. inc 1000 tons OF chestnut
c.aI we're bought Tor So % per ton.
Tue following tAule cotans The prices received ycs
to-day aso those NJ the last SALE IL tho month Of
A.N
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COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY

SUPREME IouRr--CHAMBERs-Held by judge poi.
terNos. 80. o. 65 o. %, l23 ia las, 1885, l63 ls3
1o7, lg2, 100, 202, ia, zly. ~, I'D
SUPREME CouKr-OENERAL lKRM.-Adjourned until
july 80, 1878
surnxnK CONFESSIONAL TERx-Hcld by Judge
Dononue-Nos l2s All $50, 90. 20, 500, $40. GA TO-
SUPREME CouRT--CIncuir-Part Held by Judge
Van BrunL-Nos. 2641, 1900, 1919, 35s0, l7Os u
ilO6L, 1851, ISL Part Held Ny JuUge Van Worst
Nos l42l lLlo, 1851, l5gsr, 1908, 2sl2. sz2 1862
for tue term
SUPERIOR Cousr--GkSgRAL TgRM,-Adjourned sine
die.
SUPERIOR CoURT--SPEciAL 1KRM-Hed by Judge
Sedpwick. No Jay calendar
: SUPERIOR CoURr-IRIAL TkRM-Plrt 1-ifeid by
Judge san Nos $50, 1853. 55l, 49, SOC, 5U4 400
z3a, 4s5x, 1896, s42, oil 800 o's Par 2.--Ad-
man. Nos D95 g07, gOS. 9U9, $40. 1929 1885, 922
COMMON FLgAs--GKSkKAL TKkx.-AdJourned s,ne
die.
term.
COMMON PLKAs-CnAanEas--Heid by Judge Van
Hoeseu.--No day calendar.
COMMON PLEAs-'TRiAL IKnx-Part 1.-Adjourncd
Tor the term. Part 2-neld Ny Judge j. >. Daiy.-No
MAnIss UouRr--rRIAL TKax--Part Held bv Cuief
Justice Alkcr-Nos. 20l4, 1907 Part 2--iicd Oy
Judge SneridaD.--NOs. $3.50. 4J22. 1856 4O4y 4l4J
1927, 1898, 44U2. sI10. Part 3-Hcia Nv Judgs SUI
norNos 3Jl2 So7S 47S1 s75o, Alas, 4s2I $3.50. 3Ji5
442l, 2sS9.
Counr OF GENERAL sEssioSs--part He'd by Judge
Suthorland-Ihe Peopie W. Henry schmidt, adm,nis
tering poison; Same va Kate Finnegan, burglary I;
same VS. John Dfutscb, rape; same vs.. Pbiiip PIER
son. grand larceny; same VS. Annie Proc, grand tar.
ocDy Same W. Robert Mcpherson, petit larceny Part
2--Held by Judge Giiderslecve. The People W
Charles Smidt, ielobious assault and battery; Same
Va. Ktty Hollis, ieiorious assault aud battery; Same
vi. WhiIam Martin, fclonious assault aud battery ;
same samuel Looknrd, Assault and battery Same'
va Joan Rooney, violation ~oi Birrci uct; same vs.
James Rooney, violation Of Barrel soI
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BUSINESS TROUBLES

PROCEEDINGS AT SEVERAL MEETINGS OF CRED
ITons.
The creditors OF Charles Merrill 4 sons, dealers In
hardware At No $50 Graud street, rooms Of
the hardware board OF Trade, Nos. ana Warren
street, and received q report OF the committee APP
pointed W make an examination OF the conution OF
the drm and report q basis for u settlement. Tho
committee reported the liabilities s743o0 and assets
500 00a Tho real estate consists OF the house and
tw tots Of Grand and Lewis Streets ortgascd
Tor 500 000 the factory and eight lots in Brook
lyn mort gagged for $50 900, and there 10 no equity in
tue real estate. The ccmmittee found thai Al $40
could be realized by selling out the arm the creditors
would obtain thirty -nnc cents. At forced the
committee were Of the opinion that twcnty-seven
cents could 10 realized. The nrn claimed that they
could RAISE more Than ton per cent and that
monoy was ready 10 pay tho creditors IL they would
accept latter figure Alter considerable discussion
the meeting decided 90 accept cents mo dollar
and 10 recon all the creditors 10 assent
tsrms.
duco dealers at No 20 Whitehall street. was hcd yes
terday at the ONCE OF Register DWIGHT Schedules
were presented showing nrm liabilities about $50 0uO
and indiv dual liabilities vi Edward A. server sy5Ov
Thirteen claims proved. asgfcg,tug SIC, 2ss o.
oi when the iolvwng are the lafgest:--Baluwinsve
STATE B,nk, 5000 10; EawardG Judsoh s3,v.7 81;
uouai Bank, Sl,l67 40; H. J. wnanl, ST. 2J IS !;
James N. Bigger, $o06 ~; samuel q. Wiuau, sl03 S.
George w. Winnnt was elected assignee In bank-
ruptcy.
rue creditors OF Rodger. Wardrobe a Co, I'M
porters OF white goous No. 80 Howard street, held
a meeting At the ~ Nicnoias hotei and received
statement oi the condition. Of Tue hrm sbowing liza
oilities Ses,0O0. nominal assets tivj 600 the actual
value vi winch was placed az S53.UvO. IL tho
sense OF the Meeting tnat II was Tor the best interests
Of the creditors to accep. CON and tho lol
lewtng committee nus appointed 20 examine and re-
port basis tor settlement ;--gr. Hill, OF WiiIiam
Lsttlmer 4 Co Mr. Morr,s, OF Field. Morris n Fen.
ner, Mr.. steltncnI, OF j. Stettbeim, Jr a Co. DAVID
Douglass and George McGoruglL
Al . meeting OF the creditors Of Joseph London.
dealer In and snoss ~ No lA5 Elshyh avenue.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-27
PLANLT MILLS robbery.

The trial oil Roberts, Martin and Bartie accused Of
robbing the cashier and watchman OF th1 Brooklyn
Planet Mills was resumed yesterday morning. before
Judge Moore, IN The Kings county Court o SESSIONS
Among the witnesses Tor the defence William H.
Goar and Captain Cornell police telegraph operators
Judge Ferry aud Row. job Bass Tho iact that tho
testimony previously taken before Judge Ferry wit.
ncsses ore they not positive accused were
the whom they Epw commit the robbery was
brought out 10 the examination OF Judge Ferry Tor
the purpose OF showing that testimony OF certain
witnesses differed IN toe two trials. Mr. bass, VITO is
Que oi ine PcnitentiaTy chapianr, testified that he
would not believe Baird the witness WHO swore o
conversation between Two OF the accused al ,ymond
street Jan, under oath. Inc trial viii be contiu usd
nav.
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In the suit OF Mary J. Plume against Daniel o'caa-
ham, brought to recover the value oil furniture winch
the plaindG bought IRON the defendant install
msul plan, which sold BY the piainnG ON do
fault beng made tue nrst instsneDt tho jury yes
terday brought in averdct Tor the plaintn tor 900
The Defendants counsel moved Tor the Usual stay OF
proceedings FOR thirty lays, when opposed by
Geueral Wingatc, on behalf oi the painful. the
Eround thst tue way IN which sue had been treated
had been such as justified ner IN inssting upon being
ahowcd 10 uso every measure permitted by law to
coIiec. this money Juugc Freedman stated mat THIS
was AN extraoruinary Case, and that, III oi the
verdict Vi tho jury ana The conduct OF the defendant
as Shown by tue testimony, he was not eniItlcd "
nuy lcncDcy Whatever at tue hands OF tho Court anu
ne Should extend nohe. He therefore dcnieu the mo.
uon fof a stay OF proceedings, ana granted allow
oil hvc per cent the vcrdct tue Jury the
painful. Lieutenant Governor George W. Durs.
h.tiner aud General George W. Wingate appeared or
The paintin; aud Judgs Cox anu j. Y. Quinn ior tho
uslen uAnL
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Jacob Weber, IN a conversation with Fred Peycr on
June ~, mentioned thai he had s3S locked up IN his
store n No 335 West thirty -nntn street. Next
morning the glass door was found to DO broken, tho
lock was removed and the money gone Peycr had
put on the seli.same iocx week before, and |. was
noticed next DAY that his hands were cut Ms those
the tniei were inuIcated 10 TO by the blood on tro
window glass. No notice was taken OF ~, however,
AN he came iuto cher place anu pau him Dil Ire
owed wtn some coin winch was identified as part vi
the stolen money. IEcsc circumstances we're citeu
before Judge Murray yesterday, was the Tact that
Pey had paid his IN iusalmeUt cash down,
which unprecedented occurrence. hc was
con- mitted 10 an the burglary.
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LIFE IN A TENEMENT.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitcnei, residing at No. 800
HUDSON avenue, Brooklyn, were awakened latc ON
Tuesday night last by John Farrell, residing IN the
same house, kicking against their door Mrs. Mitchell
finally opened tne door, when Farrell, who
was drunk, seized her by the hair. sbe man
"a ed escape IRON MIN. anu selzing small Ratchet
struck hun Two bows on tho neat. About an hour
alter the occur Faffeli Mas found by tenant
lying bleeding IN tue hallway. Mrs. Mucheil was
alter ward arrested ana held TO answer. Farrell was
also arrested alter bis wounds we're dressed. They
were both taken before Judge Walsh ycste rday
they pleaded not guiity aud were committed TO jail
u44t f.s1m
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sad Instance OF the ravages Of rum was brought
before Judge Van Hoesen Yesterday In the Court of
Common Pleas ON the Application OF Paunnc Gordon.
who Is stated to DO lady OF refinement aud bipn
connections, to have her husband. GILBERT Gordon,
committed to the Kings County ineoriaie Asylum
Al tbe expense 81 tue county. In an affIavit upon
winch the application was based hrs. Gordon says
that husband IS now ana has been Tor months
past habitual druuKurd that he does not support
her, anu that she Is now without properly
ana unable 10 support him. she states iurtler
that lew days ago she appeared he orc
Judge Murray, Who, UPON appiiea,ion COZ vctsu her
husband Of being IN hADilual arunkara; tnAs sns
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HARD CHAkACTERS.

Edward j. MoGahan and John MACK, pair OF river
tncvcs were yesterday held IN $500 By Judge Bixby
Tor assaulling j.. o'Conpor and riding his pockets
while sitting Al the loot OF Rvingtou street.
ulicer Muligau, who attempted to arrest the PAIR,
WAS be aten by a moo, VINO wrenchcd his cluD from
him ana rescued prisoners. Later Ia the evening
wucn he went IA Qucst OF them Ia citizens ATTIRE u
WA. again assaeu, Win the AID III yii-
csrs succeeded IA driviag of The mob aud securing
A.rk.
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THE DOG LAW.

To rnE EDITOR HERALD.-
Allow me TO say wcrd IN regard to tho dog catch
ers Sunday night last witnessed an occurrence
Second avenue and Eleventh street which, IN my
opinion, was u very great outrage. gentleman was
sitting IN mont oil his stoop, his dog beside him, en-
joying air, wnen suddenly there dashed across
street gang OF ruflans, who Knocked hun down and
sndeavorcd To SNATCH Lne dog. But tho gentleman
was as quick Us tney, and, with great presence OF
mind, drew MS seven shooter. Completely cowed by
the weapon the gang wisely witndrew, leaving tho
dog aud his master vctors, but swearing that they
dressY 4. u.
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THE CANE NUISANCE.

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
wish 10 call the attention Of your readers to ;he
habit which many gentlemen have Of carrying walk
ing sticks ana umbrellas uader thcir 10 tho IN
convenience and sometimes danger OF their fellow
passengers and pedestrians. On Monday evening last
young lady on entering University place !
ceiycd severe injury her eye through the care
lessnezs vi u man who carried walking stick under
his arm. He saw that the young girs eye was badly
hurt aud instead oil expressing regret tor what no
had done he mauc light vi II. The victim Of tho
dent has hnd 10 place herself under medca r atment
ana viii be unable attend TO business for time
to come. J. X.
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CLUBBED BY AN OFFICER.

Philip Bucm. Gcrman. forty Ave years Of age was
arrested and locked IN the Third precinct police
ton, jersey CITY, by onicor Dunn, Tuesday nignt
and YESTERDAY morning when brought into court II
was aiscovefcd nat his collar bone broken and no
suffering IRON other injuries iniotcd by Inc
onioer Biusm vas asnt 70 tho Charity AospitAL
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chairman of the Executive Committee OF the Ine-
briaies' Home for Kings county consented rc-
ceivs him, and that she believes that this only
hope OF reforming him. Judge Van Hocsen yestcr-
day rendered DECISION denying the application. In
his written decision be says:-.fhis application Is
aenied-Frsi, because ! am not tue mag istrate who
convicted Gordon nabituai drunKard; aad, Sec
ond. because reason Is shown why this partlcu-
lar drVnkard should be singled out from his fellows
and boarded At the Kings County Insbriate Home as
the expense OF tho taxpayers OF New York."
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held onicc OF Register Fitch. the composition
OF ten cents on The dollar cash, was accepted.
In the County Clerks Office there nied yester-
day The assignment OF william Cumming, Jr., 10
Robert Miller
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According to lnis taUie there was an advance IN
steamboat coal oil cents per ton; In CRATE an ad-
vance vi ~ cepis anu cents, aud in'stove &C
vaucv ul la. and 10 cents.
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MISLEADING TRAVELLERS.

To THE EDITOR or THE HxRALD:--
The Acrchants' Express Company advertise In the
Albany Evening Times mat their boats leave Albany
ut haipast seven +. NJ, bat since the Peoples line
have started boat NJ scven the former have chang led
their time 10 halipast without changing tue ad
vertisement VICTIM.
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REAL ESTATE.
The following sales were made on the Exchange

The following sales were made on The Exchange
yesterday
Frederick Swarx. referees orrclosure sale Of the
Two houses, with lots each 2lx7I. NOS. ID and IL
Cannon st, w. =, 81 IL i. of Brooine st.. 10 plain
l. ). T. PHILLIPS
joseph /. stein. referee -Forrcosurr sale OF the
s.. aoait Of 5s.h ST. - piaintia 5000
v.
Foreclosure sale k. Henry. referee -pf two lots.
each 2ox 1922. the ~ OF East 74th ST., l5Oft.
W. of Lat NV. to plain oouo
Aiso, similar salc-A. a. Joline, rsereeot one lot
OF 4th av 10 plaintiff Observation-Disclosures. 400
-
Total .........,................ ;. SIT 600
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on THE MErpopOLITAN RAILROAD.

THIEVES on THE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD.
To THE EDITOR HERALD
the downtown stations OF the Metropolitan Rail
road Company have become q favorIte hed OF opera
lions OF the pick pockets particularly IN the evening,
when the rush begins. what arc The police do,ngf
WORKMAN.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

lNorE.-Lettsrs intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's iull and address 10
insure attention. Compiainants WAC are unwilling
TO comply with this rule simply waste time in writing
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OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSPORTS.

OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSPORTS.
Tho following statement, showing the real estate
Transactions recorded the Registers ONCE, june 20
1878, is obtained IRON Augustus 4. Docharty, Deputy
Register:-
5oth st. s.. 26o f. ". of 81 av.. 2oxloo.5 Julia
Boy.s ana husband anu Others TO johanna kica- geo
Lexington av n. !. corner Of 6oth ST. 5o sx7a.6;
Margaret Judge ana husband 10 MARGARET aiacc Nom
~ Knox lsAssutop 70 Francl. a isisgs S, 5000
Bonast,s dot No. 1871 same 70 william l. :, ooo
Lexington ~. n. corner Of aSth St. Maisarsi
4o.n ST. $ s., los Il, w. Of ID ay i4xos0; j. ".
loew r.ieree, 70 William Topping. ............ Nom
iliianl K uinman ........... -. ......... ri 800
elsh ST. 70 sn SIS o~ g. u 4 Az r7exo66
Mortimer J. Alexander and wife Am Dake. Nom.
'7sa III = nsu r. .a 81 w Tn . william oo IT,
tom s., =. 49, H. w. OF "a av, 25Aio2a; Ann 20
ss," SIS = j Gs d 4i Az iIGsioo xas-
ilsa ss IS sss . Of asn nv. issxioc 1T
Aaaphus ). B.yrenther ana wte 10 Ju,a Bay
s6,h s., n $, 1871 {: o. si v asx " :; 81 L.
conner srf 10 John 4. v Arnold 1880
Greenwich S.. corner Harrison g. Rhine :, ,oo
REcoKDEp MoRrcAGEs
~ W. corner Of "a av. and Salh 81. year. IS goo
Sane 10 same, corner Of III av aud SD st.. u
Asrsas John G. H. 10 Charles iaassi. n " cor
OF Murray ana Grecnwch SITS dae......... i.ooo
Sisn t u ion ana NV ws ma & sns X 500
Blimnn. Christian aud wife, TO The Matual Benefit
Society . the Members OF the Eastern German
Conference OF TIE Methodist Episcopal Church,
II. ct 29Ih 2ti5 IT, ". vi eta 5000
Croft, ii,iam f., to Edwar Oppsnhenler IL. =. of
57th st. An year -. ,....l... II 900
Dcnner, ohu and wito. to John A. Delaney, g. s. OF
18th Z. OF NV. years. 5,OJO
Dewey. Josiah 4. AID vile, 10 Bennett King. 5. OF
7lsi at OF Lexington av instalnenta $500
Dos PAssos, John *. and wife, to the Manhattan
Lite insurance. company. s. s. OF o0th st. O. Of otn Tx
av: year. .::.:....... IS.Ooo
Doying Ira H.. to the New York Lilo Insurancs
yer. $1,000
Same % same, of 66tn ST.. 80 II. OF Madison
av; yesr.........e ............5..... ~. 1900
Same same, s.. Of Goth st.. $50 H. O. OF hudson
nv; ......... 1900
S. year 1000. Is 600
NV .....- ..-e..... is 600
Foote, Anna A. and husband TO Alfred Il. Whitney.
> rtsl aut 5000
timer, John ana wife 10 Henry u. schmidt and
Jud;e. James aad vile TO Martha A. Francis, Q.
Lexington av IA. OF oHth St 1000
years ................ 80. 1000
6c) u s. oi 5uth IT., Q Of 9Th Az. years...- 1000
Same same Ut Both OF Sth 4OJO
Schumacher John ana wife, 10 Chthartne NJ. Il.
Uidebra aud, OF o5th ST.. Of ith 3 $500
RECORDED ASSIGNMENTS or MORTGAGES.
Butler, " iiian A Ueceiver, ac.J, 10 Adophus IL.
Mas northumberland. So 600
Campbell COZ, &c, to ouert Buck. 600
Cark, John, to John ID llSo
tohm,n rlre Insurance. Company 10 Eugene
Crowelt aud another trustees, XcJ ........... G,SD
Jouryan, hlm D. TO GeAd A. Candee. 5000
kielnan. Louis wife. Richard Bagey 1000
smith, william D. u Mary q. y airrs. LILO
United States rust Company 10 Charles Tracy and
others trustees, &c.l 3o3d
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ToMBs JUSTICE.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--

To THE EDITOR HERALD:--
About a week ago happened 70 witness an unwar-
rantable assault on young man III front Of the
HERALD Buiding AT eleven A. 81. the street at that
point Is crowded, and persons coming from Park row
apt TO get the wrong side OF tho walk out not
taking this INTO consideration u man violently as
sauted the young man have mentioned by striking
him over the head with heavy cane because ne nap
pensd 70 DO IN his way. restrained the young mAn
IRON striking tho other In return and ADVISED MN 10
have him arrested. He did tho blood trucking from
his mead Gu his way 10 the station house The case
came up toaay wednesday, ut Special sessions, be-
lore Judges aud although Judge Otterbourg
the presiding judge all through the day one judge
took IL on part 10 take change OF the Case ana, IN
lact, du not question inc complainant at ali. was
not called AS a witness, although WAS July SUBJ us-
naed by Court Itself. But the pr
the stand ana allowed to stale ns case, when the
JuIgc, waving hrs TWO hauds IN disuatn SAID, sOn 90
home: dism ssed" rms seems little singulSr IL view
o tue result IN case just preceding the one mention,
young mon who was accused oil STRIKING u .ir with
ciub was hn-d heavIy after the vile testified and
her testimony was eorroporateu by witness that
the ~iie struck The without any knowledge
aid OF the husband JUSTICE.
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MYsTEKIEs OF INsUR ,NcE MANAGEMENr.
boston. Juno "a 1878.

Boston, juno "a, 1873.
To TIE EpIroE HggALD:-
Allow TO give my experience In life insurance to
show how that much extoled branch OF business ~
conducted. Ny policy was Issued by tue National Lille
Insurance Company That company became insol-
vent; receiver was appointed, who rclnsured the
poIicy IN tho American Lille Insurance Company, OF
Now haven. The second company became insolvent,
aud another reinsurance Was ELECTED with CON-
pany Washington. My policy becomes due.
/ can 1na agent VI The last company
and apply the Commissioner OF Insurance oil Mas
sachusetts Ter information, and he informs me That
the president oil the last two companies mas sonc 10
Wasnug ton where there ~ no law against fraudulent
Insurance companies. The last named company as
1erts mat It's inability but The Conncc
ticut company, mat that company laollty 10 10
the receiver OF tho company origiuaiiy insured,
aIans whom los my renedy. What DID the other
company tako my premiums ior II thcy were not ia.
bcY l apply 10 the Receiver and that gentleman
informs mo that nc Is out o u and That Ina
Superintendent OF Insurance has tue assets OF
the company tor The bcneht Of policy holders Will
some vcrscd in insurance matters please TO ex
PLAIN tho real meaning oi That particular phrase,
s.benedt to policy noluers?" As l ndcrstand IL
have not yet soen u practically applied, ana have
yet to hear of c insurance company paying claim
without urst subecing It's claimant " long TEDIOUS
ltisation. wish had the amc unit vi my premiums
bank oven u IL wcrc one that hau suspenaed
pay mcnt for might a. some time receive dividend.
Policy HOLDER