The daily gazette., 1878-11-23
To the Public.

In consequence OF repeated and persist
ent attacks upon the Delaware State Fire
and Marine Insuran ee Company and It's
officers. by the Every Evening and Com
merciai, through its editor VIM. T. Cros-
dale, m iserable specimen'of humanity,
who on the slightest pretense or provoca-
tion attacks private character, business
interests, the sanctity OF home, and desc
are Obliged TO break our silence and APP
peal to the Public, because OF an attem pt
on the part OF this blackguard to blast our
characters and ruin our business. We have
4, consulted lawyers In regard To his publ
cations, and the only consolation we re-
seived was that we might go into law
spend our money and prosecute the Every
Evening Company and get Judgment for
damages, but in their opinion the Judg-
ment would not be worth one cent, for
they believed the Company was BANK
.rupt.
Ia Pennsylvania and New Jersey the
Libel Laws are severe but Just, and had
we his (croasdale's) miserable carcass IN
either OF those STATES we would very soon
have him looking through CRATES and bars
where he should have been long ago.
HIS editorial of November 2ist :, is tissue
OF Infamous falsthOOds Let ns exam me h 3
stat ments In detail In the nrst place he
states that the Delaware State Fire and
Marine Insurance Company Is a "fraud
thout the shadow OF tlgnt 10 exist, )" not
withstandlng he knows that II is working
under Charter obtained rom the IeKit-
lature OF the state of Delaware. In the
second place. Myers ~ n professional Or
ganizt of fraud ulant Insurance Compan>
les, this is false; but as Mr.. Myers is ab-
sent from home We leave hi m to make his
own defence In the third pls ce he spea KS
OF being prosecuted for libel upon the
Company, and we postponed the case for
months; and finally made overtures To the
Every Eveni Z Company for setllem enL.
This Is false in every particular. Du ing
the preliminary exaininatfon of this con- :
n IN W.YN h. ~ IA
present owners. Mr.. Bright and Dr. Tans
tum both said TO their Board OF Directors
/ TO stop the suit ioT libel as we shall drop
u II we purchase the Company's interest.
Subsequently, the purchase and transfer
was made and We droped the suit, or In
other words Jailed to appear In the case
l The course pursued by us In this in staI cs
was 'he same that ha marked or guided
us In all our private aud bI siness relation
In life, that has been To soruplouslyay
I all conirover, les, quarrells and law suits
: but a point has been reached In this ca ,
3 where iofDearance ceases To be a virtue
= We cannot reach this m iscreant through
the ordinary channels OF law, and there Ii
{, 70 much Quah erism In our cJmposltiol
l 10 play the Gallagher game and give h 81
s.y,re drubbing aud leave him In tht
a gutter A. Gallagher did. Then The onl,
: course OF defence lie I us lis To take up IN
A p' n and with our consci usness o
4 being In the light, we believe 1t Will pro v
:. mlghtier than the sword.
Fourthly In regard TO the Maryland de
u partment revoking our license In tina
Q state, II is false the comm issiOner examin
G ed ourCompany yeirago and found sun
cient assets TO warrant hl M In giving us
: license to do business in that state tha
: license has not been revoked, but OF ou
r own choice we are closing up all our stoc
business In Maryland because of It's un
$ profitableness intending In the future
!, do only Mutual business there, both 10
a OHIO and Maryland Commissioners g,
Z pressed surprise after examining our Con
pany at the amount of its assets they r,
a marked that we were as strong financiall,
/ had as much assets to our liabilities,
Il any Company in the country, not excep
,, ing the great Etaa of Hartford with Il
nearly seven millions OF dollars. Belo
Z is statement of the condition of our Con
10 pany at the present time, II el ylng on a gel
erous public. we remain
te Truly yours.
~ VIM. BRIGHT.
- j. r. TANTUM,
d JOHN WOOD.
ID. T. HAWKINS.