New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-12

slightest opposition 1t is question still unsettled
whether or not the company be saved upon the
p0icy-scaling plan. So long as there remains
Glance for that / presume the Commissioner WIN
postpone action. Ii Is not certain that any Jul9e
would grant an injunction in answer to ms apphci.
tion lor REEVE s be doing then best for the
interests of policy holders, and there appears
to lie no advantage to be gained Ivy transferring thc
coult,any 10 n receivers han ds The report OF the
special commission ] understand was ready To De
submitted to the Legislature Yesterday, ana wouid
have been but for the ADJOURNMENT over "a
bs Handel Of next on "'1 TaesaS %
next. Another special commission, appol nieu
last year To revise the laws regarding insurance
companies will report during the session ana pIooa-
by recommend the passage OF law 20 correct ex
ising abuses and protect moro carefully the puoiic
interests. 1t is not impossible tilat an attempt
NAV be made 10 Onst the present Commis-
sioner of Insurance, on tile groiinu Oh ih.
competency, as proven by his coseiitiine
to the terms Of the Fnrbrr contract ana giving
the company clean bill of health, when an exaIIl-
nation would have shown an impairment OF assets
sufficient to justify summary proceedings. ba, u
good many persons seem TO aye Eeen ,oa sd pnt feel
lonesome if it should appear that he mas ialien W
comprehend the mysteries Of life insurance iinance
THE CONSPIRACY SUITS.
The public interest in the conspiracy eases against
Mcssrs Furber. Wiggin. Walklcy and White has I'D
n great measure subsidized. Messrs. Furbcr and Wig
gin very promptly put in appearance to answer
80 soon as they heard of the Indictment, anu WIFI
out waiting for acquisitions; and Messrs. Walkley
and White responded with equal alacrity. This
las made u good impression on the public
viii they he convicted doubtful. Inc
fate which has Oycrtakcu Case. Lambert ana
Wetmore has suggested a dun possibility that q
Hartford County jury might convict respectable
citizens of a criminal offence III conspirDg 10 he
fraud the polIcy-holdcrs of a life insurance com
panV: but the insurance interests OF Hartford are
fully ms important those OF the silyerslnths
M f.phcsls, and il is the habit here to WOW with
great lcniency breaches of trust. SUI they
sent two dcfauling bank officers to jail
last year, and the vrtuous spasm may
no; have passed. am quite sure 1t
would 90 hard with Furbcr and Wlggin, who are
uor-rcS,lrnis and by that token scanls. were they
noi united III the Indictment with Citizens Nalklcy
and bite, one Ol whom. am now informed. Is IN
sane and the other simple. All the persons in
dlctrd are under bonds. and at large.
With regard to the other gentlemen composing the
Charter Oak Ring under the Waltcy regime, who
received their dividends in envelopes and asked
no questions and who took fhc Stock the company
paid for do not hear that they have returned any
thing to the company. ar been proceeded against ~
either civil or criminal pr0ces-. They are very re-
,p,ctah, citizens and a good deal looked mp 10.
ihn general impression ~ that they are wclI-neang
moi and couldn't have intended any harm. Aud !
presume they contribute literally To the American
Tract Society. l. II. b.