, 1879-02-08

After tile settlement, lie paid no further attc,,.
''o', TO "" matter. liz rcnlcnfics.i ,l.at abr
him: lie dil not appear.
| Did Judge lIlotlgett tell you at that time
| thnt ne or A., estatc he represented had policy
to eettle with thu C0mpanyi
| "Illat 10 mOra than can tell, l duntt re-
r,embcr.r
"lle rare sou t1s order for which you 4pplled
| "Oyet.b
Col. Coopcr-Djd vou ask for ruls to show
cause o. a !s.remptoFy order 10 alc 4 SCHEDULED
1.-THE petition hlIows."
, Af. Cnlbefsotl-Nhst WA the fact ab0ut that |
Ihe petition shows that you asked for rule
~ think that was ali I considered myself en-.
titled To. In fact, I was Indifferent whether
Rvt 5r9 one q + tue otl'cr' simply wsotsa 10 stir
Col. cooper-To tnaks them ot1cr you more
10! ayr.' W. s;s!a' s;s /,
Mr. 0oudy-T1'e Judge helped you 10 accom-
p!leh yuur purpose, didn't hcf
iia,. !: r. gss g'' than eau tell" lLauGhter)
49,. 1fc cars me the order. thought was en-
ttled 70 the order b1 right, and told the Judge
"las Thought so, too, didn't bal He agreed
~ huppo.e he dl''
M ar: 1'l. 1G.t5so!-i don't understand you to say
view to 'Es Iii w, ,dge1t T., G1ve yo }a or!gf With
uldnt think ANYTHING Of The sort. had
no reason to suppose ANYTHING Of the sort. !
simply asAts Whit tho facts we're"
r. l.. MILLER.
7. L. Miller was called and examined hr chi.
Cooocr.
lie is farmer md stock raiser, and lives at
Bcecher, III. In 187a. '7:l ~, anil '75 he WIS
Guyttss clalms against inkoIrent insurance com.
pantea. Before tile fire Ut 1o5t hc wsx 10 the
insurance business, having lived in ChIc,,uo
from 1870 to ISL. HI kncw John Z. ifalne.;
had known him for twenty gears. lie knew
Lawrcnce Hcarslsfcy: bad known him len yeur4,
probably. Beards1er II sIa!ncs' SOU -iu-iaw. H.
knew John e. Dore; hkd known him about
tuenty ycass. .
know or learn tho situation Of the Garden CITY
Insurance Companr4"
Mr. iuudy-I take It from the qarstio,is ask
ed llAt the purpose IL to establish 4 pnrffnn Of
the allegation tn tile specification that there was
a continuation among the stockholders and IT'LL
cers OF the Company to bur up lsa pociea at less
than they we're Worth. Wo have not denied In
thr answer HAT usrre WIS such combination, bur
simply said that Judge I,odgett Didn't know
whether ttlrre WINS nnc or not. We have no it,
formation On ile subject, a1n! don't sce that It
Ia material whether there was one ar mt. Tie
only 4uest''n Il, whether Judge l31ot'ee!t was
party to 1t, tr knew It, or uldeu Or aucttcd 1t.
Col. cuoper-Thts much has appeared: That
| Judge Rlo4lRctt knew these people. This tom.
rany was In bankruptcv. III tic Bankrupt law
| there Is positive requirement that schedule
ami Inventories be filed III case of voluntary
bankrupt Within certain peritxi. firre WIS
conrern In bankruptcy frolu 1877 until lS1l,
| turing all nj rhrA time combination was In
foscc III Chicago to buy up tlsrae policies a,nl In
get them at ~ su,al1 prico as they cuulu; and,
t3urtug all that time, not one stIIglt step was
| taKen In this bankruptcy proceeding tn collect
tie assets., Not eTen thc first creditors meet
| Ing Was called.
Mr. Campbe1i-We Mill courcde tie Cuust
didn't cotns down oil tl'e Bench anl prosecute
| tifa suit.
Co. Cooper-Eot only tint, but vi sI,!,
prove by tlir relation which his fIonor sustained
| to The parties interested that he, A. \ teason-
able, prudent man. uust hase known thai t!trxr
peuple werc Engaged In thfs proceeding, uni
that hc aided It. do not mran to sur that
tic policy .l,oIdcrs, or tl,at he knew l,cy wrra
swinJl!ug them ] don't chnrgc. bat that he
knew these men we're engaged ~ buying iip Tic
clu!rns, and that lln lent tbs influence of his
iu,lical Office to aid them In etenn claims Mt
prices Judge Blo1gett sniEht osllcse they were
worth; granted t!,al, thai tc believed they
offering Ill they were "orth; yet, at the same
time, Il IL IN unjudlcia1 proceeding. The Judge
| is bound to 6eu thAt the law waa executed, It
made uo4iIlIrrt1ce whether t!lese lcup!c desired
To trade uutstlc Ut cuurt mid buy thrsc polf.ics
| what the Judge bclteTc1 tl'cv were wurtL.-s,0
Inference II no ute wis harinel by Il. iu tic
| Judges uptuion. What We eulnplsln of ts l,at
tic Judge, by not enforcing the law a. It In
cteaF, lntd down, lp this way caused Injury Tin
coule to peoplu who were ltsignnta befure hef'
Coust,-tOlEc, -holtlrrs of thc Gas1enCity In
Sir. Campbell What do you PROPOSE To proru
BY tho witucsst ..
Col. Coopvr-Whcn we gcl what tue witness
will state under onth, then W. will knDw II,
this is wiIat you will proyc l,v this witne.st
judge TEnmbnll-Su cytlenre hat ltecn glvcn
tint Judge B!oi1ett knew tl'ey were buying up
the claims. Simply settling, / think. WIS vii
that wss testified to.
Co). Coupcr-I think. when YOU read Mr. Ms
seu's Testimony you will be pretty well satisfied
Mr. Ntssen, tint hu knew ,nst psol'fu wrrc
buying these claims, anil that they were dIs-
posrd 10 nay Whist tltcy were worth.
Judge Trun,bull-'l'(ey wcre scttlIug.
se.tje. Thc nrsrts Dsi1v IN ths hankr,litt court,
ti4t' assignee WA tbs only man tD kettlc.
MIR. knott-Wa undsrstand ttat ie material
prosecuting tn this case will, vIew VI aiding
any party 70 lhc iujur J u others. tAut y,
whether he knowingly nbusrd hin judicial dis
ercttnn tn making these urdars.
Col. Cn0per-Aa 10 lht lust proposition, that
IL what we propose to prove.
Mr. Knott-lf you cap direct your evidence
10 tint polut 4 might, lx1laps, abddgo the u,at-
Col. Coupcr-As In all cases OF thts Kind. thu
evidence will perhaps have to tIrlnni uis'n
etFcum stances. | PROPOSE to prove something
by this witness which II is probably not fair t"r
me 10 stutr here Il hna MT allowed to 70 OH.
But will undertake That It sssAil lrAd 10 ul.e
B.o.lae:t.-lt,at II, III This WY: That he knew
ali this tiue ihat thr otllters and stockholders.
were buying up these clAlnls.
Judge blo.lgctt tsotto vuct)-1t IL u lie.
Col. CuoHer-t do uut undertake 10 nrovc t1,at
Judge Nlodge.t knew they wetr buying up tau
claims At sxinillu. prices; but tie. hy not
executing the Law ~ prcsertbc1. hecaH,u party
10 il.c injury Of Iltigants In hts ruurt.
Mr. Knoit-l don't known what the wttueas
knows, or wnat brarinR It uIay have upon tsu
real potut to bs Inquired !nto; Into; snpr,ss 4 +
wu haye allowed from the start. To Col.
Coopes.l Gu al.ead.
Tne examination Of tho witnesa was then con-
tlnuesl.
" al any tino after the great hre, Or do you
know now about ttIs affairs OF the Gasdcn ln-
surAnce Company"
~ do KNOW"
IL was corporation exIstIDg heEs 10 Chi