, 1880-01-28
TIE COURTS.
Second Days Proceedings in the Cort.
right-Farwell Libel Case.
lslse Taley yolas Tho Court}antt from L. D. Terry
10 Mis Caroline 4. Jackson.
New Suits, Divorces, Probate Matters
Judgments, Etc.
CONTRIGI1T-FAnyvEL1..

rams co,trt-rooln. The Inst witness wl,u l.ad
been counted oil BY the plaintiff didn't show
up, having gone o,lt Of the city. mud the
plaintiff accordingly rested. The defensc led
of by putting oil the stand s. u. Wnr,t, 1ie-
cciycr OF the Republic life, md proving lip
the contract entered Into Dec. 70, 1873, hc-
tween tho Republic Life, represented by
John v. Farwell, and l.. u. Cortriglit. Vice
rHsi.lent: John i. Co't,,s, Secretnry; md
j. +. Crank, Assistant Secretary, by which
Cortr!gllt alld Collins agreed 10 reduce tlIcir
salaries frnm $1,000 to $4,000 ylnr, and
Crank II reduce Ills from 81 100 to S:l,G0O,
until tho Company should be put lpoll II ~
per cent basis. A1r. Wnrd wns further asked
III regard to tlls cheeks and vouchers On
which Costr1ght got hissnlary. These checks
were signed by Cortright nl,tl Collns, and
the point of It MI sas tint those two officers,
having the power 10 draw checks, used tint
power for MI It was worth, instead of kcep-
Ing their agreement, Mr.. Woodbridge, for
plaintiff, ob)ectrl tu this l1no uf testimony,
on the Er,lltd that there was M prGtetlSe uf
charging conspiracy to tnko money Without
the consent; uf the co,npany. Mr: Kales s.'d
nctl,ally received. tledi.ctlng nll expenses to
which Ilu claimed 10 l!Hye bcrn entitled, ntltl
the balance could only hnye cninu fron, bis
nsse;tIng his ,d rlEt to sSo @ ysar; Aftsr it
drawl,,, and nll' nttack was opened
ont Tint thu bucks didn't 10
naSk far o, enough, and .' tl!e nIssi,'g ,s!,l
the witness testified, from MI abstract Of the
books. that COrtrigln. between jan. /, 1Si4,
unl MaleI! ., 1876 drew, sl4, ,6U.5!l *llirleell
Thousand five hundred doIlars of this was for
Iii. Farweli WIS called to identify prlnt-
ell eupy nf the CUin|Mlly's bylaws. flaviny
goitcfl these into the cnsr, Nir. kalcs. pro-
ccetlel n great triumph 20 read them, dwell
tat i no moneys sllollit be drawn without tis
com,nIttss. W Mr. iSj fSarwsji tcstiiied tlHt ,e
suspected that Co,rtriEht md Cr,nk had becn!
peas. M 'eshi liz thehi toId St cor!rfgt % aud ii GRILL; s
that either they, or he would "..haysg, to
ct out qf }.efofn TIC istlto" eco, Thfy
Syer!lraw, l,e e9'ae to wit''ess orc sy, q,sl
told him TINT Collins was Oyer,lrawlng ILLS
account, md suggested that It would bt we'll
L, Sue tliat. lln WINS dropped out Mt tue next
Ssst y sycT So rcsse coi VIZ s f%ps r. f ct re ss Gs
snlt AIr. Furweli, 50 fir us lle rrcollcrtc.l.
On tho crossexnminatIon Mr. Fnrwell ad-
ntte a 9t t " sGt ne s. soPy Spa If te G
thls suit was eomnlel,cetl, iis supposed I.e
might hAvc gotten 1t frDm tho Company, hut,
not being then connected Wilt, H. liz lid nut
: % 70, but Int! written to Collins for It, lie
w; ts 11s,,vs, to%fySr owl tt tat f shrt \ %as =
Of tile Finance md Executive Committees.
On the subject Of the hummer IN which the
contract wns kept, AZ. Woolbritlge blt nif u
from Mr.. FarWeil TINT In June. 1871, !le llatl
vo,rd t0 pay CnllinS lss full snlaly, In direct
eoutrayentlon of this cortract, Int that I!e
ha'l done 80 Nt the r,s,Gnest Of c1rtrlEllt, l..
flglit) over tho cpals. [Ln,lslitGr.] Refresh
Tx h,s mgSry 10 {a y sGycrni o,ls Eaees #
in, voted 10 purchase Colllns' stock ut par,
mid tQ lqan ,iim 81 200 Oh his personal note,
tAnuEll hc still claimetl that !t'l he .lLs WIS
ats ans q tus tG seIt ,tt Ct G9t'S 9 te Gas@ VI" s
pEaceably will lin. In f'rt, a,l,lc,!
Atr. Fnrwell, Collins, WIS tho real hrnNs IT
:, the Co'npaany, a,l! these other, men were
itlfrAi1 uf lilm, md wnlIttAl tn get HIN out Of
curry out hts contract, Witness thought It
gtniy fHlr to Hay lin i n fpll; md # w',s l!ls
wliei, l,e resigned to reins.lre the Natiu,ml
Llfe-lllsurnnre Company, tt'ok 10 per cent
'of tic Natl9nMl'H reserve Of S44,9D, 0N, he WIS
~, infern! thief, for u neynr informed
pnst IL IL s s"t n'' that gs;!} y sml Didn't lie
divide with you::'' askcd a1r. Woodbridge,
~ No, Sir, replied Mr.. rarwelI, warmly,
lyor Indirectly. from tl,at trus!saction."
Mr. Woodbridge continued liis .cross-ex-
ammunition II thEs particular brunch Of tic
4uest!oIl,-tic contrWt,-srekl,ig to show
as Ut my h!n!!lng furcr, aMl tiat Mr.. FArwcfl
himself luld tllsrcElltlesl lts provisions III llls
treatment ot Collins md Cmnl1 as compared
Will. tsnt 0f Curtrlght. Cultlns went nut Of
circumstances, Crank ,was promoted, ailtl yGt
cortriKEt WIS lowaretl q lrg nr two until lIa
bccatnc. Secretary. Little tint wns new was
brought ont, alMt .tttrr ilni;;l,lng this branch
This ,croSs-exan!innt!uu WAS continued In
tho afternoon. Cortrlgl,t, nernrAnE to Mr.
Furwell, uttySrll tic reilsutallcn sclttihG witt,
tlW NattoIlu! Life, ail Crank went E!lst to III
right went tn California curly In 1874. but tIe
wittess couldn't give dates. II WIS prrl,u,,s
while l,o WIS goln! ,that tho reiNsMrniire was
s'tretea, tle Republic buying the National for
inr from business, aiId taiil,g dylIci,!ls on
Nutlutlnl stuck. llo did INT consider thnt it
lnSt money by thu. operation, either. llu
didn't remember statlng ct II committee meet
nIat this .s;lary. contraet was nIf IN e0llst-
que,lce OF tho ehnngrs in thN Company, iinr
did liz Aver assent to illly such statement. In
fnrt, tlltl.'t remember heArI,lg NnykMy uuaku
my such statement, lis 'iat! told cnrtrg'It
thut liz llAtt 0yer.lrawM Ills account, hut
didn't remember whether tlseru was my ons
else rrcsent Or not, though tic subject WIS
afterwards discussed III thu Executive Cnm-
l!ittee, of, which Cortrlght WIS H. member,
lie wnthln't swear positively thnt In hutl
ever distinctly charged Cnrtright With oyer
drawing Ills uccouMt in tho presence of otll-
ers, though he WINS pretty surn he t!Il in tho
cnrtriKht according 10 Wards report, look
$4,000 0f the Nationals fluids u FEW days
before i,a quit, md oi tie a.lyire ur i'eet aid
Ellis, hs was allowed e to kesp t rather tl,a!'
for le would llc about i Just as 10
would lie all1 had He'd aS!nt him.. Tho Will
Hess had fund It good policy, particularly In
the Insurance business, to pay n llnll salary
occasionally to keep, hsta fro.n lying, us well
IN to pay Il few hundred dollars Il! IN insur-
nnca paper, now and then 70 keep II frnn ~
Ing nl1osIt the company. 1le thought hu nlI-
anl Il laad frequently proved good polIry, TO
thus protect tho Company from lying RtlApks,
AZ to this $40 90 lien. lila hands WUrG clear