, 1880-11-14
A Swind}ing Institution for tho n.
surance OF Negro Babies
Lives.
Gen. Sherman Has No Inten+;o
OF Retiring from Active
Duty.
Annual Reports Of Gems. Pope and
Ord-Recomnendations :.
Made.
A MEAN SWINDT,E.

an ANnl4i1IloS Foit THE INSURANCE nF ruu
LIVES or NEGRO RABIES.
Special Dtspateh to TIE Chicaoo T+1bun,
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. l3-The Stnr r,,r..
an exposure OF swlndltng insurance cnncer.
in this District The following are tho outlines.
Tho Washington Savings Society of the nt4.
trict Of Columbia - is an institution orpn ot,.,,
In this city several years ago, aud recc,vad .
charter under the general incorporation o.t
The names of the officers as printed ~,
the pass-books which the Company IL.
sued to their deposirors were John {,
wilson President, George s. Bal1och
Secretary, s. Fl. Hadley Superintendent and
George W. Balloch, F. F. Allison, Isaac L. John.
son, ". Fl. H. Jones, and S. f.. Haalev
Directors, with the Office at No. ge F street
The purposes claimed In its organization apnear
to have been to insure the lives Of babies and
to give sick benefits to mothers. Their trans,
actions In this city seem to have been mostly
among the co1ored women. The deposits or
contributions were required weekly and
IN AMoCars or FIVE OF TEN CENTS.
Passbook Tor certificate as they termed #. M
ABA is now held by Samuel Banks tcoloretl, AZ
South Washington. In it is what purports to be
printed ''infantile contract" between the So
ciety and Marion A. Banks, 2 years old, for
whom tho mother, Martha Banks, is bound.
The contract states that II the child dies within
three months from the date Of the coutract no
amount will be payable The table OF benefits.
payable ON death OF the insured, vary, uccUri.
inx to axe, from Sld to 500, upon condition
that the contract shall become void ::
and all payments made to the Society bo
forfeited it the considerations for which same Is
gr!nted have not been or are not in all respects
performed, or =
IF THE CHILD DOES NOT CONFORM !.
to and abide by the laws, rules. and regulations
or the Soclety, or if the child pnsses beyond tta
limits OF THO United Stutes or the British Prov
lnces In North America. The contract il this
George s. balioch, Secretary; and counteEs|Rned
by F. Il: Brown, Agent. Tl,o payment ::
hnve commenced July Il, Is:y, and was
kept up to June I last. milking altogether s.15
paid: Very suon after this last Payment to
child os Banks died. and Sum Banks made de-:
nstud on the Company for $40, wttfch be claims
was due rs per contrs.ct- He WIS told that tbs
funds we're short, and to call ia d weeks tima
He dill call. and was again put on, and after
calling frequently and
GETTING NO SATISFACTION
he asked IL white gentleman to see after his
rights. This gentleman went, and, after finding
Gen. Balloch In tho oitco, placed the pas7book
with the contrucr before him, and asked II he
knew anything ubont that. the General replied
appeared as one OF the principal officers hc said
1t was there but not by his consent, aud he had
nothing to do with the Society. When
asked where Ar. Hadlcy was, he replied that
WAS responsible tor the name OF his Gen Ral-
1och - Sop. George s. 1Iiltch was then pointed
nut to him. anu he sofd bis son was simply em-
ployed US clerk for tho concern. and was paida q
salary. but he had no interest whatcver In it. It
Is Understood that Hadley IS in New. York at
present. \ colored mnn stated to-day that be-
thou9ht there were 400 or 5&U In this district In
the same boat with Banks. .