New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-19
THE coNINENTALs RECEIVERS.
MIR. wINGAIE's HE'S { DGE MUSHROOM = BR ,IHER
ONE OF TUE WITNESSES.

ONE OF Tue NllNtSSiH
The Assembly committee which Is Investigate
ing Ups OF life insurance companies took coti-
mon Yesterday from George W. WIngatc c. d. West
brook and Raphael j. Moses it, Efforts were made to
have Edward Kclrncy, John Kelly and others pres
ont but not being subpHnaei, they did not come.
Mr. Wingute said that his firm had been engaged
IA about g. 900 different legal PROCEEDINGS In one way
and anot aer the receiver The fem hl d'Dur7cdin
the first two years $4,000 not nclluR clerk hIre IL
had been allowed $4,000 the bill having the approval
Of F. n Bangs. president Of the Bar Association. and
Henry J. scudder, ref In addition 10 his 1t re-
c,iv,d several thousand dollars for fOrccUsins morto-
cos and in other ways. When asked 10" much " a
bill the firm still held against the receiver FOR services
since January J. 1850, Nh Wlug1to would maze no STATE
mcnt but said It woudb les than $4,000 aud in tho
ncishborhood of $4,000
&. D. wcstbrook testified mat he was
brother OF Judge Westblook. who
amounted Receiver O'NelL lie hal been employed 10y
H. Recover s!no, June l. 1871 iis aIlty wa 500
INVITED nuy about four days week to the work OF The
Tceiycr FOR which he mad been paid a the ri" Of 2OO
Hrntb His duties were to make examinations oi me
- - the company, to give testimony expert
in various suits, and TO keep the lecel' ers lease!
a. and Tnlaucc the cash-buok. He lives at Kingston
and occa.oualy gave his brother, Judge Westhrook.
some account OF what was beng done. IN answer u
Mir Wc,,brook SAID thar hc War an insurance
dut w. t,, ne 2. ciupoyed by the receiver and stil
allowed The use OF hs name in hit business a. kingSt n
r. Wcs1brool his son. H. said employed ~ the
surancc business. q. -. ..t,,,r
K',uLac }. Moses, IT,. wcl-knOWn inter
vrniiig" LAWYER. said that lac had been lnieI-
estrd I'm iii atiOn with the Continental receivers since
thc roirpnuy failrd. Mr. Anderson, the orSihaI re,
rciv.r h. said was mere tool OF the men Wh" raihtN
the COMPANY lie claimed t. have mhle lne Inou"h
which secured the appointment ol hr; ~ ne ca
Uland thai lannon's g 900 charge iOr IaklLS WIN ne
n"rtrrs stating that IL for VITA report
ers pJcy no derS aud others he h3HHut ne "tH JUST
al Ina charging 200 for making our his p ~ II was
good Ical Of work He was not euplui eu uy KceEer
0Nc but the work he did being Tor the benefit OF te
~ ~ raj nud De was paid out o. II. 30 Tar hSd ut"h
md about - 800 and he expected 10 get TIoOo more
- I'M ON IA, amount their dNtLcn IL, "hlcL was
mari from what got from the receiver DAVIES NoIk
To who were Intervening" lawyers, had bill
IN Tie receiver TOY - 800. and Barnes ana others
Rcd nils Mr. Moses N thar the work OF ME- traces
rccc,vrtsbip was principally in defcndug - uue lie
n am Of The funds $1,000 to Coudcrt brother, 5000
i Gemera Tracy OF Brooklyn, and sums 10 other law
,,s mounting In all to $1,000 Mayor Graccs re-
ceiyersp he said cost the police holders Oyer 70ooOO.
Gn'oI ir paymeuts made 10 lawyers by EfceIFti Ah'
d,rso was 81 900 TO Daniel Magonc, chairman OF the
nemoo1atic state COMMITTEE Mr.. Moses explained why