The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

Hefnru of Mr. y. ~. Wilkinson and HI.
plansfiou from Him Regarding
the AnatrS Of His
Association.

Association.
Mr.. !. Y. Wilkinson. president Of the
! yirglniy Mutual Protection Association:
has returned TO this city from Florida In
response to q request from the DsspGtct TO
/ give his statement concerning the affairs OF
his company he prepared and furnished the
following for publication:
The action OF a lneetin. held al No. 2s
north Ninth street on the 18th instant. com
posed 0f some twenty members Of the Eir-
ginia Mutual Protection Association. de-
Inands some notice from me. n the report
Of the COMMITTEES appointed by said meet
/ ing TO examine the books Of the Associs-
ton abounds In inaccuracies which are
calculated TO misead the public mind.
cannot believe thai these gentlemen infen-
tiOnaliv made these mistakes. btt il was
ifnpo@s bl. Tor them with the limited means
they had 10 obtain correct information 10
have done otherwise, and the only wonder
l. that they dio not make more and greater
ones. Had they understood our system Of
protection better. most. II not al. Of these
mistakes would have been avoided.
For instance. by reading our printed
matter, and particularly our certificates of
membership. they would have seen thar
the managers uf the Association had TWO
separate and distinct funds 10 handle. and
that Il was therefore absolutely necessary
20 keep the two funds separate and di--
tinct, and that our books had 90 be- IT.
ranged OF adapted 10 this purpose. In one
SCI of books was kept the expense account.
and In the other the assessment account.
These two department, they c0niounded:
hence the difficulty Of q perfect under
standing of the accounts.
d. shall be- m the meeting to boz held on
the lsf prOXimO. and it viii be my pleasure
% give full information on al points 20
those Interested. regret most profoundly
the present status o. The Association. and
as the one most deeply Interested of oil
other- IN IL success. J devoted all my en-
ergie. f0T the last eight wears 90 THE end
until ] had spent about 100000 OF my own
funds and greatly impaired o constitution.
though not robust, naturally good. and
found 10 absolutely necessary 20 dr-ist from
the close and constant confinement and
mental labor it required.
And here must most cmphatlcaly deny
any want 0i diligence or neglect Of duty
upon the unrt of mvsef Cr those connected
with me. hv which present results were
reached. IL i- true thar. in consequence 0i
IN health and great need 1f rest, ] visited
Florida il-T November. uuIpo~iug fu re-
turn I'm December. but my health became
SO bad p thc middle Oi that mouth that my
phvsician would not consent to my return
81 Virginia until the close of the winter.
unless my health should improve -ufiineuf-
Is % do 80 -h safety at au earlier period.
And o. J had ieii the Office In tbt und. 0i
persons W. competent a. myself. ] did not
think il wist. nor did ? ihiuh any one
woul- expect me, % risk liie Where no n
tercs1 required lt My health began 10 im-
prove early th- month. and ever before
nv physician thought 10 prudent Tor me 90
do 81 returned 90 Richmond.
This Is the only act oi mime IN the last
eight wears that even bear. the ,emhlnnce
of neglect Ms large pecuniury Interests
in the institution and q proper regard for
NV reputation constituted IN n-uprrlbif
barrier % my uegiectine anything that
could secure Il prosperity. am now in
ny sixtv-eighrh year, and have sustained
throughout that long period un untarnlsed
character. and cannot afford ~ this late
period Oi life 70 part with that Jewel ns N
D. thir alone thai rau ldOrn the wrinkled
brow and bent form oi age. ! nave lost "a
large fortune. and have given rwut another
iu thc course 0I my lne, neither 0f which
caused The slightest regret. hur my good
name ] cannot part with. and prompted ny
an a.l-usfa.uIu- c0u-Ciousnf-- 1i Integrity.
I challenge MY mau iu ur 0W oi ih
state io puiu- t0 auy business tran-acil N
NJ mine rnaf wiil NOT stand the test of thf
frictes, scrutiny. 0r that merlt- rcrr1arh.
j think IL unnecessary o. make THE .rtlcle
longer, as J hare not the slightest alprt-
hcnsion thar I shall not hc able f0 drm1u-
,rratr to The satisfaction oi al az rhe meat-
ing next "Wednesday THAT the affairs 0i the
Association were managed with rarp and
diligence. and that tine dutir- oi be- officers
were faithfully performed. More, d ne-
c--sarv. hereafter"