New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-22
CHALLENGED TO PROVE CONSPIRACY.
THE TROUBLE. IN THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE

THE TROUBLE IN THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE
ASSOCIATION FAR FROM BEING SETTLED!
General Horatio @. King and two other members
OF the Board Of Directors OF the Mutual Benefit
LILO Association in Albany yesterday endeayor-
ing as Secretary Gardner informed Tribune reporter
70 explain satisfactorily the affairs OF the association
10 the State Insurance Department. Mr.. Gardner
had no doubt that satisfactory issue would be the
result Of the VISIT no sald the evidence presented
was such would certainly convince any fairmindcd
man, or men, that the charges OF doing the
part OF President Kent were without foundation.
Anthony Comstock, who with General Clinton B.
Fisk is endeavoring to secure change In the manage
ment OF the association said that nothing had been
developed since the meeting Of the directors yester
day. He scoed at the idea that the errors alleged
TO be made by President Kent were merely technical
and asserted that they would be found to be serious
indeed should the matter como before the courts.
The employees Of the association at the Office In
the Stewart Building wear an air Of uneasy ex-
pectancy, and among those interested In the case
there appear to exist apprehenslons Of serious develop
ments
n. E. Simmons writes the following letter to The
Tribune on the charge made against him by General
King:
Upon my return to the city my attention %
called to a letter IN your paper Of Mon
to charge mo with aconspiring to ruin the Mutual
s Life y sur a9 % sst 5e IS says that SS
that they believed that they had substantial reason
Mr.. King as q lawyer, no doubt understands the
very serious nature Of the charge he has seen 1T to
mako against me, and he understands the belief Of
the officers Of the company, he must have made tho
mstter a subject OF Investigation.
without femarkng upon the vast amount OF IN
formation director must have concerning company
Of which no does not even know the name as is the
case with Mr.. King, and assuming that bis refers TO
the Mutual Benefit Life Association OF America, which
Is an entirely different concern from the ono he has
named / wish to say that win mako Mr.. King or
the officers Of the association, either both OF them
the following propositions:
They shall submit 10 some fairminded man. to DO
mutually agreed upon, tho substantial reason Tor
their allegation and II he they have proven any
thing like piracy my part, VIII then pay ths
sum OF $500 10 GThe Tribune FreshAir Fand,S pro-
vided IL they do not prove their charge upon mo- they
shall pay q Ike sum 10 the same object.
My certified check for the amount Is ready. and
only insist that they shall put up their own money,
and not trust funds belonging TO the unfortunate
poloy-holders Of the Mutual Beneht Life Association
OF America, Of whom / am one.
II this proposition does not suit them, ana they
think they need the moral tonic OF an oath In order
10 AID them in producing their substantial reason
for their alegatfon,s then. II he they VIII make
tho charge so that secure legal evidence, VIII
give them chance 70 prove their charge In court
OF law upon suit for damages
Tho statement they have made Is either true or
false II true they can prove II easily; raise.
thoy WIN not dare accept either OF my propositions,
but viii stand with the false and beous stateInent
they have made for the scoFn Of honest men