Evening journal., 1889-07-10
INSURANCE AGENTS
IN TROUBLE FOR TAKING RISKS
lN UNAUTHORIZED COMPANIES.

Thomas +. uanlon and william n.
Clowney Receive Hearing In the City
Court This Morning.
At this morning session of Municipal
Court Edward Mulby drunk and fighting
with Matthew Mckay, was recommitted
until Friday morning and Mckay, who
was also drunk, recommitted until to-
morrow morning
The case Of Thomas f. Hanlon, The in.
surance agent at No. 0 East Seventh
street, was taken up. w. 7. Lyman,
Esq, was counsel for Hanlon. Deputy
Attorney General Davis conducted the
case
NJ II. Tillman testified that he lived in
Laurel Del He wrote to Thomas +.
Hanlon and asked him his rate of insur
ance. On receiving a reply that IL was
10 per cent. he sent him letter ordering
him to insure him for $3, 600 and inclosed
check for $50 premium. He said moth
ing about what companies he wanted the
property insured in, and Hanlon said
nothing to him. When Tillman received
the policies he found that he
had been insured In three com
panies for $1,000 each. The eompan.
les were the American Mutual Fire In
surance Company Of South Bend, Indi-
ana, the Kittaning Insurance Company
OF kittaning, Pa, and the Pierre Fire
and Marine Insurance Company Of Pierre,
Dakota. Later In conversation with /,
/ N. Foulke, he was told that none Of the
companies were authorized 20 do business
in the state.
Isaac n FoullSe Testified that he was
the Insurance commissioner of the State
Of Delaware. Neither Of these three
companies were authorized TO do business
IN the state. He had written TO Mr.
Hanlon asking him to either cancel tn,
policies and return the premium, or file
a statement for doing business in the
state.
f. A. .Van.Trump. Jr., was placed on tn,
stand Mr.. Lyman asked Mr.. VanTrumT
II IL was not the custom of the insurance
agents of this city in case their own com
panies would not insure certain risks tC
insure them in other companies. Judg'
Ball instructed Mr. Van Trump not I,
answer the question, as 1t was not neces
sary. Mr.. Hanlon was held in $500 bal
in each of the three cases for his appear
ance at the Court Of General Sessions.
William II. ClowneY was then given
hearing The evidence against him wa
that he had in three cases, viz Johi
Cavender, Agnes Cavender and Edwar'
Perry received premiums on policies 70
the National Security Union. John Cav
ender and Edward Perry were not present
but Agnes Cavender was.
Mrs. Cavender testified that she ha
: paid Mr.. Clowney $i30 as a member
ship fee to the Union for herself an
!. 49, 25 for her husband, John Cavendei
She had also paid weakly dues Of 1
cents for herself and 25 cents for he
7 husband to Clowney.
Isaac ~ Foulkes testified that he ha
!, received no statement from this compau,
= and that it had not been authorized as 0
! insurance company to do business in tn
state. He does not think that the cor
:. pany is strictly charitable one, as
y claims to be.
y John McClowan testified that he W
y president OF the board OF trustees Of Z
National Insurance Union. 1t was
ie strictly charitable company. They b
no capital. and no one Of the compa
4. received any pay but the secretary. a
y that was for collecting the fees a
n dues.
~ This case was continued until Mond
y morning next Clowney was held
Z 81, 500 bail for his appearance at II
= time. w. 4. Lyman, ESQ, was coun
n for clowney and Mr.. Davis conduct
! this case also.