Daily Republican., 1890-06-06
week, as they claimed there va. an error

week, .s they claimed there was an error
In her book.
At this house the reporter also heard
Of the rnsc Of Laura Massey, . young
girl v -. ''"sd as-a dome.tio In
veal Library Of coue,... nem;
% week In case of sicEnr.., I'd her
friends were to be paid $50 toward de-
frayinR her funeral expenses In the event
Of her death. There was nothing to
show that she had failed to comply with
tho requirements Of the association, and
paid The premiums promptly. Yet during
lsher .ickness they refused TO pay her 8
cent, on some trumpet up technically,
and also refused to pay the death benefit.
Her employer then took the matter In
hand. and when the local officers found
that they were about to be prosecuted,
they paid two weeks' tick benefits and
one-third OF the funeral benefit, making
= to'sl Of S.S3l
The next case brought to the notice Of
tho reporter was that Of Louisa Crsyt0n,
q colored girl, who with view OF maxim Z
some provision for herself In the event
OF sickness or death, became . member
OF this association September Is, 1883,
at monthly premium OF S1.25. For
this she was prom 'sed 60 week alex
6cuetits, aud inst e100 would bo paid at
her death. She MAS taken sick and re-
moved to her mothers home, away from
the city, duriug which timc ler premium
was pal by friend. in November IT, q
collec or Jailed to call, aud ~ the by
laws provide that ''lf you should fail to
pay the collector. or II he should fall to
call for the money within three days of
tue date mentioned. you must either
bring or send tho amount of your dues
immediately to the ofilcers Of the asso-
clation."
On tho 7th Of November this friend
took the amount due to the agent and he
| rUcelpted Tor 1t in the regular bouk iur-
nishcd by the association to its members.
He, however, used a bad pencil for this
purpose, and upon learning . lew da,s
later thai it was probable the girl would
die he called on Der friend aud asked to
tee the book.
Upon its being handed to him he de-
iibsrately erased tho entry, aud then
handed the 81. 70 back to the friend with
the remark that Louisa had been sus.
pended for not paying the money within
the three days prescribed In the bylaws,
and that a. she was SICK, she could not
be rethstated until she was fully recoy,
cred. When the superintendent was ap-
pealed to lie ordered The collector 10 re-
enter the receipt upon the book, but
when, some two weeks later, he was
notified that the girl was dead, refused
to pay the death beueat
The matter was then placed IN The
hands OF Bates & Harrington, who com
muDicated with tho officials In Phladei-
phis makirga demanu Tor the money.
An answ.r was received stating that the
| haA haa taA
wh) had unanimously decided not t1
pay It. Srit was tn. n entered befor.
Squire Bertolet,e, when the association
set up the defense, that as the deceased
was In the arrears at the time OF hei
dea b she bad forfeited her claim, and
also that even alter tho last premium
had been paid, the friend who had at
tended to It had demanded It's return
fIom the collector. As the prosecution
proved that these allegations were un
true tile squire gave judgement fol 500
the amount claimed in favor OF Ii,
, plaintiff.
The association Appealed, but 1t IL
scarcely probable that they will ever
allow the case to 90 before the Super loI
Court.
The last case that will be mentioned
day 10 that OF William Schnoeze, {
German, employed At the Edgemoor Iror
works, who resides over Eleventh stree,
bridge, on the line Of the city railway,
He became psInbsr Ausust 4, 1880, al
q monthly premium of 81. 10, for which
he was promised $3.50 wek sich
benefits and $50 to his family ut hi.
death. He paid his prom.ulns promptl ,
and was taken sick January 20, and re-
mained quite III until February 8. Hi,
trouble was In his throat, and 40 he wa.
Almost smothered he sent for DR.. Cant
VOL. oi Eighth and Spruce streets. Al
Inc Doctor was unable To leave Ills office,
he sent word for the man to bundle him.
sell up ard ride over In the car.
Schnecxe did as directed and the doctor,
upon making an examination, found hia
throat Ia terrible cosdition. He pre-
scribed Tor him and q few days later
found 1t necessary to perform an opera
lion to prevent sutfocAtion.
| As already mentioned, Schueeze was
sick two weeks aud made . demand for
| Sl5, which the association refused to pay.
Tie then entered suit before Squire Bcr-
toilette. when the superintendent resisted
the claim on the ground that 1t wss con-
trary to their laws, and called attention
to Section 8. Article s, OF these laws,
which says:
Weekly benefits shall not Se granted
during the first two years of any mem
bership, unless the member apply ing
| therefore shall be confined TO bed" etc.
He claimed that ~ the man had not
been confined to his bed he was not en-
titlsd 10 benefits. This was overrulsd by
the Squire, who gave judgment for SIS
and costs In favor OF the plaintiff. when
the association appealed.
The REPUBLICAN may have more 10
| say on this matter In . day or so, when
tho little traps and catches In the by
laws set for unsuspeciing victims will bs
fully shown up.
Miss Annie, daughter OF the late David
A. Vernon, OF Lower Providence, Della
ware County, Pa, and Miss Haley, Of
Lowdon County, Va, will start to-mor-
row on trip to Niagara Falls aud other
points Of interest In that vicinity. They
will 20 by the way of Harrisburg, where
they will take the Northern Central
Road, and pass Elmira and other towns
on that line. Miss Haley has been teach
ing school near Media, and now ID
taking . vacation to recruit her health.
They are both observant and highly in
telliRent. and will be abls to almost
elsctriiy their young friends on their re-
turn by recital OF their experience In
this t0ur, which We hope may prove In
every way pleasant If not really proata-
bic.
| To the SOLDIER Home.
| W. 8. McNair has had George w
Butler Of Dover, DEL, admitted In thu
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