The record-union., 1892-02-22
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Attorney F, A, Fee Accused of Mis-
appropriating Money,
A Mysterious Insurance Policy-Fee
Denies the Charge and Says
He is Ready to Settle.

Muller & Fisher, proprietors of the
fremont Hotel, have sworn to a COM
plant charging f. A. Fee, an attorney in
this city, with enlightenment. The COM
| plainants state that they employed Fee to
insure their hotel in the Liverpool and
London and Globe Insurance Company,
and gave him $40 with which to pay the
premium.
They say that Fee afterward came to
them and stated that the London COM
pany had failed and that he had trans
ferred the policy to- the Norwich Insur-
ance Company. The complainants then
learned that the money was not turned
over to the agent of that company in this
city, wherefore they had Fee arrested on
charge of embezzlement.
Lawyer Fee gives somewhat different
version of the affair. SIT is absolutely
false,' he said, yesterday, "to say that
| ever represented n1yselfas agent for the
Liverpool and London and Globe Insur-
ance Company, or that / ever secured an
installment for policy in said company
from anyone, or for any amount. 1t is
absolutely false to say that l ever repre-
scented that any company had transferred
its business TO the Norwich Union, or
that l ever said to anyone that was
solicitor for that company, or represented
it in any way.
"The policy which covered the property
of Muller u Fisher was first issued to
Charles Derrick, he being at that time the
owner Of the property. When he sold
out to Muller d Fisher the policy was
transferred to the purchasers by an in
dorsement handed to Muller d Fisher,
1t seems that Muller IL Fisher never got
n 1onljcyy from natrialr no hos toll
it with him on leaving the premises, and
subsequently he executed lost policy
receipt which was forwarded to the com
pany. Muller & Fisher now refused to
pay their premium because they had no
policy. a new policy was therefore
given them, upon which they paid the
company the sum OF $40. This policy
was subsequently ordered cancelled. 1t
was taken up, and as the parties had paid
their insurance they were entitled to it.
so | procured policy for them in the
agency of Mr.. Hyde. l subsequently,
stated to Mr.. Hyde the exact situation,
and that when / settled with the com
pany, which / expected would be in a
very few days, | would turn over to him
the premium. a similar statement was
made to Mr.. Fisher, to which he ex-
pressed himself as satisfied.
Il was then called to an adjoining
county on business, and went to Mr..
FISHER before leaving ana stated to him
that l would be away for about one week,
and that on my return / would settle the
matter up some way, whether a settle
ment had been made with the other COM
pany or not. This was also satisfactory.
"On my return l went to see Fisher, and
he told me to see Mr.. Hyde, as he had
had talk with him. / went to see Mr.
| Hyde, but found him out, leaving a card
under his door stating that l would call
| in the morning. w HIGH | did do Satur-
| day morning l went to Fisher and re-
quested him to call at my office at noon
| with Mr.. Hyde and | would settle the
matter up. This he agreed to do. This,
| however he did not do, and after waiting
! two hours in order to effect a settlement.
/ went to attend to some other business
! in the upper portion of the city, and was
much surprised on my return to learn
that complaint had been filed against
| mo ,;